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Ringo and Green Day and Fall Out Boy and Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett and sexual innuendos and tears and copious F-bombs! Holy HBO sponsorship deal, Batman! The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony hit Cleveland  April 18, and AP was there. This writer is still recovering. Here are our 10 favorite moments […]

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has officially announced the inductees for 2015. Green Day, Lou Reed, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bill Withers and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band will all be inducted at the ceremony next April, Rolling Stone reports. Additionally, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will receive the Award for […]

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the nominees for their Class of 2015. Among the 15 artists being considered for inclusion into the Hall of Fame include Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, Lou Reed, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, N.W.A. and more. This is the first year both Green […]

Rolling Stone have reported that the Velvet Underground frontman and influential solo songwriter/guitarist Lou Reed has passed away at 71. Though it's mentioned that Reed underwent liver transplant surgery in Cleveland, Ohio back in May, the cause of death has not been disclosed. His sprawling solo career began in 1972 in his native New York City, a year […]

Metric Synthetica This review originally ran in AP 288. Metric’s genius is how they evolve from album to album, but never abandon their core strengths: zooming keyboards, pop hooks and frontwoman Emily Haines’ badass, angel-with-a-dark-side voice. The band’s fifth full-length, Synthetica, is no different. As its name implies, the album is heavy on electronic-sounding elements—guitars […]