Song of the Day: 'Sick Man of Europe' by Cheap Trick

This ode to the Ottoman Empire (maybe?) comes on the recommendation of Go-Go's bass player Kathy Valentine, who discovered it 13 years after it came out. (I like it, too!) Turns out Sick Man of Europe was also one of the band names used by Cheap Trick founders Robin Nielsen and Tom Petersson in the early 1970s.

I HEART This Triple Bill

I nearly died when I heard Heart was touring this summer with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Then I had to sign my last will and testament when I heard Chesp Trick was also on the bill! Now how about adding an actual NYC date? I'd even settle for Brooklyn! 

Song of the Day: 'She's Tight' by Cheap Trick

A highlight of early MTV, and one of the band's best.