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AC/DC's Rock Is Classic

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By Liisa Ladouceur (CHARTattack) November 10, 2008 3:20 pm
Prior to the start of this gig, an Axl Rose look-a-like was pacing around outside the Rogers Centre with a megaphone and a large Chinese Democracy flag shouting, "The world has changed!" Has it really? There were 45,000 people here to see AC/DC, whose new Black Ice album is the top-selling record in the land. Meanwhile, the other hot...
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AC/DC — Black Ice

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) October 22, 2008 3:46 pm
AC/DC got their start playing the Aussie pub circuit and making music for smaller crowds of drunken, rock-crazed hooligans before they became one of the biggest arena rock bands in the world. Despite their international superstardom, AC/DC are still a pub rock band at heart, which is why for every overplayed anthem like "You Shook Me All...
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AC/DC — No Bull: The Director's Cut

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 15, 2008 3:56 pm
The start of this 1996 show from the Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain is particularly over-the-top. Strategically placed cameras alternate from overhead views of an entirely rammed bullfighting arena to the ridiculous crane/wrecking ball/gigantic wall set-up that symbolized AC/DC's Ballbreaker tour, all in an effort to make sure you'...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending April 1, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 1, 2011 1:54 pm
Madonna is being sued by eight former workers of the Malawian girls' academy she had originally planned to fund, but overhauled in January because she said it "would not serve enough children." They're saying they were unfairly dismissed because the pop star's strategy changes weren't properly explained to them. —Agence France Presse Bret Michaels...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 2, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 2, 2010 3:42 pm
Pete Doherty appeared in a London, England court today to face cocaine possession charges stemming from an arrest earlier this year after a filmmaker putting together a documentary about the troubled musician died of a suspected overdose. Two of Doherty's friends have also been charged with possession of the drug, while one has been accused of...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 1, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 1, 2010 12:32 pm
Some Texan lawyers and gubernatorial candidates are questioning the legality of Willie Nelson's pot bust last Friday. Gotta be careful with that Willie Nelson and pot smokers; as everyone knows, marijuana's a gateway drug that could lead to people doing more dangerous things, like drinking and smoking cigarettes. —Rolling Stone In today's episode...
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I Read The News Today... For June 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 16, 2010 3:21 pm
The Walkmen's sixth studio album, Lisbon, is out Sept. 14. What, are they pulling for Portugal in the World Cup or something? Pitchfork Foo Fighters are suing an Australian advertising agency for copyright violation, saying they used part of the Foos' "Learn To Fly" without permission. World Entertainment News Network Mogwai's...
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AC/DC Totally Bomb In Austria

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 19, 2010 10:54 am
Here's something that will shake your foundations. AC/DC's May 22 show at Wels Airport in Wels, Austria could be cancelled because of some war machines near the site, which could end up shaking AC/DC fans all night long in entirely the wrong way. Unexploded World War II-era love bombs bombs are reportedly at the site, and the city is worried...
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Australian AC/DC Fans In More Trouble

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 9, 2010 3:56 pm
Australian AC/DC fans are crazy. Just over a week after a quadriplegic man lost his sight when his wheelchair flew into the mosh pit and he impaled his eye on part of his chair at an AC/DC show in Brisbane, Australia, two more AC/DC shows in the country have seen violence and... drugs. Surprise! Let's start with the blood. A 39-year-old man was...
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Quadriplegic Man Loses Sight After Flying Into Mosh Pit At AC/DC Show, Impaling Eye

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 2, 2010 4:34 pm
Of all the ways you could possibly get hurt at a concert, this has to be one of the most gruesome and truly unfortunate we've heard. A 31-year-old quadriplegic man ended up impaling his eye, losing his sight and was seriously injured at an AC/DC concert in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday (Feb. 27) when he flew into the mosh pit. The really,...
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Five Concert Riots That Make Metallica And AC/DC Fans Look Lame

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 1, 2010 3:01 pm
This last week's been an interesting one in terms of violent behaviour at rock shows. About 50 AC/DC fans were reportedly arrested for "drunk and disorderly behaviour" following the Australian rock band's gig in Wellington, New Zealand over the weekend. While this seems like a big deal, local police were actually playing down the...
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AC/DC Supply Soundtrack For Iron Man 2

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) January 26, 2010 2:13 pm
Hard rock legends AC/DC will be the soundtrack for the forthcoming motion picture Iron Man 2. AC/DC: Iron Man 2 will come out April 19 and feature 15 tracks from 10 of the band's studio albums from 1976 up to 2008's Black Ice. No new or previously unreleased material will be on the record, due out through Columbia Records. Pre-orders for the...
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AC/DC — Backtracks

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By Ian Gormely (CHARTattack) December 4, 2009 5:44 pm
Another holiday season, another AC/DC cash grab. The past few years have seen a raping of the Aussie band's vaults, with a seemingly endless supply of live material. Thankfully, this new two-CD and DVD boxset includes a disc of studio rarities spanning the band's entire career, and is the driving force behind this set. "Big Gun," the single...
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Winnipeg Man Jailed For Stabbing Guy Who Didn't Like AC/DC

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 5, 2009 5:04 pm
A 37-year-old Winnipeg man has been sentenced to four years in jail and three years of probation after he stabbed a man who insulted AC/DC. According to the Winnipeg Sun, James Ivison invited a 22-year-old man to his room at a Furby Street rooming house in October 2008. After they had a few beers, the man started insulting AC/DC, which Ivison...
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Twelve-Year-Old Enlisted To Shred For AC/DC

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) October 7, 2009 3:19 pm
TORONTO — Spencer "Young Angus" Grabinsky is just one of the many Canadians who make up the largest AC/DC fanbase outside of Australia. But unlike a lot of diehard fans, Grabinsky's only 12. Oh, and did we mention he can play the entire AC/DC catalogue? Because, he can. He did just that on Tuesday in support of the upcoming release...
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Anvil Opening For AC/DC

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 10, 2009 12:48 pm
Canadian metallers Anvil will open two of AC/DC's U.S. shows in July. Singer/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow, bassist/singer Glenn "G5" Five and drummer Robb "Geza" Reiner will do the opening honours at AC/DC's July 28 show in Boston and in East Rutherford, N.J. on July 31. Anvil are obviously a major influence on...
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AC/DC Running Shoes Coming

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 3, 2009 4:22 pm
Converse will introduce collaborations with rock gods AC/DC and Metallica as part of their fall 2009 collection. The eternally hip Chuck Taylor All Stars will serve as the backdrop for these wearable tributes to the bands. The AC/DC series will be released this month and three different models will be available. They include an all-black version...
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Manson Fan Dies After Shooting Himself

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By CHARTattack Staff May 28, 2009 10:18 am
Justin Doucet, the 15-year-old student who shot himself after he fired a shot at a teacher who refused to say "Hail Marilyn Manson" on May 18, died in hospital in Houma, La. on Saturday. The eighth grade student left a suicide note at home that said he was going to kill himself after killing four other students with his father's gun...
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Marilyn Manson Fan Shoots Himself

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By CHARTattack Staff May 19, 2009 12:24 pm
An eighth grade student and apparent Marilyn Manson and AC/DC fan fired a shot but missed a teacher in a classroom before shooting himself in the head on Monday in Larose, La. Fifteen-year-old Justin Doucet is in critical condition after undergoing surgery for a single gun shot wound to the head. Investigators later found an apparent suicide...
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AC/DC Are "Overly Loud"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 19, 2009 10:32 am
An AC/DC show in Munich, Germany drew complaints from people nearly 20 kilometres away who said it was too loud. The band's show at Munich's Olympic Stadium on Friday received more than 100 noise complaints from as far away as Unterhaching, some 20 kilometres away, whose residents said the music was "overly loud," according to The Local...
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