There is a defining moment in the BBC TV coverage of Live Aid on 13 July, 1985, when the whole humanitarian purpose of the global star-studded benefit concert is brought into stark and harrowing ...
Guitarist From Iconic ‘80s Band Shares Proud Moment Involving Late Rock Legend originally appeared on Parade. Cars guitarist Elliot Easton took to Instagram on July 15 to share a proud moment ...
After a 23-year detour, the Cars are back. And from the sound of 'Sad Song,' the first single off the band's new album, 'Move Like This,' it's as if the group never drove away. Despite it's name, 'Sad ...
If we were to judge The Cars by the success of their singles, it would appear the band hit their peak in the ’80s. But it’s hard to overstate the impact that their self-titled debut album had when it ...
Greg Hawkes saw the Beatles play the Baltimore Civic Center on Sept. 13, 1964. He was 11. That night something joyous exploded in his head. Already taking piano and clarinet lessons, he began to learn ...
John Lennon was a fan of a Bruce Springsteen song and a Cars song for the same reason. He liked 1980s music with 1950s vibes as well as classic rock songs from the 1950s. The Springsteen song was huge ...
The musician and producer Ric Ocasek, whose singing, songwriting, style and demeanor as leader of Boston rock band the Cars helped define the American new wave movement of the late 1970s and early ...
Rules were meant to be broken. And I’ve crushed my own under the wheels of the Cars. When I started the Boston 101 project — a list of our best songs picked by local musicians — I limited each artist ...
Lamb of God's Mark Morton has been going down the rabbit hole of guitar favorites of late, giving props to ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons in a posting on X (formerly Twitter), while sharing his list of ...