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Ramones
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

Albums
SAS Rogue Heroes
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

Tracks & Singles
Segments of album covers from albums under 30 minutes long
10 brilliant rock albums that last less than 30 minutes

By Fraser Lewry Published

Buying guide Only got half an hour to spare? These mighty producers of musical brevity are here to answer your prayers

Buying guide
Wayne Kramer onstage
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

Biographies
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
MC5 - Heavy Lifting cover art
"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

Albums
Tom Morello walking towards the camera holding a guitar wreathed in smole and the cover of Heavy Lefting
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

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 studio portrait
The first MC5 album in half a century is confirmed – first single out now

By Fraser Lewry Published

Originally slated for release in 2022, Heavy Lifting will finally see the light of day later this year

Music
Dennis Thompson headshot
Founding MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson dead at 75

By Fraser Lewry Published

The news of Dennis Thompson's passing comes three months after the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer, and a month after MC5 manager John Sinclair passed away

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