Insert Foot vs. Iron Maiden haters. If you didn’t notice, it’s time to get hysterical again over Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selections. I don’t get a say in the critic’s vote, which I accepted a long time ago. One doesn’t give Metallica’s St. Anger a positive review…

L: Femi Kuti, ‘Stop The Hate.’ R: Made Kuti, ‘For(e)ward.’ Fela Kuti was a force of nature. The Nigerian percussionist blended potent anti-colonial political messages with endlessly groovy drum rhythms into a genre known as Afrobeat. In the process, he influenced everyone from early hip-hip DJ Afrika Bambaataa to…