Even though it is a building that we have spent a lot of our time focusing on, we admit that we sometimes forget about the sidemen wing of the Hall. Having said that, we looked at the career of Ry Cooder, who we feel may have a Hall of Fame worthy career; though in which wing he belongs to throws us off a bit.

More often than not, music inspires people to get out of their chairs and dance. With Bauhaus, it may have inspired people to sit down and mope in the basement.

The discussion that Punk dominates the thinking of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee is a constant one and cases for both sides can be easily made. Should the belief that the Punk side helps induction does one of the bands that planted the “Seed” of the genre garner a look?

Sometimes the very things you are known for and essentially made you famous could be the very thing that breaks you down and brings you back to near anonymity. The Happy Mondays rose to prominence fueled by the drug fueled rave scene which propelled those same addictions that led to their dismantling.