Not 'N' Roll: Will AP's Scene Make The Rock Hall?

Now that all of the pageantry over this year’s inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is far behind us, let’s consider the very scene we immerse ourselves in. Did you ever wonder if any of the bands you currently hold dear will gain a level of respect worthy of Rock Hall enshrinement? Since this writer wonders about this kind of stuff semi-frequently, we pondered who from the scene would make the jump to full-on Rock History™ and who would live only in our hearts—and whatever micro-chipped social media platform will be controlling us by then. Consider this arbitrary cross-section of bands, with stats and theories on what each band might have on display in the Rock Hall Museum.

ALL TIME LOW
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2029
ODDS OF INCLUSION: 12:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: The massive bra collection the band have acquired on various legs of touring.

BLINK-182
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2019
ODDS OF INCLUSION: 7:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Endless loop of the patently offensive banter found at the end of The Mark, Tom And Travis Show.

BRAND NEW
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2026
ODDS: 100:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Endless loop of the band's then-manager pleading with former AP scribe Trevor Kelley not to write about Jesse Lacey's newly acquired, gargantuan 4X4 truck during BN’s last AP cover story interviews.

GREEN DAY
ELIGIBILITY DATE: Now!
ODDS: Inevitable.
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Day-long hourglass filled with the ashes of drum kits Tré Cool torched during the touring cycle promoting Nimrod.

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2027
ODDS: 10:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: An exact scale replica of the statue on the cover of May Death Never Stop You, rendered in a month’s worth of Gerard Way’s discarded cigarette butts.

NEW FOUND GLORY
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2022
ODDS: 10:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: International Superheroes Of Hardcore headquarters made in exact scale to the Parthenon.

NOFX
ELIGIBILITY DATE: Now!
ODDS: 50:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Doesn’t matter: They’ll just fly into Cleveland, elude Rock Hall security and wreck the whole damn place, anyway.

RANCID
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2017
ODDS: 10:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Time-lapse nude hologram rendering of individual members’ tattoo accumulation.

RISE AGAINST
ELIGIBILITY DATE: 2026
ODDS: 15:1
POSSIBLE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Tim McIlrath’s “Fair Trade Root Beers I Have Experienced” walk-in fridge.

This article was sponsored by GHS Strings who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.