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AC/DC review – a poignant lesson on the power of rock’n’roll

Brian Johnson’s voice is frayed but Angus Young’s guitar tone is as powerful as ever, and this show on what could be the band’s last world tour packs an emotional punch

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

AC/DC review, Wembley: If this is what it is to be rocked, it sure feels like being drained

Few gigs may be louder, but the songs themselves are virtually inaudible – luckily the band compensate with their Rolodex of major hits

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

AC/DC live at Wembley Stadium review: a thundering rock ‘n’ roll epic

Extravagant, silly, and crammed with squalling guitar solos, the rockers staged a spectacular fit for a stadium

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024

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Chris Slade admits to feeling insulted when AC/DC asked him to stick around as Phil Rudd's understudy

Slade had success as AC/DC drummer on The Razors Edge – but wasn't happy when they brought back hellraiser Rudd

Metal Hammer · Jun 29, 2024

“With a different hand at the controls, and an on-form Brian Johnson, it could have been a classic”: how AC/DC made an epic mis-step with Fly On The Wall

AC/DC‘s Fly On The Wall album was released on this day in 1985

Louder · Jun 28, 2024

"Rock'n'roll is alive, and I need it to stay that way": The Pretty Reckless are on the road with AC/DC, and Taylor Momsen is more than ready to rock

Supporting the Rolling Stones and AC/DC in the same week? Sounds like a pretty good few days

Louder · Jun 23, 2024

“There was alcohol, plenty of fighting, sometimes guns. That was just the women”: the wild career of Cold Chisel, the Aussie hellraisers who should have been as big as AC/DC

Cold Chisel are huge stars in their native Australia, but the rest of the world barely knows who they are

Louder · Jun 22, 2024

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The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Also in this issue: Heart, Black Country Communion, Allman Brothers, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, ELP, Black Crowes, Anvil, Marcus King, Lindisfarne, Lemon Twigs, Mitch Ryder and more

Louder · Jun 21, 2024

"When you're cold-calling musicians, some of whom you don’t even know, it doesn't matter who you are. It's a hard gig": How Slash organised Orgy Of The Damned

With his recent album Orgy Of The Damned – a selection of classics, each sung by a different guest singer – Slash is the latest rock superstar to take the blues road

Metal Hammer · Jun 20, 2024

Everything was going nicely at Euro 2024. Then the grown men arrived

In today’s Euro 2024 Daily: England bring the mood down

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Competition: Enter for a chance to win every AC/DC album on gold vinyl

Celebrate AC/DC's 50th anniversary by winning the band's back catalogue on limited edition gold vinyl

Louder · Jun 13, 2024

If you've got a spare $9000 a limited edition AC/DC watch can be yours

For those about to clock, etc

Metal Hammer · Jun 12, 2024

"The crowd just went off their brains. It was an amazing, fantastic first show": The story of AC/DC's live debut, told by those who were there

On December 31, 1973, the fledgling AC/DC saw in the New Year by playing their very first gig at a bar in Sydney

Metal Hammer · Jun 3, 2024

Taylor Momsen shares health update after bat bites her on stage in Spain

The star was performing with her band, The Pretty Reckless, when she was bitten by the winged animal

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Taylor Momsen gives fans a health update after bat bites her on stage

‘Gossip Girl’ star and rock singer had an unexpected special guest with her on stage in Seville

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 2, 2024

This Video Of Taylor Momsen Being Bitten By A Bat On Stage In Spain Is Absolute Nightmare Fuel

"Thanks to all the staff at the hospital who dubbed me "bat girl" after seeing it on the local news that morning."

Metal Hammer · May 31, 2024

"I must really be a witch...so rabies shots for the next two weeks": Watch The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen get bitten by a bat onstage

After playing the track Witches Burn, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen gets a not-so-friendly visit from a bat during their recent show in Seville, Spain while on the AC/DC Pwr Up tour

Louder · May 30, 2024

"I’ve got this constant ringing in my ears, which has also made me somewhat deaf - or ‘conveniently deaf’ as Sharon calls it": Cautionary tales from Ozzy and 5 other rock stars who suffer from tinnitus and other hearing issues

Hearing damage doesn't just affect live music fans - years of touring can also take their toll on artists. Here are six who have spoken about the negative impact loud music has had on their health

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Metal Hammer · May 30, 2024

What will AC/DC look and sound like on this tour? Watch this pro-shot footage of them playing live in Spain last night

If you want pro-shot, multi-camera, high-definition sound footage of AC/DC on their Power Up Tour, we got it

Tom’s Guide · May 29, 2024

Apple reportedly has secret weapon in AI wars — what’s the virtual black box?

Apple is reportedly planning to protect user data with AI by putting cloud data in a virtual black box. Will it work?

Guitar World · May 29, 2024

“You can put the best solo in the world in an average song and nobody is going to care. Put an average solo in a great song and you’ve still got a great song”: Rich Robinson on why he reunited the Black Crowes – and revitalized their guitar lineup

Toxic band member behavior drove the Robinson brothers apart – but it also brought them back together. Rich Robinson details the challenge of playing in 15 different tunings, how a flood made his Les Paul Goldtop sound better, and why Nico Bereciartua is just the guitarist the band needs

Guitar World · May 29, 2024

“I knew my pentatonic scales before I went to Berklee – and 90% of the time that’s what I’m called upon to play”: For the third time in his career, Chris Chaney has landed one of bassdom’s most coveted gigs – a slot in the re-energized AC/DC

Jazz-schooled bassist Chris Chaney has now secured three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC

Guitar World · May 28, 2024

“At some point, Slash was going to come play. Chris Robinson just said, ‘Let bud play. He could do this in a heartbeat’”: Why the Black Crowes’ Hard to Handle guitar solo was played by producer Brendan O’Brien instead of Slash

Legendary producer and multi-instrumentalist Brendan O’Brien sets the record straight on whether he played all the instruments on The Black Crowes’ debut album

Guitar World · May 27, 2024

“The coach of the Dallas Mavericks came up to me after the show and said, ‘What’s your dream guitar?’ I said a 1960 Fender Stratocaster. A few days later one showed up at my house”: Tyler Bryant on his remarkable Strat stories

He's one of the hottest young exponents of Texas blues. So of course he plays Strats…

MusicRadar · May 26, 2024

"It never occurred to me that was what you're supposed to be doing": Springsteen, Pearl Jam and AC/DC super producer Brendan O'Brien reveals how he learned the second most fundamental part of recording songs after tempo

"I did not even know that right away"

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