Cheap Trick News

Big Star reaches for "Sky" with boxed set

Jun 4, 2009 9:00 pm PDT

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 Sky," a collection of 98 tracks cull...

Cheap Trick selling new album online

May 28, 2009 6:00 pm PDT

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 the past year mostly in Los Ange...

Cheap Trick & allstars recreate 'Sgt. Pepper' at Hollywood Bowl

Aug 12, 2007 1:00 am PDT

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 a two-night stint at L.A.'s worl...

Cheap Trick returns to 'Rockford' roots

Jun 6, 2006 11:33 am PDT

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 melodies and slathering them in angry...

Cheap Trick Guitarist Dodging The Taxman

Apr 15, 2002 9:00 am PDT

(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 tells LAUNCH, "It's a nod to ...