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How Indie Rock Killed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
thelmagazine.com - 10/30/2009
How Indie Rock Killed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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There's a great piece in the L.A. Times today, on the occasion of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows taking place tonight and tomorrow at Madison Square Garden, featuring headlining sets by Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Metallica. Writer Geoff Boucher wonders ...
rollingstone.com - 10/27/2009
Springsteen Still Set to Perform at Historic Rock Hall of Fame Concert
— rollingstone.com — Despite canceling last night’s show in Kansas City, Missouri, due to the death of his assistant road... manager/cousin, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will take the stage Thursday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of the historic duo of concerts celebrating the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary. Meet this year’s potential Hall of Fame inductees in classic photos. On October 29th, Springsteen will share the spotlight with Tom Morello ... (more) Springsteen Still Set to Perform at Historic Rock Hall ...

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Turns 25 With All-Star Sets From Springsteen, Wonder and More
rollingstone.com - 11/2/2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Turns 25 With All-Star Sets From Springsteen, Wonder and More
— rollingstone.com — Photo: Mazur/WireImage It was well past 1:00 a.m. when the first night of the Rock and Roll... Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary celebration began winding down. For six hours, a capacity crowd at New York’s Madison Square Garden had ... (more) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Turns 25 With All-Star Sets ...

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Largehearted Boy — ... The Measure explains how indie rock killed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We've all known the day would come when things would get dicey for the Hall, and it's finally here. Right around the mid-80s, or 25 years ago, or the exact amount of time that needs to have passed since a band's debut in order for them to be eligible for induction, when hair-metal came along and ruined everything, it simply became cooler for rock bands to exist below the radar of the mainstream. With the exceptions of a period of a few years in the early 90s, with Pearl Jam and ...

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