Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite
Morello, who on the nominating committee at the Rock Hall, says he's been pushing for the inclusion of the MC5 for years and ...
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MC5 getting its due with Rock Hall induction, new book and album, community celebration
Considering MC5’s sixth nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a couple of years ago, Wayne Kramer took a benign view of the honor. “Either way, it’ll be OK with me,” Kramer ...
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MC5 to be honored locally prior to Rock Hall induction
MC5, the iconic group from Lincoln Park, will receive an Award for Musical Excellence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in a ceremony that will air live on Disney+ on Oct. 19. Leading up to the ...
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The Story Behind the Song John Lennon Wrote to Help Free Imprisoned Politicial Activist and Ex-MC5 Manager, “John Sinclair”
That meant a lot to me.” John Sinclair, Image via X Regardless of his brushes with the law, from 1966 through 1969, Sinclair managed the Detroit-bred proto-punks MC5, co-founded the anti-racist ...
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Introducing the new Uncut: The Cure, Bryan Ferry, Radiohead, MC5, Queen, a free 14-track CD and more
As well as a new interview with Robert Smith, there’s plenty else inside this issue of Uncut, including new interviews with sundry members of Radiohead (Colin and Jonny can both be found in ...
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Black culture is the engine that drives Detroit. Black people ought to be treasured
Granted, Alice Cooper and the MC5 are not Black – but there wouldn’t be an Alice Cooper or an MC5 without the pioneers of rock music, all of whom are Black (Big Mama Thornton, Chuck Berry ...