AC/DC's Back in Black was the first album I bought with my own money. The severity of their badassness has only increased in the ensuing three decades. Now comes New Jersey resident Chris Marion, whose YouTube channel adds choreographed fire to some of the best straight-ahead rock ever recorded, including Mötley Crüe and Black Sabbath (the latter unsurprisingly DMCA'd out of existence by Ozzy and Sharon's people). Oh, and because I am always interested… what was the first album (or if you're a whippersnapper, mp3) you bought with your own money? (via last.fm)
AC/DC + OswaldOnFire + Guitar Hero + propane + YouTube = pure win
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A $3 dot sticker system reveals which parts you actually use
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Microsoft Office 2024 puts the old reliables back on your PC
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Speak a new language confidently sooner than you dreamed with Rosetta Stone Sapphire for $127.20
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Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26
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