AC/DC and Wal-Mart Take Over Times Square

Legendary rockers AC/DC have joined forces with...Wal-Mart? The big box store will set up shop in Times Square this week, but don't worry, it's just a temporary pop-up. Reuters reports that they'll also "have a truck roving around the city to celebrate the launch of AC/DC’s new album. On Saturday night, at the Times Square MTV store, Wal-Mart and MTV will unveil the 'AC/DC Rock Band store' and sell the first copies of the new album." And yet, they won't offer their music online.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on October 13, 2008 4:20 PM

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Quenepa

The deal is AC/DC have already been paid - WalMart bought out tons of CD's so Walmart sells them and profits from them directly - OK - no biggie - guaranteed millions of CD sales before an album hits the stores is something any artist would sign up for - my question is with such clout will Walmart now start dictating what words they can or can't use - like would AC/DC be able to release an album with Big Balls on it these days?

NannyState

Somehow the thought of AC/DC singing "Highway to Hell" with a Wal-Mart banner behind them makes perfect sense.

Rfive

tourists will flock this "one-time-only-in-nyc" hyped event. it'll be worthwhile for the publicity. kaching!!!

babyhitler

way to rebel against the man by selling out to them.

Quenepa

It's already on bit torrent so yea who would buy a cd from crap mart

ganghiscon

Who buys new AC/DC albums anyway?

nomnomnom

I guess this is the only way Wal-Mart can open a store up in NYC?

fakenewyorker

FIYAH!

... unionized workers

everyAframe

Hey, what were those other temporary pop ups we used to have all over town? Oh, right; record stores. Those things stayed up for years it seemed.

Way to go, AC/DC -- a Wal Mart exclusive in the age of dying indy stores.

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