Rod Yates

The Mount Lofty Rangers were a brief and largely overlooked part of Bon Scott’s pre-AC/DC career

Discovered by AC/DC, The Angels were cited as an influence by acts as diverse as Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Great White

Before he joined AC/DC, Bon Scott was in country rockers the Mount Lofty Rangers, until a near fatal crash. This is the story

For a country with the population of Australia, the land Down Under has long punched above its sonic weight. Here are ten of the very best Oz rock bands

Bon's pre-AC/DC bandmate remembers his pal.

Late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott's former wife Irene Thornton recalls their first meeting, the parties, the fun, the caring man, their break-up and hearing of his death

When Classic Rock’s Rod Yates interviewed Phil Rudd three months ago, little did he know what was going on behind the shades.

Pitched as ‘The Doors meet Led Zeppelin’, The Tea Party were the textbook 90s cult band – until one of them took to a stronger brew.