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  • "He wanted to stay up and party. Bon just wanted to keep the party going": What really happened on the night Bon Scott died? (44 years ago today)

    02/19/2024 6:00:47 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 36 replies
    Louder Sound ^ | February 19, 2024 | Geoff Barton
    … Almost 25 years after Bon Scott’s death, there are still many unexplained events that surround it. … Author Clinton Walker relates the following story ..: on Monday evening, February 18, 1980, Bon phoned Silver Smith to invite her along to see a band at Dingwalls in Camden, north London. Silver declined, but said she had a friend – Alistair (sometimes spelled Alasdair) Kinnear – who would be delighted to accompany him. In the end, Bon and Kinnear ended up at the Music Machine, a venue just down the road from Dingwalls at the bottom end of Camden High Street,...
  • Musical Interlude topic for September 2023 [Big Star]

    09/01/2023 7:39:47 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 86 replies
    YouTube etcetera ^ | May 8, 2020 etcetera | Big Star et al
    The official lyric video for "September Gurls," from the Big Star album "Radio City."Big Star - September Gurls (Official Lyric Video) | 2:50Big Star | 9.35K subscribers | 119,288 views | May 8, 2020
  • Musical Interlude topic for April 2023

    04/02/2023 10:09:05 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 44 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | September 12, 2015 etcetera | Yellow Magic Orchestra et al
    Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker (1978) | 5:00 | YMO Unofficial12.7K subscribers | 892,132 views | September 12, 2015 | Track 2 on 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' (1978) | Written by Martin Denny
  • >Musical Interlude topic for December 2022

    12/02/2022 7:31:59 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 51 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | January 17, 2018 etcetera | Christine Perfect et al
    Christine McVies first solo album released in 1970 under her maiden name.The Legendary Christine PerfectChristine Perfect | kakie0484 | January 17, 2018
  • Musical Interlude topic for November 2022

    10/31/2022 12:28:12 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 43 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | June 18, 2012 etc | Boris Karloff et al
    Here's a 29 minute 57 second video of the Shindig Halloween Show from 1965. The only copy available available has a missing five minute segment that had four cut songs including Boris Karloff singing The Monster Mash! The missing audio segment was recorded by Lionelatwill in 1965, when he was only a kid, (a smart kid) and those missing minutes were edited in to the video from the 13:17 to 19:15 section. I edited some of the show's other video clips and then synched to Lionelatwil's audio. Here's the closest thing to the complete episode available. Enjoy the blast from...
  • Musical Interlude topic for September 2022

    09/03/2022 6:01:10 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 71 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | August 13, 2013 etcetera | Horslips et al
    originally appeared on album "The Tain".Horslips - Dearg Doom (1973) HQ | August 13, 2013 | lunarmountains
  • Musical Interlude topic for August 2022

    08/01/2022 4:23:21 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 86 replies
    YouTube ^ | July 2, 2015 etcetera | AC/DC et al
    Released on: 1976-04-30It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) | July 2, 2015 | AC/DC |
  • New Study Shows AC/DC Makes Surgeons Faster and More Precise — As Long As It’s Played Loud

    05/04/2022 9:05:11 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 30 replies
    Metal Sucks ^ | April 13, 2022 | Emperor Rhombus
    Nine times out of ten, if we’re listening to AC/DC, no one’s life should be in our hands. The Australian party rockers’ music is best suited for skulling coldies, laughing at d**kheads, and occasionally driving an ATV into a pool. But according to a new study, blasting AC/DC actually helps the speed and precision of surgeons on the job. As reported by Ultimate Guitar, a recent study at Heidelberg University in Germany showed that playing AC/DC’s music increased both speed and precision of cuts made by surgeons. Apparently, the amount of time needed to make a precision cut went from...
  • Musical Interlude topic for May 2022

    05/01/2022 5:37:18 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 63 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | May 2022 etc | varies
    Album:The Frost Music 1969,US Prog/RockThe Frost-First Day Of May | May 18, 2012 | Znaor Mario
  • A/CDC - Pfizer Struck

    07/26/2021 1:00:20 PM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 16 replies
    Youtube ^ | 07/25/21
    CDCs greatest hits including: Hells Bells Palsy You shook me all night long Quarantine for just 2 weeks. CDC will tell you lies Pfizer struck He was the chief of medicine (Fauci), it was a rushed vaccine He was the worst damn man that I ever seen He had those black eyes, telling nothing but lies Shocked me when I found out about his Pfizer ties He pretended to care Had me fighting for air He told me to mask up but I was already there Cause the arms start shaking Was the earth quaking? My shoulder was aching And...
  • AXL ROSE: 'Make The White House Great Again' (shut up n sing)

    02/11/2020 6:46:15 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 39 replies
    Blabbermouth ^ | February 11, 2020 | N/A
    Axl Rose has broken his three-month social media silence to once again bash the Trump administration. The GUNS N' ROSES frontman took to his Twitter account on Monday to share a photo of a New Hampshire voter wearing a hat that reads "Make The White House Great Again." Although Axl chose not to caption the picture, the response from other Twitter users was predictably mixed, with one person tweeting "Make Axl's Singing Great Again" and another adding "Make GNR great again." A third Twitter user wrote: "The only way to [make the White House great again] is to fumigate it....
  • 2CELLOS - Thunderstruck [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

    03/06/2018 6:06:32 PM PST · by goldendelicious · 20 replies
    Youtube ^ | 2-18-2014 | 2Cellos
    2CELLOS Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser playing their arrangement of Thunderstruck by AC/DC BaRock style! Video by Kristijan Burlovic Story by 2CELLOS Editing: Ivan Stifanic and 2CELLOS Technical support: MedVid produkcija Produced, mixed and mastered by 2CELLOS and Filip Vidovic (Morris Studio, Zagreb) Audio master for the video by Miro Vidovic Special thanks to Friends of Giostra Society, Poreč, Croatia
  • Malcolm Young, Whose Guitar Riffs Helped Propel AC/DC to Fame, Dies at 64

    11/18/2017 11:15:12 AM PST · by wastedyears · 32 replies
    NY Times ^ | 11/18/2017 | Christina Caron
    Malcolm Young, Whose Guitar Riffs Helped Propel AC/DC to Fame, Dies at 64
  • AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young dies at 64

    11/18/2017 8:42:55 AM PST · by Morgana · 38 replies
    bbc ^ | Nov. 18, 2017 | bbc
    Australian guitarist and AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young has died aged 64 after a long battle with dementia. He died peacefully on Saturday with his family nearby, a statement said. Young will be remembered for his powerful rhythm guitar riffs that were instrumental in propelling the Sydney heavy rock group to stardom. Three Young brothers have been part of AC/DC's history, including lead guitarist Angus. Producer George Young died in October.
  • AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dead at 64

    11/18/2017 8:01:46 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 55 replies
    Fox News ^ | 11/18/2017
    Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitar player and founding member of heavy metal legends AC/DC, has died, the group announced Saturday. He was 64. Known for the powerhouse riffs and rhythm guitar that propelled the group from Sydney, Australia, to superstardom, Young had been suffering from dementia for the past three years, the Australian Associated Press reported. He died peacefully on Saturday with his family by his bedside, the news agency reported. Young started the band with his brother Angus Young in 1973. …
  • AC/DC producer George Young dies at 70 [Easybeats; Angus and Malcolm’s elder brother]

    10/26/2017 11:24:00 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 17 replies
    New York Daily News ^ | Monday, October 23, 2017, 6:38 AM | Christopher Brennan
    George Young, the decades-long music man known for producing his brothers in AC/DC, has died at 70. The death of Young, born in Scotland but a longtime Australian who also led the 1960s group the Easybeats, was announced by record company Albert’s on Monday. “A consummate songwriter, trailblazing producer, artist, mentor and extraordinary musician, George was above all else a gentleman who was unfailingly modest, charming, intelligent and loyal; a man with a wonderful sense of humour,” it said in a statement. …
  • AC/DC trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of the legendary rockers

    09/07/2016 3:33:09 PM PDT · by smokingfrog · 37 replies
    amNY ^ | 9-7-16 | Hal Bienstock
    When a band that has been around for more than 40 years goes on the road, fans have to be prepared for the possibility that this go-round may be the last. While AC/DC isn’t officially calling this a farewell tour, the fact that singer Brian Johnson had to leave the tour after a doctor said he was risking total hearing loss means it’s unlikely he’ll take the stage with the band again. Johnson’s departure follows co-founder Malcolm Young departure in 2014 because he is suffering from dementia. That same year, drummer Phil Rudd was arrested for threatening to kill someone...
  • AC/DC’s Cliff Williams to Retire After Current Tour

    07/09/2016 6:04:59 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 31 replies
    Guitar World ^ | 07/08/2016 | Christopher Scapelliti
    Cliff Williams has played bass in AC/DC since 1977. By the time the group’s current tour wraps up in September, he’ll have logged nearly 40 years with the Australian rockers. Apparently 40 years is long enough. Williams says his future plans don’t include continuing with AC/DC. “It’s been what I’ve known for the past 40 years,” Williams says. “But after this tour, I’m backing off of touring and recording.” […] “Losing Malcolm, the thing with Phil and now with Brian, it’s a changed animal,” Williams says of the band. As for his decision, “I feel in my gut it’s the...
  • Has Brian Johnson Been ‘Kicked to the Curb’ by AC/DC? (maybe, maybe not)

    03/16/2016 2:13:37 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 52 replies
    Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | March 15, 2016 7:41 AM | Jeff Giles
    Brian Johnson’s hearing loss may not be as bad as initial reports suggested — but AC/DC might be moving on without him anyway. Word of Johnson’s reportedly tenuous future comes courtesy of comedian Jim Breuer, a friend of the singer who discussed their latest visit during an episode of his The Metal in Me podcast, which you can stream below. According to Breuer, whose commentary was earlier reported by the Canton Repository, Johnson has essentially been “kicked to the curb” by group leader Angus Young after fronting AC/DC for 36 years. UPDATE: Breuer has since posted a series of follow-up...
  • AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd loses appeals against convictions

    10/09/2015 9:26:45 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 11 replies
    Manchester Guardian ^ | Tuesday 6 October 2015 11.01 EDT | Tim Jonze and Agencies
    AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has lost his appeal against a string of recent convictions in New Zealand. The musician had been ordered in June to serve a sentence of eight months home detention along with six months of post-release conditions and payment of $NZ120,000 (£51,000) reparation after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. However, his appeal, which argued that the sentence “was manifestly excessive”, was rejected by New Zealand’s high court. …