Jeff Niesel

We talk with Cleveland Scene music writer Jeff Niesel ahead of this month’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions. He shares his views on the class, Devo’s snub and what he learned from his recent interview with inductees, the Go-Gos.

[Editor's note: This previously aired on WKSU on May 4, 2017] The iconic music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone turned 50 last year. Next month, the…

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Last March, Cleveland Scene Magazine set out to answer a question that was frustrating many Northeast Ohio music fans: Why are so many big acts skipping…