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Triumph Won’t Make Rock Hall Due to ‘Huge Prejudice’

Rik Emmett believes Triumph has never gotten serious consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to a lingering “huge prejudice” against band's like his.The Canadian rocker laid out his reasoning during a recent interview with Misplaced Straws."In the United States, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame politically… I mean, we were on RCA Records, which was — of the seven major labels, they were number six. And then […]

todayMarch 24, 2024

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Ozzy Osbourne Says Rock Hall Nomination Is ‘Driving Me Mad’

Ozzy Osbourne admits his pending nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame weighs heavily on his mind.Though the legendary singer was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath, he’s up for the honor again as a solo artist. It’s an achievement Osbourne is hoping for, even if he doesn't think it'll happen.“It’s been driving me mad,” the Prince of Darkness confessed during an interview with Rolling Stone. […]

todayMarch 21, 2024 2

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Lenny Kravitz Talks Rock Hall Nomination, ‘Electric Blue Light’ LP

If form is a guide, Lenny Kravitz ought to be a shoo-in for the Rock Hall class of 2024. With a new album out in May, the veteran rocker has been soaking up the plaudits on the awards trail, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, presented earlier this month (with a savage roasting by his daughter Zoë Kravitz), and the Music Icon Award at the 2024 People’s […]

todayMarch 21, 2024 1

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Peter Frampton and Joe Bonamassa Discuss Humble Pie, Hall of Fame

Peter Frampton was in Humble Pie for only a few years. But his time with the British rock group was formative. As he tells UCR, he found his sound as a player while he was working with Humble Pie.Even as he moved forward with his solo career, he never lost his affection for the time he'd spent with Humble Pie -- and in particular, their enigmatic vocalist, Steve Marriott. There […]

todayMarch 12, 2024

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Five Reasons Foreigner Should Be in the Rock Hall of Fame

Despite being eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2003, Foreigner only received their first nomination in 2024.The omission stood out on an otherwise unblemished rock resume. With platinum albums, hit songs, Grammy nominations and millions of fans, the group has enjoyed the type of career most other acts only dream of.Formed in 1976, Foreigner’s long consistent member has been Mick Jones. The guitarist has handled the […]

todayMarch 9, 2024

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Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall Announce 2024 Joint Tour Dates

Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall will hit the road together this summer, performing across North America.The trek will begin on June 2 in Troutdale, Oregon and then make its way east with shows scheduled in Toronto, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and more.You can view a complete list of dates below. Tickets will be available starting March 15.Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall's HistoryForty years ago, Hall appeared on one of Costello's […]

todayMarch 8, 2024

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Five Reasons Sinead O’Connor Should Be in the Rock Hall of Fame

Sinead O'Connor was eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 but didn't score her first nomination until 2024, the year after her death at age 56.While her commercial success was somewhat fleeting - her 1990 cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" shot to No. 1 and sent the accompanying album to the top of the charts, but she never returned to the Top 10 - O'Connor's catalog includes 10 […]

todayMarch 5, 2024

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Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke Flips Bird to Rock Hall Over Exclusion

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke had a choice gesture for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for excluding him from the band's 2006 induction.Medlocke first played drums and sang with Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972 before returning to his former band, Blackfoot. He rejoined Skynyrd as a guitarist in 1996 and has performed with them ever since. Medlocke's drumming and vocals appeared on 1977's Street Survivors via the original 1971 demo of "One […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

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Watch Paul McCartney’s NSFW Foreigner Rock Hall Endorsement

Foreigner recently received their first nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and they've been working overtime to prove they're worthy of induction. The rockers recently received a campaign endorsement from a friend in a high place: Paul McCartney.The former Beatle made a short, NSFW video in which he expressed his incredulity over Foreigner's Hall of Fame exclusion. "Foreigner not in the Hall of Fame? What the fuck?" McCartney asks before […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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