Archives - May 2001

   
  • "Friday On My Mind" best Australian song of all time - 5/29/01
  • Press release from Albert Productions:
    "Friday On My Mind the classic working class rock and roll anthem was last night voted as the best Australian song of all time.

    Written by Harry Vanda and George Young the worldwide Easybeats hit was selected by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as the best and most significant Australian song of the past 75 years.

    In a gala ceremony rock group You Am I performed a rousing version of the hit with one of the two writers, Harry Vanda on hand as a special guest guitarist for the evening's climax. Co-writer George Young was also honoured but did not attend the function.

    It's a Long Way to the Top, written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott was voted the ninth best song.

    Friday on My Mind was The Easybeats' fifth number one in Australia and also hit the number six spot on the English charts. It also made the American top 20 and has since been recorded by David Bowie, Gary Moore and Peter Frampton amongst many others."

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  • eBook from Susan Masino - 5/26/01
  • Writer Susan Masino first encountered AC/DC in Madison on August 16th 1977 during their first US tour. She immediately befriended the band and one of their roadie, Barry Taylor, and closely followed the band's rise until Barry's departure from the band's entourage in 1980. She just released her story in the form of an e-Book on CD-ROM earlier this month.

    In "Rock N Roll Fantasy" you'll read about her story as a music journalist which relates some fascinating facts about AC/DC's early days, and also includes offstage stories on the likes of KISS, Van Halen & Cheap Trick. Also in this ebook are many photos of the band's Madison performance in 1977, and a 30 minute interview Susan conducted (or tried to...) with the entire band in December 1977. This hilarious interview, by itself, justifies getting this book. Visit www.susanmasino.com for all details on how to order it.

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