(antiMusic) [One of the most popular stories from Friday's report]The 2008 inductees for the "aging hippies annual let's pat ourselves on the back and be a symbol for everything rock n roll is not" have been announced. For the less cynical and pro black tie affair-Rolling Stone readers, we're talking about the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". 2008s inductees will be Madonna, John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, the Ventures and the Dave Clark Five. Snubbed for this go round are Afrika Bambaataa, Beastie Boys, Chic and Donna Summer. The incredibly un-rock n roll induction ceremony will take place on March 10, 2008.For those that scratch their heads at the (c)Rock Hall and how they select nominees and inductees, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman pointed out in an editorial in October that Rolling Stone and Rock Hall founder Jann "Wenner's nominating committee consists largely of his current and former employees from Rolling Stone (Nathan Brackett, David Fricke, Jim Henke, Joe Levy, Brian Keizer, Toure, and Anthony DeCurtis)."
Of course, the sham nominees are voted on by mostly (clueless?) outsiders but all votes apparently are not equal as Friedman broke the story last year that Jane tossed out the inducting vote for Dave Clark Five and instead gave it to Grandmaster Flash. Read about Friedman's call for a boycott of Rolling Stone over their shame hall of fame
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