American Songwriter

MC5 Drummer Dennis Thompson, the Band’s Last Surviving Original Member, Dead at 75

Founding MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, the last surviving member of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5, died Thursday, May 9, after experiencing a series of medical issues. He was 75. Thompson ...
Pitchfork

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Band Member, Dies at 75

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the longtime drummer of the iconic Detroit proto-punk band MC5 who earned his nickname due to his rapidfire drum style and its militant rat-tat-tat sound, has died, the ...
The Oakland Press

Son of late MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson vows to ‘represent’ in his absence

Less than a year and a half ago, Chris McNulty was surprised to learn he was the son not of a gun, but a Machine Gun. The Waterford resident was born in 1969 to MC5 drummer Dennis “Machine Gun” ...
Stereogum

Drummer Dennis Thompson, Last Surviving MC5 Member, Dead At 75

Dennis Thompson, drummer and final surviving member of Detroit proto-punk heroes MC5, has died. The Detroit Free Press reports that Thompson passed away yesterday morning at MediLodge in Taylor, ...