“Some bands take two years between records,” Wayne Kramer told his audience Thursday at El Club. “Some bands take five years. We take 50.” The raucous musical spirit and activist bent of the MC5 was ...

Founding MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, the last surviving member of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5, died Thursday, May 9, after experiencing a series of medical issues. He was 75. Thompson ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wayne Kramer, the cofounder and guitarist-vocalist of the iconic Detroit punk band MC5, has died at age 75. The news was shared on ...

Wayne Kramer has brought MC5 back from the dead several times since the seminal punk group first disbanded in 1972. In the aughts, it seemed they'd finally found a rhythm with "Handsome" Dick Manitoba ...

A sixth snub from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame did not deter the MC5 from doing what it does best, and naturally – kicking out the jams, mother – well, you know. The latest lineup of the iconic group ...

Wayne Kramer, the influential guitarist from the seminal garage rock band the MC5 has died at 75, according to his Instagram page. Kramer's social page did not provide additional details about the ...

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, the band’s ...

Wayne Kramer, a quiet giant of Detroit music who helped define the city’s loud rock sound, died Friday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Kramer passed away at Cedars-Sinai ...

It's been 50 years since there was new music from MC5. But now Wayne Kramer and his current musical company are kicking out the jams once again. "It's been a long time since there's been any new MC5 ...

Wayne Kramer, guitarist and co-founder of the Detroit punk band Motor City 5 -- also known as MC5 -- died Friday. He was 75. The announcement of Kramer’s death was shared on his and MC5′s social media ...