Stereogum (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
All those "girl group" references make even more sense after the Vivian Girls' cover of the Bronx-born Chantels' 1957 single " He's Gone ." Remember, the Chantels are on the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominee list. It's good to be the Chantels.
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Althouse (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Such are the nominees this year for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patrick Goldstein moans: It's pretty pathetic when you consider that you can vote for the Chantels and Darlene Love, but not for Linda Ronstadt, Steve Miller, Chicago, Rush, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Journey, Dire Straits or Stevie Ray Vaughan, just to name a few of the ineligible worthies... Those of us who are actual voters are...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I was a rock critic in a past life, so every year around this time, I still get a ballot allowing me to vote for my favorite nominees in the annual election at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
gorilla vs. bear (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
[ viv girls sing ' he's gone ' by the chantels ] [photos by david ] ***********
Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Actress Kate Winslet (”Titanic”) is 34. Cartoonist Bil Keane (”Family Circus”) is 87. Comedian Bill Dana is 85. Actress Diane Cilento is 76. Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 68. Singer Richard Street (The Temptations) is 67. Singer-guitarist Steve Miller is 66. Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 62. Actor Jeff Conaway (”Taxi”) is [...]
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers, KISS, and ABBA have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the ‘Californication’ hitmakers and rapper LL Cool J, this is the first year of eligibility, as artists can be inducted 25 years after their debut release for contending the honour. “It’s a real honour to be nominated in [...] Related posts: Kiss unhappy over ‘Rock and Roll...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
The 2010 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. The ballot includes KISS, the Stooges, Genesis, LL Cool J, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, the Chantels, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, the Hollies, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Of these 12, five will be chosen for induction into the Hall early next year. That’s a pretty diverse selection. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J and Kiss lead the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot.
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Who'll be given the increasingly-watered-down honour of an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? Some of this lot : Abba LL Cool J The Red Hot Chili Peppers Kiss Darlene Love Jimmy Cliff Donna Summer Laura Nyro The Chantels The Stooges Genesis The Hollies It's hard to believe that Kiss - precisely the sort of dreadful good-idea-turned-into-grim-cash-machine that the Hall Of Fame trades in...
Undercover Black Man (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
This week the new ballot of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees was announced : Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ABBA, Genesis, LL Cool J, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, Darlene Love, the Stooges, the Hollies, the Chantels and Jimmy Cliff. Five of them will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year. New Jerseyites are saying: “Where’s Bon Jovi?” I’m saying: “Where’s Los...
Chuck Bloom (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Up for the class of 2010 are: Iggy & the Stooges the Red Hot Chili Peppers LL Cool J Kiss Genesis Donna Summer ABBA Darlene Love Laura Nyro the Chantels the Hollies Jimmy Cliff I believe KISS is a natural, as is ABBA (one just cannot discount actual album/singles SALES). I'd also add the late Laura Nyro (as a songwriter, not performer), the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff. The Peppers will make it because...
Outside Counsel (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
This year's nominees for the Rock'n'Roll HOF once again illustrate how the institution is flawed: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies and The Stooges. What kind of a list is this? Is there anyone on it that deserves to be enshrined in a Hall of Fame? ABBA sold a ton of records, and remain a force. (I once...
Earvolution (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
By: David SchultzThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced their slate of nominees for the Class of 2010. Without question it's an eclectic group of artists that consists of The Stooges, Kiss, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, Darlene Love, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Hollies, Donna Summer, ABBA, Laura Nyro, The Chantels and LL Cool J. As far as who should get the nod, I'm going to apply the Billy Bob
MTV UK (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Legendary MC LL Cool J is one of 12 nominees that could be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. LL's name is included on a shortlist of artists that includes fellow legendary...
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