Slash, Lizzy Hale, Billy Gibbons, Cheap Trick and more to perform at day-long (DE)TOUR Virtual Music Festival By Richard Bienstock Online fest to benefit NIVA and MusiCares to aid out-of-work touring artists, road crews and independent promotors
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps" By Jon D’Auria The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone
Judas Priest, Queen, Cheap Trick and Neil Young: Four Killer Live Albums Turn 40 By Mark McStea Behold four 1979 releases that have aged a lot more gracefully than Steve Martin's 'The Jerk.'
Hal Leonard Releases 'Rick Nielsen's Cheap Licks' Book and Video Instructional Package By Richard Bienstock The Cheap Trick guitarist shares favorite riffs and licks, as well as some of the instruments in his extensive collection.
ZZ Top Announce 50th Anniversary Tour By Richard Bienstock The band will be joined by Cheap Trick and Lynyrd Skynyrd on select dates.
Watch Joe Perry's New "Aye Aye Aye" Music Video By Guitar World Staff New performance video features Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Dean and Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots.
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on Buying Guitars, Making Guitar Picks and Playing Great Solos By Darren Paltrowitz Guitar World recently got a chance to sit down with Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. Nielsen discussed his guitar collection, making guitar picks and playing great solos.
Gretsch Announces Tom Petersson Signature Basses and Limited Edition Models By Guitar World Staff Gretsch will officially unveil two new Tom Petersson signature bass models, and additional limited edition models,during the Summer NAMM show this week in Nashville.
See Cheap Trick Play “I Want You to Want Me” in Exclusive Live Clip By Christopher Scapelliti Cheap Trick are featured in a new AUDIENCE Network special airing Friday, May 27.
Learn 16 Cheap Trick Classics, Note for Note By Guitar World Staff Learn 16 classics by Cheap Trick, courtesy of this 96-page tab book, Best of Cheap Trick.
Foo Fighters and Rick Nielsen Perform Cheap Trick's "Stiff Competition" on 'Letterman' — Video By Damian Fanelli
Anthrax Premiere New Song, "Big Eyes," at RevolverMag.com By Guitar World Staff Today, our sister publication, Revolver, has the exclusive premiere of "Big Eyes," a new track by Anthrax. You can check out the song, a cover of a Cheap Trick classic, right here.
Sony Releases 'Cheap Trick: The Complete Epic Albums' Box Set By Damian Fanelli Sony Music's PopMarket has released Cheap Trick: The Complete Epic Albums, a box set featuring Cheap Trick's 13 albums.
