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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music News 

The Guess Who isn’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? You can help fix that.

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Guess Who, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Let’s start with this is from GlobalNews.ca. It’s been more than 50 years since the Guess Who lit up the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Britney Spears, Broadcast Dialogue, Japan, Jonathan Pie, Metadata, Pinball, Radio 1, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stones, Trombone

Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Look it up. Here’s a hint: music news for Friday, November 13. Coronavirus update: The Lockdown Awards? I guess

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Here are the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speeches from Trent Reznor and Depeche Mode

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame broadcast its virtual induction ceremony on HBO last night. The class of 2020

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Apple, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Coronavirus, ECMAs, Fender Broadcaster, Katy Perry, Live Nation, Podcasts, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stones, Tesla

With so many people being forced to stay home because of the coronavirus, you gotta wonder what’s gonna happen with

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Music News 

Fan voting for the Rock and Roll Hall fame is over. And the winner is… (Sorry NIN fans)

January 13, 2020January 12, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Fan Voting, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Every year when it comes to voting on who should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 1, 2019

November 1, 2019October 31, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Katie Perry, Katy Perry, Music Piracy, Olivia Newton-John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, SiriusXM, Smartphones, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, U2

On this day in 1896, National Geographic published its first picture of a woman with bare breasts. Scandalous. Moving to

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Music News 

And now, the post in which I subjectively and occasionally viciously critique this year’s nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Alan Cross 4 Comments 20/20, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

*Sigh* It’s that time of year again when people are compelled to discuss which artists should be inducted into the

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Music News 

If you care about who gets into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, read this.

October 12, 2019October 11, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Come Tuesday (October 15), The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will reveal the class of 2020 nominees. All that

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Television 

Here’s a trailer for HBO’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame special

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments HBO, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

For some reason, it always takes a couple of weeks for HBO to edit together everything for annual The Rock

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 30, 2019

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Burning Sun, K-Pop, Keith Flint, Metal, Prince, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Prodigy, Trent Rezor

We were supposed to be on vacation as of today, winging out way to an exotic island in Indonesia. But

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Music News 

Time to bitch about who’s not in The Rock and Roll Hall of fame again.

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

When the idea of a hall of fame for rock music was first discussed in the 80s, I was all

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