#the dictators

[midnighttraindemo]

FUCKED UP + PHOTOCOPIED: Instant Art Of The Punk Rock Movement

published 1999, this 3rd printing pub. 2002

[undergroundrockpress]

Handsome Dick Manitoba & Iggy Pop - 1973.

[thecoparoom]

I had no idea the Dictators were ever on a bill with Thin Lizzy!

The Village Voice - Sep 4, 1978

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

SWEET JANE IN HER FINEST SPACE ACE DISGUISE -- THIS IS PURE SUPER-SEVENTIES DESIGN.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a Jane Birkin-KISS/Ace Frehley mashup piece, the final flyer/poster design for a DIRTY FENCES gig in Barcelona, Spain, on November 26, 2015, and reportedly inspired by "Sophie Primrose obsessions." Artwork by Barcelona-based graphic design collective, Branca Studio.

"Satisfying a youthful obsession with early KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE, then discovering the fortunate truth of THE DICTATORS and RAMONES, DIRTY FENCES have finally slammed into the Slovenly path with the new album, "Full Tramp.""

-- BRANCA STUDIO, c. fall 2015

Rest in perfection, Jane Birkin (1946-2023), another legend lost -- keep on rockin'!

Source: www.instagram.com/p/74awXIj__E.

[krispyweiss]

MC5 Co-founder and Leader Wayne Kramer Dies at 75

Wayne Kramer, the guitarist, singer and songwriter who co-founded and fronted the massively influential MC5, has died, his family said.

Kramer, who reformed the band in 2018 after a stint in prison in the 1970s and subsequent solo career, was 75 and died Feb. 2 from pancreatic cancer, the family’s statement said.

“He will be remembered for starting a revolution in music, culture and kindness,” the family said.

Alice Cooper mourned his “longtime friend - and sometimes collaborator” on social media: “Wayne Kramer. R.I.P.”

“He was my favorite person in the world,” Jill Sobule said of Kramer. “So beloved. I was lucky to have him in my life.”

Outside of his music career, Kramer founded Jail Guitar Doors, which provides acoustic guitars to incarcerated people.

“Rest in power to a brother who dedicated his life to being part of the solution,” Third Man Records said in a statement.

The MC5 released three LPs during its initial 1969-1972 run and is best known by the public for “Kick out the Jams.” Musicians felt the impact more deeply.

A “saddened” Vernon Reid ticked off Kramer’s many guises: “Punk-rock pioneer. Inmate-rights reformer. Author. Human-rights activist. Anti-violence advocate. Guitar badass. And major dude.”

Kramer was “the greatest man I’ve ever known,” Tom Morello said, adding that every time he’s in the studio, “the rawest, fastest track ha(s) the working title ‘MC5.’”

“Whenever and wherever any of us kick out the jams, Brother Wayne will be right there with us,” Morello said.

Or as the Dictators put it: “No MC5, no Dictators.”

2/2/24

[love-me-like-a-reptile]

The Damned & The Dictators, Concord Music Hall, Chicago IL, June 2nd 2024

w/@3xsanguinated

[whitetrashsoul]

[metalsongoftheday]

Thursday, November 7: Brain Surgeons, "Change the World Henry"

Blue Öyster Cult and Manowar don’t really scan as natural bedfellows, but Ross “the Boss” Friedman likely pulled from his long history in the NYC club scene (most notably his legacy with the Dictators) when he joined Albert Bouchard’s Brain Surgeons for their final album in 2006.  And to be sure, “Change the World Henry” played like a mix of early BÖC and ‘00s Dictators with its classic hard rock feel and insouciant feel.  It sounded like a group of vets having a nice and easygoing time, which is pretty much what Brain Surgeons was all about.

[musickickztoo]

RIP Scott "Top Ten" Kempner

February 6, 1954 – November 29, 2023

[rastronomicals]

2:01 AM EDT July 8, 2024:

The Dictators - "Two Tub Man" From the box set   No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion (October 28, 2003)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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[kydtyk]

The Dictators - The Minnesota Strip (live 1981)

[possible-streetwear]

[germ-t-ripper]

10APR24 Enjoying The Dictators' album "Blood Brothers".

[sunset-supergirl]

Happy birthday Richard Manitoba

[rockinshots]

The Dictators opened up for The Damned at The Regency Ballroom last week. They have been considered one of the most influential proto-punk bands hailing from NYC in 1973. It was such an honor to capture this legendary band.

📷 @rockinshots @thedictatorsofficial @theregencyballroom @mnprmagazine @soundcheck_sf

[gothmogzilla]

I personally welcome the reign of our feline overlords.