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NEWS ABOUT: AC/DC

AC/DC stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Pop songs are handily beating out traditional hymns in England as the preferred soundtrack for the final goodbye, the Telegraph reports. A survey by a funeral-services company shows that 58% of funerals feature popular music as the top request, versus 35% for hymns; classical grabs just 7%. The top request?... More »

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music • classical music • Scotland • England • pop music • funeral • Leonard Cohen • burial • Frank Sinatra • AC/DC • Meat Loaf • hymn

EU President's 'Road to Hell' Remark Was an AC/DC Refence

Topolanek reveals metalhead sympathies

Mar 27, 09 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politically minded rock fans surely giggled when the Czech PM called President Obama’s stimulus plan a “road to hell.” They’re on to something: Mirek Topolanek, who holds the rotating EU presidency, says he was influenced by a recent AC/DC concert and what he called the band's... More »

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economic stimulus package • AC/DC

 Coldplay 
 Tops World 
 Chart for '08 

Viva la Vida the year's bestselling album

Feb 16, 09 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Coldplay’s Viva La Vida was the best-selling album in the world last year, the BBC reports, selling 6.8 million copies. Coldplay was one of four British acts to crack the top 10. Here’s the rest of the list:
  1. AC/DC: Black Ice
  2. The
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music • music industry • Amy Winehouse • music sales • Metallica • Rihanna • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Duffy • AC/DC • Leona Lewis

 AC/DC Is No. 1? 
 Must Be a Recession 

When the band's record sales go up, the economy goes down

Oct 28, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget complicated economic indicators—the surest sign that recession looms is that AC/DC is back on top of the charts after 28 years, writes Alexis Petridis in the Guardian. It seems that whenever the Aussie rockers have a best-selling album, at least in Britain, the economy's in the tank. See... More »

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music • rock and roll • Britain • economy • AC/DC

 Black Ice Signals 
 New AC/DC Blitz 

Aussie power rock group gets back to roots with album you can only get at Wal-Mart

Sep 9, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - After an 8-year hiatus, AC/DC is back—in black, one might say, as their album Black Ice is poised to go on sale exclusively at Wal-Mart stores Oct. 20, Rolling Stone reports. In 2 months of studio work, the Aussie rock icons churned out 15 new songs (including four with... More »

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music • rock and roll • album release • rock bands • classic rock • Wal-Mart • AC/DC

Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

Uber-retailer plans to trim selection of artists, titles

Jun 9, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the country's leading brick-and-mortar CD seller, Wal-Mart occupies a special place in the music industry, earning perks like exclusive releases of CDs by bands like Journey and, soon, AC/DC. But with sales of physical CDs in freefall, even Wal-Mart is considering cutting the number of titles and artists its... More »

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music industry • music downloads • CDs • iTunes Store • Wal-Mart • AC/DC • Journey

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