Make that testosterone tempered by the calming effects of age and rehab. To wit, Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis called his dad crying when he heard the news. Kiedis also expressed his happiness over what this means for late guitarist Hillel Slovak who “picked up a guitar in the 1970s and didn’t make it out of the 1980s,” saying this was really “his induction.”

Meanwhile, the original lineup of Guns ‘N Roses might get all touchy-feely as well. Drummer Steven Adler, who left the band in 1990, hopes they can just hug it out, if only for one night:

“I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl [Rose]. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn’t created because of some stupid grudge…Can’t we just be fucking people who played music and accomplished a huge goal in their life and just play a couple songs? It’s only rock and roll, my god! It’s not rocket science.”

Rose, for his part, has not completely ruled out the possibility but said that it’s “up in the air.”

Other Hall of Fame inductees include Laura Nyro (whose Gonna Take a Miracle LP with LaBelle is essential listening for any and every one), The Small Faces/The Faces — perhaps best known for launching the career of one Mr. Rod Stewart — and 60s pop icon Donovan.

Fifteen acts were nominated for the Hall this year who, in order to be eligible for consideration, had to release their first albums by 1986. Ballots were sent out to 500 voters who wittled the list down, meaning that fellow nominees — The Cure, Donna Summer, Eric B. & Rakim, Heart, War, The Spinners, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and my personal favorite, Rufus with Chaka Khan — will have to wait another year. The 27th annual ceremony will be held at Cleveland Public Hall and broadcast on HBO in early May. [Rolling Stone]

I met Ricky Powell last year shortly after moving to New York and had no clue who he was.

I guess I was never in the right scene to be super familiar with his work, but I can know respect him as a pioneer in his field.

Before hip-hop became mainstream and more or less a caricature of itself, street photographer Ricky Powell, was the independent. He was a major player in documenting the rise of hip-hop culture (think the mid-80s New York of Run DMC and the Beastie Boys). Powell still keeps busy shooting artists, events and ad campaigns, hosting a public access show, publishing photography books, and writing a column for Mass Appeal. He has done some collaborations with clothing companies like Converse, and has even been immortalized in the Beastie Boys song “Car Thief.”

Tomorrow night, the Rickster invites you to view his private work that chronicles decades of works. His Apt. A collection, which will run for the next two months, features Powell’s shots of legendary artists at a pivotal time in New York street culture.

Signed pieces will be available through SHQ.

Apt. A also marks the beginning of the Rick Powell World Tour 2009.