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The hard stuff : dope, crime, the MC5 & my life of impossibilities
In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. They toured the country, played with music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as the soundtrack to the blue collar youth movement springing up across the nation. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of, and there was power in reaching for that, but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. The band recorded three major label albums but, by 1972, it was all over. Kramer's story is (literally) a revolutionary one, but it's also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale to tell. The '60s were not all peace and love, but Kramer shows that peace and love can be born out of turbulence and unrest. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny L.A., in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's here to remind us that revolution is always an option.
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Young Gun
Feb. 24--Director-writer Wayne Kramer must have had a lot of phobias while growing up, because a host of them spill forth in his latest effort, Running Scared. In Kramer's world, children are perpetual victims: beaten, emotionally and verbally abused, and stalked by sexual predators. In Kramer's world, children, such as Oleg (Cameron Bright), don't even smile. And why should this son of Russian immigrants? Oleg and [Nicky] see him do that after a particularly gruesome drug deal gone bad. That gives Oleg the opportunity to get some revenge on dear ol' dad, and he swipes a shiny, pearl-handled piece. Minutes later he uses it on Anzor, which sends [Joey] reeling. Anzor is tied to the Russian mob that Joey's boss is doing business with and when a description of the gun gets back to his boss, he can only expect that he will eventually be discovered. Oleg disappears with the piece, sending Joey on a citywide search to find him before Joey's bosses do. You would think that Joey's plight would be the center of this story, but it's ancillary.
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Punk rock meets politics in the heart of Middle America
DES MOINES, Iowa -- There was a time when punk rock was synonymous with anti-social behavior: Smashed guitars, trashed hotel rooms, behavior that would be offensive even on today's reality TV shows. A punk rock icon whose stage name was Sid Vicious allegedly killed his girlfriend in a ratty New York hotel, then died of a heroin overdose. Some trappings of punk were evident at Punkvoter.com's \"Rock Against Bush\" news conference on Sunday, held at a downtown Des Moines hotel. (Vibe-wise, the place is several solar systems away from punk. It has a portrait of Woodrow Wilson in the lobby.) So a coalition of punk rockers founded the organization and Web site. They're also issuing a two-volume CD called \"Rock Against Bush.\" Organizer Wayne Kramer of the band MC5 said he hopes to mobilize more than 500,000 young voters. Kramer said the site is getting 250,000 hits a day.
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