The Cars

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The Cars outside Boston’s City Hall Plaza in 1978
The stellar rise and sudden fall of The Cars, the new wave band who soundtracked America

By Greg Prato Published

For nearly a decade in the late 70s and early 80s, The Cars were one of America’s most popular bands

Interviews
Sections of cover art from 10 albums decades in the making
The laziest bands in the history of rock: 10 follow-up albums that took decades to appear

By Howard Johnson Published

Think waiting 53 years for a new MC5 album is a chore? They're merely the latest in a long line of slow-working, deadline-averse dawdlers

Albums
Ric Ocasek and Billy Corgan
Revisiting Billy Corgan's tribute to Ric Ocasek on the 5th anniversary of The Cars leader's death

By Niall Doherty Published

The Cars frontman and famed producer died five years ago this weekend and his passing prompted eulogies from an array of fellow musicians

Biographies
The Cars in 1978
A Beginner's Guide to The Cars

By Greg Prato Published

Buying guide The Cars motored up the charts with a trailer full of hits in the 70s and 80s before their engine fell out. Here's a look back at their albums, in chronological order

Buying guide
The Cars in 1984, posing on a London taxi
“He's never done a band like us; he’s done a lot of heavy metal. But I thought the two could mix": How AC/DC's producer and synthesisers reinvented The Cars

By Bill DeMain Published

By 1983 The Cars were stagnating, but Mutt Lange and a change of sound saw them heading to the top of the charts

Albums
The Cars in the studio
How a song about an imaginary break-up with a twist became The Cars' first classic

By Bill DeMain Published

Ric Ocasek's 1978 hit My Best Friend's Girl was the song that consolidated The Cars' sound and style

Tracks & Singles
The Cars - Heartbeat City
The Cars: Heartbeat City - Album Of The Week Club review

By Classic Rock Published

The Cars hired the golden hands of Robert John "Mutt" Lange and turned Heartbeat City's sound into a celebration of studio sonics. The result? Four million sales

Albums
Cheap Trick in 1977
The 10 best Power Pop albums

By Jon Hotten Published

Power pop is the cheeky little cousin of pop-rock. It’s one of rock’s most accessible genres, and it’s not so easy to define, but these are its best albums

Albums
The 20 best rock albums of 1978
The 20 best rock albums of 1978

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Punk fury gives way to classic songwriting, live albums prove dangerous to the charts, and Van Halen, Kate Bush and Dire Straits make their entrance

Albums
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Ric Ocasek’s family issue statement after death of The Cars' vocalist and guitarist

By Scott Munro Published

The family of The Cars’ Ric Ocasek say the vocalist and guitarist died peacefully while recovering at home following surgery

Bands & Artists
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