June 18, 2010 – Let’s face it, most people don’t change unless they have to. For Slash his big lifestyle switch came after he lost his mother to lung cancer. 
June 18, 2010 – It seems with every post Perez Hilton is making more enemies but this time he may be in real hot water. The blogger posted a picture of 17-year-old Miley Cyrus supposedly without underwear (turns out the pics were fake) that could potentially be considered child pornography. 
June 18, 2010 – Bryan Adams does not want his music performed on Glee but Coldplay, after initially saying no, has finally caved and will let the popular musical TV program use their tunes. 
June 18, 2010 – You can say a lot of things about Adam Lambert but calling him boring just doesn’t work. His debut album ‘For Your Entertainment’ juggles as much inspiration from the seventies as it does on current musical playgrounds. 
June 17, 2010 - How one looks at sexuality can change with the arrival of a child. Though many things went topsy turvy for Christina Aguilera after having her son Max, the singer maintains that she’s still the same sexual being she was before being a mother.
June 15, 2010 – I wonder if Coldplay is feeling a little pressure as they head into the home stretch of finishing their new album? The last project 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends’ (the dumbest album title in history), from 2008, sold 8.1 million copies worldwide. 
June 15, 2010 – Seems like Shakira is dangling carrots! The singer says even though she has no plans on posing nude she still believes there could be a change of plans someday. 
June 14, 2010 – Fergie says there will be lots of time for kids but, for now, her life circles around husband and actor Josh Duhamel and her band Black Eyed Peas. “Everyone tries to rush you into everything in the press these days,” say the singer, “but for me right now it’s all about Black Eyed Peas – there’s no room in my schedule to have a child.” 
June 16, 2010 – There’s always been an understated value to everything that Sade does and sameness to her entire repertoire. That quality of old wine has served the singer/band well… until now. Unlike Norah Jones who has, at least, tried to mix-up-the-pot, Sade really needs to stop wearing the same dress to every party. |
Brian Johnson Ponders Retirement from AC/DC AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is thinking of retiring and I say good for him. He’s 61, insanely rich so why not? According to a few sources including Johnson the band is not quite ready to let him go. He told Classic Rock online, “We were talking about the end of the tour and I said, ‘We’re finishing in May – and that’s me done.’ But Malcolm Young said, ‘What are you talking about? We’re not gonna let you retire!’” Poor Johnson, he’s like Al Pacino in the Goodfather 3, “Every time I try to get out, they suck me back in.” Johnson has been with the group since 1980. He replaced Bon Scott, their original singer who died from choking on his own vomit after a heavy night of drinking. “I love being in this band” Johnson says, “but the other lads are in their early 50s. I don’t want to look a prat if I push it too far. I don’t want people to say, ‘Poor old f’ker – the band’s carrying him! They’re just the band rock band. Every time they kick in, you’re on again and you’re thinking, ‘This is ridiculous – I’m still grooving.’” Brian has told close friends that he’s struggling at doing concerts night after night. One friend was quoted as saying, “Some nights are better than others but he knows he’s pushing his luck to keep going. He really wasn’t sure about doing this tour, and he certainly doesn’t like the idea of another one.” So here’s the plan – AC/CD want to record one more album and they want Johnson included, if he truly needs to quit all involved say they will not try to stop him. There is no animosity involved. Of course one more album would mean one more tour, a farewell tour. Last time I checked those sojourns can last years. – by John Beaudin |
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AC/DC Ticket Scam – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Meanwhile AC/DC fans in Canada were also not too happy when quick sell-outs of their shows in Regina, Edmonton and Winnipeg caused an online logjam causing some tickets to go to the wrong people – scalpers. Tickets for all three shows went on sale at the same time this past weekend which may have caused on online malfunction. – by John Rohn |
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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Calls Chuck Berry an Asshole The clip is from 2003. He says he asked Berry for his autograph long before he was with AC/DC. He then gets asked if he signs lots of autographs for that reason, he responds, "Well I don't want to be an asshole like he was." In 1975 he was with the band Geordie. He replaced the late great Bon Scott in AC/DC five years later. – by John Beaudin |
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AC/DC Debut at No. 1 in 29 Countries Their new album ‘Black Ice” could easily sell 10 million copies before the end of the year and that will only be two months of sales. With Guns N’ Rose new disc ‘Chinese Democracy’ on the way on Nov. 21, it could be a rockin’ Christmas. In the era of performers who are more producer creations of Timbaland or Jay-Z, it’s refreshing to see Angus, Brian, Malcom, Cliff, and Phil back in the saddle. – by John Beaudin |
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AC/DC Hits the Ground Running with New CD It’s been a great week for the group as Wal-Mart stores did their part honouring the exclusive deal with huge promotions for the disc and offering fans the chance to play the AC/DC-branded version of the video game "Rock Band." Wal-Mart’s store-within-the-store campaign offered fans the entire AC/DC catalogue and group merchandising. This week the band said that their huge world tour sold out quickly because fans feared the band would die on stage. Tickets sold out in a matter of hours. These guys are not young bucks. Lead singer Brian Johnson who is 61 says the fans are yelling, “The singer’s 61. I’m going to that show, I might see him die.” That’s probably not going to happen, “I’ve got a fitness guy coming in from Formula 1 who is going to work with me for two weeks. He’s a specialist in stamina. He is going to work us like a dog.” The group have 42 dates planned for North American, starting Oct 28 and a UK tour starting in April. "Black Ice" (Columbia) is AC/DC's first new studio album in eight years. - By Kari Graham |
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AC/DC to Return with ‘Black Ice’ October 20th |
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AC/DC Signs Deal with Wal-Mart but Can Angus Get Cheap Shorts Interestingly, AC/DC music had not been available in digital form until last August after signing an exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless. The deal however is for full album downloads. None of this one tune at a time stuff. Did we mention each download comes with short-shorts? – by John Beaudin
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April 21, 2009 – AC/DC fans in Bucharest Romania are pissed in. More than 8,000 fans have been ripped-off in a 3 million scam. Fingers are being pointed at the company PlayCool which sold tickets to a bogus AC/DC show in Bucharest for their new hit album ‘Black Ice.’ The show, or no-show, had almost everyone fooled but then AC/DC who were alerted of the ploy and quickly posted a warning on their own website. 
Aug. 20/08 – Of all the bands whose songs all sound the same AC/DC is my favourite. You can get more of the same on October 20th as they release ‘Black Ice.’ The new album will be on the bands official website and exclusively in North American Wal-Mart stores. The first single is just 10 days away, ‘Rock’n’Roll Train’ will be shipped to radio on the 28th.
June 11, 2008 – Just think of the cute little shorts opportunities! Just like the Eagles, Garth Brooks and Journey before them AC/DC have just signed an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart stores. The as-yet-untitled album will be sold with free form fitting rocker shorts by George – Ok, that’s not true but we’re just saying. Brendan OBrien is producing the album to be released in the fall. The exclusive deals with Wal-Mart have worked well for the Eagles but then again “Long Road out of Eden” was a flawless album (read our review). So far it has sold over to 7 million in the U.S. alone. This will be AC/DC’s first album of new material since 2000’s “Stiff Upper Lip.” |
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