Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

How Lame Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Nelson Montana

How is it that a bunch of label executives have become the arbiters of who's worthy of honor and who isn't? It's the very antithesis of Rock and Roll!

Eric Clapton Sick: Singer Pulls Out Of Rock Hall Concert

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York after undergoing gallstone surgery. Kriste...

DVDs -- Rock N Roll Heaven

Michael Giltz | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Nothing can replace being in the room, of course, but the 9 DVD set Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Museum Live takes some of the sting out of not being there.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Nominees: Who Should Be Inducted? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominations. Which five will be inducted in March? We'll have to wait until December to find out, but...

Laura Nyro outocks Bon Jovi (according to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has dissed Bon Jovi again. For the second straight year, the Jersey rockers are eligible for induction. And for the...

Along for the Ride: New York City and Quebec

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 11.15.2009 | Style


Andrea R. Vaucher

I recently broke one of my travel rules -- don't go to NYC in the summer -- and, surprisingly, ended up having an amazing time and hardly thinking about the weather.

Stars align for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concerts

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home


EPA/FRANCO SILVISting will join the ever-growing roster of stars set to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th-anniversary concerts. ...

Video: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates 25 years

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 09.03.2009 | Home


Aug. 3: Joel Peresman, CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, talks with CNBC about a series of concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the muse...

John Lennon Exhibit in New York

Reyne Haines | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Reyne Haines

Recently, a new exhibit -- "John Lennon: The New York City Years" -- opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City.

Rock Hall Plans Candlelight Jackson Vigil

AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


CLEVELAND — Hours after the memorial service in Los Angeles, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will honor Michael Jackson with a candl...

In Memory of My Friend, Kenny Rankin

Alec Baldwin | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment


Alec Baldwin

I first started listening to Kenny's music when I was in college in 1976. His vocal range, from a falsetto to rich, bluesy tenor was remarkable. Rest in peace, Kenny.

Shalita O'Neale Pays it Forward

Timothy Cooper | Posted 06.28.2009 | Eyes & Ears


Timothy Cooper

Youth should be sitting around the table with the policy and decision-makers, as no one knows the foster care system better than the youth who've lived in it.

Good Grief! Comic Characters Leave Newspapers for a Day

Dave Astor | Posted 05.13.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that most newspapers still don't publish weekday comics in color, my mistake was putting today's cartoon guests in the green room rather than the black-and-white room.

Like AIG, We Can Do Worserer!

Dave Astor | Posted 04.19.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

The message for petty thieves: all the zeros in $165,000,000 add up to two (as in two-tier justice).

The Grammy Museum Is L.A. Live's Christmas Gift to City of Angels

Paige Donner | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment


Paige Donner

L.A. Live's Grammy Museum is an interactive playground using technology that facilitates the experience of music in so many ways; it is much more than a traditional museum.

Isaac Hayes Cause Of Death: Probable Stroke

AP | WOODY BAIRD | Posted 09.12.2008 | Entertainment


MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday. The deep-voiced soul singer die...

Madonna, Mellencamp Head to Rock Hall

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday and paid tribute to people who e...

"Dave Clark Five" Singer Mike Smith Dies Days Before Hall Of Fame Induction

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Name Madonna, Mellencamp And More Named

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark ...

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Revealed

Billboard | Jonathan Cohen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Madonna, the Beastie Boys, John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen lead a wildly disparate class of nominees for 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

200 Kiss Fans Protest Band's Exclusion From Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


About 200 Kiss fans protested Saturday in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to demand that the band be inducted into the hall. Fans,...

Jazz Legend Miles Davis To Be Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...

New York Times | BEN RATLIFF | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Miles Davis is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight. Not as an "early influence," as Hank Williams, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstron...

Sex Pistols Snub Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Honor: It's "A Piss Stain... We're Not Your Monkey"...

Hollywood Reporter | Chris Morris | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The Sex Pistols have opted out on appearing at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The groundbreaking English punk rock group offici...

Five New Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees:
Black Sabbath
Miles Davis
Sex Pistols
Blondie
Lynyrd Skynyrd...

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Black Sabbath, Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll H...