Dennis Thompson
Dennis Thompson (born September 7, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) was the drummer with the 1960s/1970s Detroit proto-punk/hard rock group MC5, which had a #82 US single with "Kick Out The Jams" and a #30 US album with the same name. Thompson was given the nickname "Machine Gun" because of his "assault" style of fast, hard-hitting drumming that sonically resembles the sound of a Thompson machine gun (commonly referred to as a "Tommy Gun"). His powerful drumming pre-figured and influenced punk, metal, and hardcore punk drumming styles. After the MC5 broke up, Thompson was a member of the 1975–1976 Los Angeles based super-group The New Order, the 1981 Australia based super-group New Race, The Motor City Bad Boys, and The Secrets. In 2001, he guested for Asmodeus X on the song, The Tiger (St. Thomas Records).
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
as uncreditedDetroit's iconic rock group The MC5 is celebrated in this raucous London concert featuring other...
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MC5: A True Testimonial
as HimselfThis documentary, made over a period of eight years, tells the remarkable story of an extremely...
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MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
as uncreditedDetroit legends, MC5, captured live and in-studio performance throughout their short -- yet...
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MC5: Kick Out the Jams
as uncreditedKick Out the Jams features many never before seen films of the MC5 as created by Leni Sinclair &...
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