The Cars

Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Roy Thomas Baker

May 1, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Free, Local H., Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, Smashing Pumpkins, T’Pau, The Cars

The acclaimed producer was a master of the eccentric and eclectic

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Remembrance Rock 

Time Loves A Hero: Remembering Lowell George

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1979, 45th Anniversary, Bill Payne, Howlin' Wolf, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Thanks I'll Eat It Here, The Cars

Revisiting one of the Little Feat frontman’s final print interviews

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Noise Pop Power Pop Rock 

How Weezer Forecasted Stardom With Debut LP

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, avant-garde, Brian Bell, Buddy Holly, In The Garage, Matt Sharp, Pat Wilson, Pinkerton, Ric Ocasek, River Cuomo, Say It Ain't So, The Cars, Undone - The Sweater Song, Weezer, Zoom

Looking back on the genesis of a modern rock institution

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Power Pop Rock 

Troubled Times: Fountains of Wayne’s Utopia Parkway Turns 25

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 1 Comment 1999, Adam Schlesinger, Brian Young, Chris Collingwood, Dar Williams, Fountains of Wayne, Jellyfish, Jody Porter, Korn, Material Issue, Matthew Sweet, that dog., The Cars, The Posies, The Rembrandts

A reminiscence on the band’s greatest album

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adblock New Wave Pop Rock 

You Might Think: The Cars’ Heartbeat City Turns 40

March 13, 2024March 14, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson, Def Leppard, Drive, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Heartbeat City, Magic, Ric Ocasek, Robert "Mutt" Lange, The Cars, You Might Think

Inside the Mutt Lange-produced powerhouse that brought the Boston band MTV glory

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New Wave 

G-d Bless Elliot Easton, 70 Years Old

December 18, 2023March 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Benjamin Orr, Bill Janovitz, Elliot Easton, Heartbeat City, Just What I Needed, Mutt Lange, Ric Ocasek, Shake It Up, The Cars

Southpaw shredder contributed meaningfully to the canon

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Alternative Rock Industrial New Wave Pop Rock 

With Sympathy: Al Jourgensen at 65

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1983, 65th birthday, Al Jourgensen, Boston, Brad Hallen, Chicago, Mark Pothier, Ministry, Nervous Eaters, The Cars, With Sympathy

Celebrating the industrial icon by looking at his least favorite Ministry album

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Music Journalism 

Backstage & Beyond: The Life of a Music Journalist Explored

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 j. poet 1 Comment Aerosmith, Backstage & Beyond, Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Classic Rock Chants & Rants, Clint Conley, Creem, Greg Hawkes, Jim Sullivan, King Crimson, Mission of Burma, Newsweek, Peter Gabriel, Peter Prescott, The Boston Globe, The Cars, Tom Hamilton, Tony Levin, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

A lively chat with our own Jim Sullivan about his new book

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

No Better Place: Fountains of Wayne’s Welcome Interstate Managers at 20

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, Martin Amis, Stacy's Mom, The Beatles, The Cars, Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers

Looking back on the band’s biggest album

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Records 

Legendary Catalog Label Rhino Announces New Premium Vinyl Series 

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2023, Coltrane’s Sound, Elliot Easton, John Coltrane, Rhino, Rhino High Fidelity, Roy Thomas Baker, The Cars, Tom Dowd, Vinyl

Series debuts today with The Cars and Coltrane’s Sound

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 40: January 2023

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Frankie Teardrop”, “Just a Girl", Alan Vega, Bruce Springsteen, Cyril Jordan, Famous Quotes, Flamin' Groovies, Gwen Stefani, Janis Ian, Jim Sullivan, No Doubt, Suicide, The Cars

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Punk Rock 

The Missing Link: The Damned’s Strawberries Turns 40

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 1982, Blondie, Captain Sensible, CHEAP TRICK, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Dave Vanian, Machine Gun Etiquette, Moody Blues, Strawberries, The Black Album, The Cars, The Damned, The Doors, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison

How did we miss out on one of the greatest classic rock bands of all time?

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Long May You Run: The Cars’ Greg Hawkes Turns 70

October 21, 2022November 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 10 Comments 70th Birthday, Benjamin Orr, Candy-O, Door to Door, Flowers in the Dirt, Greg Hawkes, Heartbeat City, Paul McCartney, Ric Ocasek, The Beatles, The Cars, The Everly Brothers

An exclusive interview with the legendary keyboardist

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Let Paul Roll It

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 John Packel 0 Comments Bonzo, Bruce Springsteen, Husker Du, John Bonham, Macca, Metlife Stadium, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles, The Cars, The Firm, The Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, U2

Macca rocks New Jersey and shows why we endure

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New Wave Rock 

When Greg Hawkes Met Eddie Japan

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Benjamin Orr, Boston, City Winery, Dangerous Type, Drive, Eddie Japan, Elliot Easton, Good Times Roll, Greg Hawkes, Just What I Needed, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, The Rat, Todd Rundgren

Catching up with the legendary Cars keyboardist during a rare club gig

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