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Tuesday, June 7 2011

'AC/DC: Let There Be Rock': The Working Class Ethic, Amplified

AC/DC revitalizes the sounds of working-class life through their music, unleashing and claiming the vitality that capitalism normally disciplines and harnesses for the benefits of the bosses at the expense of the workers.


Friday, November 20 2009

AC/DC: Backtracks

This AC/DC grab bag is expensive, but you know you want it.


Monday, December 15 2008

AC/DC

The band has found itself at that precarious past-meets-present junction; lesser artists invariably show their age and labor through as nostalgia acts, but not AC/DC.


Wednesday, October 22 2008

AC/DC: Black Ice

By virtue of their longevity and consistency, AC/DC has become a hard-rock version of comfort food.


Wednesday, November 7 2007

AC/DC: Plug Me In [DVD]

Fortunately, AC/DC came during the era of video technology, so even if they don’t hit the road again, they will be remembered, as they should be, on this new two-disc anthology.


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Tuesday, May 17 2011

AC/DC’s Anti-iTunes Stance and the Cult of the Album

While AC/DC's still-standing refusal to make its music available on iTunes is rooted in the widely-held view of the album as a complete work, it’s important to acknowledge that LPs really aren’t the immutable documents we tend to think of them as.


Tuesday, November 24 2009

AC/DC - Backtracks

AC/DC - Backtracks (Deluxe Collector's Edition) - Legacy [$239.00]


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