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Hurricane Sandy Damages Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

Dave Lifton — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:11:18 +0000

We've all been glued to our television sets with great concern as we watch the reports of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. The massive size of the "superstorm" has caused its effects to be felt beyond the East Coast and as far west as Cleveland, where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has suffered damage as a result.

Slash Denies RSVPing For Guns N' Roses Rock Hall Induction Ceremony

Dave Swanson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:34 +0000

Don’t set a table place for Slash at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony just yet, despite a recent statement from Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation President and CEO Joel Peresman that Guns N’ Roses “all have RSVP’d that they will show” for the big ceremony in April.

Guns N' Roses Alumni on Hall of Fame Induction, Possible Reunion

Jeff Giles — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:47:41 +0000

For years, Guns N’ Roses fans have been hoping for a reunion of the band’s classic lineup — and now that G N’ R are officially members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012, it’s time for speculation to begin in earnest. While original guitarist Slash simply tweeted “It’s quite an [...]

Guns N' Roses, Faces Voted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Matthew Wilkening — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:17:49 +0000

Guns N’ Roses, the Small Faces / Faces, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Donovan have all been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are joined by The Beastie Boys and Laura Nyro. The ceremony will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14th.

Kiss Manager Doc McGhee Blasts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Billy Dukes — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:44:49 +0000

Passengers on board the recent Kiss Kruise had a chance to lob a few questions at the legendary band’s manager last month, and inevitably their exclusion from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came up. Doc McGhee didn’t dance around the subject. If the band is nominated for 2013 it won’t be because he’s saying all the right things.

Steve Miller, Bob Seger Among 2012 Nominees For Songwriters HOF

Jon Michaels — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:00:31 +0000

Steve Miller recently celebrated his 68th birthday and watched the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame nominations come and go without being nominated. It’s really hard to comprehend such a classic artist, songwriter and storyteller gets overlooked for the Hall. One of these days he’s got to get the call. The Song Writers Hall of [...]

Gene Simmons Says Original KISS Could Play Again

Jon Michaels — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:37:26 +0000

Gene Simmons is giving hope to Kiss fans, that they may still get a chance to see the original line up- Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley-play together again. In a recent radio interview, the Demon said, “There will be one more time when we play together. Sometime in the future there’s going to [...]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits and More [PHOTOS]

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:34:25 +0000

On Monday night, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted several more music legends into its ranks, including Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Darlene Love, Tom Waits, Jac Holzman, Art Rupe and Leon Russell. The ceremony included performances by the inductees, with appearances by Elton John, Bette Midler, Paul Simon, John Mayer, Neil [...]