THE BUZZ.

Byline: - Daily News Wire Services

E, as in exclusion: What's happening to the E Street Band? With Bruce Springsteen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame likely in November, a brouhaha is developing over his longtime band's exclusion from the Hall.

Springsteen likely will be inaugurated as a solo artist because the ballot sent to voters last week doesn't mention the band. There's nothing about the E Streeters in the biography included with the ballot, either. Reps for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said Springsteen's backing group wasn't included because the performer released his 1973 debut album, ``Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.,'' as a solo artist with the band uncredited, and eligibility for induction comes 25 years after an artist's first release.

But Hall of Fame rules have been broken before; sources noted that when the Rolling Stones were contacted about their induction, the group stood firm when Ron Wood's name was left out. The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia refused admittance unless the Hall inducted all members of the band. Garcia and the Stones all got their way. Springsteen could not be reached for comment.

Radio's out, TV's in: American Movie Classics has canceled ``Remember WENN,'' the network's first original series. AMC senior vice president Marc Juris said the series was canceled after four seasons in order to accommodate AMC's new original series, ``The Lot,'' which will premiere in December. ``The Lot'' is set at a movie studio in 1937 and takes its story lines from Hollywood fan magazines. ``Remember WENN'' presented its final episode this month. AMC plans to show all 56 episodes of the show this season in their original broadcast order.

He's monkeying around: Despite reports around town and on the Internet, James Cameron will produce but not direct 20th Century Fox's ``Planet of the Apes.''

Chip off the old block: Monica Mancini's debut album will be the first release from PBS Records, the much-publicized joint venture formed in January between Warner Bros. Records and the Public Broadcasting Service. Due Nov. 17, ``Monica Mancini'' features full-orchestra renditions of songs written by the singer's father, Henry Mancini. The album's release will complement the PBS television pledge special, ``Monica Mancini ... On Record,'' which airs nationally in December. Tracks on the album include such Henry Mancini classics as ``Moon River,'' ``Days of Wine and Roses,'' ``Moment to Moment,'' ``Two for the Road,'' ``Dreamsville,'' ``Crazy World,'' ``Anywhere the Heart Goes (Maggie's Theme),'' ``Loss of Love,'' ``Whistling Away the Dark,'' ``Charade,'' ``Slow Hot Wind'' and ``Dear Heart.''