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400,000 People Really Don't Care About AC/DC Holding Itself Back From The Internet [The New Model]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip —
... DVDs and “Rock Band” game, as well as a selection of T-shirts and other clothing. At a time when music stores are closing, the band says the Wal-Mart deal makes sense.
Indeed, Wal-Mart is the only place for many people to find copies of new albums these days. But will that exclusivity even matter to consumers when they're nervous about scrounging up the cash for that week's meals, and when a free copy of Black Ice is only a Google search away?
Ageless and Defiant, AC/DC Stays on Top Without Going Digital [NYT]
AC/DC Downloads Hit ...
Ludacris Hated ‘The Happening’ Just As Much As You Did
Vulture —
... "People say it's juvenile music, but pardon me. I thought rock 'n' roll was supposed to be juvenile. You sing what you know. What am I going to write about — Rembrandt?" —Angus Young [NYT] ...
AC/DC and Wal-Mart Take Over Times Square
Gothamist —
... reports that they'll also "have a truck roving around the city to celebrate the launch of AC/DC’s new album. On Saturday night, at the Times Square MTV store, Wal-Mart and MTV will unveil the 'AC/DC Rock Band store' and sell the first copies of the new album." And yet, they won't offer their music online. ...
Guns N' Roses, AC/DC and the Exclusivity Debate
Coolfer —
... Wal-Mart's initial purchase of three million units of The Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden was non-returnable and the retailer pledged to spend millions to promote it. It has been reported that Wal-Mart has guaranteed AC/DC sales of 2.5 million units. ...
Catchy Deeds, Sold Dirt Cheap: Angus Young Not As Allergic To Singles As He Lets On [A 100 And Single Special Report]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip —
For all you vinyl fetishists out there, here are a couple of catalog numbers to look up in your collection of vintage 45s: Atlantic 3761, and Atlantic 3787.
From what classic, hit-single-producing Atlantic act could those be? Aretha Franklin, you’re thinking? Maybe Crosby, Stills and Nash? Phil Collins?
Try AC/DC—those are the U.S. release numbers for the 7-inch singles of “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Back in Black.” Both were relased in 1980; both charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Which is proof that they were, in fact, released as singles—songs weren’t allowed to appear on the Hot 100 prior to 1998 unless the public could buy ...
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