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Rage To Run Malcolm Young Special This Saturday

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music TV show ‘Rage’ will right a night of Malcolm Young this coming Saturday morning (Friday night).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, ABC, AC/DC, Australia, Malcolm Young, music industry, Rage, rock

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Malcolm Young, ACDC, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Malcolm Turnbull Names Mentals Hit When Asked For Favourite AC/DC Song

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull credibility has long been shot with his refugee stance, his environmental views, his parties waste on the SSM survey and his botched NBN. Now its sunk even lower when he named a Mentals track when asked for his favourite AC/DC song.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, Malcolm Young, Mental As Anything, rock

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Keith Urban And Anthony Albanese Salute Malcolm Young

by Paul Cashmere

The impact of the death of AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has been so far reaching that artists of all genres and politicians have been leading the tributes for one of Australia’s greatest musicians.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Anthony Albanese, Australia, Keith Urban, Malcolm Young, rock

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R.I.P. AC/DC Founder Malcolm Young 1953-2017

by Paul Cashmere

The rock world has lost another music legend with the death of AC/DC founder Malcolm Young at the age of 64.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Malcolm Young, rock

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New Bon Scott Book Shot Down In Flames As Its Released

by Paul Cashmere

The Jesse Fink book ‘Bon: The Last Highway’ has been shot down in flames by friends of Bon Scott as it is being released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, Jesse Fink, rock

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R.I.P. George Young of The Easybeats Flash & The Fan and AC/DC Producer (1946-2017)

by Paul Cashmere

George Young, a co-founder for the legendary rock band The Easybeats, Flash & The Pan and co-producer of the early AC/DC albums, has died at age 70.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Flash & The Pan, George Young, Malcolm Young, rock, The Easybeats

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Angus Young Drops In On A Rolling Stones Gig

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC’s Angus Young caught up with Keith Richards at the Rolling Stones gig in Dusseldorf this week but it was a social visit only.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, AC/DC, Angus Young, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Former AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd To Release His Second Album

by Music-News.com

Phil Rudd is, according to Modern Drummer magazine, “the very definition of rock drumming”. Malcolm Young co-founder of AC/DC describes his long term bandmate as “the real deal”.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, New Zealand, Phil Rudd, rock

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Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian Johnson Joins Muse For AC/DC Classic At Reading

by Paul Cashmere

Muse fans were treated to an AC/DC classic from the voice who sang it, Brian Johnson, at Reading on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, AC/DC, Brian Johnson, Muse, rock, UK

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Phil Rudd Has A Car Collection To Rival Brian Johnson

by Paul Cashmere

There is no guessing how Phil Rudd’s AC/DC fortune was spent. Just look in his garage. The former AC/DC drummer’s car collection is enough to make any motorhead envious.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Phil Rudd, rock

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Mark Evans and Bob Spencer Join Rose Tattoo

by Paul Cashmere

Angry Anderson has recruited a new Rose Tattoo line-up, which now merges the sounds of AC/DC and The Angels into The Tatts.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Angry Anderson, Australia, Bob Spencer, Mark Evans, metal, rock, Rose Tattoo, The Angels

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Brian Johnson Flips Vintage Austin During Race

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has escaped uninjured after flipping a vintage Austin in a car race on the weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Brian Johnson, metal, rock, UK

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Bon Scott Would Have Been 71 Today

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Scott was born on this day in 1946. He would have been 71 years old today.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, Fraternity, hard rock, metal, rock, The Valentines

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Accept To Play One Australian Show Only In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

German metal band Accept will return to Australia in September but for one show only … for Melbourne.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Accept, Germany, metal

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Members Of AC/DC, The Angels and George Form Flood Aid Rock Legends For Qld Victims

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s music community has come together as the Flood Aid Rock Legends to raise funds for Queensland flood victims.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Buzz Bidstrup, rock, The Angels

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Brian Johnson To Host Life On The Road TV Series

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former AC/DC singer Brian Johnson may not be performing on stage at the moment but that isn’t keeping him out of the spotlight.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Brian Johnson, Life On The Road, rock

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New AC/DC Album Not Expected Until 2018

by Paul Cashmere

With Gun N’ Roses dates running through until September it is expected that the next AC/DC album with Axl Rose won’t be ready until 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Axl Rose, rock

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Angus Young and Angry Anderson Join Guns n Roses Second Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

Angus Young was back on stage with Gun n’ Roses in Sydney Saturday but so was Angry Anderson.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Angry Anderson, Angus Young, Australia, Axl Rose, Guns n Roses, Heavy Rock, metal, rock, USA

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Angus Young Joins Guns N Roses In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

The much rumoured Angus Young and Guns N Roses collaboration did happen in Sydney Friday night.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Axl Rose, metal, rock, USA

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Phil Rudd Wants Angus Young To Continue AC/DC

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd doesn’t think that the band should retire.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Axl Rose, hard rock, Phil Rudd, rock

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Shepparton Resident Leaves Neighbours Thunderstruck

by Paul Cashmere

Shepparton resident Greg Jaeschke has left his neighbours Thunderstuck with a Christmas light display of AC/DC proportions.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, heavy metal, rock, Thunderstruck

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Kingwood Set National Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Kingwood will head out on tour for their first national dates since the AC/DC ‘Rock Or Bust’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, AC/DC, Australia, hard rock, Kingswood, Kingwood Set National Dates, rock

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Angus Young Expresses His Thoughts At End Of Rock or Bust Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Now that the AC/DC Rock or Bust tour has fizzled to an end no-one knows what the band will do next, if anything.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Angus Young, Angus Young Expresses His Thought At End Of Rock or Bust Tour, music news, Rock Or Bust

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AC/DC Signs Off And There Are No Plans Forward

by Paul Cashmere

And so it ends … AC/DC has hobbled past the post of the Rock Or Bust tour with a substitute singer and a foundation member saying farewell.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Angus Young, Cliff Williams, Rock Or Bust

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Cliff Williams Confirms His Retirement In New Video

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

AC/DC is officially down another member with Cliff Williams confirming his retirement in a new video.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Cliff Williams, Cliff Williams Confirms His Retirement In New Video, music news

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AC/DC Perform Live Wire For First Time Since 1982

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC performed the TNT classic ‘Live Wire’ for the first time since October 1982 in North Carolina over the weekend.

Tagged as: AC/DC, AC/DC Perform Live Wire For First Time Since 1982, Axl Rose, Live Wire, music news

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Phil Rudd To Finally Give America A Head Job

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s been quite a couple of years for former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Head Job, music news, Phil Rudd

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Its Friday So Here Is Rick Astley Performing ‘Highway To Hell’

by Paul Cashmere

Okay, so its Beer O’Clock Friday and with the week coming to a close, who better to drink to than Rick Astley performing the AC/DC classic ‘Highway To Hell’.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Highway To Hell, Its Friday So Here Is Rick Astley Performing ‘Highway To Hell’, music news, Rick Astley

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Angus Young Yet To Decide AC/DC Future

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Angus Young isn’t sure if AC/DC will continue once they finish their Rock or Bust Tour.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Angus Young, Angus Young Yet To Decide AC/DC Future, music news

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Happy 70th Bon Scott

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Scott would have been 70 years old today (9 July 2016).

Tagged as: AC/DC, Bon Scott, Happy 70th Bon Scott, music news

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Angus Young AC/DC performing at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 6 December 2015. They are in Australia on the final leg of their Rock Or Bust World Tour. photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Accidentally Leak 2025 Date

AC/DC seem set to announce a 2025 US tour after a post for a Minneapolis date was posted to the band’s Instagram account and then quickly deleted.

November 13, 2024

AC/DC Back In Back Awarded 27th Platinum Award

AC/DC ‘Back In Black’ is officially now the third biggest selling album of all-time in the USA.

August 23, 2024

AC/DC Conclude ‘Power Up’ European and UK And There Are No Further Dates (So Far)

AC/DC have concluded dates for the European and UK Power Up tour but no new regions have been added.

August 20, 2024

Perth Mint Issue Bon Scott Coin

The Perth Mint, Australia’s main mint for the issue of bullion, has revealed a one-off proof coin featuring Bon Scott on one side and King Charles on the other.

June 27, 2024

AC/DC Delete Three Songs From Italy Show Setlist

AC/DC trimmed three song from their show in Italy on May 25 and just the third night of the Power Up world tour.

May 28, 2024

AC/DC Kick Off Power Up Tour In Germany #Setlist

On so it begins, AC/DC are back on tour for 2024 with the Power Up world tour kicking off in lesser-known location of Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Friday (17 May 2024).

May 20, 2024

AC/DC To Reissue The Original Australian Editions of ‘High Voltage’ and ‘TNT’

AC/DC’s first two albums, ‘High Voltage’ and ‘TNT’, only ever released in Australia’, will be reissued on vinyl as of May 16 as part of the 50th anniversary Gold editions.

May 15, 2024