Lifestyle FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015

In the April 23, 2015, file photo, N.W.A. members Dr Dre, left, British rock band present their golden record In this April 4, 2013, file photo, , Walter and , two of the subjects of the upcoming biographi- they received in West Berlin for the sales of their latest album, Parazaider and of perform at Hard cal drama ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ appear onstage to pro- “Deep Purple in Rock,” in West Germany. Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in mote the film at the Universal Pictures presentation during Hollywood, Fla. CinemaCon 2015 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. — AP photos Gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A. win Rock Hall of Fame nod angsta rap pioneers N.W.A., who shocked white America voting by more than 800 music figures, with a fan poll contribut- Blackmore is the force behind one of rock’s most distinctive with their no-holds-barred denunciations of police brutali- ing one ballot. The Cleveland-based museum will honor the new openings-the riff adapted to electric guitar that begins Gty, won recognition yesterday for their historical role as members at an April 8 ceremony in New York that is sure to renew “Smoke on the Water.” “Only Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony gives it they were named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The museum talk of a long-rumored N.W.A. reunion. N.W.A. performed togeth- a run for the money as far as recognizability and badassed-ness,” to popular music said it will also induct Midwestern US rockers er in June in Los Angeles, but Dr. Dre did not join. Deep Purple the Hall of Fame announcement said. Deep Purple joins two other and Chicago, British hard rock forbearers Deep still tours but without 70-year-old guitarist , British groups already in the Hall of Fame-Led Zeppelin and Black Purple, and psychedelic bluesman as its 2016 class. who parted in 1993 and has since pursued folk music. Sabbath-that together spawned hard rock. N.W.A had been nominated three previous years without winning approval, but the group enjoyed renewed attention in August Midwesterners win on first try with the biopic film “Straight Outta Compton,” which opened at Chicago, who won the fan ballot, grew out of the jazz tradition the top of the US box office. of the band’s namesake city, bringing the genre’s free-flowing The film was named for N.W.A.’s debut 1988 album that fea- melodies to pop. While initially taking up political themes, tured the track “F***k tha Police,” a searing indictment of officers’ Chicago turned into the quintessential soft rock band with a slew treatment of young African-American men like the group mem- of radio-friendly ballads such as “,” “Hard to bers, who grew up in the rough Los Angeles-area city of Say I’m Sorry” and “You’re the Inspiration.” Cheap Trick, also from Compton. N.W.A.-which stands for Niggaz Wit Attitudes-set the the state of , developed a style of heartland rock with gui- stage for the genre of gangsta rap and raised the political profile tar-driven anthems such as “Surrender.” of hip-hop, now a frequent means of protest around the world. Cheap Trick discovered an early fan base in Japan where the “N.W.A.’s improbable rise from marginalized outsiders to the most band recorded a classic 1978 live album at the Budokan arena. controversial and complicated voices of their generation remains Steve Miller, while born in , became a leading force in one of rock’s most explosive, relevant and challenging tales,” the the cultural mix in San Francisco in the 1960s as he experimented Hall of Fame said in its announcement. with jazz, blues and other American roots music. But the Steve The induction comes amid renewed criticism of police tactics Miller Band also achieved commercial success, notably with 1973 after a series of killings of African-Americans. N.W.A. gave rise to song “The Joker.” the solo careers of Ice Cube, the late Eazy-E and Dr Dre, who went Miller, Cheap Trick and Chicago all won the first year they were on to become a multimillionaire entrepreneur employed by nominated. Other first-time nominees, including pop star Janet Apple. “Our impact is to show the people that you have a voice. Jackson and Mexican-American trailblazers Los Lobos, were You can say something; you don’t have to just sit back and let it passed over. Disco sensations Chic maintained a losing streak happen,” Ice Cube told AFP ahead of the movie’s release. Public after a record 10 nominations. Chic’s co-founder Nile Rodgers Enemy, arguably the rap group best known for turning hip-hop recently told AFP he did not want to “get weird” about the lack of into a political tool, entered the Hall of Fame in 2013. recognition but added, “I’ve written more hit records than almost In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo, of Cheap Trick everybody in the Hall of Fame. Come on, guys!”— AFP Reunions for N.W.A., Deep Purple? performs at the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary celebra- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame determines inductees through tion, in .

James Woods happy to be Eagles of Death Metal announce alive after Colorado crash tour, including Paris date

ctor James Woods says he’s happy to be he US rock band Eagles of Death alive after crashing on an icy highway in Metal has announced dates for a AColorado. The accident happened Trescheduled European tour, includ- Monday on Interstate 70, where it cuts through ing a return to Paris. The band was per- the scenic Glenwood Canyon in western forming at the Bataclan in Paris on Nov 13 Colorado. The stretch of road has steep cliffs on when 130 people were killed in the city. either side. In a series of tweets, Woods said The band will play at the Olympia Theatre another person driving over 75 mph spun out in Paris on Feb 16, 2016. Concertgoers and that he hit a wall along the highway to who attended the Bataclan show will earn avoid that driver. free tickets to the upcoming Paris show. Woods said that after hitting the wall on the Jesse Hughes, Eagles of Death Metal’s other side of the road, he slid backward going frontman and co-founder, says not return- 60 mph. He said a guardrail kept his Jeep Grand ing to finish the band’s set was never an Cherokee from dropping 100 feet to the option. Says Hughes: “We look forward to Colorado River below. Woods praised the coming back in February and continuing police, firefighters, tow truck drivers and every- our mission to bring rock ‘n’ roll to the In this Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012, file photo- one else who helped him. He also apologized File photo shows Jesse Hughes of Eagles world.” The band’s The Nos Amis Tour graph, actor James Woods takes questions for rambling and said he had a “little concus- of Death Metal performs at Riot Fest & starts Feb 13, 2016, in Stockholm. — AP from reporters during a news conference in sion.” On Tuesday, Woods said he was back on Carnival in Douglas Park in Chicago. — AP Providence, R.I. — AP the road again. — AP