The band are one of the highest-grossing rock acts of all time, selling more than 200m albums. A message on the band's website confirmed that Young would be taking a break after "forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC", but did not reveal details of his illness.
On Tape - One in 10 young people has bought a music cassette tape in the last month, a new survey done to coincide with Record Store Day suggests. The research suggests that physical formats are still more popular than digital downloads. In the last year, 57% of the people surveyed had bought a CD, while 39% had purchased an MP3 download.
ICM Group, who did the research, say the popularity of physical formats is in part down to their collectability. They say 15% of people buy CDs, vinyl and cassette tapes with no intention of ever listening to them - they are purchased simply to own the physical copy.
Record Time - Jack White has recorded, cut and sold a seven-inch single in four hours, as part of the celebrations for Record Store Day. White took to the stage at his Third Man Records' store in Nashville at 10:00 on Saturday and played two songs. They were cut directly to an acetate disc, which was rushed to a pressing plant. The finished records were on sale within three hours and 55 minutes.
Guinness World Records says Swiss polka trio Vollgas Kompanie currently hold the title for "fastest album release", having issued their album Live on 16 August, 2008, the day after it was recorded. Marillion have the record for "fastest music DVD release", taking just 10 hours to film, edit and press copies of their concert movie Clocks Already Ticking.
Lack of Oxegen - One of the largest annual music festivals in Ireland will not take place this year. Oxegen, which has previously been staged at Punchestown in the Republic of Ireland, was due to take place at the County Kildare venue in August. The promoters, MCD, said the move was due to a lack of headline acts combined with financial demands by agencies. They said this meant it was no longer viable to stage the event in its current form. The festival, which has been held every summer at Punchestown Racecourse since 2004 apart from a break in 2012, attracted crowds of up to 80,000 people in its heyday.
(Jim Evans)
