AC/DC Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

This guy made a bot write a song in the style of AC/DC. It did not turn out well.

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments AC/DC, AI, Bots

Sure, it’s possible to get a bot or an AI program to ape writing a song, but until scientists can

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If you’re a fan of AC/DC, watch this

December 4, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC

Rick Beato has a series of videos where he deconstructs rock songs in an effect to determine what makes them

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Random music news for Saturday, October 6, 2018

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Andrew WK, BIRDS, Brett Kavanaugh, China, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Michael Jackson, Moby, Pantera, Sadies, Sheepdogs, Steve Van Zandt, Stormy Daniels, Streaming, Ticketmaster

When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a

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Numismatists can’t figure out why the Cook Islands are doing this with AC/DC

October 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Coin Collecting, Cook Island

Further to yesterday’s news about The Royal Australian Mint releasing a couple of commemorative AC/DC coins comes word that the

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AC/DC is now on Australian money

October 2, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Coins

The Royal Australian Mint has just issued a couple of AC/DC coins aimed at collectors. The first is the 50-cent

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Random music news for Monday, September 17, 2018

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bon Scott, Daniel Johns, Guinness Book of World Records, Judgement Night, K-Pop, Killers, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Ribot, Mercury Prize, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Pete Doherty, PIxies, Polaris Music Prize, Rick Astley, Silverchair, Smule, Surfer Rosa, Tony Bennett

Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll

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Random music news for Monday, September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018September 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 000 Tons of Metal, 70, Abbey Road, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Beto O'Rourke, Brent Burns, Buckingham Palace, Crusie, Cuba, Drake, Elon Musk, Goldflesh, Kenny Shields, Kim Kardashian, Malcolm Young, Podcasting, Radio, San Jose Sharks, Smash Mouth, Sonic Attacks, Spinal Tap, Streetheart, Tesla, Village Voice

Labour Day. I plan to do no labour at all today–except maybe a little reporting on the music news for

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Random music news for Thursday, August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Aerosmith, AI, Aretha Franklin, Chrome, Def Jam, Donald Trump, Drake, Google, Guinness Book of World Records, JJ Abrams, La Roux, Liam Gallagher, New York Jets, Prince, Shortwave, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, VR, Weird Al

The reason you’re reading this is because on this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was open to the

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018August 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Turner, Alexa, Angus Young, Arctic Monkeys, Aretha Franklin, Conan O'Brian, Donald Trump, Guitar, Jeff Tweedy, Nick Cave, Nokia, Pearl Jam, Songwriting, Wilco

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played to 60,000 people at Shea Stadium in New York. This is considered

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 7, 2018

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Jones, Alt-Country, Amazon Prime Music, Beatboxing, Drill, EDM, Facebook, inforWars, Janis Joplin, Morning Radio, Samsung, Smartphones, Spotify

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

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Random music news for Saturday, July 28, 2018

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Artwork, Aztec, Cassettes, Craft Beer, Ed Sheeran, Google Assistant, Huawei, Ireland, K-Pop, Live Nation, Morgan Freeman, Open Reel Ensemble, Seth Rogen, South Korean, Stamps

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The

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