Articles tagged "rock and roll hall of fame"

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Letting the Freaks and Geeks Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Sean McCarthy

[19.Nov.09] :. A growing list of bands unpopular with critics, but genre-defining nevertheless, is impatiently awaiting their admittance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sting at epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame party

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[30.Oct.09] :. NEW YORK — Rock and rollers certainly know how to party. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the genre’s biggest stars — Bruce...

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Some Highlights from the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ballot

by AJ Ramirez

[30.Sep.09] :. The 2010 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. The ballot includes KISS, the Stooges, Genesis, LL Cool J, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, the Chantels, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Laura...

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Cleveland rocks with stars and fans

by Malcolm X Abram [Akron Beacon Journal (MCT)]

[6.Apr.09] :. CLEVELAND - As the clock neared midnight Saturday and the final jam of the evening signified the end of the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, music fans spilled into the streets of downtown...

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Rock Hall of Fame induction — no fights this year

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[30.Mar.09] :. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is trying a few new things this year. The annual induction ceremonies will be in Cleveland - home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, where inductees’...

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Rock hall’s 2009 class is pretty solid — with one glaring omission

by Malcolm X Abram [Arkon Beacon Journal (MCT)]

[15.Jan.09] :. Year after year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame adds new names to its illustrious membership. And year after year, folks who still care find a reason to complain about said new names. The Class of...

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Hall of Fame ‘09 nominees half-right, half-lame

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[29.Sep.08] :. Metallica, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Diamond, Genesis, the Cure, Hall & Oates, Rush, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, the Steve Miller Band, Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits,...

 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2009 nominees

by Malcom X. Abram [Akron Beacon Journal (MCT)]

[23.Sep.08] :. Monday’s announcement of the 2009 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame may be of heightened interest to folks on the North Coast because the 24th annual induction ceremony will take...

 

Mike McCartney launches “Liverpool Life” photography exhibit at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler [PopMatters.com]

[27.Jun.08] :. Mike McCartney, younger brother of Sir Paul McCartney and photographer extraordinaire, unveiled his photography exhibit “Liverpool Life” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on June 26. The...

 

Scandal casts shadow on Rock Hall ceremonies

by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)]

[11.Mar.08] :. What’s the only thing that could overshadow the induction of Madonna the pop star into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Why, Eliot Spitzer, of course. On a night honoring the sexually...

 

Debate over what is rock doesn’t get any clearer with this year’s inductees

by Malcolm X Abram [Akron Beacon Journal (MCT)]

[10.Mar.08] :. Another March brings another Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which brings with it another batch of disgruntled e-mails and confused calls from music fans, wondering how the Rock Hall...

 

Hall of Fame says Madonna is a natural for induction

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[10.Mar.08] :. Madonna has been many things in her 26-year career. The Material Girl has been a pop star, a video star, a movie star, a singer, a songwriter, an author, a dancer, a label exec, a producer and, most...

 

Bad week for rock: Ike Turner dead, Hall of Fame lamer

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[18.Dec.07] :. There must be other names that fit into Ike Turner’s odd corner of rock `n’ roll importance. Jerry Lee Lewis? Yeah, but his reputation got rehabilitated ages ago. Phil Spector? Sure,...

 

Well, at least we know Madonna will get in

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[1.Oct.07] :. Madonna tops the list of potential inductees into the Rock Hall early next year—and the search for a fellow legend to give her induction speech might as well start now, as she’s an...

 

In praise of challenging albums

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[26.Mar.07] :. What is glaringly absent from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200" list are challenging listens.