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30 Jun, 2015

ACDC add music to streaming platforms

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AC/DC add their catalogue to online streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio and Apple Music. Before this move only the bands last album was available – Black Ice. This marks a turning point now, with more older artists choosing online distribution as well as physical methods such as CD and vinyl.

21 Apr, 2015

Pleads guilty

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Rudd pleads guilty to charges of threat to kill, as well as possession of cannabis and methamphetamine. A second threat to kill charge is dropped. The court summary states,

As a result of threats made by the defendant, the victim was genuinely very fearful for his safety.

Rudd’s lawyer states the primary charge

. . . essentially revolved around an angry phone call – that was it.

7 Oct, 2014

Play Ball preview

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The band previews Play Ball, from their new album, Rock or Bust, which is scheduled to be released on Dec 2, 2014. This is the first album from the band that will not include Malcolm Young. Stevie Young, Malcolm’s cousin, fills in for him due to his battle with dementia. Johnson:

Stevie, Malcolm’s nephew, was magnificent, but when you’re recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn’t well, it’s difficult. But I’m sure [Malcolm] was rooting for us.

AC/DC - Play Ball (Audio)

26 Sep, 2014

Has dementia, won’t return

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Young is suffering from dementia and will not return to the band. Young’s nephew Stevie Young will replace Malcolm on ACDC’s 2015 tour. ACDC:

Rock or Bust is the first AC/DC album in the band’s 41 year history without founding member Malcolm Young on the recordings. Earlier this year AC/DC released a statement explaining that due to illness, Malcolm would be taking a break from the band. Unfortunately, due to the nature of Malcolm’s condition, he will not be returning.

31 Jan, 2010

Wins Grammy

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ACDC wins Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for War Machine. This is their first Grammy.

30 Oct, 2008

Rolling Stone cover

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ac-dc-rolling-stone-cover-music-poster-print (1)The band appears on the cover of the October 30th, 2008 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The band talks about what it is like to shoot their first Rolling Stone cover and the release of their new album, Black Ice.

20 Oct, 2008

Black Ice

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The band releases the single, Black Ice, from their album with the same name. Young tells how the name of the song and album were inspired by his native country, Scotland:

It rolled off the tongue – it reminds me of radio warnings up north of black ice. It was deadly stuff.

AC/DC - Black Ice (Live At River Plate, December 2009)

Thunderstruck

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The band releases the single, Thunderstruck, from their album, The Razors Edge. Angus Young:

It started off from a little trick that I had on guitar. I played it to Mal and he said, ‘Oh I’ve got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back.’ We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place.Lyrically, it was really just a case of finding a good title, something along the lines of Powerage or Highway to Hell We came up with this thunder thing and it seemed to have a good ring to it. AC/DC = Power. That’s the basic idea.

AC/DC - Thunderstruck (Official Video)

23 Nov, 1981

For Those About To Rock

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AC/DC releases their single For Those About To Rock from their album with the same title, For Those About To Rock. Young got the idea for the song title when Scott gave him a book about ancient Rome named, For Those About To Die We Salute You.

AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (Live At River Plate, December 2009)

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

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The band releases the single, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, from their album with the same name. Young gets the song title from the 1962 animated cartoon series, Beanie and Cecil, specifically from the cartoon’s main villain, Dishonest John, who would carry around a business card that said, ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Holidays, Sundays, and Special Rates’.

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Official Video – AC/DC Live)