Daily entertainment news covering Cheap Trick en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/02/taylor_swift_featured_in_band_hero_new_s Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:30:39 EST Entertainment News 139679@http://www.starpulse.com/news Video game players and music fans alike can now get closer to Band Hero's in-game playable character Taylor Swift than ever before, as they can perform as the music icon to her fan-favorite

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/26/def_leppard_returns_to_road_but_may_take Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:18:56 EST Entertainment News 111671@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — Def Leppard is hitting the road again this summer, this time with Poison and Cheap Trick. But frontman Joe Elliott says it might be their last tour for a bit.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/22/celebrity_birthdays_december_85 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 105466@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The Reader" star Ralph Fiennes (1962), Bee Gees twins Robin and Maurice (d. 2003) Gibb (1949), Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (1946), journalist Diane Sawyer (1945),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/14/rock_band_2_setlist_revealed_see_the_ent Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:35:04 EST Entertainment News 92706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/27/the_most_underrated_and_overrated_breaku Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:51:09 EST Entertainment News 91240@http://www.starpulse.com/news Of all the different types of songs, none is more essential than the Breakup Song. Sure, love songs are nice and dance songs are fun, but when you're feeling blue, a good breakup song is

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/12/celebrity_birthdays_june_74 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86636@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Lillix guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin (1984), Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima (1981), "Clerks II" star Jason Mewes (1974), late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan (1968; d. 1999), actress Paula Marshall (1965),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/21/flashback_attack_must_every_rock_band_re Wed, 21 May 2008 09:46:42 EST Entertainment News 88008@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Your favorite '90s band broke up? Fear not, they'll be back. Seventies and '80s bands, too.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/15/flurry_of_new_heart_re_releases_continue Thu, 15 May 2008 06:30:00 EST Entertainment News 87474@http://www.starpulse.com/news The next two months will have a whole lot of Heart — the superstar rock band, that is — with three releases of classic and recent music coinciding with the group's three-month, 40-plus date nationwide summer tour.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/27/everclear_s_favorite_covers_collected_fo Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:08 EST Entertainment News 82464@http://www.starpulse.com/news Never shy about their influences and the music they grew up on, multi-platinum rockers Everclear have long been known for saluting the band's roots by recording and performing a dynamic and eclectic array of covers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/26/journey_set_to_launch_summer_tour_with_h Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:58:36 EST Entertainment News 82330@http://www.starpulse.com/news Three legendary rock bands are teaming up for what is sure to be the tour of the summer. Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick are heading out on the concert trail starting July 9 in Denver, CO through October 4 in Albuquerque, NM.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/top_ten_80s_movie_soundtracks Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:27:00 EST Entertainment News 79312@http://www.starpulse.com/news Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little 'freshening up,' both through my own personal collection, growing-up-80's memories and, oh, some website that has info about movies & music and the like, I've narrowed my list down to the top ten.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/22/celebrity_birthdays_december_54 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69157@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The Constant Gardener" actor Ralph Fiennes (1962), Bee Gees twins Robin and Maurice (d. 2003) Gibb (1949), Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (1946), journalist Diane Sawyer (1945), hall-of-fame pitcher Steve Carlton (1944), "Leave It To Beaver" mom Barbara Billingsley (1922), and Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858; d. 1924).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/05/cheap_trick_s_rick_nielsen_plans_hotel Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:51:47 EST Entertainment News 62627@http://www.starpulse.com/news Colorful Cheap Trick rocker Rick Nielsen is set to become the latest celebrity hotelier after announcing plans to open a hotel/restaurant in his adopted Rockford, Illinois.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/25/ea_games_to_release_skate_the_ultimate_b Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:18:48 EST Entertainment News 53058@http://www.starpulse.com/news Skate is the closest thing to skateboarding without actually putting your feet on a board. With innovative controls that take advantage of the dual analog sticks, the power of the next gen hardware, and the ability to sculpt tricks that define your own style, skate delivers an authentic boarding mecca like no other video game.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/12/celebrity_birthdays_june_42 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 42237@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Lillix guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin (1984), Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima (1981), "Clerks II" star Jason Mewes (1974), late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan (1968; d. 1999), actress Paula Marshall (1965), They Might Be Giants singer John Linnell (1959), actor Timothy Busfield (1957), late Pretenders bass player Pete Farndon (1952; d. 1983), Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos (1951), Boston singer Brad Delp (1951), jazz pianist Chick Corea (1941), Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929), 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush (1924), and Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890; d. 1918).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/17/fascinating_facts_45 Thu, 17 May 2007 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 42962@http://www.starpulse.com/news Keira Knightley was so determined to keep herself to herself while filming the third Pirates of The Caribbean movie she threw her BlackBerry mobile communications device into the ocean.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/01/tom_waits_tops_underappreciated_list Tue, 01 May 2007 09:00:44 EST Entertainment News 40215@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Waits has been named America's "Most Underappreciated Artist" in a new Internet poll. The gravel-voiced singer/songwriter beat The Replacements and rock veterans Cheap Trick in the Rolling Stone online list. The top 10 are:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/cake_to_release_b_sides_and_rarities_thi Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 39014@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cake formed in Sacramento, California in 1991. The band quickly became a hot item in the downtown club and cafe scene, then went on to gain a steady following in San Francisco's Bay Area.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/19/cheap_trick_to_play_in_sgt_pepper_annive Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:46:34 EST Entertainment News 38872@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cheap Trick has signed on to be the house band for a 40th anniversary celebration of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Cheap Trick will back a string of star vocalists who will perform tracks from the Sgt. Pepper's album, as well as other Beatles favorites, at the Hollywood Bowl celebration in August.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/22/john_lennon_s_legacy_continues Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:13:19 EST Entertainment News 26824@http://www.starpulse.com/news More than a quarter of a century after his untimely death, John Lennon's legacy lives on through the work of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, which begins its tenth anniversary of touring the country, providing free hands-on workshops, giving students a chance to express themselves through songwriting and music and video production.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_2 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24637@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...In April, Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins will reunite and begin recording a new album... Rihanna released her sophomore disc, Unfaithful, featuring the single S.O.S., which includes a sample of Soft Cell's Tainted Love... and Cee-Lo and DangerMouse's collaboration, Gnarls Barkley took the U.S. by storm, as their hit single Crazy stormed the charts and took off as one of 2006's most popular tunes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/22/celebrity_birthdays_december_22 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23566@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The Constant Gardener" actor Ralph Fiennes (1962), Bee Gees twins Robin and Maurice (d. 2003) Gibb (1949), Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (1946), journalist Diane Sawyer (1945), hall-of-fame pitcher Steve Carlton (1944), "Leave It To Beaver" mom Barbara Billingsley (1922), and Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858; d. 1924).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/02/aerosmith_cheap_trick_aamp_others_collab Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:30:41 EST Entertainment News 9202@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aerosmith star Joe Perry, Cheap Trick star Rick Nielsen and members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band have formed a supergroup with country maverick Hank Williams Jr. to pay tribute to American football.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/20/danielle_evin_delivers_a_fantastic_self Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:03:36 EST Entertainment News 8579@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Danielle Evin is set to release her self-titled debut album on the newly formed independent label, LateralView Records (distributed by Red/Sony BMG) on June 27. Produced and mixed by the Grammy-award winning team of Jack Douglas (John Lennon, The Who, Aerosmith)

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/12/celebrity_birthdays_june_13 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7952@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Lillix guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin (1984), Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima (1981), "Clerks II" star Jason Mewes (1974), late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan (1968; d. 1999), actress Paula Marshall (1965), They Might Be Giants singer John Linnell (1959), actor Timothy Busfield (1957), late Pretenders bass player Pete Farndon (1952; d. 1983), Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos (1951), Boston singer Brad Delp (1951), jazz pianist Chick Corea (1941), Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929), 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush (1924), and Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890; d. 1918).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/29/cheap_trick_aamp_allman_brothers_sue_son Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:18:41 EST Entertainment News 6330@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock bands Cheap Trick and The Allman Brothers are suing Sony Music, alleging the company cheated them out of royalties for songs downloaded legally over the internet. The musicians filed suits in New York City on Thursday, claiming Sony failed to live up to a contract requiring that it pay its artists half of the net revenue it receives from licensing songs to download services such as iTunes and Napster.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/22/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_dec_22 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:00:23 EST Entertainment News 921@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "The Constant Gardener" actor Ralph Fiennes (1962), Bee Gees twins Robin and Maurice (d. 2003) Gibb (1949), Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (1946), journalist Diane Sawyer (1945), hall-of-fame pitcher Steve Carlton (1944), "Leave It To Beaver" mom Barbara Billingsley (1922), and Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858; d. 1924).

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