Wayne Kramer

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The MC5 standing topless in front of a US flag

How the MC5's Kick Out The Jams became a rallying call for a generation

By Ian Fortnam published

The title track of the MC5's debut live album was the incendiary call to arms that ignited punk’s vital spark in 60s Detroit

Tracks & Singles
Wayne Kramer studio portrait

Listen to new MC5 single Can't Be Found featuring Vernon Reid and Dennis 'Machine Gun' Thompson

By Fraser Lewry published

Can't Be Found comes from the MC5's Heavy Lifting, their first album in more than half a century

Tracks & Singles
Wayne Kramer of MC5 performs onstage during The Wild Honey Foundation, Lenny Kaye & Rhino Present, A 50th Anniversary All-Star Celebration Of The Nuggets Compilation Album at Alex Theatre on May 19, 2023 in Glendale, California.

Rock world pays tribute to MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, who died this week at the age of 75

By Stef Lach published

Alice Cooper, Slash, Tom Morello and Jack White among the stars paying tribute to late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer

Bands & Artists
Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Slash

"The record is a guitar extravaganza": Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971, will feature Slash, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains' William DuVall, Vernon Reid, and more

By Paul Brannigan published

Wayne Kramer promises that Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971’s High Time, is coming in spring 2024

Albums