Links & Reviews

A collection of reviews, features, articles, interviews, and links. These are from present day, going backwards. It’s an ever-growing list, so dig in!

Concord CA review/ photos
Southtown Star
“Bam’s Blog” review
Classic Rock Revisited
OC Register Review
Salt Lake City Review

VINTAGE PRESS: Rick Nielsen – 1980

Wall St. Journal: click here
L.A. Times: click here
“Morning Paper”: click here
O.C. Register: click here
Go Golfing magazine Robin feature – click here
Bun E. – “On Milwaukee” interview – click here
Cheap Trick: As Infectious as Ever
Classic Rock: Rockford voted one of the best albums of 2006! – click here
Play Guitar Rick interview – click here
Blabbermouth – Camp Freddy covers CT on sdtk – click here
Las Vegas Magazine – article – click here
Metal Edge – Oct. 2006 issue – interview – click here
OC Register – live review of Irvine – click here
Seattle Times – Darrington Rock Festival followup – click here
Amplifier magazine – interview – click here
AntiMusic – album review – click here
Rock N World – album review – click here
Boston Phoenix – album review #2- click here
Vintage Guitar Magazine – Rick Interview – click here
Toledo Blade – feature preview – click here
PopMatters – album review – click here
Daily Oklahoman – album review – click here
Maximum Ink – album review – click here
Kerrang! mag – UK – album review – click here
Metal Express Radio – interview – click here
Piercing Metal – album review – click here
Perfect Stranger review from Wales! – click here
EW – album review – click here
Seattle Times – feature preview – click here
Philadelphia City Paper – feature preview – click here
Le Voir – feature preview – click here
The Guardian – UK – album review – click here
NPR’s Fresh Air – album review – click here
Classic Rock Revisited – feature – click here
Prefix Mag (online) – album review – click here
Celebrity Cafe – album review – click here
Rock River Times – part two of feature – click here
Barnes&Noble.com – album review – click here
Billboard – Little Steven’s weekly rave about CT – click here
Ultimate Guitar – album review – click here
The Times West Virginian – album review – click here
USA Today – album review (blog) – click here
The Times (IN) – feature preview – click here
Bergen Record – Atlantic City show review – click here
Mass Appeal – feature preview – click here
Billboard – “Little Steven updated chart ” – click here
Lollipop – album review – click here
Rock Axis – album review (spanish) – click here
Toledo Blade – album review – click here
Under The Volcano – album review – click here
Blogcritics – year in review so far – click here
Billboard – Little Steven’s weekly update chart – click here
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – feature preview – click here
Rolling Stone – album review – click here
Billboard – album review – click here
Chicago Tribune 5/08/06 “Conan” interview click here to read
Alternative Press June 2006 writeup click here to read
Chicago Sun-Times Conan review 05/10/06 – click here
Chicago Tribune Conan review 05/10/06 – click here
Chicago Tribune 5/08/06 “Conan” interview click here
Toronto Star album writeup click here to read
Billboard 5/05/06 writeup click here to read
Alternative Press June 2006 writeup click here to read
Billboard reviews “Perfect Stranger!”click here to read
Hits Daily Double writeup! click here to read
Classic Rock (UK) – album review – click here
The Onion – album review – click here
Goldmine – album review & reissues – click here
Northern Express (MI) – - click here
South Carolina Morning News – article – click here
Sound & Vision – Bun E. piece – click here
University Wire – album review – click here
East Valley Tribune (AZ) – album review – click here
Boston Globe – album review – click here
All You Magazine – album review – click here
Major League Baseball – CT interview! – click here
Live daily – album review – click here
Billboard – “Coolest Song in the World! – click here
Billboard – album item – click here
Concert LiveWire – album review – click here
America Online – album pick – click here
U.P.I. – short feature – click here
VIDEO WREX-TV Rockford – From the local affiliate news station – 10pm news cast – CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Bay Area Living – album review – click here
Boston Phoenix – album review – click here
Patriot News – album review – click here
Columbus Dispatch – album review – click here
Denver Post – album review – click here
Satisfaction mag – album review – click here
Associated Press – album review – click here
Unrated Magazine – album review – click here
All Music Guide – album review – click here
Live Daily – news story – click here
Here is the Bob and Tom website
Stuff magazine – groupie article – click here
“Artist Direct” Lead feature on home page – click here
“Artist Direct” audio interview with Rick – click here
Entertainment Weekly – album review – click here
Amazon.com – album review – click here
Press release for Liberty Jam – click here
CNN.com – album mention – click here
Southwest Times Record – feature – click here
Time Out Chicago – album review – click here
Newbeats- album review – click here

Rock River Times- feature – click here
Chicago Daily Herald – ran Ravinia & album item 05/18 & 05/26
“50 greatest conservative rock songs” – click here
“Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles” review – click here
Rick and Bun E interview – Chicago magazine – click here
GQ online – “Essentials” piece (with stream) – click here
Record Collector UK short Rick interview! click here
June 2006 GQ mag mention! click here
Billboard reviews “Perfect Stranger!”click here to read
Hits Daily Double writeup! click here to read
Stuff Magazine Guide to Power Pop! click here
Sea Of Tranquility – album review – click here
Rock My Monkey – album review – click here
Wisc. St. Journal & Capital Times – album pick – click here
If Magazine (online) – album review – click here
The Hippo (NH) – album review – click here
Northwest Herald – album review – click here
Louisville Courier Journal – album review – click here
New Haven Register – album review – click here
NEW – June 2006 “Alternative Press” writeup
Funny mention about Bun E
The Animal Center’s”Make Adoption your First Option” video clip!
VH1 Classic features Cheap Trick
Washington Post Vienna, VA review
Jacksonville article, Rick quote
Nuvo Newsweekly- feature preview
Pittsburgh Post Gazette- live review
The Guardian – UK “Essential Cheap Trick” review
VH1.com
Classic Rock Magazine/UK
Village Voice
Richmond, VA review