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Jack Douglas in the studio, 2022
Jack Douglas, celebrated producer for Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon and more, dead at 80

By Fraser Lewry Published

Jack Douglas also worked on recordings by James Gang, Alice Cooper, Montrose, Mountain, The Who, Patti Smith, Blue Öyster Cult, New York Dolls, Starz and many more

Music Industry
Cheap Trick posing for a photograph in the late 1970s
How Cheap Trick’s Dream Police finally turned four Chicago misfits into 70s rock superstars

By Phillip Wilding Published

1979’s Dream Police was Cheap Trick‘s last truly classic album

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Albums
Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg, who wrote monster hits for Heart, Pat Benatar, The Bangles and more, dead at 75

By Paul Brannigan Published

Songwriting legend Billy Steinberg passed away in Los Angeles on February 16

Bands & Artists
Cheap Trick and a sofa
Fifty years in, Cheap Trick might not be friends, but musical glue binds them together

By Rob Hughes Published

Cheap Trick's Robin Zander on Anglophilia, AC/DC, and the song no one else wanted on the album

Bands & Artists
The covers of the 50 best rockl albums of 2025
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Buying guide Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music

Buying guide
The cover of Classic Rock 348
The ultimate review of 2025: The best albums, biggest events and megastars who rocked our world

By Siân Llewellyn Published

Also in our unmissable end-of-year issue: The Darkness, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses and more

Magazines
Cheap Trick standing against a wall
Cheap Trick's electricity is evergreen on All Washed Up

By Chris Roberts Published

Illinois past masters Cheap Trick relight the flame on swaggering 21st album All Washed Up

Bands & Artists
Cheap Trick posing for a photograph in 1977
The flop single that became a power-pop classic thanks to one of the greatest live albums of the 70s

By Greg Prato Published

It finally launched the career of one of rock’s greatest bands

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Interviews
Cheap Trick publicity photo
Cheap Trick announce new album All Washed Up

By Fraser Lewry Published

Listen to the new Cheap Trick single Twelve Gates now

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Bands & Artists
Heart publicity shot
"The music we are making at this moment has timeless teeth, muscle, bone and hair": Heart add another string of dates to 2025 schedule

By Fraser Lewry Published

Cheap Trick will play support at four of the new shows

Bands & Artists
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