Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Rapper Big Boi is still rapping, still learning

2013-04-16 12:11:00

Outkast remains arguably the greatest rap duo of all time, even though its members — Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and Andre Benjamin, aka Andre 3000 — haven't released an album together since 2006's "Idlewild" soundtrack. While Big Boi continues to...

Shirley Reingold, manager of vocal group The Orioles

2012-10-18 13:17:25

Shirley Reingold, who managed the early R&B vocal group The Orioles and wrote their 1948 hit song "It's Too Soon to Know," died of heart disease Oct. 10 at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla. The native Baltimorean was 89. She was known professionally as...

Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers at Verizon Center May 10

2012-05-11 09:17:00

Frequent Midnight Sun contributor Evan Haga caught the Red Hot Chili Peppers show in Washington last night. Here's his take: The most impressive thing about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ sold-out show last night at D.C.’s Verizon Center had more...

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Week 4 performances

2012-04-09 19:27:00

Tom's intro reminds us that last week it was "Wagner who got jacked."� They tell us that it's "Rock Week" and the reanimated corpses of KISS are on the ballroom floor to get us pumped up with "Rock and Roll All Nite" - "Nite" is their spelling not mine.��...

Steven Tyler's national anthem: Worst ever?

2012-01-23 10:04:00

Steven Tyler turned in a beautiful rendition of the national anthem before Sunday's AFC Championship between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens -- that's "beautiful," the word that lost all meaning last year when Tyler used it to describe...

U2 mega-fans gear up for Baltimore's biggest show of the year

2011-06-17 18:55:00

Don't try to convince Jason Siemer that Wednesday's U2 concert is only a rock show. He knows better. "For me, U2 is about a spiritual connection," says Siemer, 36, who runs a video production company out of his Locust Point home. "I literally cry at...

American Idol recap: rock 'n' roll

2011-04-07 16:22:10

From Sarah Kelber Janell: Before I tell you what Steven Tyler is wearing tonight, I want to have a sit-down, homey, fireside chat with you all. You see, this is the first show I've recapped that people on the internet......

10 underrated cities that deserve a visit

2007-03-04 00:00:00

Many travel wish lists include cities such as New York, Los Angeles or Atlanta. But less well-known cities can be equally riveting. Here are 10 underrated cities with unexpected appeal: 1. Kansas City, Mo. // Kansas City's downtown is undergoing a $4.5...

Lifelong service to pro football should land Modell spot in Hall

2002-01-31 00:00:00

NEW ORLEANS -- If Ravens owner Art Modell is not selected for Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, it would be an affront to the man, the game and the NFL. He deserves to be enshrined as much as any player or other administrator/owner, including Tex...

Inside the Browns deal

1995-12-17 00:00:00

As the Gulfstream jet lifted off the runway on its secret mission, Cleveland Stadium came briefly into view. Scattered among the plane's leather-upholstered seats were four men who knew the stadium better than the masons who built it: Browns owner Art...

A night with Prince: 'This is real time'

2013-05-24 05:05:05

DENVER The e-mail arrived at 3 p.m. Monday, marked urgent: "Can you fly out to Denver tonight and cover Prince's show? You can have time with each of the girls (in his band 3rdEyeGirl) and there is a chance Prince will talk." This is how Prince rolls....

Queen's May No Fan Of "The Voice"

2013-05-23 05:45:00

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Brian May of Queen has voiced his low opinion of the glut of singing competition shows on television, citing NBC’s The Voice as a particularly poor vehicle for judging true talent. In a recent post on his...

The Doors are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

2013-05-20 17:30:47

In September, a rock 'n' roll purist known around these parts as "Miami Steve" opted to launch a Kickstarter campaign to revive 1960s blue-eyed soul pioneers the Rascals.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Mick Jagger, standing on far right, shown in his school basketball team photo from 1961, part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's upcoming Rolling Stones exhibition.

2013-05-07 11:49:42