August 1, 20195 yr On 6/27/2019 at 7:42 AM, MuRrAy HiLL said: Rock Hall’s $2 million ‘Interactive Garage’ set to wow visitors Today 5:25 AM By Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Imagine standing inside rock and roll’s hallowed ground with the guitar sounds of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on The Water” blaring above your head. Only it’s not just Ritchie Blackmore playing it. It’s you, learning his iconic riff in record time. That’s the magic of the Interactive Garage, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s new interactive exhibit unlike anything the museum has ever put together. The Interactive Garage, which opens to the public on July 1, allows visitors to play actual instruments by themselves, alongside friends or strangers at the museum. Trained professionals will be available on screen and in person to assist as you learn Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” on guitar, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” on drums or Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools” on keyboard, among other classics. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/06/rock-halls-2-million-interactive-garage-set-to-wow-visitors.html I didn't realize this thing just opened. This Cuban band that performed at Party in the Park in Painesville a couple of weeks ago put it to good use Edited August 1, 20195 yr by eastvillagedon http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 27, 20195 yr Very cool...and in Cleveland: Rock Hall Ceremony to air live on HBO for first time in 2020 Updated 7:57 AM; Today 7:19 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – It hasn’t even been a week since John Sykes was announced as the next Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and he’s already dropping bombs about next year’s Induction Ceremony in Cleveland. It was announced earlier this week that Sykes, who is President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia, will replace Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner as chairman of the New York-based institution, which handles the inductions, effective Jan. 1. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Sykes revealed that next year’s ceremony will air live on HBO for the first time ever. The Rock Hall has yet to announce a date or venue for next year’s ceremony. Though, April and Public Auditorium are usually safe bets, respectively. Thus, Cleveland would play host to the first live broadcast of the Rock Hall Inductions, putting a global audience’s eyes on the city in real time. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/09/rock-hall-ceremony-to-air-live-on-tv-for-first-time-in-2020.html Edited September 27, 20195 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
September 27, 20195 yr ^I take it that's not the same John Sykes from Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Tygers of Pan Tang
September 27, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Very cool...and in Cleveland: Rock Hall Ceremony to air live on HBO for first time in 2020 Updated 7:57 AM; Today 7:19 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – It hasn’t even been a week since John Sykes was announced as the next Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and he’s already dropping bombs about next year’s Induction Ceremony in Cleveland. It was announced earlier this week that Sykes, who is President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia, will replace Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner as chairman of the New York-based institution, which handles the inductions, effective Jan. 1. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Sykes revealed that next year’s ceremony will air live on HBO for the first time ever. The Rock Hall has yet to announce a date or venue for next year’s ceremony. Though, April and Public Auditorium are usually safe bets, respectively. Thus, Cleveland would play host to the first live broadcast of the Rock Hall Inductions, putting a global audience’s eyes on the city in real time. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/09/rock-hall-ceremony-to-air-live-on-tv-for-first-time-in-2020.html Okay. This is something the city and music venues needs to capitalize on immediately. I'm thinking an entire week of live shows and events leading up to the induction ceremony. Do it Cleveland!
September 28, 20195 yr 12 hours ago, surfohio said: Okay. This is something the city and music venues needs to capitalize on immediately. I'm thinking an entire week of live shows and events leading up to the induction ceremony. Do it Cleveland! I few things i've suggested: Monthly rock concerted sponsored by the RRHF at rotating venues thought the city At least two "monsters of rock" type concerts at CBS. April and August. various competitions that showcase city/county/regional/state talent. IE DJ DeathMatch. Where two DJ battle over a course of 4/5 challenges reality style. Rock "Chefs Table" where several chef would cook courses to a music themed dinner (RRHF benefit) Rock the boat. For summer, wrap a cruise boat like the good time, into a floating tour bus with programming. pretty much a party cruise boat, targeting businesses for corporate functions Celebrity music inspired suites at various hotels Music inspired public art in every one of Cleveland neighborhoods. with digital displays sponsored by artists, composers, DJ, Radios stations, etc. For instance Kinsman Dazz. These would be in places where they can be a step to future development Do a big "live aid" type concert FROM Cleveland benefiting a Global Issue, like Global warming. Trainspotters: take all the seats out of 6/8 Cleveland Rapid Cars to make two trains. Have a soul train and people have to come dressed as a certain soul train era; Disco Train, a late night train inspired by Traxx, where the train would run from 2:30am to 5:00am and play nothing buy disco; Train Car Karaoke - karaoke with jukebox filled with nothing music about trains. The Soul and Disco trains would rotate, while the karaoke train would run in between rush hours as it's a general audience trains.
October 1, 20195 yr ^Bring back the World Series of Rock (aka "monsters of rock"). Enough time has passed to forget any bad taste the that series left with some people.
October 1, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, musky said: ^Bring back the World Series of Rock (aka "monsters of rock"). Enough time has passed to forget any bad taste the that series left with some people. TIL (yup, it was before I was born) -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_of_Rock
October 4, 20195 yr On 10/1/2019 at 11:31 AM, musky said: ^Bring back the World Series of Rock (aka "monsters of rock"). Enough time has passed to forget any bad taste the that series left with some people. World Series of rock and Monsters of Rock are two different things. World Series was a locally produced show in 1970's Cleveland. Monsters of Rock was a tour in the 80's. Edited October 4, 20195 yr by Cleburger
October 4, 20195 yr On 10/1/2019 at 11:31 AM, musky said: ^Bring back the World Series of Rock (aka "monsters of rock"). Enough time has passed to forget any bad taste the that series left with some people. Plus, like Riverfest, the problems that gave it an event ending bad reputation had little if anything to do with the event or its attendees.
October 26, 20195 yr Soundgarden over Kraftwerk? Christ, this country is over. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 26, 20195 yr ^ *Anyone* on that list over Kraftwerk is a travesty. My hovercraft is full of eels
October 26, 20195 yr Acts that have had key members pass recently are always at an advantage in popular votes.
October 26, 20195 yr 9 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Soundgarden over Kraftwerk? Christ, this country is over.
October 29, 20195 yr uuugh. ok here's who should go in. in order. kraftwerk (derp voters) t rex (glam gods) mc5 (not much there, but they effing invented the punk rock) biggie (come on, maan don't make me tell you that!) todd rundgren (top shelf producer) the rest do not rate.
October 29, 20195 yr Doesn't getting inducted into a Hall of Fame basically revoke all your rock & roll cred? I say keep the actually-cool bands out of there. So definitely Soundgarden and not Kraftwerk.
October 29, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, mrnyc said: uuugh. ok here's who should go in. in order. kraftwerk (derp voters) t rex (glam gods) mc5 (not much there, but they effing invented the punk rock) biggie (come on, maan don't make me tell you that!) todd rundgren (top shelf producer) the rest do not rate. Talking with one of the staff members during Best of CLE party, rumor is fan voting for Biggie is low because folks want to see him inducted when the ceremony is in NYC. If you google any of the nominees Google gives you the option to vote daily on your choice of folks.
November 5, 20195 yr On 10/26/2019 at 1:11 AM, ColDayMan said: Soundgarden over Kraftwerk? Christ, this country is over. In 1981, my best friend Mike came running down my driveway with a record album in his arms. He banged on my door, entered and said, "Ken, you've got to hear this! These guys make ELO (just came out with their techie album "Time") sound like they're banging on rocks!" The album was Kraftwerk's "Computer World." I bought my own copy and wore it out so fast I had to buy another. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 5, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: In 1981, my best friend Mike came running down my driveway with a record album in his arms. He banged on my door, entered and said, "Ken, you've got to hear this! These guys make ELO (just came out with their techie album "Time") sound like they're banging on rocks!" The album was Kraftwerk's "Computer World." I bought my own copy and wore it out so fast I had to buy another. Old school social media! Actually running next door to your buddy's house!
October 29, 20213 yr Always love the coverage of out-of-towners coming to Cleveland for the first time:
October 30, 20213 yr On 11/5/2019 at 10:42 AM, KJP said: In 1981, my best friend Mike came running down my driveway with a record album in his arms. He banged on my door, entered and said, "Ken, you've got to hear this! These guys make ELO (just came out with their techie album "Time") sound like they're banging on rocks!" The album was Kraftwerk's "Computer World." I bought my own copy and wore it out so fast I had to buy another. That entire album makes me think of SNLs, "Sprockets"! LOL
October 30, 20213 yr 10 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: That entire album makes me think of SNLs, "Sprockets"! LOL Well IIRC they were the inspiration for that skit. Sweet over T Rex, I would think. A little more commercial and a lot more influential. Desolation Boulevard was a good ten years ahead of its time. Even recently, The Struts did Ballroom Blitz on a soundtrack and The Regrettes did a cover of Fox On The Run on British TV. Their lead singer's dad wasn't born yet when that song was a hit.
October 30, 20213 yr On 11/5/2019 at 10:42 AM, KJP said: In 1981, my best friend Mike came running down my driveway with a record album in his arms. He banged on my door, entered and said, "Ken, you've got to hear this! These guys make ELO (just came out with their techie album "Time") sound like they're banging on rocks!" The album was Kraftwerk's "Computer World." I bought my own copy and wore it out so fast I had to buy another. My brother had one of their early albums fron the 70s. It contained Autobahn which was pretty cool even though I didn't understand the German lyrics.
October 30, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said: My brother had one of their early albums fron the 70s. It contained Autobahn which was pretty cool even though I didn't understand the German lyrics. IIRC, Autobahn got a lot of play on WMMS and/or M105.
October 31, 20213 yr 9 hours ago, E Rocc said: IIRC, Autobahn got a lot of play on WMMS and/or M105. My dad had the full album (came out in 1975), and it had lyrics for Autobahn on the back.
October 31, 20213 yr This rock n roll HoF ceremony was one of the most star studded I can remember. On your of there people actually going into the HoF there were performers including Taylor Swift, Eminem, jLo, Paul McCartney, Jennifer Hudson, and Christina Aguilera, and introducers such as Drew Barrymore, Dr.Dre, Lionel Richie, and Dave Chapel. Didn’t get to watch but plan to. Edited October 31, 20213 yr by cle_guy90
October 31, 20213 yr 7 minutes ago, cle_guy90 said: This rock n roll HoF ceremony was one of the most star studded I can remember. On your of there people actually going into the HoF there were performers including Taylor Swift, Eminem, jLo, Paul McCartney, Jennifer Hudson, and Christina Aguilera, and introducers such as Drew Barrymore, Dr.Dre, Lionel Richie, and Dave Chapel. Didn’t get to watch but plan to. I just got home from there. Cleveland was shining! We should be proud to have one of the finest arenas in North America!
October 31, 20213 yr 7 hours ago, Cleburger said: I just got home from there. Cleveland was shining! We should be proud to have one of the finest arenas in North America! I was there as well. The Rock Hall staff put on a hell of a show.
October 31, 20213 yr Really good summary of the star-studded night in Downtown Cleveland: 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Stuns With Surprise Guests, Magical Performances Unannounced acts Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez helped make this one of the most entertaining Rock Hall inductions in recent memory https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/2021-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-review-1251077/
November 1, 20213 yr Speaking of Kraftwerk... https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/11/kraftwerk-bringing-2022-tour-to-playhouse-square.html
November 2, 20213 yr On 10/31/2021 at 3:00 PM, MuRrAy HiLL said: Really good summary of the star-studded night in Downtown Cleveland: 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Stuns With Surprise Guests, Magical Performances Unannounced acts Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez helped make this one of the most entertaining Rock Hall inductions in recent memory https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/2021-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-review-1251077/ Nobody says rock'n'roll like.....Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez.
November 2, 20213 yr 9 hours ago, X said: Nobody says rock'n'roll like.....Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez. I was there. THE highlight of the night was Eminem doing "Rock the Bells" with LL Cool J. LL also made sure to acknowledge the debts that hip hop owes rock n roll for the use of samples etc. Very classy.
November 2, 20213 yr Rock and roll is an attitude, and covers a whole lot of different musical genres. And Saturday nights show was one of the best shows I've ever attended. What a night
November 3, 20213 yr On 11/1/2021 at 11:46 PM, X said: Nobody says rock'n'roll like.....Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez. "Rock N Roll" transcends many music genre's, activities and types of entertainment. The event, Cleveland and the Museum all shined. People I know, personally and in the business, year over year, are majorly impressed with the city and the event.
March 14, 20223 yr Above post leads me to ask...what is going on with the proposed expansion/addition? Is it on hold pending the current (endless) lakefront study/planning?
March 14, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Htsguy said: Above post leads me to ask...what is going on with the proposed expansion/addition? Is it on hold pending the current (endless) lakefront study/planning? I hated the proposed expansion. Hopefully they went back to the drawing board.
March 14, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, Htsguy said: Above post leads me to ask...what is going on with the proposed expansion/addition? Is it on hold pending the current (endless) lakefront study/planning? Construction is still set for sometime in '22. About 73m of the 100m dollar project has been raised. The green plaza next to the Science Center has been funded with a 2m dollar gift from the GGF. Should begin this summer.
March 14, 20223 yr I like the addition of the screens. A Rock & Roll museum shouldn't be static. It should be kinetic with audio and videos of the performers. It also adds energy to what is too often a quiet entrance to the Hall. It's often the little things that create a positive vibe.
March 14, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, cadmen said: I like the addition of the screens. A Rock & Roll museum shouldn't be static. It should be kinetic with audio and videos of the performers. It also adds energy to what is too often a quiet entrance to the Hall. It's often the little things that create a positive vibe. Agree. Also it's time to activate those dead spaces along the water with...anything. It's always been so sterile. Bigger picture: I need to see better, more walkable connections. It's going to require a coordinated, well thought-out effort by all stakeholders, not just the Rock Hall. We shall see.
March 14, 20223 yr dolly just bowed out: Dolly Parton was nominated for the 2022 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, but has withdrawn herself from consideration. "Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right," Dolly wrote in a statement posted to her socials. "I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out." You're too modest, Dolly! more: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/dolly-parton-bows-out-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-consideration/
March 14, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, mrnyc said: dolly just bowed out: Dolly Parton was nominated for the 2022 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, but has withdrawn herself from consideration. "Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right," Dolly wrote in a statement posted to her socials. "I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out." You're too modest, Dolly! more: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/dolly-parton-bows-out-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-consideration/ Effectively she seems to be saying that she doesn't consider herself to be a rock 'n' roll artist. Though her mention of possibly recording a rock album in the future is interesting. It does seem like the rock Hall often uses the most broad definition of rock possible. I'm not making any judgement on that, but it would be interesting if what forces the Rock Hall to narrow its definition is other artist self selecting out of the genre. As far as the additions, screen should be nice, but I really hope they do work with the landbridge and other developments rather than rushing to get it done.
March 14, 20223 yr Young people today don't like to think of music in "genres". They kind of look at it as a whole but recognize the influence of particular genres on the song as a whole.
March 15, 20223 yr 16 hours ago, GCrites80s said: Young people today don't like to think of music in "genres". They kind of look at it as a whole but recognize the influence of particular genres on the song as a whole. absolutely and yet another problem the boomer driven rrhof faces. the bigger problem is of course, their rock-n-roll is and has been dead for quite awhile now. hot take maybe for some, but i stand by it lol -- and it doesn't mean the museum isnt cool, because it is and they can still do a lot more with it (like hold big concerts).
March 15, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, newyorker said: The really should consider renaming the museum. Agreed. They used to say Rock and Roll will never die, but it looks like it has died. Maybe Pop Music Hall of Fame would be more appropriate.
March 15, 20223 yr It really hasn't died. Younger bands like The Struts, The Regrettes, and in Italy Måneskin are doing a credible job.
March 15, 20223 yr https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/should-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-change-its-name.html
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