Watching MC5 * A True Testimonial, David C. Thomas' rise-and-fall documentary about the late-'60s/early-'70s Detroit rock group MC5, it's easy to wonder how one band played so many roles in its short ...

After a long wait, the brilliant, groundbreaking MC5 work of Fred "Sonic" Smith and friends is about to be released. Brace yourselves... The forthcoming release of MC5: A True Testimonial (whose ...

After years in legal and financial limbo, one of the most acclaimed Detroit music films appears ready to see the light of day. "MC5: A True Testimonial," which started production in the '90s and made ...

“The center never holds,” says MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer in a scene from MC5: A True Testimonial, the much-anticipated documentary about the legendary Detroit band. “And that moment where everything ...

A wrangle over "MC5: A True Testimonial," a documentary about the legendary '60s Detroit rock band, has led one of the group's members to block the film's theatrical and DVD release. By Billboard ...

Ah, tried and true testimonial spots. Some work well, some… not so much. Audiences have heard so many commercials using testimonials that yours better ring true, or your advertisers’ messages will be ...

Like NYC's Velvet Underground, Detroit's MC5 was a late-'60s/early '70s rock outfit that enjoyed critical praise but not enough commercial success while active; after breakup, the group acquired ...

Sign up for City Lights, our twice-weekly guide to arts and nightlife in the D.C. area. It lands in your inbox every Sunday and Thursday. Some 30 years after it all ...

This documentary, made over a period of eight years, tells the remarkable story of an extremely influential rock'n'roll band. Starting from their mid-60's garage band roots (sounding amazingly like ...

MC5: A True Testimonial It’s often been said that the Who were the original rock punks, but the MC5, with their raggedy wall of noise, advanced the cause in one essential way. Emerging out of the ...