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 [...]
I gave Boyd Coddington more play this week because I simply enjoyed his work more than the other three famous folks who shuffled off this mortal coil — and yet they deserve mention. Remember to refresh this page if the vids don’t play at first. Buddy Miles, wonderful drummer though he was, seems fated to [...]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2008 inductee list and it took 600 ‘industry figures” to come up with a list this lame: Madonna shares some love with younger husband Guy “Snatch” Ritchie1) Madonna — Not a surprise, the one shoo-in this year and deservedly so. Cohen in his not so famous [...]
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. [...]
Paul Westerberg: Sometimes a guitar is just a guitar… Billboard reports that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s interview series The Craft (not to be confused with the film about teenage witches in catholic school girl uniforms) just finished up a great session with Paul Westerberg where he talked about solo and Replacements work and [...]
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