AC/DC post!

AC/DC is a very well known rock band that was formed in 1973. AC/DC is from Australia and was formed by two brothers, Malcom and Angus young. They have gone thru several different band members thoughout the years. The starting band members were Malcom and Angus, Dave Evans and Phil Rudd. In 1974 Dave Evans( lead vocals) was replaced by Bon scott. Bon Scott died on the 19th of Febuary 1980 after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The band then though of ending but Scotts parents urged them to hire a new lead singer and continue. Other former band members were, Mark evans(bass guitar,backing vocals-1975 to 1977), Simon Wright(drums, precussion-1983 to 1989) and Chris Slade(drums, precussion-1989 to 1994). The current band members are Brian Johnson(lead vocals), Angus Young(lead guitar), Malcom Young(rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Cliff Williams(bass guitar, backing vocals) and Phill Rudd( drums, precussion). There name ( AC/DC) came from when there older sister Margaret seen the initials " AC/DC" on a sewing machine. That stands for Alternating Current/Direct Current. They felt that the initials symbolised there bands raw energy. MTV show " greatest heavy metal band of all time " ranked AC/DC number seventh on their list, and Rolling Stone ranked them #72 in the list of the "100 greatest artist of all time". They have won 1 grammy award and were nominated 7 times. In march of 2003 AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. AC/DC has released 16 mind blowing albums in there carrer. Here is a few of there albums that you may know, T.N.T (1975), Back in Black(1980), Let there be rock(1977), Highway to hell(1979) and Black ice there most recent from 2008. Here are some of there well known songs that if you dont know I suggest you check them out, Back in Black, Hells bells, highway to hell, t.n.t, for those about to rock, thunderstruck and many more. There is a lot more interesting information about AC/DC, so I suggest if you want to learn more about them to research them and get back to me with anything interesting you found. Thank you too all my followers and readers!

Theory of a Deadman

So Theory of a Deadman is one of my favourite band`s. This past summer (2010) I had the oportunity to watch them play live at the Tecumseh corn festival. Theory of a Deadman Was formed in 2001 in Delta, British Coumbia. There band members are Tyler Connolly as lead vocals and lead guitar, Dave Brenner as rhythm Guitar, Dean back as bass and Joey Dandeneau on the drums. There were as well former band members for the drums ( Tim Hart, Brent Fitz).  There style of music is alternative rock, hard rock and they some country and acoustic. They are curently signed with Island records and Roadrunner records. They curently have had 5 top 10 hits on the charts. They have also had a #1 hit which is the song bad girlfriend.  The song Bad girlfriend was written about the lead singer Tyler Connolly's wife. It was written because she is attractive and always has guys hitting on her. Here is 5 of my favourite songs by them that u may like as well, Bad girlfriend, Santa monica, Me & my girl, All or nothing and hate my life. All there other songs are extremly good as well so I suggest u add there other songs up if u like any of these 5! They currently have 3 albums. There albums are theory of a deadman( 2002), Gasoline(2005) and there latest one scars & souvenirs(2008). The band is expected to release a new album in 2011. A few bands they have been on tour with are, saving able, Hinder, Daughtry and Drowning pool. Hope you learnt something new about Theory of a  deadman. Enjoy!                                  

punk rock

So I was recently listening to some punk rock and I thought it would be interseting to base a post all on punk music. So for people who dont listen to punk rock, what is it ?
Well it was developed between 1974 to 1976 in Australia, United States and United Kingdom.
Punk rock is fast, hard-edged music and is often political with anti- establishment lyrics.
Bands such as the Clash, Sex pistols and the Ramones were known as being the leader of this new music movement. Following this genre of music came a punk subculture, which expressed youth rebllion. Here is a picture of the style that emerged.

Very common elements in punk fasion are, tattoo's, piercings and metal studded and spiked acessories.
The mohawk was a very popular hair style during that era, and fan's who were very hardcore into it addoped a type of skin head look.
Punk concerts are typical to have " moshing". Moshing is when the audience pushes and shoves into eachother for there entertainment. Stage diving was also common during punk concerts.
Here are a list of some known punk bands, Beastie Boys, Blink 182,  mayday parade,  Nirvana,sum 41 and sublime. Here is a video of a mosh pit( moshing).

Some rock history!

Hey readers,
I though it would be cool to give you some rock history and hopefully you will learn something new you dident know about rock music.
There have been several different era`s with different types of rock throuout the era.
The most well known ear is the golden age which ran from 1963-1974.
The most well know genre was the british invasion. Some of the most well known bands during the british invasion were the Beatles and rolling stones. It played a major role in the rise of rock music.


Other genre in this era were Garage rock, pop rock ( chicago, Rod Stewart), Blues rock( Eric clapton), folk rock ( bob dylan), psychedelic rock ( Jimi Hendrix), roots rock, progressive rock, glam rock ( David Bowie), soft rock, hard rock, early heavy metal and christian rock.
Other era`s of rock are, punk rock and its aftermath ( mid 1970's to 1980's), alternative goes mainstream ( 1990's) and the new millennium( 2000's).
The new millennium featured genre's such as emo, metalcore and heavy metal and digital electronic rock.
One of the most known rock concerts in history is Woodstock festival of 1969.  It was held in Bethel, New York from aug 15th to aug 18th. There were thirty two performers with over 500, 000 concert goers. The concert ended up being free to view due to there was to little of security and fence to hold out the larger crowd then expected. They took the fence down the night before the concert. Here are some featured bands that were at woodstock, Santana, creedence clearwater revival, The who, Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix.

new rock & news

I have recently found out about ceveral new rock songs that have came out. Here are a list of some band that have came out with recent songs, Methdots of mayhem, Blessthefall, Five finger death punch, Bullet for my valentine and many many more. 

Alter bridge is releasing there new album november 9th that will be called AB lll. A little about Alter bridge. Alter bridge was formed by guitarist Mark Tremonti from creed in 2004. The band features Scott Philips and Brian Marshall who are former creed band members. Also Myles Kennedy from mayfield four.

A day to remember has recently posted a preview of a song from there upcoming album. The song is called "2nd sucks" from there album "What seperates me from you". The album is coming to stores november 16th. A day to remember is also currently on tour with underoath, the world alive and close your eyes.

Here are the top ten rock songs this week. If u havent heard of one i suggest u check it out because its not top ten for a reason!
#1:say you'll haunt me- stone sour
#2:Animal- neon trees
#3:radioactive- kings of leon
#4:little lion man- mumford & sons
#5:tighten up- the black keys
#6:lay me down- the dirty heads featuring rome
#7:another way to die- disturbed
#8:nightmare- avenged sevenfold
#9:kicked in the teeth- papa roach
#10:my best theory- jimmy eat world
There you have it, top 10 songs this week!