(antiMusic) Fox News columnist Roger Friedman is calling for a boycott of Rolling Stone magazine. It's not because of the cover stories on talent-less hacks. It's not because of the biased political stories that make Pravda look objective. (Fox has their own issues in that department by giving neo-clowns like Fred Barnes a soapbox). It's not because their reality show contestant writers take stories from other pubs without crediting them. While those are enough reasons to avoid the catbox liner, Friedman is calling for a boycott over their publisher's biggest sham of all, the so-called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This probably isn't applicable to many here since you're real music fans but Friedman is urging those that do buy Rolling Stone to stop in hopes of sending a message to Jane Wiener (we know how it's spelled. It just seems more honest spelled this way). You see Wiener is not only the publisher of Rolling Stone but also the man behind the Crock Hall of Shame. It's his handpicked minions that select the nominees each year that anger most real rock fans. Friedman says in his editorial that "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)." (that explains so much).
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. This year's nominees seemed to be the straw that broke the camel's back for Friedman (and many others). Because we all know that a record scratcher and disco princess had far more impact on "rock" than say Iggy Pop or KISS. Friedman ends his boycott plea with "Until real rock is served by the Hall of Fame, please don't buy Rolling Stone or click on any of the ads on its Web site. Then maybe Wenner will get the message that no one can take his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seriously anymore." - Read the call for the boycott
Click here to read today's full report
Related News for Rock Hall
Preview and Purchase Rock Hall music
Rock Hall Tour Dates/Tickets
