AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, BRIAN JOHNSON Interviewed By Australia's 'Sunrise'; Video Available
October 26, 2008Australian music critic/journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum conducted an interview with AC/DC's Angus Young and Brian Johnson for the popular breakfast show "Sunrise" on Australia's Channel 7. Watch the four-minute report below.
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "Black Ice" — which arrived in the U.S. on Monday (October 20) exclusively at Wal-Mart stores, Walmart.com and ACDC.com — is reportedly blowing the doors off of the retail giant. Sales for "Black Ice" are outpacing the EAGLES' first week, which was also a Wal-Mart exclusive. Estimates for first week are currently ranging upward of 800,000, which would make it the biggest Sony BMG release in the past two years. "Black Ice" is also scoring huge sales figures around the world, with an initial shipment of more than 2.1 milllion. The biggest territories are Germany (550,000),Canada (344,000),the UK (227,000),France (209,000) and the band's native Australia (202,000). What’s more, the European and North American legs of the "Black Ice World Tour" reportedly sold out in a matter of minutes, while worldwide catalog sales on the year are a split hair short of 5 million units.
Wal-Mart has reportedly purchased 2.5 million copies of "Black Ice" on a no-return basis.
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