Cheap Trick in the press: 02/08/10
CLICK HERE for Popshifter’s review of the Toronto show
BLAST MAGAZINE interviews Rick
CLICK HERE for Blast’s coverage of the Boston show
Archive for News
Green Police Super Bowl ad by Audi is fueled by Cheap Trick track now available to download
February 03, 2010 – Green Police, the Audi commercial already being touted as one to watch on Super Bowl Sunday, takes an entertaining approach to the choices we can all make to benefit the environment.
The obvious point of the Green Police commercial is to tell American viewers that one of the easiest green choices they can make is to drive the 2010 Green Car of the Year, the Audi A3 TDI clean diesel luxury car.
But one aspect of the Green Police ad that’s certain to remain with viewers of the Super Bowl is … the music. Audi asked Cheap Trick to return to the recording studio to remake the rock band’s classic hit “Dream Police” for a big Super Bowl presentation. The result? “Green Police” a song that combines the message of the A3 TDI Green Car of the Year win and the high-energy beat of the original tune.
“We have no doubt that viewers will walk away from the Super Bowl with that song playing in their heads,” said Scott Keogh, Audi of America Chief Marketing Officer. “It is certain to make the environmental message behind the Green Police ad hard to forget.”
Now, fans of Cheap Trick, Audi or catchy advertising tunes can listen to the band’s Green Police track at this AudiUSA.com address:
http://www.audiusa.com/us/brand/en/models/a3_tdi/green_police.html and at http://www.youtube.com/cheaptrick.
The Green Police Super Bowl ad marks the third straight year Audi has played a prominent role in the NFL championship game, which draws 100 million viewers each year. The size of that audience makes it a natural advertising venue for Audi, which favors high-impact positions for its marketing efforts. It is also a premier platform to build even more awareness of the A3 TDI and the Green Car of the Year awarded in December by Green Car Journal at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
For Cheap Trick, the role in the Audi Green Police Super Bowl ad comes as it continues an international tour with concerts in places ranging from Toronto to Los Angeles.
Planet Rock’s “Best Classic Rock Album” Poll
The UK’s classic rock radio station “Planet Rock” is running a poll for the best classic rock live album of all time – “Cheap Trick at Budokan” has been included. CLICK HERE to vote for CT!
CT on “Artist Confidential” – Rebroadcast
Cheap Trick’s performance on Artist Confidential will be rebroadcast on Classic Rewind Sirius 15 or XM 49 this week at the following times – all times listed are Eastern Time Zone:
Wednesday Feb 3 at 12 midnight (that’s tonight at midnight)
Thursday Feb 4 at 6:00 pm
Friday Feb 5 at 6:00am
Bob King Photography – Classic CT Gallery Posted
Australian photographer Bob King has posted a gallery of classic Cheap Trick concert shots – click the photo for the full gallery!
“One Tree Hill” Podcast Interviews Rick
“Onetreehillpodcast.net” has just released an interview with Rick Nielsen. CLICK HERE for the full clip!
Cheap Trick and Audi of America come together for “Green Police”
Cheap Trick and Audi of America come together to rock the big game on Sunday, February 7. Cheap Trick went back to the studio to rescore the hit “Dream Police” and renamed it “Green Police”. The new version will be featured as the music track in the Audi A3 TDI clean diesel commercial scheduled to air during the game. The entertaining TV spot shows how choosing the green car A3 TDi clean diesel is an easy way to lend a hand to Mother Nature when faced with many difficult eco choices. A limited number of free downloads will be available at www.facebook.com/audi.
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Photos from Associated Press Wire from the Hard Rock, NYC, 1/28/10
photo courtesy of Yahoo! News
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Cheap Trick on “Soundstage”
Cheap Trick on PBS’ Soundstage will air some time in June or July 2010. Dates are TBA.
Cheap Trick with Squeeze, Summer 2010
Cheap Trick will be performing some dates with Squeeze during summer 2010. More info TBA!
Cheap Trick on “Austin City Limits”
Cheap Trick will be taping an episode of Austin City Limits while they are in Austin for South by Southwest. More info TBA!
CT on Sirius/XM’s “Artist Confidential”
Artist Confidential: Cheap Trick
Today 2:00 pm ET
Catch a live broadcast of Cheap Trick, live from New York City, for the latest episode of Artist Confidential, hosted by Lou Brutus. If you miss the live broadcast, tune in for one of the replays. (1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Mon 2/1 9:00 pm ET; Tues 2/2 12:00 pm ET; Thurs 2/4 8:00 pm ET; Fri 2/5 6:00 am ET
CLICK HERE for more info from the Sirius site.
Rick’s Interview with WMGK’s John DeBella
From the WMGK website: “Guitarist (of varying amounts of guitar necks), Rick Nielsen, from Cheap Trick joined us this morning! Rick and his bandmates returned to the studio recently and recorded yet another new original album, this time entitled The Latest. It was a fun chat with the gravelly-voiced rocker, who talked about the more beautiful voices in the band, the new album and a lot about our Programming Director here at MGK?! Check it out…”
CLICK HERE for the podcast.
