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Wayne Kramer, the influential guitarist of Michigan’s hard rock band MC5, has died. He was 75.Kramer died Friday, according to a joint announcement on his and MC5’s official Instagram pages. No cause of death was given. “PEACE BE WITH YOU” 🕊️,” the statement said, featuring a black and white portrait of the musician.Kramer — who spent his lifetime as a musician, activist, federal drug prisoner and a family man, led the notorious proto-punk band. MC5 released their debut album “Kick Out the Jams” in 1969, which was…

Hoping to join Smashing Pumpkins as their new guitarist? You’re not alone. Apparently more than 10,000 people have applied for the gig, which the rock band advertised earlier this month. In a post on social media, Smashing Pumpkins confirmed they’ve received thousands of submissions for the position. “Currently, there are eight people working full-time to review each and every one,” the band wrote. The band put out a request for applicants on Jan. 5. “The Smashing Pumpkins are in search of an additional…

Dom Landolina's unspecified ailment has "led to his inability to play, perform and live comfortably," the band said Pittsburgh metal core outfit Code Orange have canceled their upcoming tour dates due to guitarist Dom Landolina’s ongoing health issues. In a statement shared on social media, Code Orange didn’t specify Landolina’s ailment, saying only that he’s been “dealing with serious health issues over the past year that have led to his inability to play, perform and live comfortably.” …

Do you play guitar? Do you know every tiny intricacy of “Cherub Rock,” “Hummer,” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings?” Are you looking for work? Will your schedule allow you to spend the summer and early fall playing arenas and stadiums across Europe and North America? If you answered yes to all of these questions, you might want to apply for a new job posting by the Smashing Pumpkins. “The Smashing Pumpkins are in search of an additional guitarist,” they wrote on Twitter. “The application process is open to…

Kevin “Geordie” Walker, guitarist with industrial band Killing Joke whose ringing, richly textured tone influenced generations of musicians, has died aged 64.The band wrote in a statement on Sunday: “It is with extreme sadness we confirm that at 6.30am on 26th November 2023 in Prague, Killing Joke’s legendary guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker passed away after suffering a stroke, he was surrounded by family. We are devastated. Rest In Peace brother.”With a beautifully multi-layered guitar sound that pointed the way to the…

British band Massive Attack have led the tributes to their “brilliant and eccentric” guitarist Angelo Bruschini, who has died aged 62.Bruschini, who helped develop the Bristol trip-hop collective’s distinctive sound as well as playing guitar in the city’s art rock band The Blue Aeroplanes, revealed in the summer that he had cancer.He wrote: “Twice now I have been told ‘good luck’ by specialists at the hospital over lung cancer, I think I’m fucked! Had a great life, seen the world many many times, met lots of wonderful…

The prominent astrophysicist and musician Brian May is co-authoring a three-dimensional atlas of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, an 85-million-ton hunk of rock orbiting the Sun.Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 InterviewMay is co-authoring the book with Dante Lauretta, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona and the principal investigator of NASA and the university’s OSIRIS-REx mission. May is also part of the mission team.OSIRIS-REx saw a small spacecraft arrive at Bennu in 2018 and extract a sample of…

Journey is mourning the loss of one of its original members. Guitarist George Tickner, who co-founded the rock band in 1973, has died. He was 76. Lead guitarist Neal Schon announced his bandmate’s death Tuesday on Facebook. Schon, 69, said Tickner “will be missed immensely!”“George ... thank you for the music. We will be paying tribute to you on this page indefinitely,” Schon said in his Facebook tribute post. “Our condolences to his family and friends, and to all the past and present band members. So heartbreaking..I…

The Australian metalcore band Polaris announced the death of its guitarist Ryan Siew on Tuesday. No cause of death was given. The band shared the news in an Instagram post that stated its “best friend and artistic soulmate” Siew died on June 19. “He was kindhearted and clever, he was funny and brave and creative, and he was talented beyond all measure,” the group wrote. “He loved art, and beauty in all its forms. He loved great food in great company. He loved Harry Potter and psych-thrillers and crime documentaries. He…

Luke Morley has stood at the very heart of UK rockers Thunder since 1989 as their guitarist, chief songwriter and producer. He’s been a lynchpin in their 14 albums’ success and served a crucial role in building up these rock heroes’ loyal fanbase and enduring popularity. That’s helped Thunder enjoy 7 UK Top 10 albums and 18 Top 40 singles but with the band on hiatus right now as lead singer Danny Bowes recovers from a serious health issue, Morley confidently steps into the arena of Rock-tinged Americana with his brand-new…