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Cheap Trick Rocking Into 2012 With Live Webcast Tonight

Cheap Trick fans: get ready to ring in 2012 with total rock action!  Tonight — that’s Dec 31, 2011 (aka New Year’s Eve) —  GFL-TV and Jannus Live are offering up a live webcast of the band’s concert in...

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Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick Settle Lawsuit With Sony

Members of the Allman Brothers Band, Cheap Trick and other classic rock bands signed to Sony BMG will have reason to smile when they receive their next royalty statements. On Wednesday, a five-year...

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Rick Nielsen Visits Steven Tyler at American Idol – Pic of the Week

While backstage at ‘American Idol’ might not be the most likely place to see Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, last night (March 15) that’s exactly where he could be found. 'Idol' judge and Aerosmith...

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Aerosmith + Cheap Trick 2012 Summer Tour Dates Announced

Aerosmith and Cheap Trick have just announced their 2012 summer tour dates, labeling their sizzling pair-up the ‘Global Warming Tour.’ After a successful tour in South America and Japan, Boston’s...

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No. 44 Cheap Trick, 'I Want You To Want Me'– Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

In the spring of 1979, you couldn’t escape the sounds of ‘I Want You To Want Me,’ the first big hit from Cheap Trick.Then again, why would you want to? The original studio version of the song had...

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Cheap Trick to Perform at Washington D.C. Earth Day Rally

Cheap Trick will rock the nation's capitol on this coming Sunday, April 22. The classic rockers are part of the entertainment for an Earth Day rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C., which...

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Cheap Trick Drummer: I'm Still In the Band, but I Don't Talk to Them

If you don’t tour with a group and never talk to your bandmates anymore, are you still actually in the band? According to Cheap Trick drummer Bun E Carlos … yes. Two years ago, Cheap Trick replaced...

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Cheap Trick: Captivating Tour Posters

This is a classic piece of artwork, from the very recognizable image of Rick Nielsen rocking out on guitar to the typewriter-esque lettering that’s been the Cheap Trick logo throughout their career....

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Cheap Trick – Bizarre Tour Rider Requests

Odds are pretty good that if you're going to see Cheap Trick, you'll see them on a very specifically-sized stage. The band requested in their tour rider that their stage be professional and level: no...

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Cheap Trick Snag Aerosmith Guitarist Brad Whitford for Guest Appearance in...

When you're a headliner, you're awarded certain privileges. When you're playing your hometown, you probably even get more favorable treatment. And if you're a band as big as Aerosmith and your opening...

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Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick Exhibit Opens in Band's Hometown Museum

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen isn't ready to be relegated to relic status just yet. Still, fans will be happy to know that the man, his legendary band -- and yes, all those guitars -- are the subject of...

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Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen Recalls His First Musical Memory

Sometimes it’s a guitar lick, sometimes it’s seeing someone on TV, but for Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, his first musical memory came from his father and an accidental stage appearance. Nielsen...

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Cheap Trick's 'In Color' Turns 35

We take a moment here to salute the sophomore LP by one of rock and roll’s greatest bands, ‘In Color’ by Cheap Trick. Released in September of 1977, it was a sharp turn from the band’s raw and...

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Cheap Trick Drummer, Co-Founder Bun E. Carlos Shut Out of Band's New Recording

While Cheap Trick's original drummer hasn't been seen on the road with the band in a couple of years, he insists he's still very much a part of the band. So Bun E. Carlos was shocked when he wasn't...

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Cheap Trick Discuss Camaraderie and Competition With Aerosmith

With a cachet like Cheap Trick has, it's not frequent that they open for other bands, but the group just signed on for another leg of dates supporting Aerosmith and that suggests that camaraderie has...

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Weekend Songs: Cheap Trick, 'Surrender'

Classic rock is about heavy hooks, power chords, and tight harmonies, but it’s also about letting loose and enjoying the good times — and there’s no better time than Friday evening, when we pick up our...

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Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder, 'From Can to Can't'–...

More sounds from the upcoming 'Sound City Reel to Reel' album have been released. Rocker and film director Dave Grohl has teamed with Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick and bassist...

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Top 10 Cheap Trick Songs

In the ’70s, a parade of great Cheap Trick songs put Rockford, Illinois, on the rock & roll map. The godfathers of power-pop used the pin-up looks of frontman Robin Zander to lure in legions of...

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Anthrax Releases Cover of Cheap Trick's 'Big Eyes'

Anthrax has released a fourth song from their upcoming album of classic rock covers called 'Anthems.' The group revealed a version of 'Big Eyes' by Cheap Trick for fans to enjoy. The entire album will...

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Cheap Trick And Pat Benatar Announce Summer 2013 Tour

Cheap Trick and Pat Benatar + Neil Giraldo will be teaming up for a run of US concert dates this summer, in what should prove to be a can’t miss evening. Cheap Trick, who have more or less, never been...

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