The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2017 class of inductees. The inducted artists are Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. To be eligible for nomination to the Hall, an artist…
TYF Analyzes the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Every October, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces a list of nominees for induction. This year’s induction list featured 19 names, the most since 1990. As with last year, members of our music staff were keen to give…
Music News: Rock Hall announces 2017 nominees
The Rock and Roll Hall Fame has announced their list of nominees for their 2017 class. The list is one of the largest nomination slates in the Hall’s history, topping out at 19 names. The 2017 nominees cover the gamut…
Top 10 Iconic Homecoming Songs
With football season finally kicking into full gear, the inevitable event follows for high schoolers: Homecoming. Cheesy decorations and spending exorbitant amounts of money on dinner and attire all leads up to the dance. What makes or breaks the night…
From the Record Crate: Journey – “Escape” (1981)
For most people around my age (freshly 22), Journey might only bring about thoughts of cheesy ’80s fads and drunken karaoke nights where a handful of overly ambitious bar patrons chose to belt out “Don’t Stop Believin’.” But to me,…
Songs We’d Like to Hear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy was a surprise hit in 2014. Based on a somewhat obscure Marvel title and with relatively few links to the main Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film was a critical and commercial smash, and took in a worldwide…
2013 D.I.C.E. Summit and Awards Ceremony
The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Summit took place last week, concluding with its highly anticipated awards ceremony. A number of keynote presentations were given by various gaming professionals including industry rock stars Gabe Newell of Valve Corporation and Frank O’Connor of…