MC5 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

When Eddie Cochran Invented the Modern

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Dave Davies, Eddie Cochran, Generation X, Heilung, Manic Street Preachers, MC5, Motörhead, Pixies, Sex Pistols, Somethin' Else, The Kinks, The Monks, The Trashmen, The Who

Looking back at the exact moment Rock ‘n’ Roll was transformed forever

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Happy 50th, Blue Öyster Cult!

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 1972, 50th Birthday, Amon Duul II, Atom Heart Mother, Blue Oyster Cult, Captain Beefhart, Columbia Records, Deep Purple, Imaginos, MC5, Rolling Stone, The Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Yardbirds

What if the MC5 and the Grateful Dead had been one band?

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Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Devo, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Fela Kuti, Lionel Richie, MC5, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!

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Glam Pop Power Pop Punk Remembrance

Les McKeown 1955 – 2021: Ultrapop, Erotic Terror, and Punk’s Proof of Concept

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Tim Sommer 4 Comments Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard, Klaatu, Les McKeown, Malcolm McClaren, MC5, RIP, Sweet, The Mumps, The Ramones, The Rollers

The best-known vocalist for the Bay City Rollers died suddenly this past week at age 65.

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The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs: Fast, F**ked and Furious

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, Bomp! Records, Dead Beat Records, Greg Shaw, MC5, New York Dolls, One More Drink, Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, The Runaways, The Stooges

Lead singer Frank Meyer has “One More Drink” with Rock & Roll Globe

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Seven Crosses and a Horse

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, football, Jeep, Lynn Goldsmith, MC5, NFL, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Super Bowl LV, Woody Guthrie

Bruce Springsteen, Jeep and the death of the lie-dream of Liberalism in American rock and pop

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Scooting Around the Stage

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1970, 3rd Power, Chicago, Goose Lake, James Gang, John Drake Shakedown, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Mountain, Peter Walker, Ram, Teegarden, the Flock, the Litter, The Stooges, Third Man Records, Van Winkle, Vinyl

Third Man Records unearths a new (old) Stooges live recording, and it is amazing!

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A Not So Silent Night Holiday Gift Guide 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1999, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Monster, Peter Laughner, Prince, R.E.M., Rocket From The Tombs, The Futureheads, The Heartbreakers, Urban Outfitters

From Prince to Peter Laughner, dig into this hot and trashy list from the dark corners of the music department in Santa’s Workshop

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Charlie Watts: No One Dances To The Guitar Solo

November 18, 2019November 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments Bad Brains, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Watts, Dead Kennedys, Edison Rocket Train, Gimme Shelter Ed Sullivan, Grandmaster Flash's The Message, Learn to Whap-A-Dang video, Link Wray, MC5, Mike Edison, Minor Threat, Motörhead, Raunch Hands, Sex Pistols, Sonics, Sympathy for the Drummer, The Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, The Who, We Never Learn, Why Charlie Watts Matters

An interview with Mike Edison regarding his new book about the Rolling Stones drummer

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NEWS: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

October 15, 2019February 1, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, Jann Wenner, John Sykes, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rufus, Soundgarden, T.Rex, the Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Whitney Houston

Whitney, Biggie, T.Rex, Pat Benatar, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails and Thin Lizzy among those included on this year’s list of potential inductees

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Power Pop Punk Rock

BABY SHAKES: “We’re The Kind of Band That Trashes the Place, and Then the Next Morning Cleans It Back Up”

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1910 Fruitgum Company, 20/20, Alice Cooper, Baby Shakes, Badfinger, Bikini Kill, China, Cock Sparrer, Daddy Long Legs, Dirty Fences, GBH, Johnny Thunders, Mars Bar, MC5, Menace, Mystery Lights, NYC, Portugal, Protex, Rockpile, The Archies, The Beatles, The Equals, The Ramones, The Ronnettes, The Toms, Trash Bags, Unknown Sender, Wyldlife, Zero Boys

An exclusive RNR Globe chat with one of New York City’s most enduring rock ‘n’ roll exports

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‘We Just Have One Thing To Say To You Fuckin’ Hippies…’

August 12, 2019September 8, 2022 Tim Sommer 13 Comments 1969, Arlo Guthrie, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dr. Feelgood, Hot Rods, MC5, Roxy Music, Sha Na Na, Ten Years After, The 101ers, The Manson Family, Woodstock, Woodstock 1969

Sha Na Na were the most important act at Woodstock, and I’m not fucking kidding

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Hard Rock Punk Rock Soul

Brothers, Sisters and Motherf&#kers

February 24, 2019February 25, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Detroit, MC5

Kick Out The Jams, the debut call-to-arms by Detroit’s MC5, made the case for revolution 50 years ago this month

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Motor City in Paradise

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Billy Gould, Brendan Canty, Kim Thayil, MC5, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Zen Guerilla

Brother Wayne Kramer’s MC50 kick out the jams in Boston

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Reissue the Jams, Motherf#&!ers!

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 1 Comment Dennis Machinegun Thompson, Detroit, Fred Sonic Smith, MC5, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer

A new box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of Detroit proto-punk legends the MC5

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