Oz Music Scene

June 9th, 2008

AC/DC Ink Wal-Mart Album Deal

AC/DC’s first album in eight years will be available exclusively through Wal-Mart stores in the United States of America.
The Eagles were the first to ink a similar deal last year. They received $30 million when Wal-Mart sold their Long Road Out of Eden album.
The AC/DC deal is expected to be somewhere in the same vicinity. […]

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April 24th, 2008

AC/DC Album, and a Tour?

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There hasn’t been a lot of news since AC/DC announced last year a new album was in the works. I’m happy to say though the Aussie rock veterans are well on their way to releasing this highly anticipated new work.
Singer Brian Johnson says the new album, their first in eight years, should […]

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April 7th, 2008

Bon Scott Honoured By Arts Project

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Fremantle-born AC/DC frontman Bon Scott will be remembered with the Bon Scott Project, a Western Australian initiative commemorating the life and times of this legendary rocker.
The Fremantle Arts Centre will showcase 19 creative works inspired by the late singer from May 17 to June 29. […]

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February 9th, 2008

Celebrate Aussie Rock in WA

Some of Australia’s hardest rockers will hit Perth later this month for the Aussie Rock Celebration Concert.
Line-ups don’t come much better than this, with Rose Tattoo, The Screaming Jets, Noiseworks, and The Party Boys heading up the bill. But that’s not all, with former AC/DC members Dave and Marck Evans, Kevin Borich, Buzz Bidstrup (The […]

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October 31st, 2007

Aussie Halloween Hits

As a kid growing up in Australia, I was always a little bit jealous of Americans celebrating Halloween. I thought how wonderful it must be to dress up in scary costumes and score loads of free lollies. I actually tried it once in primary school, but none of the neighbours I visited had any goodies […]

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July 22nd, 2007

AC/DC Set to Launch Massive Comeback

There must be something in the water. Following the successful reunions of Crowded House and The Saints comes the news AC/DC are planning a comeback.
It’s been seven years since Australia’s original hard rockers released their last studio album, Stiff Upper Lip, but they finally have another one in the works.
“Malcolm and Angus [Young] are in […]

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July 21st, 2007

TV Alert: “Great Australian Albums”

Music history buffs should stay home next Saturday to catch SBS’s fantastic new series, Great Australian Albums. It will screen each Saturday night at 8:30 pm.
Taking its cues from the UK’s fantastic Classic Albums series, the programs will chart the progression of Aussie music by focusing on four landmark albums from four different decades.
The series […]

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