Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, the founding MC5 drummer and the last surviving original member of the pioneering proto-punk group, died Wednesday, The Detroit Free Press reported. He was 75.

But despite their massive impact, MC5 are far less known than many of the bands that formed in their wake. A hard rock band ...

Nugent also name checks Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels -- known as Billy Lee and the Rivieras in their early days. "They established a tightness with Johnny Badanjek and Earl Elliott as the ...

John Lee Hooker released a single titled “The Motor City is Burning.” The song commented on the civil unrest which had taken ...