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Wayne Kramer obituary

Founder member of the influential rock band MC5 whose explosive live act was captured on the album Kick Out the Jams

The Guardian - UK

"It has a kind of sense of revolutionary message but also a good sense of humour": Producer Bob Ezrin gives update on eagerly anticipated MC5 album

The MC5's fourth album Heavy Lifting was originally due in 2022, and those involved are determined to see it released in the wake of Wayne Kramer's death

Louder

"Wayne was a force of nature. A soul man in a rock'n'roll body": Bob Ezrin pays tribute to late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer

Exclusive: Bob Ezrin, who produced the upcoming MC5 album Heavy Lifting, pays tribute to "one of the best guitar players any of us had ever heard"

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Blue Öyster Cult's new album is an AI-assisted collection of songs recorded decades ago

BÖC launch video for So Supernatural and detail Ghost Stories album, which includes covers of songs by MC5, The Doors and The Animals

Louder

MC5 punk pioneer Wayne Kramer dies at 75 from pancreatic cancer

Wayne Kramer, founding member of MC5, has passed away at 75. Known for his punk music and activism, he leaves behind a legacy of revolution and kindness.

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"Brother Wayne Kramer was the best man I’ve ever known": Tributes for MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, who has died aged 75

Tom Morello says he "basically invented punk rock music", while Jack White calls Kramer "definitely part of the solution"

MusicRadar

MC5 founder, guitarist and driving force Wayne Kramer dead at 75

The death of Wayne Kramer was confirmed in a short message posted on his social media accounts

Louder

Wayne Kramer, co-founder of rock band MC5, dies aged 75

Guitarist helped to give Detroit band their powerful, politically charged sound and continued their legacy into the 21st century

The Guardian - UK

Wayne Kramer, influential MC5 guitarist, dies at 75

With his six-string brother-in-arms, the late Fred “Sonic” Smith, Kramer was the architect of the MC5's tough, years-ahead-of-its-time sound, best exemplified on their legendary 1969 debut album, Kick Out the Jams

Guitar World

24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

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"The record is a guitar extravaganza": Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971, will feature Slash, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains' William DuVall, Vernon Reid, and more

Wayne Kramer promises that Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971’s High Time, is coming in spring 2024

Louder

"We had a real human skull. Its name was Govinda, and it used to sit on top of a mic stand at gigs, like a mascot" the story of Radio Birdman, the original Oz punks

From Sydney via Detroit, Radio Birdman were Australia's anarchic answer to the Stooges and Blue Öyster Cult

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"When I heard that on the radio, I went, Dammit, I should have written that song": Alice Cooper names the emo and grunge anthems he wishes he had written

The Godfather of Shock Rock singles out the emo and grunge classics that he wishes were his songs

Louder

Every Mudhoney album ranked from worst to best

The collected works of grunge's definitive band, analysed and arranged in order of merit

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Daily Mirror

Iggy Pop can't remember 'a f***ing thing' of the 70s and needs reminding, claims pal

Punk manager Danny Fields spends a lot of time 'setting the record straight' as Iggy Pop doesn't remember many events in his life

Chicago Sun-Times

Alice Cooper taps his Midwest music roots in ‘Detroit Stories’

Veteran showman recruits some top talents to celebrate the Motor City’s “Golden Era” of hard rock.

Tribune News Service

MC5, a 6-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, revs up for first album in 51 years and new tour

SAN DIEGO — How many 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are now recording their first new album in more than half a century — and performing at a 230-capacity San Diego music bar this month?

Tribune News Service

MC5 ready to kick out the jams on first new album in 50 years

If the descriptor "first album in over 50 years" has ever been used before, it certainly hasn't been often.

Tribune News Service

Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar, Carly Simon lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2022 inductees

After decades of largely excluding women from induction, the voters of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame seem eager to help right the wrongs of the past for the second year in a row.

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Plaster Caster: the artist whose rock star penis sculptures asked big questions about manhood

The 74-year-old artist, who died last week, turned the tables on rock musicians with her notorious plaster casts – and complicated the image of the groupie

Tribune News Service

Wayne Kramer announces new MC5 album, upcoming tour dates

Wayne Kramer isn't waiting around for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to get back into action.

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