3 Reasons I Was Compelled to Write About The 2016 Rock Hall Inductees

Cheap Trick

It’s the holidays and the Rock Hall gave all of us true rock fans the closest thing to a gift that I can remember since at least 1995. They actually chose to induct a classic rock heavy class for 2016. This year’s inductees are Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller,… Continue reading

2016 Rock Hall Inductees

2016 Rock Hall

On April 8, 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will add the 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees. The Rock Hall’s 2016 performer class includes: Chicago Deep Purple Steve Miller Cheap Trick N.W.A. The five new inductees were chosen from a list… Continue reading

And the 2016 Rock Hall Nominees Are…

2016 Rock Hall Nominees

Earlier today, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the 2016 nominees for entry into the Hall. The nominees are: The Cars Chic Chicago Cheap Trick Deep Purple Janet Jackson The J.B.’s Chaka Khan Los Lobos Steve Miller Nine Inch Nails N.W.A. The Smiths The Spinners Yes With the… Continue reading

2014 Rock Hall Nominations – Yawn…

Rock Hall at Night

Here we go again…another year of rock hall nominations…I feel like we’ve been through this before. Basically every year. Same arguments. Same cluelessness. I’m not going to go into a lot about the nominations. The only surprise at this point is that they actually nominated both KISS and Deep Purple.… Continue reading

2014 Rock Hall Nominees Announced – 5 Snubs Nominated

Rock Hall Nominees 2014

There were 16 artists nominated for induction into the Rock Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s nominees include: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Peter Gabriel Hall and Oates KISS LL Cool J The Meters Nirvana N.W.A. The Replacements Linda Ronstadt Cat Stevens Link Wray Yes The Zombies… Continue reading

A Few Final Thoughts on the Rock Hall and Music for 2012

As 2012 comes to a close, I had some remaining music topics that I wanted to comment on, but figured I’d do it in one blog here. First of all, a few things regarding the Rock Hall, as they’ve made some news in the last couple of months…First up, their… Continue reading

2013 Rock Hall Nominees Announced

There were 15 artists announced today for induction into the Rock Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s nominees include: Rush The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A. Procol Harum Public Enemy Donna Summer… Continue reading