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Check Out Tom Morello With MC5 ‘Heaving Lifting’

by Paul Cashmere

In June we announced the forthcoming release of the first MC5 album in 53 years … and the last. In February founder Wayne Kramer passed away.

Tagged as: 60s, Heavy Lifting, MC5, punk, Tom Morello, USA, Wayne Kramer

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First MC5 Album In 53 Years Released

by Music-News.com

Announcing the release of the MC5 album ‘Heavy Lifting’, the band’s first for 53 years!

Tagged as: Heavy Lifting, MC5, punk 70s, Wayne Kramer

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John Sinclair, MC5 Manager and Subject of John Lennon Song, Dies At 82

by Paul Cashmere

Activist John Sinclair, the poet, producer and manager of MC5, has died at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 70s, John Lennon, John Sinclair, MC5, rock, UK, USA

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Wayne Kramer of MC5 Has Died At Age 75

by Paul Cashmere

Wayne Kramer, co-founder and guitarist for the legendary MC5, has died at the age of 75.

Tagged as: 70s, Alice Cooper, MC5, MC50, punk, Stooges, USA, Wayne Kramer

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Wayne Kramer Has An All MC5 And First MC5 Album in 51 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Warner Kramer has put together a brand new MC5 line-up with Brad Brooks of Pollo Elastico, Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction, Vicki Randle of Mavis Staples band and Stevie Salas from the David Bowie band.

Tagged as: 70s, Detroit, MC5, punk, USA, Wayne Kramer

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chooses Whitney Houston Over Judas Priest and Richie Faulkner Is Pissed

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has another limp dick year with Whitney Houston chosen over Motorhead, Soundgarden, MC5 and Judas Priest.

Tagged as: Ahmet Ertegun, Depeche Mode, Irving Azoff, Jon Landau, Judas Priest, MC5, Motorhead, music industry, Nine Inch Nails, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Soundgarden, T. Rex, The Doobie Brothers, The Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston

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Alice Cooper Gets An Adelaide Upgrade

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper ‘Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back’ tour has been given an upgrade in Adelaide with the show moving from the AEC Theatre to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Airbourne, Alice Cooper, MC5, MC50, metal, punk, rock, USA

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Alice Cooper is heading back to Australia and bringing Airbourne AND MC5

by Paul Cashmere

Ol’ Black Eyes Alice Cooper will be back in Australia in February.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Airbourne, Alice Cooper, MC5, MC50, metal, punk, rock, USA

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Wayne Kramer responds to Rashida Tlaib’s use of the word ‘Mutherfucker’

by Paul Cashmere

MC5 founder and punk legend Wayne Kramer has added his opinion to the use of the word “mutherfucker”.

Tagged as: 60s, MC5, punk, Rashida Tlaib, USA, Wayne Kramer

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Wayne Kramer Announces First MC5 Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Wayne Kramer recently announced that he had assembled a new band to tour the MC5 album Kick Out The Jams for its 50th anniversary with Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, King’s X’s Dug Pinnick, and vocalist Marcus Durant of Zen Guerrilla.

Tagged as: 60s, Kim Thyail, MC5, punk, Soundgarden, USA, Wayne Kramer

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Wayne Kramer Has Put Together A 50th Anniversary MC5

by Paul Cashmere

MC5 founder and guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited some of his famous friends for a 50th anniversary MC5 tour he is calling MC50.

Tagged as: 60s, Kim Thyail, MC5, punk, Soundgarden, USA, Wayne Kramer

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MC5’s Wayne Kramer Kicks Out The Jazz MFs

by Paul Cashmere

Wayne Kramer has a hit record on the jazz charts. The MC5 punk legend has smoothed out his sound for ‘Lexington’ and scored a no. 6 debut on the jazz chart in the USA.

Tagged as: MC5, Wayne Kramer

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Suzi Quatro Recovers After Accident And Prepares For Her New Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In April, Suzi Quatro fell while getting off of an airplane in Kiev, breaking her right knee and left wrist. Since that time, she has been recovering and, even though she continues to be in pain, she has put on her first show.

Tagged as: Al Abrahms, Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Jackie Wilson, Lamont Dozier, MC5, motown, Suzi Quatro, Wayne Kramer

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Peaches ‘Free Pussy Riot’ Clip Features Lykke Li, Hives, Wayne Kramer

Agit-prop electroclash Canuck Peaches has written a song for imprisoned Russians Pussy Riot with an all-star clip.

Tagged as: electroclash, JD Samson, Le Tigre, Lykke Li, MC5, Nick Zinner, Peaches, protest, punk, Pussy Riot, The Hives, Wayne Kramer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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MC5 Bassist Michael Davis Dies At 68

by Tim Cashmere

Michael Davis, bassist for proto-punk icons The MC5 has died at the age of 68.

Tagged as: Fred Sonic Smith, kick out the jams motherfucker, MC5, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer

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Primal Scream and MC5 - Black To Comm

Primal Scream And MC5 Release Live Collaboration

Primal Scream and MC5’s 2008 team up at London’s Meltdown Festival finally hits DVD.

Tagged as: 2008, boxset, collaboration, double CD, DVD, electro, indie, live, London, MC5, Meltdown Festival, Primal Scream, psychedelic, rock, Scotland, UK

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