Category: Honors

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs The Replacements — but Nirvana, Peter Gabriel get in

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs The Replacements — but Nirvana, Peter Gabriel get in

The Replacements may be back, but they’re still getting no respect: The Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 was revealed by Rolling Stone tonight, and the ‘Mats, while nominated back in October, didn’t make the cut. Instead, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, KISS, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt will be inducted come April.

The Replacements, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana earn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations

The Replacements, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana earn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations

Less than two months after reuniting onstage for the first time in more than two decades, The Replacements tonight landed a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014, joining a list of nominees that includes Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, KISS and more, Rolling Stone reports.

Ramones' 1976 debut added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry

Ramones’ 1976 debut added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

The Ramones’ 1976 self-titled debut album was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry today alongside 25 other songs and records — including Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack — as examples of the “richness and variety of our audio heritage

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys make Rock Hall of Fame — The Cure snubbed

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this morning announced its Class of 2012, a list that does not include first-time nominees The Cure, but does feature ’80s college-rock vets Red Hot Chili Peppers plus Beastie Boys, Guns N’ Roses, Donovan, Laura Nyro and a combination of The Faces and The Small Faces.

The Cure nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 2012 ballot

The Cure nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 2012 ballot

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this morning announced the nominees for its Class of 2012, a list that includes goth-pop legends The Cure as well as fellow first-time nominees Guns N’ Roses, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Eric B. and Rakim, plus past nominees Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys and more.

Video: Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan performs Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'

Video: Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan performs Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’

Last night in Los Angeles, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan played an eight-song set that included covers of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart,’ David Bowie’s ‘Cracked Actor’ and the Damned’s ‘New Rose,’ plus Depeche Mode hits ‘I Feel You’ and ‘Personal Jesus,’ the latter with guest Martin Gore.

Video: The Church play ‘Under a Milky Way,’ ‘Tantalized’ at ARIA Hall of Fame

Back in October, The Church was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame; at the ceremony in Sydney, the band performed its 1988 crossover hit ‘Under the Milky Way’ plus its 1986 single ‘Tantalized.’