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MC5 Drummer Dennis Thompson Dead at 75 While Rehabilitating at a Care Facility

Dennis Thompson earned the nickname "Machine Gun" for his aggressive drumming style throughout his career.
Cher, Frampton, Ozzy, Blige, Buffett Lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2024

The annoucement aired Sunday night during a live, Rock Hall-themed episode of 'American Idol.'
MC5 Manager John Sinclair Dies at 82 After Emergency Health Issue

Jon Sinclair managed MC5 while working as a poet and activist.#JohnSinclair #MC5 MC5 manager John Sinclair has died at the age of 82, his representative confirmed.
MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer's Cause of Death Revealed Following His Death at 75: Was It Health-Related?

Wayne Kramer co-founded the rock band MC5 in Lincoln Park, Mich., in the 1960s with Rob Tyner, Fred "Sonic Smith, Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson.#WayneKramer
MC5 New Album 2022: Here's Why Rock Band Decides to Return After 51 Years

MC5 officially returns with a new album after 51 years, and Wayne Kramer revealed what inspired the band to come back.
Soundgarden Members Back Together For The First Time Since Chris Cornell’s Death

Soundgarden members Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron reunited for a show in Detroit. The two band members have not performed together since Chris Cornell's death last year.
The FBI and Musicians: John Lennon, N.W.A., NIN and More Acts with Reports

John Lennon appeared on The Dick Cavett Show on this date more than forty years ago and made a bold prediction: The FBI were keeping a close eye on him. This might sound like a typical conspiracy theory of the early '70s, except that it was totally true...either an indication that the FBI was predictable or it just wasn't very good at the secrecy thing. Lennon had all of the makings for a good FBI target: He had a record with drugs, he was vocally against the Vietnam War, and his political leanings were just right of being a godless communist. He wasn't the first, nor would he be the last, to gather attention from the Bureau. Here are another lot of otherwise harmless musicians that would get lengthy files in Washington D.C., from Elvis Presley to N.W.A.
7 Live Albums Made Up Entirely Of New Songs: Neil Young, Frank Zappa, And More

A typical live album serves as a greatest hits album of sorts, compiling live performances of an artist's best-known songs. These seven live albums, however, took a different approach, including songs that had been previously unreleased, basically making them studio albums that just happened to be recorded in front of an audience.
6 Band Names Inspired by the Artist's Hometown: The Beach Boys, E Street Band, MC5 and More

Naming your band after your hometown is a pretty lazy decision, but there are some bands that have gotten a bit more creative, naming themselves after more obscure references the their place of origin. Here are six band names inspired by the artist's hometown:
5 Artists Who Debuted With Live Albums: Dave Matthews Band, Jane's Addiction, And More

If an artist decides to record a live album at all, it's usually released at least a few years into their career, after they're established enough to warrant interest in how their live performances sound. However, these five artists took a more unusual route by actually debuting with live albums.
8 Band Names Inspired By Other Artist's Names: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, And More

Coming up with a bandname is one of the most important and difficult steps of forming a band. While some artists like to take their names from a song by another artist, such as Radiohead (A Talking Heads song) or Pretty Girls Make Graves (a Smiths song), other artists have found inspiration in the actual names of other artists. Here are eight band names that were inspired by the names of other artists.
8 Great Albums That Open With Cover Songs: Blondie, Pixies, And More

For performers who write their own songs, an album's opening track is pretty tricky. There's a lot of pressure to write an excellent song that catches the listener's attention and entices them to listen further, but some artists get around this by opening their albums with cover songs instead. Here are eight great albums that open with cover songs.