As the eligible nominees inch up into artists who first recorded in the 1980s, the fragmentation of rock is becoming more of an issue with two acts better known as leaders in other genres up for the ballot for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Those two acts are so monumental and had [...]
The Shangri-Las: Still waiting for their induction… The Rock Hall is set to vote on the next round of inductions and it’s a very mixed bag, (the notes in parenthesis are my personal preferences): Madonna (yes, she is that influential even if she is not “rock’ per se)The Beastie Boys (yes but not before Run-D.M.C. [...]
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