Weekly Wrap Up: AC/DC, Jane’s Addiction, Scott Weiland, Rivers Cuomo

I’m feeling a little hungover from a Guns N’ Roses binge this week, so let’s have a quick look at what else is going on in the music world.

AC/DC Announce North American Tour

The legendary Aussies have announced the first leg of their world tour, which is their first since 2001.

AC/DC will kick things off on October, 28 in Wilkes-Barre, PA an will end this first leg on December, 18 in Charlotte, NC. The tour will be in support of the band’s upcoming release Black Ice, which will be released exclusively through Wal-Mart on October 20. Tickets will begin going on sale September 20 through Ticketmaster, as if there is another choice.

AC/DC Streaming New Single “Rock N’ Roll Train”

AC/DC are currently streaming their first single “Rock N’ Roll Train” from their upcoming album Black Ice via the band’s official site. You can also expect to hear the track on radio airwaves sometime today.

Fred Wilson & Bob Leftsetz on AC/DC & WalMart

Just caught this great quote by Fred Wilson discussing a Bob Leftsetz post about the deal AC/DC is making with Wal Mart.

Here is a quote from Fred:

My son Josh loves AC/DC but if it’s not on iTunes, it’s not going to get on his iPod. Clearly AC/DC and/or their manager is in the category of clueless.A VC, Jun 2008