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Anyone who has HBO has been subjected to the replay of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert ever since it originally aired on November 29th. I have tried to sit through this four hour monstrosity a couple of times now, and trust me, that ain't no easy task!

So Jann Wenner and his rock 'n' roll boys club have again slammed the door on KISS, denying the band entrance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Lame this year after they received their first nomination. At least John Cougar is in there. KISS should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just on pure principle. But isn't it much cooler to not be in the Hall? Dunno, ask Iggy . On another note, TDoL's year-end list-which I'm told is more influential than any Hall of Fame-comes [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced two special concerts at Madison Square Garden in NYC on October 29 and 30. So far, confirmed to appear are; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, U2, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Crosby - Stills - Nash and Friends , and others they help the Hall of Fame celebrate its 25th anniversary and raise money. The shows will be curated by Tom Hanks, Rolling Stone Magazine founder Jann Wenner, film director Cameron Crowe, Guitarist/songwriter Robbie Robertson ( The Band ) and others as the shows tell the [...]

Well, I'll be damned. A non -KISS frea ... err ... fan has called to attention the fact that those fun-loving, middle-aged Knights in Satan's Service STILL haven't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The fine folks over at Ear Farm have made their Top 20 Candidates For the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , written in a very logical, un -KISS frea ... err ... fan-biased-diatribe kinda way. To put it into perspective, an artist is eligible for the Hall of Fame 25 years after [...]

Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone , Blender , Vibe , and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who's contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others ! In this installment, he looks at the new issue of Rolling Stone : And so, the reformatted Rolling Stone has hit the newsstands. The mag's publicist did their job properly, since the announcement of this transformation was dutifully [...]