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Machine Gun Thompson

Machine Gun Thompson

http://machinegunthompson.blogspot.com

Dennis Thompson (born 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) is the drummer with the controversial 1960s Detroit proto-punk/hard rock group MC5, New Order, New Race, Secrets and more.. Thompson's nickname is "Machine Gun" from his attack style of

Rock Corner

Rock Corner

http://djsallmusicrock.blogspot.com

Rock Music,Heavy Metal,New Wave,Reggae,Rock Music of '60s & '70s

The DoGs

The DoGs

http://thedogs1970.blogspot.com

It's been 40 years since The Dogs left Michigan playing Detroit style punk rock ala "slash you face" during a time when the country was at war, unemployment reached double digits, and the need for real rocknroll anarchy was at an all time high...

Live Album Review

Live Album Review

http://livealbumreview.com

This site was born from the desire to create a community for music lovers to discuss, debate, review and share their knowledge about the greatest live performances, concerts and concert albums on CD and DVD across all genres.

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Sony's DVDirect VRD-MC6 Camcorder-To-DVD Recorder Creates AVCHD D…

new gadget | December 22nd 2009 by dhanias

Sony's new VRD-MC6 DVDirect is a new gadget and it looks and acts an awful lot like the previous VRD-MC10 and VRD-MC5. It can take 1080i video with 5.1 audio off your Handy cam’s drive or Memory Stick and shoot out an AVCHD DVD that plays back on c read more

GUEST POST:MC5 BACK IN THE USA

Machine Gun Thompson | December 20th 2009 by MACHINEGUN THOMPSON

Guest Post by Georgie HirezolaThe MC5 had a promising beginning which earned them a cover appearance on Rolling Stone magazine in 1969 even before their debut album was released. They developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performanc read more

MC5: HIGH TIME

Machine Gun Thompson | December 19th 2009 by MACHINEGUN THOMPSON

High Time was the third and final album released by the protopunk band MC5; it was released in 1971. After losing money on this and the group's previous album, Atlantic Records dropped the group.MC5 were nearing the end of their long and bumpy trail read more

Blood, Sweat and Towers. Towers of London (2006)

RnRattitude | December 17th 2009 by philip beaucamps garcia

Energía y actitud a raudales, estos hijos de New York Dolls, MC5 o los mismos Stooges se sacaron de la manga un disco de debut irrepetible con continuidad de un segundo disco ya, Fizzy Pop. Pero este disco en concreto fue una bocanada de aire fresco read more

Weekend Lowdown – December 17, 2009

MotorCityRocks.com: THE DETROIT DISH | December 17th 2009 by Motorcityrocks.com

Thursday – December 17, 2009 The Hosts w/Ray Cashman, Duende @ Lager House The Summer Pledge, Blase Splee, Tristorta @ Post Bar Whip It (movie), Detroit Derby Girls appearance @ Magic Bag Friday – December 18, 2009 The Mahonies, Kommie Ki read more

This Week’s Entry In The About Fucking Time Department…

The Groove Music Life | December 15th 2009 by CJ Marsicano

From the Detroit Free Press: No fun? Yes, fun! After failing to move past the nomination ballot seven times since becoming eligible in the mid-‘90s, legendary Michigan band the Stooges has made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was announced this read more

Happy Birthday John Sinclair

Flint Expatriates | December 14th 2009

Yesterday was John Sinclair's birthday. The Modern Historian reports: Born in Flint, Michigan, in 1941, John Sinclair became a major figure in the late 1960s counter-culture movement. He wrote for the underground press, organized free festivals read more

On this day in history: John Sinclair released from prison, 1971

The Modern Historian | December 12th 2009 by Kevin Grieves

Born in Flint, Michigan, in 1941, John Sinclair became a major figure in the late 1960s counter-culture movement. He wrote for the underground press, organised free festivals and managed the garage rock band MC5. In 1968 he co-founded the White Panth read more

NY Times: ‘The Heritage of Kraftwerk on Funk & Techno, Dec…

SOUL OF SYDNEY: A Funk, SOUL, Disco & Soulful House Music Bl… | December 11th 2009 by Soul of Sydney

By MIKE RUBIN Published: December 4, 2009 Link IT was at a party in 1970 that Ralf Hütter first glimpsed the potential power of the Man Machine. Kraftwerk, the avant-garde musical group he had founded that year with Florian Schneider in Düsseldo read more

REALLY GREAT GUEST POST : DETROIT FUNK

Machine Gun Thompson | December 10th 2009 by MACHINEGUN THOMPSON

Found this really GREAT post and t hought we'd share it you MGT readers today....From the dETROITFUNK BLOGThis thread will be delving deeper into the local history of one of the greatest bands in rock-n-roll, the MC5. These guys all grew up together read more

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