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Napalm Death, Thurston Moore, Wayne Kramer, and members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rammstein and more to appear on Ramones tribute albums
By Paul Brannigan published
Underground heroes pay tribute to Da Bruddahs, NYC's much-missed punk rock pioneers

The 10 best songs soundtracking season two of SAS Rogue Heroes, the riotous World War II drama from Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight
By Paul Brannigan published
SAS Rogue Heroes is back with a bang. Hundreds and thousands of bangs, actually

10 brilliant rock albums that last less than 30 minutes
By Fraser Lewry published
Only got half an hour to spare? These mighty producers of musical brevity are here to answer your prayers

The last stand of rock's great revolutionaries, the MC5
By Jaan Uhelszki published
In 1968 the MC5’s Kick Out The Jams album was a grenade thrown into the music scene. Wayne Kramer acted as guardian of the band’s legacy until he died earlier this year, after making one final album

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

"These performances retain the essential raging-rebel attitude that fired the Detroit firebrands' original incarnation": The MC5's final album Heavy Lifting is a vibrant joint epitaph
By Johnny Sharp published
The MC5's final album Heavy Lifting is a vibrant joint epitaph

Listen to Tom Morello play on fiery new MC5 single Heavy Lifting
By Fraser Lewry published
Heavy Lifting is the title track of the fourth MC5 album Heavy Lifting, out next month

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
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