Yay… the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominations, or: “Who cares what you do…”

OK let’s forget the flowery prosaic intro and just jump headfirst into this year’s crop of nominees: Nirvana KISS Yes Peter Gabriel The Meters The Replacements Hall & Oates N.W.A. Linda Ronstadt LL Cool J The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Link Wray Cat Stevens The Zombies Whoa… I’m a HUGE Kiss fan!…

Buttkickin’ Holiday Songs: “Jingle Bell Rock” — Hall & Oates (1983)

There are entirely too many versions of Jingle Bell Rock out there, but this one is my all-time favorite. I bar no holds when I proudly proclaim my total enjoyment of all things Hall & Oates — Abandoned Luncheonette is one of those great 70s albums that doesn’t get enough acknowledgment — and the bouncy…