David Weave Roth. (image via golehet)
After the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland (Exaggerated cough suggesting feigned detachment), finally caved and admitted Black Sabbath, many rockaholics relented in their online derision. Some "Rock Purists" take their "hHalls of Fame" seriously. The rest of us, who actually have lives, went out and drank and fornicated (We think that Rock and Roll, which we cannot fail to note, God gave to Everyone, would approve). From Paidcontent:
"Until now, if you’ve wanted to know what happened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, you had to go. Typically, VH1 ran a heavily edited broadcast the weekend after the event, which showed some of the performances but missed completely the spirit and pleasure of being at the event. No more. On March 12, the night of the event, AOL will stream the event live, without commercial interruptions. The ceremonies also will appear live on VH1 Classic and MHD (MTV’s hi-def channel), apparently with commercials. On-demand viewings will be available the following day, and the traditional edited version will appear, as usual, the following weekend. The inductees this year are Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith, and Van Halen.
"MTVN got plenty of bad notices for its Live 8 TV coverage; maybe this time it will pass on making its VJs and promotions more important than what happens onstage. And if Live 8 is any indication, AOL’s streaming should go smoothly. Too smoothly, probably, because Van Halen fans won’t get the Sammy Hagar-fighting-with-David Lee Roth spectacle we were all hoping for."
Lame, but manageable. We were hoping that Sammy would pull out David Lee Roth's obnoxious hairweave and drench him in Cabo Wabo tequila. We're still there, though, if only for the induction of Grandmaster Flash and Patti Smith (Who, OMG, turned 60 this pasty summer). If AOL can make this go as smoothly as Live 8, then the sky's the limit with live streaming and music (Just as Viacom seems to have cornered Sports events and Live Streaming)
The full story at Paidcontent.
1 comment:
Aol=smooth? Bah!!! I can't even find the link to it!!! I typed in "rock n roll hall of fame aol" and your blog was on top of the list!!! Argh - can't. find. link.
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