Read more Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18826/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73496/hit-pause-on-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re a music critic trying to fill out your Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot, like Patrick Goldstein , you’re facing some pretty slim pickings this year. The nominees: ABBA, the Chantels, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, the Hollies, KISS, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, the Red Hot Chili...http://www.newser.com/story/73496/hit-pause-on-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70260/nations-top-museums-free-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdmission to over 1,200 museums across America will be free tomorrow as part of the Smithsonian's annual "Museum Day." The event is aimed at promoting culture and removing "any economic barrier" keeping people from enjoying museums, a Smithsonian exec tells USA Today . Museum-goers will need a Museum Day admission...http://www.newser.com/story/70260/nations-top-museums-free-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 3:06:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58830/ny-exhibit-features-lennons-bloody-death-duds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new exhibit of John Lennon memorabilia includes a bloodied hospital bag holding the clothes he wore the night he was shot to death, reports the Guardian . The bag is the most jolting display of the new show launched by Lennon's widow at the Manhattan annex of the Rock and...http://www.newser.com/story/58830/ny-exhibit-features-lennons-bloody-death-duds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 3:36:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47938/run-dmc-metallica-make-rock-hall-of-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRun-DMC and Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, MTV.com reports. The two groups—along with Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Wanda Jackson—will receive rock’s highest accolade in a ceremony April 4 in Cleveland. The two headlining picks may be attempts...http://www.newser.com/story/47938/run-dmc-metallica-make-rock-hall-of-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 16:53:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38100/metallica-tops-list-of-rock-hall-nominees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nominees for next year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction were announced today, with rockers Metallica and rappers Run-DMC nominated for the first time, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their first recording is released; just five acts are admitted each...http://www.newser.com/story/38100/metallica-tops-list-of-rock-hall-nominees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 16:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34882/cleveland-rocks-but-ny-rocks-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCleveland lobbied to be the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to bring tourists to town, but a dip in visitors has led the museum's worried organizers to turn to New York for help. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined singer Billy Joel yesterday to announce the opening of...http://www.newser.com/story/34882/cleveland-rocks-but-ny-rocks-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 15:12:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26051/madonnas-candy-not-so-sweet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere is something noticeably absent in Madonna’s new record, writes Rashod Ollison in The Baltimore Sun : Madonna. Her 11th studio album, Hard Candy, “is a mostly stale piece of self-consciously fluffy pop” in which the superstar “plays it safe.” Enlisting younger hit makers like Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Timberland...http://www.newser.com/story/26051/madonnas-candy-not-so-sweet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Apr 2008 12:16:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21900/leonard-cohen-to-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe man Lou Reed called “one of the most important songwriters of our time” will hit the road this summer. Leonard Cohen, 73, will kick off his first tour in 15 years in his native Canada and then head to Europe, the Independent reports. So far, there are no US...http://www.newser.com/story/21900/leonard-cohen-to-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 17:30:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21257/madonna-joins-rock-hall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a wink and a nod, Madonna became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer last night, along with John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen, Billboard reports. Madonna got top billing, with Justin Timberlake giving her an innuendo-laden induction speech, and Iggy and the Stooges performing punked-up covers of “Burning Up”...http://www.newser.com/story/21257/madonna-joins-rock-hall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Mar 2008 8:26:19 CDT