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From Bondi to the Agora Ballroom: The story of what happened when AC/DC arrived in America

AC/DC landed in the US four days after the release of Let There Be Rock, primed for their first North American tour. Nobody knew who they were

Metal Hammer · Nov 26, 2025

‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

“In America you had guys in bed sheets and placards with prayers on picketing the gigs. I said: ‘Who are they here for?’ And they said: ‘You!’”: The unholy AC/DC classic that riled the religious right – and marked the tragic end of an era

“In America you had guys in bed sheets and placards with prayers on picketing the gigs. I said: ‘Who are they here for?’ And they said: ‘You!’”: The unholy AC/DC classic that riled the religious right – and marked the tragic end of an era

Louder · Nov 23, 2025

Only one news outlet has signed on to Hegseth’s media loyalty oath — even Trump-favoring Fox News is boycotting it

Hegseth’s former TV home of Fox News is latest to sign on with other major media outlets and reject his mandate requiring them to cease gathering any information that the Pentagon hasn’t cleared in advance

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2025

The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’

He was the darling of early-90s alt rock, but success came with the kind of rock’n’roll excess that many of his peers did not survive. Now, having finally quit heroin, he’s back with a new album, a memoir – and no regrets

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Ruth Shalit Barrett's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Atlantic Settled for $1M

From the N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson), published Friday: The Atlantic quietly agreed to pay more than $1 million early this… The post Ruth Shalit Barrett's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Atlantic Settled for $1M appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 18, 2025

Hitmaker Bert Berns is posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame

Songwriter and producer Bert Berns has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Hayley Williams is low-key taking over the world, and the misogynist music industry can't do a damned thing about it

The unstoppable rise of Hayley Williams, an icon for our time

Louder · Sep 2, 2025

Trump who famously evaded the draft during Vietnam describes himself as a war hero: ‘‘I guess I am too’

The president made the remarks in a radio interview complaining he was not given enough credit for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025