A.A. RockBlog

  2020 has been a year of doom for many. The pandemic leading to shows being cancelled, the recent death of Eddie Van Halen, and even the great Journey lawsuit. But 2020 has also been a year in which many rockers bounced back. The ones I'm talking about here are the one and only AC/DC! First in six years Todays new release, Power Up , is AC/DC's first in six years. The album has so far generated two singles, Shot in the Dark , and Realize , with a third expected for release in December.  Founding lead guitarist Angus Young calls this record, "a tribute to his brother, Malcolm."  Pictured above, Malcolm Young had recovered from lung cancer and had been diagnosed with dementia in 2014, which led to his resignation from the group, and his uncle, Steve Young, replacing Malcolm. Malcolm died in November of 2017 as a result of dementia.  Trouble on top of trouple In 2015, AC/DC's long-time drummer, Phil Rudd, had been charged with various accounts of murder, trheats to

  This year has arguably been dreary for many, but in the world of rock, a year of 70th birthdays. From Peter Gabriel, to would-have-been Steely Dan's Walter Becker, to Peter Frampton, today another star marks seventy years of existence - Jim Peterik. A massive career Born James Michael Peterik in the western Chicago suburb of Brewyn, Peterik formed a band in 1964 with his classmates, which two years later became The Ides of March. The name refers to the 74th day of the Roman Calendar (3/15), at a friend's suggestion. IoM had hits with You Wouldn't Listen, Vehicle, and LA Goodbye  before disbanding in 1973, but are most remembered for Vehicle , which by late May 1970, reached #2 on the Bilboard Charts, and is the fastest-selling Warner Bros. song on record. After IoM, Peterik formed the short-lived Jim Peterik Band, but in 1978, he met guitarist Frankie Sullivan and eventually, vocalist Dave Bickler to form the band Survivor, whose 1982 hit The Eye of The Tiger , is conside