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It's Veteran's Day here in the States and what better time to salute the best band in the world over the last 35 years with another edition of AC/DC News.For starters, AC/DC was awesome in Toronto last week according to the PaulyBlog. Another fan, at The Giant Panther, also shared his thoughts on the recent AC/DC concert in Boston last week.Great photos from a couple of AC/DC's recent shows can

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AC/DC News is back with our first update in a week and, since I don't want you to miss a thing, here's all the latest AC/DC related news and stories since my last column.To save a little time, I've divided the articles into two categories: Highly Recommended Reading and Other AC/DC Articles.In between the stories, I've thrown in some of the better recent video clips from the Detroit, Boston and

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Concert reviews from last night's AC/DC show are in already from Metromix and Indy's 1070 AM and, though they're not the most detailed pieces I've read lately, it sounds like everybody had a good time last night.Reportedly, there were no changes in the set list but, apparently, Rosie tried to maul Phil Rudd as you can see from the photo below. I'm guessing she must have been after one of his big

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Reuters has a review of Saturday's concert called Thunderstruck by AC/DC in Chicago which I think you'll enjoy. Here's the show for download, by the way.The old Rosie is back!Fellow Blogger, Zach's Travels, has posted a detailed story of his journey to see AC/DC last Saturday night which is the kind of review I'd like for fans to add here if they have the time. Consequence of Sound also has a

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AC/DC's Rock Band 2 Expansion pack goes on sale today exclusively at Wal-Mart in the U.S. and in a variety of stores across the rest of the free world.In tour news, the set list at last night's AC/DC concert in Chicago was identical to their first performance in the Windy City on the 30th of last month. Here's a few videos from yesterday evening's show from different sources:Anything

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AC/DC's Malcolm Young at the Allstate Arena 10/30/08A set of 20 photos from AC/DC's October 30th show in Chicago has been posted online at Monsters and Critics. One of the nice things about the set taken by Adam Bielawski is that all of the band's members are included.If you went to the concert tonight, please let us know if the set list was any different from AC/DC's previous Black Ice outings.

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AC/DC is in Chicago tonight at the Allstate Arena. Irish rockers, The Answer, will be opening the show and they had this to say about their first night with AccaDacca in Wilkes-Barre, PA.By the way, an old friend of mine, the Night Prowler, has uploaded photos from AC/DC's first show in Chicago on October 30 to his PhotoBucket page. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have.In other news, it appears

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More reviews and pics are in from AC/DC's last stop on the Black Ice Tour...The Southtown Star says "Age means nothing when AC/DC rides the 'Rock 'n' Roll' train" in their engrossing review of last night's AC/DC concert in Chicago.Additionally, The Toronto Sun has some excellent photos of yesterday evening's show at Allstate Arena.By the way, if you're interested in checking out AC/DC on the

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Reviews of last night's show at All State Arena are already in from the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Herald and The Sun Times. By all accounts, AC/DC played a much tighter and hotter set than their opening night effort in Pennsylvania.Here's the full set list:AC/DC Chicago 10/30/2008Click on individual tracks to see the corresponding live YouTube video.Rock and Roll TrainHell Ain't a Bad PlaceBack

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AC/DC's in Chicago, IL tonight and the Sun Times has a nice, but familiar preview of tonight's visit to Allstate Arena.In a story that's already been repeated a million times around the net, Brian Johnson says he's overwhelmed at the success of AC/DC's new album. Hopefully, Brian will be able to afford a new car sometime soon as his 2007 ride just doesn't cut the mustard anymore, if you ask

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Ever had conjunctivitis? Ever had it both eyes at the same time? Well, if you have, you might be able to understand why I haven't updated AC/DC News since Monday!Anyway, what follows will be a quick rundown of all the news and related links to AC/DC I've found lately. Hope you find something here to entertain you while you wait for the band to invade your town on the Black Ice World Tour.For

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AC/DC took the stage last night for the first time in over five years at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Here's what one fan had to see about the big event! Hey Jon, Just got in from the show! What started off as expectations for a late night, turned out to work out well. So first off, I'll just state the obvious, it was at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show was NOT

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It appears AC/DC's Black Ice is off to an amazing start in global sales according to this report in The Times Online. In fact, they go on to say that Black Ice could already be the number one album in 19 countries!The big question in my mind is will Black Ice debut at #1 in the U.S. charts? If it does, that will be another phenomenal achievement for AC/DC after 35 years of rocking and rolling.By

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It's been revealed that AC/DC's secret show will take place in Wilkes Barre, Pa at Wachovia Arena on October 26 at 7:30pm. Fans who won tickets to that special event have already been notified by email. Congratulations to the winners! We hope you'll post your concert reports here at AC/DC News.Music Week says AC/DC''s on course for massive global sales which is pretty interesting considering that

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Hey folks,There's so much AC/DC news lately that I almost wish the band would retire again. Just kidding! Anyway, here's everything I could find on the boys since last time so, I hope you enjoy the latest edition of AC/DC News.AC/DC might not make it to New Zealand until 2010 according this report from Stuff.Carny Barker says AC/DC has spread themselves too thin with 15 songs on Black Ice.The

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There's a ton of current AC/DC related news available right now, but I'll have to post it in bits and pieces due to my hectic schedule today. Please check back later for more...How good are the riffs in Black Ice? The Hartford Courant thinks they've got the answer though I'm not so sure.The Scotsman says Black Ice packs a "the kind of snappy musical punch last heard on...Back In Black. Here's the

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Forever a schoolboy, Angus Young.Well, fans, today's the big day as Black Ice has finally been completely released across North America. AC/DC fans in other countries have been enjoying the album for two or three days now, the lucky devils.Now that the band's new album is available to the whole world, I'd love to hear what the readers of this blog have to say about Black Ice. So, please leave

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"AC/DC live the great Australian psyche of battling. They work hard and play hard."Simon Hammond, a brand expert (whatever that is...) has declared that AC/DC are Australia's most trusted music brand in a new study which was summarized neatly on News.com.au earlier today.In other AC/DC News, The Daily Star has a report on the Black Ice Tour ticket mess happening in England right now. Minutes

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Out on October 15th, Classic Rock says they have "Angus Young and Brian Johnson on the new album Black Ice, their top-secret $4 million stage set, and why this might be Brian's last album and tour."Hmm, sounds pretty interesting! If you're in the USA, check your better bookstores for a copy or, if you're lucky, maybe one your English buds will mail you one!Also, check out this post from CR about

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Another Black Ice review just came in; this time from the venerable London Times. I guess three out of five stars isn't such a bad rating for this snobby, old rag. To be fair, though, they did say that "Black Ice is brutally straightforward, uncannily precise and perfectly enjoyable."Here's the full review for you. They invite your comments at the end of the article, by the way.An AC/DC fan plays

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Yet another Brian Johnson interview has popped up online. This time Brian talks to Darryl Sterdan of Vancouver's Canoe News and it's a fairly revealing chat as far as AC/DC interviews go.One of the most interesting things we learn from it is that Beano says the band is planning to play 5 songs from the Black Ice album on tour. No word on if he means every night, however. (Doubtful...)Anyway, I'd

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Brian Johnson and his 2007 Rolls Royce PhantomMotor Trend magazine recently posted a fascinating article about Brian Johnson's love of racing historic motor cars which features plenty of details and photos of his own personal collection of exotic vehicles, too. Check it out here. If you wish to skip directly to the extensive photo gallery, click on this link.In other news, AC/DC fans in

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Are you anxiously awaiting the moment you get your hands on a real copy of Black Ice, the new AC/DC CD? Are you salivating at the chance to see the band live soon? Where are your tickets at anyway? Have you checked the mail 10 times today for them?!If so, you may have Black Ice Fever right about now. Don't worry, though, you're not alone as rock fans across the globe are all having the same eager

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AC/DC has added more dates to the European leg of the Black Ice World Tour. See this page for all the latest official updates.Triple M has a preview of many of the tracks off of Black Ice along with exclusive commentary on the songs by Angus Young and Brian Johnson. VH1 is offering a full preview of the Black Ice album here, if you can get their player to work (I couldn't.)Uncut Magazine, a

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Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young at the Peninsula Hotel in ManhattanHey folks,I'm in no mood to write today so I'm just going to lay out all the recent news and AC/DC related articles I've found lately.To begin with, AC/DC has confirmed the following dates for the European leg Black Ice World Tour. They are as follows:Feb 18 Oslo, NO Telenor ArenaFeb 20 Stockholm, SE

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The Sun, one of Britain's top tabloids, actually had a pretty decent article on AC/DC yesterday concerning the band's lack of celebrity trappings (despite their enormous popularity) and their upcoming album release, Black Ice. Highly worth your time and reading effort as they discuss their recent talks with Angus Young and Brian Johnson.As an added bonus, the Sun, is also sponsoring a ticket and

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The question: Who will open for AC/DC on the the North American leg of the Black Ice Tour?The answer: The AnswerThat's right, folks, an Irish rock band called The Answer has won the coveted slot to open for AC/DC according to this press release and their reps at The End Records.So just who is The Answer and how did they get this amazingly lucky break you might ask? Well, for starters, The Answer

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Sometime late last night or early this morning (depending on your time zone) AC/DC's Black Ice was leaked on one of the BitTorrent sites and I'm sure it will quickly become one of the most popular downloads around. A couple of hours ago, the complete album was also uploaded to YouTube.SonyBMG/Columbia Records are probably in the midst of attempting heavy damage control right about now as their

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Here it is, as promised last week! This shot was taken as Bon Scott carried Angus Young through the crowd at the Winnipeg Arena on July 30, 1978 during AC/DC's Powerage tour. Man, how great would it have been to be that close to these two legends of rock?Thanks to my buddy, Ken, at the Bon Scott Club for passing this along to everybody!

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Melbourne's Triple M Radio have scored another big hit with their recent interviews of AC/DC's Angus Young and Brian Johnson.Both of the brief chat sessions took place last month in New York City and while the one with Brian Johnson is, unfortunately, only on audio, you can watch high quality video of Angus talking with M's popular radio personality, Myf (pronounced like MILF but without the "L"

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After a very brief hiatus, AC/DC News is back with tons of interesting tidbits to share with all you AccaDacca fans out there.As we told you last week, Q Magazine has devoted their upcoming cover to AC/DC's Angus Young. Not only that, but they've got much more in store for fans of the schoolboy including this mini-site devoted to our favorite duck-walking lad. Their site's well worth your free

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AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Click here to view the full itinerary.Tickets for the Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Cleveland concerts go on sale

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Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine of Australia has named AC/DC's Back In Black as their number one pick on their list of the Top 50 Most Influential Australian Albums.Back In Black, which propelled AC/DC to international stardom shortly after the tragic death of Bon Scott, has sold over 42 million copies worldwide.Strangely, no other AC/DC album made the GQ Top 50. For the full story and complete

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Fallout from Angus Young's recent comments about the band's stance against iTunes is still hot and heavy around the world wide web. In the last few days, I must have read posts from a hundred different forums discussing the issue with most of the posters siding with Apple against AC/DC's revolt. That's okay, though, most people said the United States would never win the Revolutionary War against

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In today's AC/DC News we begin with a brief article from New Zealand about the positive reviews that Rock N Roll Train has been receiving lately from the music press. If you feel so inclined, you can also leave your review of AC/DC's first single from Black Ice on Stuff's site or, at least, read what other fans are saying about the record.But not all of the music press is so enamored of AC/DC.

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AC/DC has just announced a new contest with a couple of really sweet grand prizes.That's right, the band is giving away an Angus Young signature model Gibson SG and a Malcolm Young signature model Gretsch G6131MY signed by AC/DC to two Grand Prize winners.All you've got to do is make your own version of the Rock N Roll Train video, upload it to YouTube with a special tag on it, and the band's

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Anti iTunes evangelists: Brian Johnson and Angus Young of AC/DCLike Rock 'n' Roll, iTunes will probably never die. However, it may suffer from a big kick in it's cyber balls very soon from several major bands, especially AC/DC. Indeed, the success of Black Ice, might push iTunes further down a very slippery financial slope.In today's London Telegraph, Brian Boyd follows up on last week's article

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SonyBMG's Australian division recently announced that they're holding a contest where one lucky fan (and a friend) can win tickets and a trip to see AC/DC's secret show in NYC on October 26th.The only catch is you must pre-order the Black Ice CD through Sony and answer this question:In 25 words or less, tell us Why do you want to travel to New York to see AC/DC perform live? SonyBMG will choose

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Bon Scott & The Heathen Girls Well, lots of stories to get to today so let's get it on, as Mills Lane would say...For starters, Bon Scott fans will definitely want to check out the latest post by Lucas over at the Bon Scott Blog. It's all about Rennie Ellis's photographic work with the AC/DC in the 70's. You'll find some amazing shots there, including the one posted above.Fans of Brian Johnson

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Fans hoping to see AC/DC on the Fall leg of the Black Ice tour have grown increasingly frustrated over the problem of securing tickets to the shows they want to see.Officially, each show is sold out. However, if you want to pay the extortionists who operate ticket reselling sites such as Ticketmaster's own Tickets Now, there are actually plenty of seats still available for each date on the

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So AC/DC finally announced their Black Ice Tour dates but your city was left out, huh? Well, take heart because you are not alone. They haven't announced any dates in Florida yet, either, and Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams live here!Also, we all need to remember that this Fall schedule of shows is only the first leg of AC/DC's 18-month long world tour. So let's be patient and see what the boys

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AC/DC concert tickets are red hot right now. In fact, every show on the upcoming Black Ice Tour is already sold out, as far as I can tell. Tickets for Vancouver date sold out in 4 minutes while Columbus and Boston's lasted a mere fifteen. Toronto sold out in a half-hour, as well.Vancouver sold out so fast a group of nearly 20 fans who had hoped to charter a private jet to the show from the remote

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VH1 classic is giving away two tickets to see AC/DC live at their special Black Ice Tour rehearsal show at a secret location in New York City on October 26th.One Grand Prize Winner will receive a pair of tickets to the show, free round trip airfare for two, and a two night hotel stay in NYC. (Probably somewhere pretty swank, I'd imagine!)Of course, there's always that bit you have to read called

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-17284171779125657982008-09-19T13:07:00.005-04:002008-09-19T13:46:29.340-04:00

Angus Young's home in AaltenLow-voltage livesMalcolm Young is a familiar face to the shopkeepers of East Balmain, especially at Christmas time. Locals describe him as a down-to-earth sort of a bloke with more than just a passing interest in rock'n'roll.Yet not many of Young's neighbours could boast a fortune estimated at $125 million, nor could they claim to be a co-founder of one of the most

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Tickets for the Fall 2008 leg of the Black Ice World Tour go on sale this Saturday morning at Ticketmaster and ACDC.com at 10AM.For fans not familiar with Ticketmaster's paperless ticket technology, I strongly suggest you read this article at Ticket News because all of the AC/DC Fan Club seats will be sold that way and many of the other seats available for each venue will be paperless, also.AC/

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Here's a quick preview of the AC/DC's first promotional video from the Black Ice album. Rock N Roll Train was filmed in London on August 15th. The full video's not due out until September 19, 2008 and will likely play first on VH1.AC/DC Spanks Miley Cyrus's Butt!In other tidbits of note, Undercover News reports that AC/DC is more popular than Miley Cyrus in Australia right now. Last week, fans

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-78664678903060988742008-09-14T15:06:00.004-04:002008-09-14T15:20:40.951-04:00

Here's a great interview of Angus Young and Brian Johnson from the Howard Stern Show on September 9, 2008 for download. Even if you can't stand Stern's tired act it's well worth the listen for Angus' and Brian's great sense of humor.Thanks to Graham Farrell of the Bon Scott Group at Google for the show!

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AC/DC fans everywhere are more excited than a cheerleader on speed right now as the band has just revealed the opening leg of the Black Ice World Tour. As previously posted, the boys have decided to start out in North America and are saying they'll return to the U.S. next year for stadium dates in the summer. That should be pretty exciting, eh?First reports indicate that concert tickets will run

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SONY BMG MUSIC PRESS RELEASEAC/DC Announces Black Ice World Tour Tour Kicks Off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /CNW/ - AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black IceWorld Tour will open on October 28th at the Wachovia Arena inWilkes-Barre, PA. The show kicks off a series of arena shows, tobe followed by a round of stadium dates next summer.Tickets for upcoming dates will go on

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-22328302711907913722008-09-09T10:38:00.009-04:002008-09-09T22:27:52.793-04:00

Plenty of AC/DC news to get to today so I guess I better get off my lazy ass and post it...For starters, Brave Words let me know a few days ago that they'd scored an exclusive interview with Mike Fraser, a veteran producer who's list of credits reads like a Who's Who in Rock 'n' Roll.Mike's done plenty of work for AC/DC over the years including the mixing on albums like Stiff Upper Lip, Razors

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After years and years of loathing, it seems Rolling Stone Magazine is finally changing their tune about AC/DC's brand of rock 'n' roll music.Yes, once again, Rolling Stone has defied their history by gloriously featuring AC/DC in an another preview of Black Ice which was posted online earlier today.By most fan accounts, that rag has virtually despised AC/DC their whole career (with the exception

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Bon Scott and Angus Young rocking the crowd!Hi folks,A lot of stuff on my plate (as usual) but here's a quick roundup of the AC/DC headlines on this Labor Day weekend here in the States.For starters, what would Labor Day be without a look back into the history of the band's hardworking days with the late, great Bon Scott?In Let There Be Rock, Marky Billson spins the tale of AC/DC's very first

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Will Black Ice be the best album since Back In Black?Australia's News.com had the privilege of listening to seven tracks off AC/DC's "Black Ice" earlier today and posted this intriguing review of what they heard. From what I gather, they feel it's the best thing the band has done since Back In Black. Incidentally, the listening session took place at the world famous Alberts Records studio in

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For the first time in over 8 years a new AC/DC song has hit the airwaves all across the world."Rock 'N Roll Train," the first single, is one of 15 new songs from the new AC/DC album, "Black Ice," which is due to be released on October 20, 2008.To mark the occasion, AC/DC's own website is streaming the song non-stop and radio stations, both online and traditional, have enthusiastically premiered

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AC/DC's Black Ice will be released approximately October 20th across the globe and now AC/DC News is pleased to show you the three different collectible covers fans can choose from when purchasing the CD.Right away, you'll notice you have the choice of yellow, red, or white AC/DC logos but a closer study of each design reveals they're all somewhat different with the exception of Angus appearing

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Here's a new riff from AC/DC courtesy of their MySpace page.Presumably, it's the opening to "Rock 'N' Roll Train," but they've not identified the track as of yet.(Update: I've been told that fans who attended the video shoot say it is "Rock 'N' Roll Train," but I haven't independently confirmed this to be true.)2nd Update: Looks like AC/DC's MySpace page took down the sound clip so here it is

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Lots of news items over the last couple of days so let's get right to it...Bob Lefsetz, a music business writer for the last 20 years, claims to have listened to AC/DC's "Black Ice" album and has written an extremely positive review of it which you can read for yourself here. Apparentely, sliced bread has nothing on AC/DC's next record.If you're a fan in the UK, be sure to sign up for AC/DC's UK

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This is priceless... Don Coleman, eat your mo'f*cking heart out!PS> News.com.au even posted this guy's video!Btw, Confessions of a Fanboy had a pretty nice piece on the new album and the whole Wal-Mart deal that you might want to read.Keep rockin, Jon

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Albert Productions and SonyBMG Australia have announced the worldwide release of "Black Ice," the long awaited new studio album from AC/DC, on October 18. "Black Ice," the first full-length studio album of all-new material from AC/DC since the release of "Stiff Upper Lip" in 2000, is the band’s debut album for Columbia Records, (New York Based label for SonyBMG) and their 18th for Australia’s

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Fans of this blog probably realize that I think the opinions of Rolling Stone Magazine are virtually worthless when they're reviewing AC/DC's (or anybody's) music. However, they posted an early mini-review yesterday of the new album, Black Ice, in their latest issue that has shocked and awed many an AC/DC fan on the interwebs.Sweet vindication! Last year in this column, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson

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The UK arm of SonyBMG Music announced yesterday that they're giving away an 'amazing trip of a lifetime' to one lucky fan (and a friend) to see AC/DC perform a special dress rehearsal show in the USA. No exact word on when that will be but to enter the contest all you would have to do is:a] Go to the Reading or Leeds festivals. b] Find the poster of the Angus Young's head somewhere at the

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-31556667625457437602008-08-11T14:07:00.005-04:002008-08-11T15:50:32.664-04:00

Sony BMG has sent out a second notice asking fans to enter the contest to appear in the next AC/DC video which will be filmed this Friday in London. Apparently, though, you may not wear a Wal-Mart Sucks T-shirt to the event so don't even try.Sharon Osbourne (of Ozzy Osbourne fame) just said she'd like AC/DC to head the the line-up for next years Ozzfest. Of course, who can forget the infamous

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AC/DC is inviting their biggest fans to compete for a chance to appear in their next video that will be filmed somewhere in Central London on August 15 from 3pm to Midnight.Apparently, 150 lucky fans will be chosen from all the entrants who fill out this form which appears on Sony Record's AC/DC site. All you need do is give them a bit of your personal information and answer the question, "Why

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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap?Just out today is a scathing new opinion piece on AC/DC's deal with the devil (Wal-Mart) by Ian Winwood of the Guardian. I don't normally print articles in their entirety but this one deserves a full airing. Rock'n'roll damnation - Wal-Mart style AC/DC are the latest band to sell their album exclusively in Wal-Mart. Are they helping to sell rock down the

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A YouTube user named Halogen909 has uploaded a couple of short audio clips which he claims were taken from demos of songs that will be included on the forthcoming AC/DC album release, Black Ice.Have a listen and judge for yourself whether or not there's any truth to what he claims...AC/DC Cut & Run - new 2008ACDC - new album clip 2008Meanwhile, different sources have stated that AC/DC will either

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-6394618444698698332008-07-29T14:13:00.011-04:002008-07-29T15:51:23.278-04:00

AC/DC is set to hit the road for an 18 month world tour beginning this October according to the managing partner of the Creative Artists Agency, Rob Light.This news was announced yesterday at the Intl. Assn. of Assembly Managers' conference and trade show in Anaheim, California as reported here in Billboard.So far, there's no news on exactly where and when the band will play but you should expect

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In honor of Bon Scott's sixty-second birthday anniversary, I've decided to post a classic review of one of the band's early appearances at the world famous Hammersmith Odeon.Though Clive Bennett is obviously not partial to their music, I think he perfectly captures the essence of what true fans love about AC/DC.AC/DC HAMMERSMITH ODEON - BY CLIVE BENNETTAC/DC (the allusion is to electrical energy

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Seems like every week there's a major news article somewhere in the world's press praising AC/DC's late, great front man, Bon Scott. Though the street fighting singer died nearly thirty years ago, Bon's rock star status seems to be shining brighter than ever.Just in the past two days, three very interesting reads crossed my desk. In the first, Bon Homilies Linger Beyond The Grave, The West

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The Age's Patrick Donovan recently wrote an excellent piece regarding the Fremantle Arts Centre's (FAC) upcoming tribute to Bon Scott. According to the FAC, "the Bon Scott Project is a multi-faceted event that sees 19 artists celebrate and critique the life, the legacy, the letters and the loins of Bon Scott!"I've posted Donovan's story below in it's entirety, but you definitely ought to check

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Angus YoungFor the last few years, someone claiming to be the real Angus Young (of AC/DC fame) has had a profile page on the online community, MySpace.Over this time period, "Angus" amassed nearly 25,000 friends and fans on the site who regularly left messages and well wishes for him, often on a daily basis. In fact, the last known cache of the site indicates there were more than 12,000 comments

Jon Talismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362001477273066910noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535761573843566478.post-5788618997196621402008-05-01T06:13:00.007-04:002008-05-01T06:39:13.622-04:00

As most of you probably know, Brian Johnson's been talking with various radio stations across the country as part of the promotion work he's doing for "Totally Baked."Unfortunately, for AC/DC fans, most of the interviews have been a bit too focused on the movie instead of what we all want to hear about - AC/DC and their new recordings.However, yesterday's pit stop on Philadelphia's 102.9 WMGK

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Apparently, Brian Johnson knows people who smoke weed. I imagine you're totally shocked at this revelation but, in fact, these FOB's like weed so much that they decided to make a movie about it called "Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary."Though Totally Baked is meant to be 'a comedy about getting fired up,' the makers of the movie are actually serious about cleaning up marijuana's seedy reputation.

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Here's the interview where Brian confirms that AC/DC has finished recording in Vancouver. Most of the interview is about "Totally Baked," the new stoner comedy that Brian recorded three songs for that were played live on the Classic Rock Cares tour.Thanks to Mats for sending me the video link!Speaking of interviews, Brian also did a radio interview with Seattle's Bob Rivers the other day which,

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Video of a few lighthearted moments during AC/DC's 1999 recording sessions in Vancouver for the "Stiff Upper Lip" album.In a radio interview earlier today on Washington's DC101 rock station, the word from Brian Johnson came down that AC/DC has, in fact, completed their Vancouver recording sessions and the album is now in the mixing stage.According to Brian, Angus and Malcolm Young have remained

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Paul Cashmere of Australia's Undercover News has just revealed that AC/DC will be touring in support of their new album due out later this year.According to Paul,"Plans for a major world tour are underway to coincide with the release of the album and the tour will been announced shortly."This is, of course, excellent news for AC/DC fans everywhere as many have been fretting that they would never

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From ACDC.com "The waiting is almost over! AC/DC fans can expect the band's next album of new material sometime later this year. The band are currently recording in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien and long time audio engineer Mike Fraser. This will be the band's first collection of new material since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000."Note from Jon:In other news, Pope Benedict XVI

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Brendan O'BrienAccording to a blog post on the Supersuckers web site, front man Eddie Spaghetti has confirmed that the new AC/DC album is being produced by Brendan O'Brien.To quote Mr. Spaghetti, "I'm sure you're all wondering, "where the hell is that new 'suckers record?", well rest assured it IS coming. It's just taking a little longer than we expected to get done. Our current snag is that the

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by Paul Cashmere - April 7 2008 The City of Fremantle is presenting the Bon Scott Project, an event to mark the life and times of their historic rocker Bon Scott. The Project, which will take place at the Fremantle Arts Centre from May 17-June 29, will features works from 19 artists honoring the late AC/DC singer.Although Scott died in London and lived in Sydney and Melbourne in his day

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According to Mobile Beat magazine, AC/DC's classic 1980 hit, "You Shook Me All Night Long," is the top song played at wedding receptions across the United States in the last 12 months.The runner-up was Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback." Other notables were Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" at #5 and Lynyrd Skynrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" at #6.If you want to see the full list of the Top 200

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Conservator Karina Palmer fits AC/DC guitarist Angus Young's school uniform for Melbourne Museum's exhibition The Melbourne Story.Rock schoolboy's Melbourne repriseAC/DC guitar god Angus Young would never make such a fuss perfecting his own tie but Melbourne Museum staff knotted it with latex-gloved hands. Proving that big stage presence can come in small packages, one of Young's schoolboy stage

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AC/DC reportedly dined here recentlyFirst new album in nearly a decadeTuesday, March 4, 2008By John MackieAustralian hard rockers AC/DC are reportedly in Vancouver to record their first new album in nearly a decade.The website metalunderground.com is reporting the band is recording at the Warehouse Studios in Gastown. No official sources have confirmed it: The Warehouse has a policy of not

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According to a BW&BK source, Aussie hard rock legends AC/DC landed in Vancouver, BC last night (March 1st) to commence work on their anxiously-awaited new album. The band's last album, 2000's Stiff Upper Lip, was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC with George Young (Angus and Malcolm Young's older brother) and engineered/mixed by Mike Fraser (METALLICA, AEROSMITH, VAN HALEN) -

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Rumours of new AC/DC album Is AC/DC poised to return to the studio, eight years after the band made its last studio album? An insider from Albert Music, AC/DC's long-time Australian record company, has revealed there is plenty of excitement building about a possible new album from the band. "We're very hopeful," he said, "but at this stage there's nothing official." Because of their immense fan

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Brandweek mentioned today that Jack Black will host the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on March 29. To hype the event patrons at 102 malls across the country will hear his fancy fretwork on AC/DC's classic riff, Back In Black, as part of what's called a digital out-of-home ad. (Whatever the hell, oops I mean heck, that is.)A lot of critics have given Jack guff over his work for Nickelodeon

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Just made this at Photobucket. Hope you enjoy it!

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AC/DC's Cliff Williams recently performed at the House of Blues as part of the Hollywood Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. A few photos from that show can be found here.Check out the comment below from Bill Lonero for more details on his time spent with Cliff.

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I have to salute the fan who put together all these AC/DC clips to make an unofficial video for "Whole Lotta Rosie." Check it out and see if it deserves your praise, too.

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Very interesting post on Spinner today by Steve Baltin. If true, it would sure be good news coming on a day when many of us are feeling sad over the loss of Bon. - JonAustralian hard rock icons AC/DC are getting closer to ending an eight-year drought of new music. "God, I'm ready," bassist Cliff Williams, who was in L.A. to participate at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, tells Spinner. To that end

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It's Tuesday, February 19, 2008, which is exactly 28 years since the late, great Bon Scott tragically passed from this earth. Coincidentally, Bon died on a Tuesday all those years ago.What I like about Bon besides him having the best, most distinctive voice in rock 'n' roll was that he always seemed to stand up to anybody who tried to steamroll him in any way, shape or form.Even when he was a kid

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Maybe the upper crusties of this world are starting to realize what we AC/DC fans knew all along; that Bon Scott was a great street poet. - JonDream Logicfunction getSharePasskey() { return 'ex=1360818000&en=d6f393afb926b4d1&ei=5124';} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent('http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/books/review/Orr2-t.html'); } function getShareHeadline() { return

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Hi all,Part 8 isn't available just now so we have to skip to Part 9. Download it here. Hope you enjoy!Sorry, no track listing is available.

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Update: Sorry folks, the link is wrong again. Hang on for a fix for Part 7 soon. In the meantime, here's the corrected link to Bon Scott Forever - Part 1.Bon Scott Forever - Part 7 features a classic 1977 show at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco and marks the first time that AC/DC played the tunes "Kicked In The Teeth" and "Up To My Neck In You" live in public.As you'll hear, the lyrics that Bon

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Okay folks, we're up to Part 6 now. I hope many of you are enjoying this series of AC/DC boots that highlight Bon Scott's great years with the band.Btw, I've been informed that the link to the first album actually contained a zip file of the 2nd album instead. So, we're working on fixing that problem for you all a.s.a.p..Anyway, here's Part 6. Please let me know if you encounter any problems with

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Folks, I think I've seen it all now when it comes to AC/DC merchandise...Rockabye Baby Music is set to release their lullaby renditions of some of AC/DC's most classic songs on March 4th. What better way to bring up a rock loving monster, um, youngster, I guess?I have to admit I'm feeling much calmer already after listening to the one they did for Who Made Who for the last 20 minutes. Anyway,

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I don't have the album cover for you today so I've just included one of my favorite pics of Bon instead. Anybody know where it was taken?Btw, here's the track listing according Bad Boy Boogie.Live Wire 10.09.1978; Columbus, Veterans MemorialProblem Child 10.09.1978; Columbus, Veterans MemorialSin City 10.09.1978; Columbus, Veterans MemorialGone Shootin' 10.09.1978; Columbus, Veterans MemorialBad

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Hey everybody,Here's Bon Scott Forever - Part 4 from our buddy, Graham. Hope you enjoy it! Check back tomorrow for Part 5. Track Listing:Let There Be Rock 27.10.1977; London, Golders Green HippodromeProblem Child 27.10.1977; London, Golders Green HippodromeHell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 27.10.1977; London, Golders GreenWhole Lotta Rosie 27.10.1977; London, Golders Green HippodromeBad Boy Boogie

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Long time AC/DC fan and friend of mine, Claudia, just sent me some new AC/DC wallpapers she created this week. The one she made in remembrance of Bon Scott is a truly fitting tribute to rock 'n' roll's greatest front man. Fans can download all of Claudia's AC/DC wallpapers here, by the way. They'd be great to use on MySpace, I think. As a matter of fact, I use one of her Angus Young walls on my

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