Wayne Kramer Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Whatever Happened to the Eddie Criss Group?

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Eric Davidson 5 Comments 1980, Abby Hoffman, CBGB, David Peel, Eddie Criss, Eddie Criss Group, Gang War, GG Allin, HoZac Books, HoZac Records, John Voight, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Undertaker, Wayne Kramer

Wherein a NYC kid befriends notorious yippie, David Peel, and records a chintzy glam record with Wayne Kramer that stays lost for 40 years

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Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

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Music Journalism

Boy Howdy Rides Again!

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 1 Comment and John Sinclair, Barry Kramer, Cameron Crowe, Chad Smith, Creem, Dave Marsh, Ed Ward, Jaan Uhelszki, Jeff Daniels, Kirk Hammett, Lester Bangs, Michael Stipe, Niagara, Paul Stanley, Richard Meltzer, Scott Crawford, to stars like Joan Jett, Wayne Kramer

An interview with Scott Crawford, the director of the new documentary about legendary rock mag Creem

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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 0 Comments 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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Remembrance Rock

Remembering Pat DiNizio

December 13, 2017April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Clem Burke, Duckman, Jason Alexander, Jim Ellison, Kathy Valentine, Material Issue, Mike Zelenko, Pat DiNizio, Pete Zeremba, Smithereens, Telecommando Americano, The Wild Bunch, Wayne Kramer

Smithereens singer was 62

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