Saturday, December 31, 2011

AC/DC SCOTLAND's FAMILY JEWELS (part 1)




A few weeks ago AC/DC Abruzzo visited the AC/DC Family Jewels exhibition at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. The exhibition is FANTASTIC, even better then the Australian edition! We spent several hours surrounded by AC/DC memorabilia, as we did in February 2010 in Melbourne. We also met with good friends, Brian, Bryce and Jane reminiscing the good times of the Black Ice World Tour.




After the warm welcome of Shona MacDougall, the museum supervisor who was expecting us, we had a tour of the whole exhibition, looking together at some of the items that made the history of the greatest band in the world. We spotted some of the differences between the Glasgow edition and the Melbourne one. In particular, we really loved how the thickness of the wall of this huge historic building (much bigger than the Arts Centre in Melbourne) enhances the power of the sound of AC/DC. Watching each video, including the Live at River Plate DVD, you could feel the pure, rough live power of AC/DC!


We also loved how curator Tim Fisher and exhibition manager Fiona Bennie included the photos of our book "Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010 - 2 years on the road with AC/DC". Especially the two giant panels near the exit with the "Rock'n'Roll Fannation" photos. This was one of the additions of the Glasgow exhibition comparing to the Australian one.




We will publish all our exclusive pics of the Glasgow exhibition and more stories in the next blog entries. Including photos of the special exhibition of Bon Scott memorabilia of a Scottish fan in another room of the museum! So STAY TUNED!





HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM AC/DC ABRUZZO!

Monday, December 5, 2011

AC/DC FANTOGRAPHY From Hammersmith to Bilbao 2003-2010

Monday, November 21, 2011

NEW AC/DC PHOTOBOOK

The new AC/DC PHOTOBOOK is finally OUT. Order your copy here!








Saturday, November 12, 2011

NEW BLACK ICE TOUR PHOTOBOOK!


Many of you who got Matteo Abruzzo's photobook "Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010 (2 years on the road with AC/DC)" have asked for the second part of the book about our unforgettable tour with AC/DC. Thanks to our good friend Stonebreaker, hardcore AC/DC fan and rock photographer, whose photos were also included in Australia's Family Jewels Exhibition, we decided to create a completely new photobook as a way to pay tribute to the biggest tour of the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world.

THE ULTIMATE AC/DC PHOTOBOOK with lots of unpublished photos from Hammersmith 2003 to Bilbao 2010! Made by AC/DC fans for AC/DC fans. The book will be released on 21 November 2011 and it will be a Strictly Limited Edition for hardcore fans only (only 666 copies printed worldwide, all of them individually numbered).

PREORDER YOUR COPY NOW AT THE REDUCED PRICE OF Euro 39 instead of Euro 49 (+shipping)

SHIPPING CHARGES
(by Express Courier - Trackable and guaranteed delivery)
15 Euros European Union
20 Euros Rest of Europe (Norway, Switzerland etc.), USA & Canada, Australia
25 Euros Rest of World



AC/DC FANTOGRAPHY Photobook + Shipping







AC/DC FANTOGRAPHY - From Hammersmith 2003 to Bilbao 2010 by Matteo Abruzzo and Stonebreaker

Hammersmith Apollo – 21 October 2003: AC/DC played a one-night only gig for only 5,000 lucky fans. Matteo Abruzzo and Stonebreaker were in the audience that night, with their cameras. Eight years later, and after attending more than 60 AC/DC different concerts in total, they meet again in the same London theatre to celebrate the end of the record-breaking Black Ice World Tour, and the release of the Live at River Plate DVD. This book is their photo tribute to the the setlist of the most successful tour of the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world, with a very special flashback to the 2003 show. A deluxe limited edition photobook made by hardcore fans for hardcore fans.

Details:

More than 150 exclusive photos from 32 concerts in Europe, Australia and the USA
Hardcover, 112 pages
Landscape format, 21×29.7 cm, 170g paper
High quality 4-colour print made in Italy
Limited to 666 copies (numbered and signed)
Publication date: November 21, 2011
Promotional price of € 39 instead of € 49 (+ shipping and handling)

Thursday, October 27, 2011

WILKES BARRE 26 October 2008 - Dress Rehearsals

Exactly three years ago AC/DC came back for a private show in Wilkes Barre, PA. We were there....















Thursday, October 20, 2011

PHOTOS FROM GEISELWIND 2011 - DAY 2


EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM THE GEISELWIND AC/DC CONVENTION - DAY 2

Courtesy of Stonebreaker










Tuesday, October 18, 2011

PHOTOS FROM GEISELWIND 2011 - DAY 1

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM THE GEISELWIND AC/DC CONVENTION - DAY 1

Courtesy of Stonebreaker







Thursday, October 13, 2011

AC/DC BLACK ICE PHOTO BOOK: 1 year ago...



Exactly one year ago we published the Black Ice Photobook titled: Black Ice Word Tour 2008-2010, 2 years on the road with AC/DC narrating our journey around the world with AC/DC. The book required a lot of work and a lot of resources but the whole experience was very exciting and rewarding for us, especially after the approval of the band in London.

The book was officially presented in Geiselwind, Germany last year. Here's a few photos and a video from the "Making of the Book." Stay tuned for a special surprise for all our fans!


Production stage



The printing machine

Where we spent most of our summer in 2010

Patrizio, the printer: AC/DC fan from the 1980's

The book is ready for Geiselwind


Tuesday, October 11, 2011

GEISELWIND 2010

Next weekend AC/DC fans will gather again in Geiselwind for the biggest AC/DC fan convention in the post-Black tour in Europe.

Last year we did 1300 km to go there and it was totally worth. Here's an exclusive clip from the CD/Record fair organized during the convention...


Monday, October 10, 2011

Family Jewels Exhibition in Glasgow

We're in a museum now!!!

As you know the Family Jewels Exhibition kicked off at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow on 17 September. What you don't know is that 4 photos of our book Black Ice World Tour 200-2010: 2 years on the road with AC/DC were included in the exhibition. Among these 2 pages from the special section on fans "Rock'n'Roll Fannation" (so if you sent us your photo YOU'RE IN A MUSEUM NOW!!!). After 12 February 2012 the exhibition will leave Europe and move to the States.

We are particularly proud of the success of our book and of the fact that our photos are displayed near real pieces of history of the band. We'll publish more exclusive material on the Glasgow exhibition soon.

For now here are the photos selected from Matteo Abruzzo's book:

Page 157 – Horsens, Denmark CASA Arena, 5 June 2010

Page 169 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion, 22 June 2010

Page 177 and 181 from the Rock'n'Roll Fannation in large vinyl banners (approx 1.5 metre x 1.5 metre)


Page 169 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion, 22 June 2010



Page 157 – Horsens, Denmark CASA Arena, 5 June 2010



Page 177 and 181 from the Rock'n'Roll Fannation in large vinyl banners (approx 1.5 meter x 1.5 meter)


Friday, October 7, 2011

NEWS + AC/DC CONVENTION IN GERMANY


NEWS

According to our friends of AC/DC Italia Brian Johnson celebrated his birthday in London last Wednesday together with Malcolm. Hopefully they also spent some time working on the new album...

GEISELWIND FAN MEETING 14-15 OCTOBER 2011

We just received the official program of the 2-day AC/DC Convention in Geiselwind. We were at the event last year and we had a blast with our friends from Germany. German fans know how to rock!! Here we go!

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WORKSHOP CONCERT FOTOGRAPH - with Stonebreaker - (registration required)
Friday: 16:00 to 0:00 - Saturday: 12:00 to 14:00
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SURPRISES - on both days
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Friday: 14. October 2011

18:00
MUSIC HALL - Entry
18:00
T O M B O L A - Beginning raffle sales from Fanclub GO/TM
till Saturday 19:00
20:00 to 22:00
B I G / G U N - Live
22:30 Uhr
GROUP PICTURE
The audience from the stage Music Hall
22:30 to 0:30
B / O / N - Live
0:30 till Open End
AFTER SHOW MUSIC
After the live bands, Music from DJ

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Saturday: 15. October 2011
12:30
FAIR HALL - Entry
12:30 to 19:00
F A I R
14:00 to 17:00
Q U I Z - with attractive winnings
COFFEE and CAKE - with surprise
16:00
SCOTLAND FILM - Kirriemuir travel
17:00
D I R T Y - K L I C K - known through Dalli-Dalli
19:00
F A I R + T O M B O L A - End
19:00
MUSIC HALL - change from Fair Hall to Music Hall
19:30
Q U I Z - winner announcement - stage Music Hall
20:00 to 22:00
BLACK / THUNDER / LADIES - Live
22:00
T O M B O L A - winner announcement - stage Music Hall
22:30 Uhr
GROUP PICTURE
The audience from the stage Music Hall
22:30 to 0:30
HIGH / VOLTAGE (B) - Live
0:30 till Open End
AFTER SHOW MUSIC
After the live bands, Music from DJ








Geiselwind 2010 - Photos Courtesy of Stonebreaker