Guardian Music — AC/DC classic Back in Black the soundtrack as 5,000 attend funeral of former Stereophonics drummer Stuart CableIt was by no means a tranquil funeral. A band belted out AC/DC's classic heavy rock song Back in Black and a gang of leather-clad bikers, t... more info

Thrash Hits — When the Download Festival 2010 headliners were announced, Aerosmith was met by many in the metal fraternity with an apathetic shrug. They didn’t have the bombastic legends kudos of AC/DC, nor was they heyday in living memory of many of the festiva... more info

Metalsucks — In my very limited experience with Airbourne’s Joel O’Keefe, he’s a super-nice dude – but Airbourne’s music doesn’t do a whole lot for me. I still have all my old AC/DC albums, so I’m covered, y’know? Vince digs them, though, and I ... more info

Guardian Music — In the run-up to the 2008 US presidential election, Swells emailed his thoughts on the insipid Rock the Vote tour. Hopefully, his suggestions will be taken up in time for the 2012 campaignRock the Vote? I think they'd have a hard time rocking the bus... more info

Guardian Music — 100 Club, LondonIn the 1987 film Light of Day, Joan Jett plays Patti Rasnick, a single mother and blue-collar rocker contending with life on the lowest rung of stardom. As to why she bothers, Rasnick is resolute. "Music is all that matters," she says... more info

Popdose — Over the past few years, Airbourne has gotten a lot of recognition by pretty much making music that sounds just like AC/DC. However, they sound downright pedestrian compared to Big Ball. Obviously taking its name from the 1976 classic AC/DC track “... more info

Thrash Hits — Rage Against The Machine had arguably the toughest headline spot of Download Festival 2010. The night before, AC/DC absolutely smashed Download to pieces, Aerosmith are the final act of the festival, giving them the closing edge. RATM also had to go ... more info

NME - Festivals — The 30th Download festival came to a close yesterday with Aerosmith playing their second UK set in the last decade at Donington. With the sound of Motorhead still bouncing around our bruised ear canals and clothes caked in dirt we struggled into the ... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — The US band produced a storming set as they headlined this year's Download Festival alongside rock legends AC/DC and Aerosmith. more info

Thrash Hits — We knew that AC/DC had some pretty hefty demands to be met in order for them to headline Download Festival 2010, but it wasn’t until we arrived on site that we realized just how far the festival has gone to accommodate the bona fide legends. AC/DC ... more info