I wonder if Lara Means will be cited for "Best Apocalyptic Video"?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070108/en_nm/rockhall_dc_3
Van Halen, R.E.M. among Rock hall of fame entrants
By Dean Goodman
Mon Jan 8, 6:08 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dysfunctional rock band Van Halen was named on
Monday to the next roster of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, an accolade that paves the way for an awkward reunion of the
group's warring members.
Rock band R.E.M., pioneering rappers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious
Five, punk poet Patti Smith and 1960s girl group the Ronettes also made
the cut, organizers said.
The group emerged from the college rock scene in Athens, Georgia, to
enjoy mainstream success with songs such as "Losing My Religion" and
"The One I Love," but it has largely ignored the trappings of the music
business. The induction ceremony, on the other hand, where guests must
pay thousands of dollars to attend, is the epitome of cor****ate rock.
Stipe said he looked forward to donning a tuxedo for the event.
While many past inductees were past their prime or maybe even dead,
Stipe said he was especially proud that R.E.M. was being inducted as a
working band. Although its commercial heyday might be over, the band
remains hugely popular in Europe and is preparing to record a new album.
....
The icing on the cake, for him, was the fact that his idol, Patti Smith,
was also being inducted. He recalled buying her first album, "Horses,"
on the day it was released in 1975 when he was 15, and deciding there
and then to become a musician.
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