Jon Bream

Earlier this week, Neil Diamond was named an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside Alice Cooper, Darlene Love, Tom Waits and Dr. John. A year ago, Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune music critic and author of the book Neil Diamond is Forever, joined us for a Soundcheck Smackdown -- and defended Neil Diamond as one of the greatest performers ever. He joins us again to discuss the new crop of inductees.

Neil Diamond's career exhibits all the characteristics of a music icon - numerous hits spanning numerous decades, the charisma and the chest hair-revealing wardrobe to back it up -- but he has yet to be formally recognized by his peers with a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

When a concert headliner plays a set that lasts an hour or less, some fans feel shortchanged. Others prefer live music to be "short and sweet." We debate on the length of concerts, with Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Jaime Lowe, author of Digging for Dirt: The ...