Post Tagged with: "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

by / on January 21, 2013 at 10:34 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘It would have to be with everybody’: Are Yes’ ever-shifting lineups hurting its Hall of Fame chances?

Does Yes’ apparent inability to earn induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have something to do with how many members have passed through its lineup over the years? Stalwart Chris Squire thinks that just might be it.

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by / on December 12, 2012 at 1:01 pm / in Concerts, Metal, Progressive rock, Rock Music

Deep Purple moves on from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub, with album and major festival date on tap

Deep Purple, though in second place at one point in the fan voting, somehow failed to earn induction into the 2013 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans still have something to look forward to, however

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by / on December 11, 2012 at 2:21 pm / in Blues, Hip Hop, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! salutes 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Rush, Heart, Randy Newman

The 2013 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been finalized, and Rush, Public Enemy and Heart are among the new members.

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by / on November 27, 2012 at 3:48 pm / in Metal, Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘I look at it with humility’: Ian Gillan still absorbing Deep Purple’s Hall of Fame nomination

This fall’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination for Deep Purple, perhaps best known for its 1973 hit “Smoke on the Water, hasn’t quite sunk in for long-time frontman Ian Gillan.

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by / on October 26, 2012 at 8:24 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘Things have changed for us’: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nod just part of the growing buzz around Rush

Rush was already becoming something of a next-gen cultural phenomenon, even before its recent nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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by / on October 12, 2012 at 12:22 pm / in Concerts, Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘It’s the same old crap’: Deep Purple alum Ritchie Blackmore’s hilarious preview of his forthcoming album

Into a world of endless hype for every new project steps Ritchie Blackmore, whose band Deep Purple was recently announced as a nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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by / on October 5, 2012 at 8:23 am / in Friday Morning Listen

The Friday Morning Listen: Rush – Clockwork Angels (2012)

Hmmm…the last time I wrote about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was back in 2010, when good ‘ole Tom Waits was on the list of potential inductees. I’m not sure how I missed an entire year.

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by / on September 18, 2012 at 3:49 pm / in Rock Music

'Oh God, I have no idea': Ann Wilson on why Heart isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Asked by The Examiner’s Justin Tedaldi to select a group that ought to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ann Wilson quickly named Rush — though it was harder for her to determine just why her band Heart hasn’t been so honored, either.

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by / on July 19, 2012 at 10:11 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

'Yes should certainly be in there': Squackett project underscores Rock and Rock Hall of Fame snub

The well-received recent Squackett collaboration between Yes co-founder Chris Squire and Genesis alum Steve Hackett brought together two of prog rock’s most recognizable musical figures.

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by / on July 13, 2012 at 8:28 am / in Hip Hop, On Second Thought, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: The Beastie Boys

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and that seemed to be the case when I first heard the Beastie Boys: Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “MCA” Yauch, and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz.

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