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Monday 27th May 2002
Celine Dion and Anastacia performed a version the AC/DC track "You Shook me all night long" during the VH-1 Divas , Las Vegas concert.
A video clip of the performance is available at www.vh1.com
Swedish radio station Rock Klassiker has sensationally banned all English rock music from its playlists
in the build up to the Sweden v England football match in the World Cup. However the station has made AC/DC exempt from this ban as the station has taken the view that
band is of Australian origin. Several listeners to the station did point out that Brian and Cliff were actually born in England.
Source http://foxsports.lycos.com/
Friday 24th May 2002
TotalRock.com Radio are broadcasting a special feature on
AC/DC's career (you can listen online)
Which will be part of "The Psycholopedia of Rock" show this Sunday 26th May
night (midnight-3am UK time which is 7pm-10pm EST).
Further details at www.psycholopedia.co.uk
A cover version of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds done dirt cheap" performed by the Australian band "You am I" (with Tex Perkins of Cruel Sea)
is featured on the Soundtrack to the new Australian shot film Dirty Deeds.
The soundtrack also features a cover version of the Easybeats track "Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It".
Further details are available at
www.youami.com.au
www.dirtydeedsthemovie.com
Fans that liked Hayseed Dixie's tribute album to AC/DC may be intrested to know that they have just released a new album which features
cover versions of tracks that were made famous by Queen , Aerosmith , Ted Nugent and Bad Company. More details are available at
Amazon.com
Dio's new album "Killing the Dragon" which features Simon Wright has been released and is available at Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
101CD
An American Television programme Steel Dreams recently featured an article on Brian's passion for Racing cars.
UK AC/DC tribute band "Bon's Balls" are playing the West Port Bar , Dundee, Scotland
on Saturday 15th June
Monday 13th May 2002
Cliff Williams is the guest musician on the album "San" by the Euro-American band "Emir & Frozen Camels".
Here is an extract from a message the PR staff of "Emir & Frozen Camels"
Dear AC/DC friends,
Euro-American band “Emir & Frozen Camels” is pleased to announce that, for the first
time in 25 years, AC/DC bass player Cliff Williams is playing with another band!
Having heard the band’s demo songs, Mr. Cliff Williams has decided to join a couple of
other famous guys (Elliott Randall, who played with Joan Baez, Blues Brothers and
Steely Dan Band, blueser Danny Shepard, and guys the from "Emir & Frozen camels")
and play as the guest bass player on the new "Emir & Frozen Camels" album "San".
For further details relating to this album , the band can be contacted via the e-mail emir_frozencamels@hotmail.com
Wednesday 8th May 2002
Perris Records. have two forth-coming releases worth checking out
A tribute AC/DC album titled ‘Bon Appetite’ PER11026 (A Tribute to Bon Scott Years of AC/DC) is planned for
release and features Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent Vocalist), Jason McMaster,
Tommy Paris (Britny Fox), Rick Ruhl (E.M.N.), Dave Evans (1st Ac/Dc Vocalist),
and members of E.M.N., Cherry St. & Mad Margritt.
Also due out in June is the American release of the Dave Evans album "A Hell of a night".
More details will appear here soon , but in the mean time you could check out the Perris web site at www.perrisrecords.com/
AC/DC recently donated a signed microphone to a charity auction held by Shure Microphones.
This Shure U2/Beta 58 Wireless Microphone Transmitter was autographed by AC/DC at their April 2001 performance at Chicago's United Center.
Angus style protests at the French election.
One protester at the French Elections caused a bit of a stir by dressing up like Angus Young. The following news snipet from CNN tells the story.
A voter in his 50s also turned up at the station dressed like a schoolboy, wearing shorts and a cap, saying "they told us on television to turn up correctly dressed and I decided to copy the style of Angus Young" -- the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock group AC/DC famous for hits like "Highway to Hell."
Source CNN
The post Brian Johnson , Geordie album "No sweat" is available on CD at Amazon.co.uk
this release was done by members of Geordie but does NOT include Brian.
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well they moved on down