Eniola Shokunbi said she wants to be president of the United States, but first she’s making an impact on her local community. “Eniola is fabulous,” State Senator Matt Lesser said. “She wows every room she’s in front of. She’s a real rock star.” In fifth grade, she led the efforts to create an air filter system that’s able to remove… Source: Middle schooler leads $11.5 million project to build air filters for schools Very cool.

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By ’79 AC/DC had produced three albums. The Rolling Stone Record Guide published that year, roundly dismissed AC/DC as both sonically and visually offensive. Their albums, one of which was “Powerage,” got the lowest possible rating. A rating that questioned AC/DC’s musical competency. Even ABBA who was alphabetically listed just above, got a two-star rating for most of their schlock. AC/DC got none. How anyone with ears could rate ABBA higher than AC/DC is unimaginable. The Top 10 #10. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap The title track from the band’s third album was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Youn and Bon Scott. Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap #9. Whole Lotta Rosie The song is about a woman Bon Scott had a one-night stand with. Whole Lotta Rosie #8. Hells Bells The bronze bell heard in the song was manufactured by John Taylor % Co. Bellfounders and was recorded on location inside the bell foundry.  Hells Bells #7. Touch To Much The song was performed by AC/DC on BBC music show “Top of the Pops: just twelve days before Bon Scott’s death.  Touch Too Much #6. You Shook Me All Night Long It was AC/DC’s first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, replacing the late Bon Scott.  You Shook Me All Night Long #5. T.N.T. The title track of their second Australian album later appeared on the international version of “High Voltage.” . #4. Back In Black The tile track from the band’s seventh studio effort was their comeback album after the death of lead singer Bon Scott Back In Black #3. Thunderstruck “It started off from a little trick I had on guitar, explained Angus Young. I played it to Malcolm (Young) and he said ‘Oh, I’ve got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back’. We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place.” Thunderstruck #2. Highway To Hell AC/DC had made several studio album and had a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell. Highway To Hell #1. It’s A Long Way To The Top The song combined bagpipes with Hard Rock instrumentation. This was a signature song for Bon Scott who played a bagpipe on the track. Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson did not perform it, out of respect for his predecessor It’s A Long Way To The Top AC/DC: Bon Scott – Vocals (1974 -1980) Brian Johnson – Vocals (1980–2016, 2018–present) Angus Young – Lead Guitar Malcolm Young – Rhythm Guitar Cliff Williams – Bass Phil Rudd – Drums AC/DC Bio ### The post AC/DC’s Top 10 Songs appeared first on RockinTown.

10/19 Eloy Casagrande’s Slipknot Debut  The drummer (formerly with Sepultura) performs with Slipknot in his home country of Brazil for the first time at Knotfest Brasil 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil.  10/19 Ozzy Has Multi-Platinum Album Before being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, Ozzy Osbourne posts on Instagram and Facebook, that his sixth solo album, “No More Tears,” has been certified quintuple platinum (5-millions copies moved in the U.S.) by the (Recording Industry Association Of America). 10/19 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony Ozzy Osbourne (pictured), Foreigner and Peter Frampton are officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland. In his acceptance speech Ozzy credits late guitarist Randy Rhoads. “If I hadn’t met (him), I don’t think I’d be sitting here now.” Rhoads helped to transform Osbourne’s solo career after he was kicked out of Black Sabbath in ’79. 10/20 Portnoy’s Return Drummer Mike Portnoy performs live with Dream Theater for the first time in fourteen years. “‘The first show was just so intense,” Portnoy told his bandmates after London concert. “Now we can start to have fun.” 10/21 Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Dies Paul Di’Anno, who fronted the band from 1978-1981, dies at age 66. He sang on Iron Maiden’s groundbreaking debut album “Iron Maiden” and the influential follow-up, “Killers.” He was fired from Iron Maiden in’81 and pursued a solo career and working with a handful of bands. 10/23 Scott Stapp Makes Opry Debut The Creed frontman gives the first live performance of “If These Walls Could Talk,” featuring Dorothy Martin, frontwoman of Dorothy. The song is on Stapp’s fourth solo effort, “Higher Power.” 10/23 The Grateful Dead Named the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and the late Jery Garcia are recognized for their philanthropic efforts. MusiCares offers preventive, emergency, and recovery programs to musicians. 10/24 As I Lay Dying Loses Two Members Guitarist Ken Susi and drummer Nick Pierce have separately announce their departure from As I Lay Dying. This news comes just six days after bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff said he was leaving. 10/24 Five Finger Death Punch Announce A $200,000 Donation They donate a portion of ticket sales from their recent North American tour to Covenant House, who are dedicated to helping homeless, trafficked, and exploited youth and young families” and Call Of Duty Endowment, who support groups that prepare veterans for the job market and by raising awareness of the value that veterans bring to the workplace. 10/25 Atreyu’s “The Pronoia Sessions” Drops It’s a collection of eight reimagined hits and two nostalgic tribute covers (Chris Cornell and Tom Petty), is now streaming (with vinyl and CD versions to hit streets on November 8th). “We had the idea to do a show similar to Nirvana’s MTV ‘Unplugged‘ as a one-off thing,” explained frontman Brandon Saller. “Then we thought, ‘Why not spend some time on it in the studio?’ And it built from there.” 10/25 311 Is In “Full Bloom” The set features “You’re Gonna Get It” and “Need Somebody.” the album’s second single. 311 say the album has a “message of positivity and unity.” “It’s so easy to become alienated by the pressures of everyday life. Whether it’s social media, stress at work, an illness, the list goes on. It’s so important to stay open with your loved ones and community so we can all thrive in full bloom.” ### The post Rock News: October 19th – 26th appeared first on RockinTown.

by Dr. Li-Meng Yan, America Outloud: On Oct 9, a team of Chinese and Australian scientists revealed in a study published in Cell that they used a new machine-learning tool to discover 161,979 new species of ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus. Identified using metagenomics, 70,500 viruses previously unknown to science are uncovered, many of them weird and nothing […]