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If Rudolph really was the most famous reindeer of all, why did they have to ask if we could recall him?
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Disney+ has already edited the ceremony, my take on the Chubby Checker debacle, and more:
Rock Hall Monitors: Through A Cathode-Ray Tube: Induction Ceremony 2025. rockhallmonitors.blogspot.com/2025/11/thro...
Through A Cathode-Ray Tube: Induction Ceremony 2025.
The party's long over, and I've just shown up.  I'm finally weighing in on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony for 2025.  I mo...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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For @briancolburn.bsky.social and @myweeklymixtape.bsky.social

But I hope you all enjoy.

Rock Hall Monitors: Eine kleine neue Fanfic (or Part 5): rockhallmonitors.blogspot.com/2025/10/eine...
Eine kleine neue Fanfic (or Part 5)
I was working on the Songs Of Proof list for the Class Of 2024 when cohost of the now defunct podcast "Playlist Wars," one Brian Colburn by...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Need a Playlist for your summer party that even the most persnickety neighbor will approve of? Brian and I gotcha covered. Enjoy!

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The Ultimate Summer Oldies & Doo-Wop Playlist (w/ Patreon Mixtaper Philip Bergman)
My Weekly Mixtape: A Playlist Curation Podcast · Episode
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June 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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"I guess if you care about an artist enough and their legacy, it's not the same honor when they could have been voted in. That layer of validation from the voting body matters when it's an artist you care so much about."

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Son of a... CHIPMUNK! The Class Of 2025
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2025 has been announced.  I didn't watch "American Idol," opting instead to hear it on "Who Cares...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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In case anyone didn't know, #RockHall2025 inductee Lenny Waronker is the son of Liberty Records executive Simon Waronker, who is the man Simon the Chipmunk was named after. The brainy brother in Alvin & The Chipmunks was named after the dad of 2025 Non-Performer inductee Lenny. You're welcome.
April 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Bets locked in. Will it be a parlay or a complete bust?

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But in the end: Seeds for 2025
And now the post that I'm dreading.  Making the predictions is agonizing for me, but it's part of the game.  How many of the fourteen nomin...
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April 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Had so much fun with this. Nick is such a gracious host. If neither of us had been pressed for time, I feel the conversation could have lasted an extra hour, we were having so much fun. Give it a listen!
rockinretropod.bsky.social Rock in Retrospect @rockinretropod.bsky.social · Apr 18
NEW EPISODE!

I invited Philip (@succotash54.bsky.social) to discuss the career and legacy of 60s rock-and-roll icon Chubby Checker.

This episode is streaming on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify: www.buzzsprout.com/1815026/epis...
April 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Just because they belong in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, that doesn't mean I like their catalog; and vice-versa, but those acts aren't on the #RockHall2025 ballot. Enjoy.

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When Listens The Heart: The 2025 Nominees
Slight apology for the appropriation of that Hallmark series' title for this, but in a vacuum, it's a charming little title.  I think it su...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Did I use my analysis of the #RockHall2025 ballot to rant about a Ben And Jerry's flavor I thoroughly despise? You're abso-fricken-lutely right I did.

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Stacking up: the 2025 nominees.
As is the custom, it is now time to rank the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 2025 nominees by merits.  This is an attempt to be objective, tak...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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A Dream
Last night, I had a dream that shook me.  It's weird to talk about it, because it was a dream, but sometimes a dream can really shake you. ...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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"[I]t's sometimes fun to harmlessly stir up irrelevant shit."

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And then there were 14: the Ballot of 2025
Today, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced their ballot for the Class Of 2025.  There are fourteen nominees, which is a little on the s...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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A quickly spun prediction post. Enjoy!

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Predicting the 2025 Ballot
Time to play some parlor games.  Time to predict the ballot for the Class Of 2025 for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. To be honest, I reall...
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January 21, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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My first post here, plugging my Rock Hall blog, with another fanfic post. Hope to get predictions up soon though. Meanwhile, enjoy.

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Eine kleine Fanfic 4: Obliteration
That's right, Chris and Josh, I named a season (year) of something "Obliteration," because it's a cool title! Okay, so since that line cros...
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January 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM