Hi readers, Here's Part 1 of a bunch of AC/DC News articles that I haven't had the time to post until now. Some great stuff here. Hope you enjoy! - Keep rockin' Jon
Perhaps the former Clarissa Explains It All star was too busy for AC/DC. She directed and starred in a new Lifetime film called The Santa Con. “It's, like ...
AC/DC
are either the ultimate rock 'n' roll rebels that stuck to their guns,
or else an aging corporation who rose to the top by feeding the public
generic, ...
AC/DC
are no strangers to the chilly hand of the Grim Reaper. Having blasted
their way into contention with a series of piledrivin' albums in the
1970s, ...
There are some songs that just jump out at you like, that's AC/DC. Sometimes if you're experimenting, you're trying a few different things, you might go, ...
The arrival of a new album by Australian stalwarts AC/DC comes with an unfortunate amount of baggage. There's the sad news that it is the first ever ...
No one discovers AC/DC at 40. You fall in love with AC/DC when you're young, or not at all. Four decades on, reminding you of how things used to be ...
I want you to guess the title of AC/DC's new album, which comes out tomorrow. Oh, don't be coy; you know you can get this. Actually, with a little time, ...
she instructs the AC/DC
guitarist. “You will look stupid otherwise!” He's standing next to all
6ft 3in of me, and his official height of 5ft 2in looks like an ...
Maybe the secret to why AC/DC
and the Stones and all those other old blokes are still playing rock
music is that it is the fountain of eternal youth, albeit .
"After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support.
In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family’s privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music."
AC/DC's Malcolm Young at the Allstate Arena 10/30/08
A 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.
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 your comments below after you check out all the latest AC/DC News.
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For starters, the USA today has a fairly interesting piece on the band called That's still the way AC/DC wants to rock 'n' roll that you might want to peruse. I just want to know if Malcolm Young combed his own hair for the publicity shot above?
In fact, USA Today has devoted a special page to their coverage of the release of AC/DC's Black Ice. You can even vote for your favorite AC/DC song there though, unfortunately, the choice is only limited to 7 tracks.
Incidentally, Mike Devlin of the Victoria Times Colonist has put together his list of AC/DC's 10 best hits. It's a fun read, so check it out here and see if you agree with his picks.
In other AC/DC tidbits, The Toronto Sun has posted a song by song review of Black Ice which you might find interesting. There's also a pretty good little article from The Daily Record called AC/DC takes it to the road one more time.
Paul Cashmere reports that AC/DC has debuted at number 3 in the Australian record charts this week. Undoubtedly, Black Ice would have been #1 except that only one day of sales could be counted in this week's charts due to the timing of the album's release.
Those with a religious bent might enjoy reading What the Church Can Learn From AC/DC over at the Voyage Blog. However, if you're a Christian fundamentalist, you may want to avoid the article in case you fear God might strike you dead for reading it.
AC/DC display at Wal-Mart
The Boston Herald has a fairly interesting spin on AC/DC's new record which includes the corny line "if you want riffs, they got 'em." Check it out here, if you like. They also have a companion article about the band's exclusive sales deal called, appropriately enough, Wal-Mart and AC/DC agree: Moneytalks!
In other news, footage of the AC/DC Live at Donington Pack for Rock Band 2 has appeared on the web already. Here's one video courtesy of Slashgamer. I wonder how many people will completely strain their voices trying to keep up with Brian Johnson's vocal thunder?
Anyway, I must admit, the game looks like a lot of fun so are you reading this out there, Santa Claus? I swear I've been a very good boy most of this year!
Perth Now has an excellent article from Kathy McCabe called Vintage rock: Back in black which is definitely worth your time if you're a true AC/DC fan, though some of her material may have been previously available elsewhere.
Speaking of ladies, I want to personally thank Natalie Sparks for the fantastic set of photographs she posted today of her modeling an AC/DC belt. This link is definitely NSFW so don't click on it if you're under 18, okay?
Anyway, getting back to the business at hand, the Vancouver Sun's contribution to AC/DC News today is deftly titled AC/DC's back -- and is as gnarly as ever a sentiment which, I believe, most fans of the group would tend to agree with today. However, Stuart Derdeyn of The Vancouver Province doesn't much like Black Ice. In fact, he basically just said that AC/DC has lost it's juice.
Finally, The Daily Telegraph has published their review of Black Ice today. The highlight of which is rock critic David Cheal's video attempting to explain the rock 'n roll phenomenon which we call simply, AC/DC.
Well, that about raps it up for now, ladies and gentlemen. As always, check back frequently during the day for the latest AC/DC News updates.
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