
Interview with Ross Warner (Author of American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond)
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Writer Ross Warner (Drunk on Sunday) joins us to discuss his latest book, American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond (2024), about the early years of the legendary American rock band. We also discuss our shared love of the band, how Pearl Jam's Mike McCready came to write the book's foreword, and much more. We conclude by sharing our favorite Cheap Trick songs and albums
You buy a copy of Warner's book here.
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