MC5

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  The Biggest Music News Stories of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  The discourse seems to get hotter every year, and 2024 was no exception. This was a year that brought the biggest rap beef of a generation,...

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  First New MC5 Album in 53 Years, 'Heavy Lifting,' Set for Release

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

  Detroit proto-punk innovators MC5 are set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year — news drummer Dennis Thompson...

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  MC5 Drummer Dennis Thompson Dead at 75

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2024

  Just over two months after the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer, MC5 drummer Dennis "Machinegun" Thompson has died. He was 75. As 'The...

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  Cher, Dave Matthews Band, A Tribe Called Quest Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

  It's somehow that time yet again: after announcing the 15 nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in February, the...

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  Blue Öyster Cult Don't Fear 'Ghost Stories' on Final Album

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

  Rock lifers and maligned cowbell neutralists Blue Öyster Cult have announced what is poised to be their final album, previewed today by the...

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  MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer Dead at 75

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2024

  Wayne Kramer, the musician best known for playing guitar in the Detroit proto-punk institution MC5, has died. He was 75. No cause of death...

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  MC5 Announce First New Album in Over 50 Years, Map Out US Tour

  PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2022

  Wayne Kramer has revived MC5 for a new album of original material, marking the Detroit proto-punk outfit's first full-length release in ove...

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  Dolly Parton, Rage Against the Machine, Beck Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2022

  Well, it's that time again: the venerable Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the class of nominees for its 2022 Induction, including...