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Dave Evans Reveals Lost Early AC/DC Recordings and Unreleased Songs

Dave Evans Reveals Lost Early AC/DC Recordings and Unreleased Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Evans has confirmed the existence of five early AC/DC studio recordings and three unrecorded originals from the band’s formative months before Bon Scott joined.

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Bagpipers at Fed Square preparing for The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash celebrating AC/DC

Melbourne To Rock With The Great Bagpipe Bash Ahead Of AC/DC’s Return

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne will honour AC/DC’s iconic It’s A Long Way To The Top video with The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash at Fed Square, aiming to set a new world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble.

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Angus Young AC/DC performing at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 6 December 2015. They are in Australia on the final leg of their Rock Or Bust World Tour. photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Power Up Tour Is Coming To Australia in November

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC will play their first Australian dates since 2015 in November 2025. All is set for two shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth and one for Adelaide.

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AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC is a Band Not A Five Individuals Says Angus Young

by Paul Cashmere

Angus Young says he doesn’t care about guitarist polls and is not fussed about where they rank him. In Rolling Stone’s Best Guitarist poll Angus was ranked at no 38 below St Vincent, Maybelle Carter, Joni Mitchell and John Frusciante.

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Rose Carleo Band

Rose Carleo To Celebrate Bon Scott’s 79th at Live Wire – AC/DC Tribute show in Fremantle

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Carleo will join the Live Wire – AC/DC Tribute show in Fremantle in July.

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Bon Scott photo from Bon Scott estate

Second Annual Bon Scott AC/DC Tribute Planned For New York

by Paul Cashmere

Corey Glover and Living Colour will be part of the second annual birthday bash for Bon Scott of AC/DC’s 79th. The date has been set for July 9 at the Bowery Electric, New York. This is an official event endorses by the Estate of Bon Scott.

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AC/DC High Voltage

AC/DC ‘High Voltage’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

‘High Voltage’, the debut album for AC/DC, is 50 years old.

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Bruce Howe of Fraternity from Fraternity website

Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Howe, the bass player for Fraternity, has died at the age of 77. Fraternity was a pioneering Aussie rock band with singers at various stages including Bon Scott (before AC/DC), Jimmy Barnes (before Cold Chisel) and Swanee.

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Bon Scott Perth Mint coin

Perth Mint Issue Bon Scott Coin

by Paul Cashmere

The Perth Mint, Australia’s main mint for the issue of bullion, has revealed a one-off proof coin featuring Bon Scott on one side and King Charles on the other.

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Bon Scott statue in AC/DC Lane

Bon Scott Movie Will Not Be A Biopic

by Music-News.com

The new film about AC/DC’s Bon Scott won’t be a biopic.

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Bon Scott photo from Bon Scott estate

Bon But Not Forgotten To Head Out for Bon Scott AC/DC 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

The Bon Scott and AC/DC tribute event Bon But Not Forgotten is back for 2024 and this year marking the 50th anniversary of the band.

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Tex Perkins of The Cruel Sea. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

The Cruel Sea Do Time At Fremantle Prison

by Paul Cashmere

The Cruel Sea’s reunion tour is certainly taking them to interesting places. This past weekend, the band did time a Fremantle Prison.

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Pay Respects To Bon and Malcolm In ‘Through The Mists of Time’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have created a new music video with ‘Through The Mists of Time’ to pay homage to their fallen member Bon Scott and Malcolm Young.

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Bon Scott photo from Bon Scott estate

Bon Scott Would Now Be 75

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC’s iconic singer Bon Scott would have turned 75 today.

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Why AC/DC Never Play ‘It’s a Long Way To The Top’

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have rarely performed the classic ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll)’. The song was only played at AC/DC shows between 1975 and 1979. During that time they performed it 235 times which is a lot, but then as an Australian pub band it was not usual for the band to play seven times a week and sometimes twice on the same day.

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Sam See

Melbourne Musician Sam See Slams Protestors For Their Freedumb

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne musician/songwriter Sam See has slammed the maskless morons who protested for the ‘freedom’ has FREEDUMB.

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Bon Scott Remembered by Greg Prato

New Bon Scott Book Features Recollections From Bon’s Famous Friends

by Paul Cashmere

The new Bon Scott book ‘A Rockin’ Rollin’ Man: Bon Scott Remembers’ features stories from Scott’s famous friends.

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Angus Young of AC/DC. photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Perth To Stage AC/DC Bon Scott Tribute on the Real Highway To Hell The Canning Highway

by Paul Cashmere

Perth’s actual Highway To Hell, the Canning Highway, will become the stage for a tribute to the city’s most famous son, former AC/DC singer Bon Scott.

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Didn’t Announce Tour But They Are Celebrating 40 Years of Highway to Hell

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC rumoured world tour announce did not happen this week but they have taken the day to honour the 40th anniversary of their 1979 classic ‘Highway To Hell’.

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Western Australian Government Paid $13800 for a Bon Scott of AC/DC Letter

by Paul Cashmere

The Western Government has been confirmed as the purchaser of a letter by former AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. They paid $13,800 for the document.

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Anthrax Scott Ian

Scott Ian Complies His Top 20 AC/DC Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Ian of Anthrax has put together his AC/DC Top 20 list and demonstrated a pretty good argument for favouring Bon over Brian.

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Bon Scott statue in AC/DC Lane

Bon Scott Statue To Be Unveiled 6 March In AC/DC Lane

by Paul Cashmere

A statue honouring Bon Scott will be unveiled in AC/DC Lane Melbourne on 6 March.

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New Bon Scott Book Shot Down In Flames As Its Released

by Paul Cashmere

The Jesse Fink book ‘Bon: The Last Highway’ has been shot down in flames by friends of Bon Scott as it is being released.

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Bon Scott Would Have Been 71 Today

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Scott was born on this day in 1946. He would have been 71 years old today.

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Happy 70th Bon Scott

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Scott would have been 70 years old today (9 July 2016).

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Perform Touch Too Much For First Time Ever

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC’s circus with Axl Rose is at least delivering a few dividends to fans with some rarities surfacing along the way.

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AC/DC Its A Long Way To The Top

AC/DC ‘It’s a Long Way To The Top’ Video Was Made 40 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

40 years ago today on Monday February 23, 1976, AC/DC, complete with bagpipers, played ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) on the back of a flatbed truck down Swanston Street, Melbourne and made their historic music video.

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Angus Young of AC/DC. photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

AC/DC Open Aussie Tour In Sydney #SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

The AC/DC ‘Rock Or Bust’ tour is officially open for business in Australia with the band kicking off the tour where it all began 42 years ago … Sydney.

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Brian Johnson, AC/DC 2010 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Brian Johnson Sang Same Lyrics To Two Songs At His First AC/DC concert

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Johnson was so nervous when he played his first show with AC/DC that he sang the same lyrics to two songs in a row.

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Bon Scott Died 35 Years Ago 19 February 1980

by Paul Cashmere

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the death of Ronald Belford Scott.

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AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
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