Two new biographies focus on legendary musical acts: the rock band The Cars and rapper Tupac Shakur. First, in the late 1970s ...
In Cleveland in the late ’60s they formed bands with names like ID Nirvana and Leatherwood. After moving to Boston in the early ’70s, there was Milkwood, Richard and the Rabbits — which included ...
The Cars are revving up to release some new music by the original band members — all of them. Among the titles are “Just Can’t Stop,” “One by One,” “The Factory,” “Crossing the Line,” “Crazy Over You” ...
Tue, September 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM UTC Prior to his death, Ocasek wasn’t thrilled about having Janovitz write the Cars story, the author revealed in Rolling Stone. Cars drummer Robinson had to ...
As reported by Ultimate Classic Rock, the final chapter of Janovitz’s book reports that a few years aback, a close associate of Ocasek sent Hawkes more than two dozen unreleased tracks recorded by Ric ...
Starting in 1978, the Boston-based band The Cars had a series of hit songs and videos before breaking up 10 years later. Editor’s note: Due to a scheduling change, this segment did not air on Oct. 14, ...
Bill Janovitz was 12 years old when his friend’s older brother introduced him to the Cars. It was 1978 and their self-titled debut LP — featuring “Good Times Roll,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What ...
On its 40th anniversary, The Cars' sleekest album still feels both futuristic and familiar. Ric Ocasek's studied detachment and Mutt Lange's precision made music that glows with the cool intelligence ...
Janovitz attended UMass from 1985 to 1989, during which he formed the alt-rock band Buffalo Tom with friends Chris Colbourn ...