Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 11, 2016
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place this past Friday (8), and as per usual, it wasn’t without at least a bit of controversy. N.W.A. was among the inductees, and while the pioneering gangster rap collective wasn’t the first hip-hop group to be chosen for the Hall (they’re the fifth, actually), […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 17, 2015
We keep stating that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke of an organization, and while we’re not about to change our stance on that, it was announced late last night that Deep Purple will finally be inducted into the Hall next year. Drummer Ian Paice said recently that the Hall of […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 8, 2015
Let’s start out by stating the obvious: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is pretty much a sham of an organization. Everyone knows this. Countless bands should be nominated, but aren’t. The nomination process is very much behind closed doors and arbitrary, everything culminates in an awards show that’s hit or miss, and the […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 19, 2015
The story of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton, is the #1 film at the box office, and Dr. Dre has the #2 album in the country with Compton. When you combine that with the fact that the sale to Apple of Beats Electronics, of which Dre is CEO, made him the richest performer of 2015, he’s having a moment. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 9, 2014
It’s fitting that in a year when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies will be held in Cleveland, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, that Cleveland’s Trent Reznor leads the list of nominees for 2015 as Nine Inch Nails. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, an […]
Posted by Metal Insider on October 5, 2012
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Yesterday, it was revealed that Rush and Deep Purple are among the 15 finalists for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on October 4, 2012
The metal community has always been very vocal about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s flaws, namely about who has been excluded from the “elite” club for too long. However, there’s a chance that at least two deserving bands might finally get a shot, as Rush and Deep Purple are among the 15 finalists […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 15, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmcX97Y3vE4[/youtube] Thanks to the money they raised via Kickstarter, Helms Alee and director Andrew Cox were able to create a pretty memorable video for the song “8/16.” Actually, the point of the video is that hopefully you’ll remember some of the old music videos they’re spoofing. In a nutshell, Helms Alee recreate scenes from your […]
