Reuters - Jun 4, 2009
Four discs' worth of unreleased demos, alternate takes, rarities and live cuts are on tap for fans of cult rock act Big Star later this year. On September 15, Rhino will release Keep an Eye on the...
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Cheap Trick is stepping outside of the label world to release its next studio album, The Latest, itself. The veteran rock group will start taking pre-orders for the 13-track set, which it recorded during...
More »Reuters - Feb 17, 2009
Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Hanson's Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed a new band, Tinted Windows. The...
More »Yahoo! Music - Aug 12, 2007
Veteran powerpop band Cheap Trick, who have famously cover the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and John Lennon s Cold Turkey in the past, performed the entire Sgt. Pepper album from start to finish during...
More »AP - Jun 6, 2006
Cheap Trick Rockford (Big3) After more than a decade of wandering in the sonic wilderness, the power-pop quartet from Rockford, Ill. is back to doing what it does best — crafting unforgettable...
More »USRN - Apr 15, 2002
(4/15/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen will likely be keeping a low profile Monday (April 15). The band recorded a song called Taxman, Mr. Thief on its debut album in 1977. Nielsen...
More »USRN - Jun 14, 2001
(6/14/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- Cheap Trick wants its fans to understand that bassist Tom Petersson s involvement in the Nashville-based band Swag was only minimal. Cheap Trick has issued an apology to those...
More »USRN - May 21, 2001
(5/22/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- One of Joey Ramone s all-time favorite bands, Cheap Trick, performed at the late Ramones singer s 50th Birthday Party--Life s A Gas on Saturday (May 19) at New York City s Hammerstein...
More »USRN - Sep 27, 1999
(9/27/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - Cheap Trick will be on hand to play a short concert at the Wherehouse Music store at 7127 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif., to kick off a brand new season of That 70s Show. Included...
More »USRN - Aug 30, 1999
(8/30/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Cheap Trick celebrated its 25th anniversary with a concert in Rockford, Ill. on Saturday (Aug. 28). The band was joined for the occasion by Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan, Everclear...
More »USRN - Aug 16, 1999
(8/16/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Legendary cult band Big Star got a big boost last year when a revved-up version of its 1972 should-have-been hit In The Street was chosen as the theme song for That 70s Show (LAUNCH...
More »USRN - Aug 10, 1999
(8/10/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Last night (Aug. 9), a giant outdoor party was held in Los Angeles to celebrate the world premiere of Detroit Rock City, a new movie about four long-haired 70s teens on a hell-...
More »USRN - May 25, 1999
(5/25/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Former MTV VJ Jesse Camp s Hollywood Records debut album, Jesse & The 8th Street Kidz, was released today. The album features songs written by Camp and his bandmates, as well as...
More »USRN - May 3, 1999
(5/3/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Jack Douglas, who has produced some of the most notable hard rock records of the 70s, recently worked with Cheap Trick again. Douglas handled the production duties on the band s...
More »USRN - Apr 2, 1999
(4/2/99, 1 p.m. PST) - It was last fall that Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen first discussed the upcoming release of Music For Hangovers, a new live album recorded in May during the Chicago stop of...
More »USRN - Oct 30, 1998
(10/30/98, 6 p.m. PST) - In an exclusive myLAUNCH chat from the Green Room of Late Night With Conan O Brien (that other one wasn t from the Conan show), Cheap Trick revealed that a rarities album is in...
More »USRN - Oct 28, 1998
(10/28/98, 6 p.m. PST) - It was in 1979 when Cheap Trick first made its way into the mainstream consciousness with Cheap Trick At Budokan, an album that was initially scheduled for release only in Japan...
More »USRN - Sep 29, 1998
(9/28/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - Cheap Trick s tour in support of Epic/ Legacy s reissue campaign rolls into Los Angeles this week, and the Tricksters will be feted on the Rockwalk in Hollywood, Calif. On Friday...
More »USRN - Jul 13, 1998
(7/13/98) - Cheap Trick, the seminal 70s powerpop band that has been praised by modern rockers Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam, will be hitting the road again in the U.S. beginning Friday in Cadott, Wis...
More »USRN - Jun 5, 1998
(6/5/98) - The Wallflowers and Seattle s Zeke are now part of the Pearl Jam opening act parade, with more to come. The Wallflowers will open July 21st and 22nd Seattle dates for PJ. Other bands already...
More »USRN - Mar 16, 1998
(3/16/98) - Cheap Trick will begin their tour April 18th with a free concert in Central Park, the first show there since Garth Brooks s massive show last Summer. Cheap Trick, currently without a label...
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