PopTodd

Nice work! EDIT: And I would be the last one to scold you for self promoting.

Agreed. Priest needs to be there.

As soon as we go live, I'll share the link so you can start your own Hop On Pop station over at Pandora. You know you want to.

The Pawns - Last Things First

Yeah. Listening to Maiden's Live After Death right now, and there is no doubt in my mind that they are HoF-worthy. But I'm guessing that they'll never be in. I mean, 4 decades of consistently high-quality music with NO extended low periods. Maybe one or two albums here or there that weren't quite up to par, but no more than that. So awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fraSdN-PG8

I like it. It's cool. Anything that I'm dying to know? Not really, I don't think. I don't really know enough about them, in general to have any burning questions. Have a great time interviewing them. Phone or in-person? I'll be excited to read your interview!

The Butterscotch Cathedral - S/T A psychedelic masterpiece, with two 18-minute, multi-movement suites that fly by. Quite awesome, indeed.http://active-listener.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/the-butterscotch-cathedral-st.html

I love Los Lobos. But, not so sure that they are really a HoF-type band. What that tells me is that how awesome a band is really has nothing, or very little to do with how worthy they are of inclusion. Because, if it did, The Wolves would be a lock.

Well aware. And it's Sox fans like you that make me cringe to root for the Sox. But I still do. It's still a Chicago team, even if it's not my Chicago team.

Someone should start an alternate HoF. The RnR Bedroom of Fame, or something like that. They couldn't quite make it into the hall. But, boy are they sexy! Jack Rabid would be a good curator, methinks. Or the Basement of Fame: too far underground to gain the recognition they deserve.

Guess Harry Nilson didn't make the cut, once again. http://www.npr.org/2015/10/07/446587022/this-is-our-guy-musicians-rally-for-harry-nilsson-an-icon-who-dodged-fame

Check out what happens on Twitter when you use the hashtag "#FlyTheW": they insert a tiny little "W" flag into your post that links to Cubbie news. Pretty cool. If you're not from Pittsburgh.