Classic Rock Briefs For October 14, 2008

Maybe AC/DC Should Make Up Their Minds

OK, so we’ve talked very recently about how Aussie rockers AC/DC do not care to have their material distributed via digital means, otherwise known as over the internet, on sites such as iTunes.

Well, late word is that they will be allowing fans to listen to their new album, Black Ice, in its entirety via the The Times newspaper for a week in advance of the album’s release.

Perhaps they decided to do this since they know the whole album is already out there, as reported here just a short time ago. A case of “If you can’t beat ‘em. join ‘em",” perhaps. Full Story.

Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx Hot For Tattoo Queen Kat Von D

Talk about a lot of ink! Nikki Sixx and L.A. Ink star Kat Von D are officially an item. It might just make one wonder if their kids would be born with pre-existing tattoos if these two decided to procreate.

Seriously though, I have seen Kat Von D on TV and I think she’s an attractive woman for sure, but something about that much ink on a woman’s body just kind of freaks me out. I guess Nikki Sixx and I have different viewpoints on that topic. Full Story.

Rock Band Breaks Onto The TV Scene

Thanks to VH1 Classic, the popular video game “Rock Band” will enjoy new status as a television show. Tomorrow the channel will air Rock Band 2 The Stars, which is described as “a spoof of VH1’s celebreality competition” where “Professional rock stars Alice Cooper and Sebastian Bach will play hosts to 12 wannabe rockers who live in a loft together and vie to out-skill each other in challenges designed to showcase Rock Band 2‘s new features.” Full Story.