Tag Archives: Cheap Trick

Aerosmith To Tour North America With Cheap Trick

Posted by on March 26, 2012

While frontman Steven Tyler isn’t busy on American Idol, he’s working with Aerosmith a new album (their first record of new material since 2001’s Just Push Play). And while a release date is still pending, it looks like Tyler and his bandmates will be spending time together on the road this Summer. Aerosmith will be […]

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What Has Eight Necks And Is Awkward?

Posted by on March 22, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txUTl54lAjk[/youtube] To Biohazard’s credit, they did their best. Last month on Fuse, the band were invited to play the Rock Ock, the world’s largest multi-necked stringed instrument. The 40-pound monstrosity was designed by DGN Custom Guitars after being commissioned by the National Guitar Museum for their traveling exhibit, “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World.” It […]

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Sony Pays $8 Million To Settle Digital-Music Lawsuit With Cheap Trick And Others

Posted by on March 9, 2012

The remaining major labels have been finding themselves in court with musicians as of late over digital music revenue. While the battle about whether digital purchases constitute as “sales” or as a “license” continues on, Sony has made a settlement outside of court with one class action lawsuit. Sony BMG have made a settlement in […]

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Corey Taylor Reveals More About Collaboration With Dave Grohl, Says Track Also Includes Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen

Posted by on February 1, 2012

Back in mid-January, Corey Taylor let it slip that he had recorded a song with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. This came shortly after it was revealed that Grohl was also working on a song with Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DiMartini. While both collaborations sounded awesome, it was still unclear what exactly Grohl had […]

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Stage Collapses At Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival, At Least 3 Dead

Posted by on August 18, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKIDEJDI5jQ[/youtube] Just days after the horrific incident at the Indiana State Fair, an extreme wind and hail storm caused stage equipment, towers, a tent and a tree to collapse at the Pukkelpop Festival in Hasselt, Belgium earlier today. According to the Associated Press, 70 people were injured, while so far three concert goers are reported […]

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Exclusive: Don Jamieson Gives Preview Of ‘That Metal Show’s’ Season 8

Posted by on August 16, 2011

It’s hard to believe that VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show has been on the air for eight seasons now. Yet since 2008, hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson have talked to some of the biggest names in hard rock and metal (mostly classic rockers, but a few from today’s scene have graced their […]

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Video: Stage Collapses During Cheap Trick’s Set

Posted by on July 18, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEEtq17xTuw[/youtube] So Cheap Trick isn’t really metal. However, they’ve influenced a fair share of hard rock acts and have toured with pretty much every rock band from the 70’s. Plus, this is pretty crazy news. The main stage at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed last night moments after Cheap Trick had been evacuated from the […]

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Monster Ballads Gets The Kidz Bop Treatment It Deserves

Posted by on April 18, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CErzt7ngFs[/youtube]Record label Razor & Tie, which counts All That Remains and Norma Jean among the artists on its roster, has made their money the old-fashioned – by direct to consumer marketing via cable TV ads. Their Monster Ballads and Buzz Ballads series have gotten people temporarily re-interested in the likes of Mr. Big and Vertical […]

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Ministry, Cheap Trick Supergroup Post Two Songs Online

Posted by on November 1, 2010

Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, a new supergroup featuring Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (ex-Static X), Michael Scaccia (Ministry, Rigor Mortis) and members of 2 Star Symphony, debuted two new songs on the syndicated radio show The Mancow Show last Friday night (October 29). Audio of the songs have been posted online.

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Cooper, Jovi Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2011 Nominees

Posted by on September 28, 2010

The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees were announced earlier today, and there are actually some bands that live up to the “rock” part. Alice Cooper and Bon Jovi are among the nominees, as are the Beastie Boys, who started out as a hardcore band. Cooper should have been nominated long before now, […]

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