Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Cheap Trick at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Power pop vets Cheap Trick have an Australian tour this March/April with Billy Idol (who plays NYC tonight), and they'll follow that with a US tour with... more info

TMZ — Ludacris' hastily arranged marriage is a cheap trick in his attempt to gain full custody of his daughter ... so says a source close to his baby mama.We're told Luda's baby mama, Tamika Fuller, thinks Luda wants to show the judge in their… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin One of the most moving parts of the evening was Kathleeen Hanna's speech about you before her performance. She talked about how you helped her during a difficult part in her life. She also told... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Foo Fighters shared “Something From Nothing,” the first single from their new album Sonic Highways. Of the album’s eight city-themed songs, that’s the Chicago one; they recorded it in Steve Albini’s studio, with Cheap Trick axe-m... more info

NME — Joe Walsh, Ben Gibbard and Rick Nielsen confirmed to appear on 'Sonic Highways' more info

Stereogum — Mary Timony, formerly of Autoclave and Helium and Wild Flag, now leads Ex Hex, a D.C.-based power trio whose sound is a badass, dizzily fun fusion of punk rock and power-pop, equal parts Ramones and Cheap Trick. We’ve posted their songs “Hot And ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo by @killcrocodiles) Tickets for the Zola Jesus show at Webster Hall go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Code Orange (Kids) show at Palisades go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Cheap Trick... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Glammy powerpop heroes Cheap Trick are keeping the flame alive on tour this summer, playing a mix of headliling dates, some package tour shows with other "heritage" acts and festival appearances, like Riot Fest in Chicago. They're also on... more info

Stereogum — Last year, Mary Timony, the former Helium frontwoman and Wild Flag co-leader, founded a new power trio called Ex Hex. They were one of the best bands I saw at this past year’s SXSW — a fun-as-hell supercharged take on Ramones punk and Cheap Trick... more info

Stereogum — One of the recent additions to Exploding In Sound’s ever expanding roster is the Chicago punk band Geronimo! who really earn that exclamation point in their name with the new album Cheap Trick. That much was clear from the single we recently premie... more info