June 24, 2016

Women That Should Be in the Rock Hall, Part 2: Pat Benatar

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Sound. Vision. Both are key components in the career of Pat Benatar , the second subject of this series on women that belong in the Roc...
June 10, 2016

Women That Should Be in the Rock Hall, Part 1: The Crystals, The Marvelettes and The Shangri-Las

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Nominating a woman—what a concept, America! Now it's time to nominate more women for the Rock Hall, and also induct them. In this s...
May 20, 2016

The Who, The End?

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The Who Moda Center, Portland May 17, 2016 "The sun came out today," noted Pete Townshend at the Moda Center, adding, ...
May 5, 2016

In the Air This Year? 2017 Rock Hall Dark Horses

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A real dice roll, predicting what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going to do (you know, besides reliably tick people off). In any case, i...
April 26, 2016

With an Intellect and a Savior-faire: A Personal Appreciation of Prince Rogers Nelson

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I remember when the purple bomb hit. It was MTV, 1983. Prince's "1999" video flashed onto the screen. Swirling spotlights. A...
April 18, 2016

Here Today: McCartney "One on One" in Portland

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Paul McCartney Moda Center, Portland April 15, 2016 In the hierarchy of living rock and roll legends, there's a strong argument t...
April 8, 2016

Public Image, Damaged: The Rock Hall's Public Perception Problem

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As the stars converge and the hype builds for the 31st Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn tonight, it's import...