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We Have Announced our 2016 Finalists for our Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Oct 22, 2016
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Last week the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their Finalists for the Class of 2016.
As such our Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is doing the same thing.
The Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was designed to celebrate the bands that not exactly real. While some have gone on actual tour, the origin behind the musician is fictional.
Last year in the first full class inducted, The Blues Brothers, Spinal Tap and The Monkees were chosen as the result of a year long online poll. We have now reached the final fifteen finalists for the Class of 2016.
The 15 Finalists are:
1. Alvin & The Chipmunks
Say what you want about these anthropomorphic rodents, but they have had multiple hit movies and went number one on Billboard twice. The Chipmunks were Finalists last year.
2. The Archies
The Archies had a surprise number one hit with “Sugar Sugar”, which has to be considered a classic in the bubblegum genre.
3. The Be-Sharps
Comprised of Homer Simpson, Principal Skinner, Barney Gumble and Apu Nahasspeemapetilion, the Be-Sharps won a Grammy Award for the Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word, or Barbershop Album of the Year.
4. Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
The house band for the Muppets narrowly missed out on an induction last year as they finished fourth in 2015 Finalist voting.
5. Gorillaz
A very successful virtual band, Gorillaz is the creation of Blur frontman, Damon Albarn. Arguably, Gorillaz “blurs” the line between real and fictional more than any other Semi-Finalist.
6. Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana was one of the most successful Disney shows of all time and launched Miley Cyrus to the stratosphere.
7. Jerome “Chef” McElroy
Played by the late Isaac Hayes, “Chef” taught the children of South Park right from wrong.
8. Marvin Berry & The Starlighters
Marvin Berry, “the cousin of Chuck Berry” performed with his band, the Starlighters at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future.
9. Michigan J. Frog
The mascot for Warner Brothers is arguably the least contemporary Semi-Finalist as the frog appears to only know Broadway songs from before 1950.
10. Phoebe Buffay
Phoebe Buffay may have never made it out of Central Perk but “Smelly Cat” lives on in Pop Culture.
11. Sex Bob-omb
Sex Bob-omb was the band helmed by Scott Pilgrim, who had the most literal battle of the bands in cinematic history.
12. The School of Rock
From the film of the same name, this is one of two entries featuring Jack Black.
13. Tenacious D
Tenacious D, the side project of Jack Black and Kyle Gass has released multiple albums and had a fictionalized movie on their backstory, “The Pick of Destiny”.
14. The Wonders
From “That Thing You Do”, The Wonders had one hit (this making them one hit wonders) in the early 1960’s.
15. Wyld Stallyns
If Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is to believed, Wyld Stallyns are the band that brought peace to the world.
In December, the second full class will be announced, as the top two vote getters will enter the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the fourth and fifth inductee.
Voting can be found here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/ficitious-rock-and-roll-voting/2016-final-round.
Gang, you know what we want you to do!
Cast your vote and tell us who you think should be in the Class of 2016 for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!
As such our Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is doing the same thing.
The Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was designed to celebrate the bands that not exactly real. While some have gone on actual tour, the origin behind the musician is fictional.
Last year in the first full class inducted, The Blues Brothers, Spinal Tap and The Monkees were chosen as the result of a year long online poll. We have now reached the final fifteen finalists for the Class of 2016.
The 15 Finalists are:
1. Alvin & The Chipmunks
Say what you want about these anthropomorphic rodents, but they have had multiple hit movies and went number one on Billboard twice. The Chipmunks were Finalists last year.
2. The Archies
The Archies had a surprise number one hit with “Sugar Sugar”, which has to be considered a classic in the bubblegum genre.
3. The Be-Sharps
Comprised of Homer Simpson, Principal Skinner, Barney Gumble and Apu Nahasspeemapetilion, the Be-Sharps won a Grammy Award for the Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word, or Barbershop Album of the Year.
4. Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
The house band for the Muppets narrowly missed out on an induction last year as they finished fourth in 2015 Finalist voting.
5. Gorillaz
A very successful virtual band, Gorillaz is the creation of Blur frontman, Damon Albarn. Arguably, Gorillaz “blurs” the line between real and fictional more than any other Semi-Finalist.
6. Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana was one of the most successful Disney shows of all time and launched Miley Cyrus to the stratosphere.
7. Jerome “Chef” McElroy
Played by the late Isaac Hayes, “Chef” taught the children of South Park right from wrong.
8. Marvin Berry & The Starlighters
Marvin Berry, “the cousin of Chuck Berry” performed with his band, the Starlighters at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future.
9. Michigan J. Frog
The mascot for Warner Brothers is arguably the least contemporary Semi-Finalist as the frog appears to only know Broadway songs from before 1950.
10. Phoebe Buffay
Phoebe Buffay may have never made it out of Central Perk but “Smelly Cat” lives on in Pop Culture.
11. Sex Bob-omb
Sex Bob-omb was the band helmed by Scott Pilgrim, who had the most literal battle of the bands in cinematic history.
12. The School of Rock
From the film of the same name, this is one of two entries featuring Jack Black.
13. Tenacious D
Tenacious D, the side project of Jack Black and Kyle Gass has released multiple albums and had a fictionalized movie on their backstory, “The Pick of Destiny”.
14. The Wonders
From “That Thing You Do”, The Wonders had one hit (this making them one hit wonders) in the early 1960’s.
15. Wyld Stallyns
If Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is to believed, Wyld Stallyns are the band that brought peace to the world.
In December, the second full class will be announced, as the top two vote getters will enter the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the fourth and fifth inductee.
Voting can be found here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/ficitious-rock-and-roll-voting/2016-final-round.
Gang, you know what we want you to do!
Cast your vote and tell us who you think should be in the Class of 2016 for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!
Bill Goldberg to the WWE HOF?
Oct 22, 2016
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There has been a lot of speculation that the return of Bill Goldberg will culminate in him headlining the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017.
As WWE fans know, Goldberg returned to the WWE after a twelve year absence and will be facing the last man he wrestled, Brock Lesnar.
Fans may remember that their contest at Wrestlemania XX was far from a classic. Goldberg’s contract was set to expire and he had made it clear that he would not be resigning. It had also leaked that Lesnar would be leaving to try a career in the NFL and you had a match between two people who were on their way out and leaving the WWE on acrimonious terms. The two were booed out of the building and the highlight of the match was special referee, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stunning them both.
However that was 12 years ago.
Goldberg remains in great physical shape and Lesnar would become a UFC Heavyweight Champion and you now have a match that fans are looking forward to, which will take place at the Survivor Series in Toronto.
The former WWE and WCW Champion was brought back in slowly as a downloadable character for WWE2K17, the video game. In the past, this has brought the Ultimate Warrior to the fold and brought Sting in to the “E” for the first time. Both of whom would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame shortly after. There is a lot of reason to think that this could happen with Bill Goldberg.
Currently ranked #29 on our Notinhalloffame.com WWE ranking, he would be a bona fide headliner for the next WWE Class. While this is not official, we are expecting this to happen.
As WWE fans know, Goldberg returned to the WWE after a twelve year absence and will be facing the last man he wrestled, Brock Lesnar.
Fans may remember that their contest at Wrestlemania XX was far from a classic. Goldberg’s contract was set to expire and he had made it clear that he would not be resigning. It had also leaked that Lesnar would be leaving to try a career in the NFL and you had a match between two people who were on their way out and leaving the WWE on acrimonious terms. The two were booed out of the building and the highlight of the match was special referee, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stunning them both.
However that was 12 years ago.
Goldberg remains in great physical shape and Lesnar would become a UFC Heavyweight Champion and you now have a match that fans are looking forward to, which will take place at the Survivor Series in Toronto.
The former WWE and WCW Champion was brought back in slowly as a downloadable character for WWE2K17, the video game. In the past, this has brought the Ultimate Warrior to the fold and brought Sting in to the “E” for the first time. Both of whom would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame shortly after. There is a lot of reason to think that this could happen with Bill Goldberg.
Currently ranked #29 on our Notinhalloffame.com WWE ranking, he would be a bona fide headliner for the next WWE Class. While this is not official, we are expecting this to happen.
Jay-Z headlines the Finalists for the Songwriters HOF
Oct 21, 2016
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame has followed their tradition of announcing their Finalists for their Class of 2016 shortly after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their Finalists.
The Nominees are as follows:
Babyface
Bryan Adams
Cat Stevens
Chicago
David Gates
George Michael
Gloria Estefan
Jay-Z
Jeff Lynne
Kool & The Gang
Madonna
Max Martin
Sly Stone
Vince Gill
Non-Performing Nominees are as follows:
Ailee Willis
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Kenny Nolan
Maury Yeston
Paul Overstreet
P.F. Sloan
Randy Goodrum
Steve Barri
Tony Macaulay
William “Mickey” Stevenson
To be eligible for the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, 20 years must pass before their first hit song. If Jay-Z gets inducted, it will mark the first time that a rapper was inducted.
Five songwriters or songwriting pairs will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City on June 15, 2017.
The Nominees are as follows:
Babyface
Bryan Adams
Cat Stevens
Chicago
David Gates
George Michael
Gloria Estefan
Jay-Z
Jeff Lynne
Kool & The Gang
Madonna
Max Martin
Sly Stone
Vince Gill
Non-Performing Nominees are as follows:
Ailee Willis
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Kenny Nolan
Maury Yeston
Paul Overstreet
P.F. Sloan
Randy Goodrum
Steve Barri
Tony Macaulay
William “Mickey” Stevenson
To be eligible for the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, 20 years must pass before their first hit song. If Jay-Z gets inducted, it will mark the first time that a rapper was inducted.
Five songwriters or songwriting pairs will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City on June 15, 2017.
The 2016 RRHOF Nominees are Announced!
Oct 18, 2016
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It’s that time again!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled their 2019 Nominees, which has been bumped up to 19 from the traditional 15 that they usually put forth.
As per years previous, we see some familiar nominations, some new faces and a very diverse group of musicians.
The nominees are as follows:
Pearl Jam: Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com. No shock here, as everyone projected that this very influential band would be nominated on their first year of eligibility. This might be as close to a lock as it gets in terms of induction.
Kraftwerk: Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com. The Germans are back with their fourth nomination. While this is a band not well known to the casual music fan, they have all heard them sampled in one form or another.
MC5: Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com. Kick Out the Jams! The proto-punk rock band is back on the ballot after a long absence. This is their second nomination after twenty-six years of eligibility.
Yes: Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com. They are on the ballot for the third time and are the sentimental favorites for many Progressive Rock fans. They should have been inducted years ago.
Tupac Shakur: Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com. This year’s hip hop nominee became a first year nominee. Expect this to be a first year induction. Now will he accept the honor in hologram form?
Janet Jackson: Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is her second straight nomination, and she is without question the strongest female candidate of the lot. This should be her year and thus necessitate a logo change from us!
Depeche Mode: Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is a big month for them. They have a new album coming out and they have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. They have been Hall of Fame eligible for eleven years.
The Cars: Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their second nomination in a row.
Journey: Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their first nomination after seventeen years of eligibility. The Arena Rock band still has a huge following and also has a large online campaign to get them in.
Jane’s Addiction: Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their first nomination after being eligible for five years. The connection to early 90’s alternative and Lollapooza makes them a strong candidate.
Steppenwolf: Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com. The band who coined the term heavy metal is nominated for the first time in twenty-four years.
The Electric Light Orchestra: Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is the first nomination for Jeff Lynne and his band and could make him the final “Wilbury” to be enshrined.
The Zombies: Ranked #88 on Notinhalloffame.com. The Zombies return to the ballot for their second time and have been RRHOF eligible for twenty-eight years.
Chic: Ranked #110 on Notinhalloffame.com. Here we go again. Fifteen Years of eligibility, eleven years nominated. Next year it will be sixteen and twelve
Joe Tex: Ranked #112 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is the 5th nomination for Joe Tex and first since 2011.
Chaka Khan: Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com. She was nominated last year, though we would have liked to see her nominated with Rufus.
Joan Baez: Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com. Is this the biggest surprise of the lot? Could be. The folk singer secured her first nomination after being eligible for thirty-two years.
Bad Brains: Ranked #248 on Notinhalloffame.com. A shocker, but in a good way. This is a very influential group from Washington D.C. though we don’t expect them to pull another surprise out of their hat and get enshrined this year. This is their first nomination after ten years of eligibility.
Did they get it right?
For us, the biggest surprise is that Nine Inch Nails were not nominated after being put forth on the ballot the last two years, but overall we like this group.
What are your thoughts?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled their 2019 Nominees, which has been bumped up to 19 from the traditional 15 that they usually put forth.
As per years previous, we see some familiar nominations, some new faces and a very diverse group of musicians.
The nominees are as follows:
Pearl Jam: Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com. No shock here, as everyone projected that this very influential band would be nominated on their first year of eligibility. This might be as close to a lock as it gets in terms of induction.
Kraftwerk: Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com. The Germans are back with their fourth nomination. While this is a band not well known to the casual music fan, they have all heard them sampled in one form or another.
MC5: Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com. Kick Out the Jams! The proto-punk rock band is back on the ballot after a long absence. This is their second nomination after twenty-six years of eligibility.
Yes: Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com. They are on the ballot for the third time and are the sentimental favorites for many Progressive Rock fans. They should have been inducted years ago.
Tupac Shakur: Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com. This year’s hip hop nominee became a first year nominee. Expect this to be a first year induction. Now will he accept the honor in hologram form?
Janet Jackson: Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is her second straight nomination, and she is without question the strongest female candidate of the lot. This should be her year and thus necessitate a logo change from us!
Depeche Mode: Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is a big month for them. They have a new album coming out and they have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. They have been Hall of Fame eligible for eleven years.
The Cars: Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their second nomination in a row.
Journey: Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their first nomination after seventeen years of eligibility. The Arena Rock band still has a huge following and also has a large online campaign to get them in.
Jane’s Addiction: Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is their first nomination after being eligible for five years. The connection to early 90’s alternative and Lollapooza makes them a strong candidate.
Steppenwolf: Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com. The band who coined the term heavy metal is nominated for the first time in twenty-four years.
The Electric Light Orchestra: Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is the first nomination for Jeff Lynne and his band and could make him the final “Wilbury” to be enshrined.
The Zombies: Ranked #88 on Notinhalloffame.com. The Zombies return to the ballot for their second time and have been RRHOF eligible for twenty-eight years.
Chic: Ranked #110 on Notinhalloffame.com. Here we go again. Fifteen Years of eligibility, eleven years nominated. Next year it will be sixteen and twelve
Joe Tex: Ranked #112 on Notinhalloffame.com. This is the 5th nomination for Joe Tex and first since 2011.
Chaka Khan: Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com. She was nominated last year, though we would have liked to see her nominated with Rufus.
Joan Baez: Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com. Is this the biggest surprise of the lot? Could be. The folk singer secured her first nomination after being eligible for thirty-two years.
Bad Brains: Ranked #248 on Notinhalloffame.com. A shocker, but in a good way. This is a very influential group from Washington D.C. though we don’t expect them to pull another surprise out of their hat and get enshrined this year. This is their first nomination after ten years of eligibility.
Did they get it right?
For us, the biggest surprise is that Nine Inch Nails were not nominated after being put forth on the ballot the last two years, but overall we like this group.
What are your thoughts?