David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the flamboyantly gritty proto-punk band New York Dolls has died. He was 75. Johnasen died at his home in Staten Island, N.Y., as confirmed ...

Alongside bands like the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and MC5, New York Dolls would revolutionize rock and punk music, and the culture at large. Reflecting on his time with the band ...

He didn’t drop acid and go see the MC5 at (Detroit’s) Grande Ballroom. “Willie Nelson didn’t grow up in Detroit in the ’50s and ’60s, so be the best version of who you are. Be the best ...

They were also dangerous and unpredictable. But before them came The MC5, another band from Detroit. They were not just angry but threatening. They were political, anti-establishment, and at the apex ...

On tracks like album highlight ‘Judge’, with its lock-groove riff, you can hear those canonised influences – The Stooges, MC5, etc. But the lens is totally different. The perspective has completely ...

MC5, Dionne Warwick and the late Norman Whitfield will receive the musical excellence award. Suzanne de Passe will receive the Ahmet Ertegun award. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free ...

Ted Nugent, whose Amboy Dukes tread the same territory, noted that, “The MC5 were such a powerful musical/spirit force to reckon with, and so very influential to all who witnessed their might ...