Before the Rolling Stones, Australian rock band AC/DC whipped the crowd into a frenzy. The crowd grew louder with each tune in the band's set, which wrapped up with Let There Be Rock and Highway to Hell Lead guitarist Angus Young dropped his pants during the band's performance of The Jack and revealed a pair of Maple Leaf boxer shorts. Source www.cbc.ca

For more pictures and reviews of AC/DC in Toronto Click here

Despite the pre-concert hype of the Toronto concert going to be broadcasted live on MuchMoreMusic and live webcasts via www.cbc.ca

Fans were left disappointed has only a limited amount of footage per artist was broadcasted.
Even Toronto radio station Q107.com had a limited service of live material from the concert.

Wednesday 30th July 2003
Toronto Rocks (Sarsstock) has kicked off and already the radio webcast has crashed , and that is even before Angus has started to put the schoolboy suit on.

A few pre-concert pictures are available to view by Clicking here

More details to follow soon... , but all reports and pictures from fans are welcolmed.

Brian Johnson interview audio clip

MuchMoreMusic Delivers The Rolling Stones & Special Guests (including AC/DC)
Wed. July 30 - An 11-Hour National Broadcast

Performance Highlights, Backstage Interviews & Features Noon - 9pm ET

LIVE Concert Special Featuring… Rolling Stones 9pm - 11pm ET

More details at http://www.muchmoremusic.com/torontorocks/

CBC.ca to webcast Stones concert
CBC.ca has secured exclusive worldwide rights to broadcast the Rolling Stones-SARS benefit concert over the Web http://cbc.ca/torontorocks

Related Link www.cbc.ca/news/background/sarsbenefit

Tuesday 22nd July 2003
According to a report on the Cranberries web site Zombieguide.com Dolores O'Riordan could be collaborating with Brian Johnson on his "Helen of Troy" project.
the original source of this report was from an Irish magazine (Hot Press)

The first half features, in order: Montreal singer Sam Roberts, Ottawa's alt-country singer Kathleen Edwards, Quebec rock band La Cichane, Windsor, Ont. rock band Tea Party, Oklahoma alt-rockers the Flaming Lips, singer and Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan with blues guitarist Jeff Healey, '50s gospel turned pop icons The Isley Brothers and Toronto-based folk-rockers Blue Rodeo.

The evening segment will feature 'N Sync's Timberlake, Winnipeg's rock idols The Guess Who, Toronto's Rush, Australia's metal favourites AC/DC and, to close the night, headliners The Rolling Stones.

Each segment will be introduced by Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's Have Love Will Travel Revue.

Source Canada.com Ottawa - 22nd July 2003

a related article on Dave's tour is online at www.undercover.com.au

Monday 14th July 2003
The AC/DC & Rolling Stones , Germany 2003 T-shirt is now currently available at the official AC/DC Merchadise store.



Wednesday 9th July 2003 - ( Ride on Bon )
Rock n Roll Fantasy - "My Life and Times with AC/DC, Van Halen, Kiss..." by Susan Masino has recently been released in paperback. Although previously released as an E-book CD-Rom , the book has now been released as a 188 page paperback edition by Badger Books.

Available at
Amazon UK
Amazon Canada
Amazon USA
Amazon Germany
Amazon France
Related Link www.susanmasino.com

Sunday 6th July 2003
An article in the July 2003 issue of the German rock magazine MetalHammer-Magazine (www.hammer-mag.de) has hinted at a possible early 2004 release date for the next AC/DC album

Sorry for the late news , but Bon Scott fans may be interested to learn that in March 2003 , the RPM label released a compilation album which featured tracks by the Valentines and the Spektors.

The Clarion Call - Western Australia's Legendary Clarion Label (Various artists) is available at

Amazon USA
Amazon UK
101CD

Thanks to Neale Judd

Wednesday 2nd July 2003
Ticket sales for the Stones / AC/DC Sars benefit concert in Toronto have been brisk with the Canadian branch of Ticketmaster reporting that sales through Ticketmaster were so hot in Canada that the ticket broker set a single-day record by selling its entire 150,000-ticket Canadian allotment.

Source www.globeandmail.com

The Canadian band "Rush" have also been added to the bill for the Toronto concert on the 30th July.

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The release date of the String AC/DC tribute album "Back in Baroque" has been brought forward to the 22nd July 2003.
This album is unique in that the album "Back in Black" gets the full works in the style of a string orchestra.

For more details Click here
Available to pre-order at
Amazon USA
Amazon Canada
Amazon Japan
Amazon France

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The first eleven AC/DC remasters have been released in Australia via Festival Mushroom Records

Eleven digitally remastered albums featuring deluxe digi-pak packaging, 16-page full colour booklets packed full with original artwork, rare photos and memorabilia plus special online ConnecteD content for each album that can only be unlocked using each album disc. For more info check out www.fmrecords.com.au

and for Australians
PLUS WIN WIN WIN!
ANGUS YOUNG GIBSON GUITAR
AND MARSHALL QUADBOX!
SMS ACDC TO 0421 260 485

More details at www.fmrecords.com.au

HMV Australia
Chaos Music (AUS)
Dstore.com.au

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The complete 20 CD Box set the Northumbia Anthology has now been released. The anthology celebrates the culture and traditional folk songs of the North East of England.

Brian Johnson is featured on the disc titled "Newcastle Songs Volume 2 - The Fiery Clock Fyece" (MWMCDSP40 ) performing the track "Byker Hill" (This disc is only available as part of the entire box set)

Brian Johnson is also featured on the disc titled "Around Derwent Valley - Stanley Market" (MWMCDSP45 ) performing the track "Wor Geordie's lost his Liggie" (This disc is only available as part of the entire box set)

Although both this discs are only available by purchasing the entire box set for £150 UK pounds plus postage via J G Windows (Newcastle)

However the two tracks which feature Brian Johnson are available on the two single discs "From Tyne to Tweed" and "From Tees to Tyne"

For more details on the box set and the two individual releases via the Anthology Click here

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The Cranberries and AC/DC apparently got on well off-stage during the recent Germany gigs. An article on the unofficial Cranberries web site www.zombieguide.com/ quoted the official Cranberries autobiographer (Paul Russel) as saying
"I was in the Thai restaurant where Liam Gallagher had his teeth kicked in, and saw Dolores singing a song from a musical with Brian Johnson of AC/DC, who then told some of the rudest stories I've ever heard!
Paul Russell and Dolores O'Riordan's are apparently working on the Cranberries autobiography

Tuesday 1st July 2003

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Eleswhere , the third batch of the AC/DC remasteres have been released in the USA via Epic.

Albums released in the third batch of the Epic remasters are
'74 Jailbreak
Blow up your video
Flick of the Switch
Fly on the wall
If you want Blood You've got it.

More details

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Mark Evans, former bass player for AC/DC and former Buffalo frontman Dave Tice will perform a fund raiser for a Sydney school later this month.

Tice and Evans will perform their acoustic blues set on July 25 to raise money for the Annandale North Public School at The Empire Hotel in Annandale.

Source www.undercover.com.au

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The official Rolling Stones web site currently lists a limited edition Rolling Stones and AC/DC Germany 2003 T-shirt for sale.

More details

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Yet another Geordie compilation album
Geordie - Can you do it
Label - Pickwick
Released 12th May 2003
Tracks
Can You Do It
Natural Born Lover
All Because Of You
Strange Man
Electric Lady
Geordie Stomp
House Of The Rising Sun
Black Cat Woman
Rockin' With The Boys Tonight
We're Alright Now
Rock 'n' Roll Fever
I Cried Today
You Do This To Me
So What
Ten Feet Tall
Little Boy

101CD.COM
Amazon UK

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Football fans in England may be interested to learn that former Newcastle legend Malcolm Macdonald releases his autobiography in September.
The book details Malcolm's playing career as well as the time he also overcame alcohol problems with the help of current wife Carol. (who was formerly married to a famous singer)
Amazon UK