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Monday 24th March 2003
USA Radio
The Allan Handelman radio show is to broadcast an interview with all five members of AC/DC on the Sunday 6th April 2003 from 10:00pm - 1:00am est. The interview was recorded
after their Roseland Ballroom concert.
related links
www.alhandelman.com
Listen Live at www.fox102.com
The release of the Rock Masters DVD and video is currently on legal hold in America.
A limited edition AC/DC T-shirt and a limited edition baseball cap celebrating the Roseland Ballroom concert are currently available at the
Musictoday store
Epic Back Catalogue Re-issues
The precise dates for the release of the next batch of remastered back catalogue
albums by Epic Records is uncertain, but online record store Amazon.com currently lists
5 albums with a release date of 22nd April 2003.
Albums listed for a 22nd April release date are.
Who made Who |
For those about to Rock |
Let there be Rock |
Powerage |
Razor's Edge |
Pictures of Brian Johnson appearing on the Eddie Trunk radio show are available to view online at
http://eddietrunk.com/pictures/article.php?pictures_id=49
The Hayseed Dixie tribute album to AC/DC is being released in Australia via
Festival Mushroom Records
Tuesday 18th March 2003
The Australian band Casanovas new single 'Shake It' features a cover version of the AC/DC track "Riff Raff".
Source www.undercover.com.au
see also www.thecasanovas.com.au
Thunderstruck the Movie
The Australian film "Thunderstruck" is set for a 3 week shoot in Perth and Fremantle from the 24th March 2003.
With 150 extras to be used to re-create a scene from AC/DC's 1991 Razor's edge tour.
For further details on the movie Click here
An online report on the BBC web site about how the American army employ the use of loud speakers by their
psychological operations units describes how AC/DC music was used to defeat the Panama dictator Manuel Noriega back in 1989.
Source - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2855269.stm
Sunday 16th March 2003
The new Shark Bite Records' AC/DC tribute album "Voltage Overload" is now
available to pre-order at www.progressiveartsmusic.com
Also available at Amazon.com
The album features contributions by several top AC/DC tribute bands and the full list of tracks and artists is
- Dirty Deeds Indeed "Live Wire"
- Whole Lotta' Rosies "Back in Black"
- Live/Wire "Heatseeker"
- Ballbreaker "Let me put My Love into You"
- High Voltage "Shoot to Thrill"
- OC/DC "Highway to Hell"
- Robert Valdes "What Do You Do For Money Honey"
- Downpour "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"
- Hells/Bells "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
- Big Balls "Little Lover
Related Links
www.sharkbiterecords.net
http://www.robertvaldes.com
Sony have lauched an AC/DC merchandise store at
http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=323&band%5Fid=190&sfid=2
Thursday 13th March 2003
Special Reports (in progress)
Roseland Ballroom
Hall of Fame Induction
Work is in progress for specail features of the Hall of Fame induction and the Roseland gig ,
Fan reports , Pictures and related links wanted to improve the features.
Picture thanks to Dana and Christopher Goudreault of New Hampshire
An online Review of AC/DC's Roseland Ballroom concert is online at
http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1470496/03122003/acdc.jhtml
There is also an online review at http://www.nydailynews.com
Wednesday 12th March 2003
AC/DC - Roseland Ballroom, New York, 11th March 2003
Early reports from AC/DC's concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on the 11th March have reported that the concert was amazing.
The band were reportly as tight as ever and the setlist from the gig was full of some great AC/DC gems.
Setlist from the concert was
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Back in Black
Stiff Upper Lip
Gone Shootin
Thunderstruck
Rock And Roll Damnation
What's Next To The Moon
Hard As A Rock
The Jack
If You Want Blood
Hells Bells
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
Shoot To Thrill
T.N.T.
Highway To Hell
Whole Lotta Rosie
You Shook Me All Night Long
Tuesday 11th March 2003
AC/DC were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hame of Fame last night and were joined onstage by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
A report from ABC News (USA) aptly summed things up
Australian hard rockers AC/DC made the staid Waldorf Astoria paint peel with thunderous versions of "Highway to Hell" and "You Shook Me All Night Long," the latter joined by Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler.
Highlights of the ceremony are to be broadcasted on VH1 on the 16th March in America
and the ceremony will be broadcast in the UK on VH1 at 8pm on the 23rd March 23
View pictures from the event.
On the road with Simon Wright
Former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright has just released a DVD which documenties life on the road as a drummer. The DVD is $25 USA dollars + shipping and available in a limited supply till the end of April 2003.
For further details on the DVD contact LandsharkProd@aol.com
see also www.landsharkprod.com/
Friday 7th March 2003
According to reports from fans in America , Angus , Malcolm and Brian appeared on the Howard Stren show on the 7th March and along with fellow guests on the show they played accoustic versions of "The Jack" and "You shook me all night long".
Related link http://www.marksfriggin.com/news03/3-3.htm#fri
Robert Valdes has recorded a version of "What do you do for money honey" for a forth-coming AC/DC tribute album. You can listen to a Robert's version of the track on his official web site. http://www.robertvaldes.com
More details on the tribute album will follow soon...
Rock photographer Ross Halfin has several interesting pictures of AC/DC on his recently released web site. www.rosshalfin.co.uk
Tuesday 3rd March 2003
The web site for the Northumbia Anthology has been launched. www.northumbriaanthology.com
The site includes information on the artists that contributed to the project, (which of course includes Brian Johnson.)
In a follow up to a previous news item, the release date for the tribute album "Back in Baroque - A string tribute to AC/DC" has been announced as being the 4th November 2003.
For more details of the album Click here
A more detailed report on Undercover's interview with Mark Evans is now online at www.undercover.com.au
Frozen Camels coming soon...
The web site for "Emir & Frozen Camels" is coming along nicely , at present the guys are still working on the English version, but for the brave the non-english version is worth checking out. If you go to the html version of the non-english version and go to the photo section , no doubt you will see a few familiar faces.
When you go to the site click on Ulaz followed by html verzija
Saturday 1st March 2003
Coming soon is a tribute album with a difference.
Now soon to be released is a String tribute to AC/DC. With the album "Back in Black" getting the full works in the style of a string orchestra.
The album titled "Back in Baroque" will be released in November 2003.
For more details of the album Click here
The Hall of Fame 2003 induction is to be broadcasted on the 16th March 2003 on VH1. (USA version of the music show).
More details available at http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/hall_of_fame/2003/
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