Happy Hull-o-video day 🏍️ I'm pleased to announce that the 9th To Hull And Back humorous short story competition winner's video is now available to watch on YouTube 🎉 https://t.co/w9TD9Vjr59
Pleased to announce that the second video from Airbus's Imperial Gunpowder album - HOW - is now available on YouTube 💥 Please check it out and give it a like and a share ❤️ https://t.co/tWUgCqG6El
TO HULL AND BACK IS BACK 🏍 In 1 month the greatest literary prize in the world (I'm not biased at all) opens its doors ✍️ The 10th To Hull And Back humorous #shortstorycompetition opens July 1st. Here's a cover teaser. It'll have the winner's head all over it. Will it be YOU? 🫵
Today in Rock History
May 5, 1978
AC/DC released Powerage in the UK and Germany, featuring tracks like “Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation,” “Sin City,” and “Riff Raff”.
The story behind AC/DC’s song “Back in Black” is one of the most powerful and emotional in Rock History.
It all began in February 1980, when Bon Scott, the band’s charismatic and wild original lead singer, died at the age of 33 in London from acute alcohol poisoning.
His death left AC/DC devastated, and many thought the band was finished for good. However, brothers Angus and Malcolm Young decided to carry on in honor of their friend and bandmate.
The entire album and especially the title track was conceived as a tribute to Bon. The all-black cover symbolized mourning, but also the strength to come back stronger. They didn’t want something sad or morbid, but rather to celebrate Bon’s life and rock and roll.
A few days after the tragedy, the band held auditions to find a new singer. Among the candidates was Brian Johnson, former lead singer of Geordie, who at the time was nearly broke, working as a car mechanic in England. Brian flew to London, sang a couple of songs with the band, and was chosen almost instantly.
They recorded the album in just a few weeks in the Bahamas with producer Mutt Lange. Brian was asked to write lyrics that weren’t sad, but rather a celebration. Thinking about Bon’s wild life, with his “nine lives” like a cat who abused everything and ran free, the lyrics were born.
The phrase “Back in Black” meant coming back strong, being reborn from the darkness. It wasn’t Brian introducing himself, as many believe, but the band and Bon’s spirit saying, “We’re back, stronger than ever.”
The album Back in Black was released on July 25, 1980, just five months after Bon’s death, and became one of the best-selling albums in history. The song “Back in Black” became an eternal rock anthem, featuring one of the most recognizable riffs in the world. AC/DC turned grief into one of the genre’s greatest triumphs.
As Malcolm Young said, it was about remembering the good times with Bon. His spirit is in every note.
New Airbus album Imperial Gunpowder is officially released today 🎉 Please give it a listen and a like and a share you legends 🤘 https://t.co/C87dZk6Fab
Pleased to announce that the first video from Airbus's new Imperial Gunpowder album - DOWN TO EARTH - is now available on YouTube 💥 It's an epic story set in space, produced by our Nick 🚀 Please check it out ❤️ https://t.co/Fi0f4aLJGq