Music biographies 'The Cars,' 'Only God Can Judge Me' balance greatness and tragedy

Two new biographies focus on legendary musical acts: the rock band The Cars and rapper Tupac Shakur. First, in the late 1970s ...
Orange County Register

How the Cars found rock ‘n’ roll superstardom and let it slip away

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 ...
Yahoo

Under the Hood of ‘80s Rock Legends: 13 of the Biggest Reveals in the New Book About the Cars

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 ...
American Songwriter

The Cars’ Surviving Members Are Working on a New Album Featuring Archival Tracks, According to a New Book About the Band

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 ...
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Elliot Easton opens up about the Cars’ Ric Ocasek and says new music is coming featuring the group’s five original members

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” ...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian

UMass hosts ‘Words and Music’ event with Bill Janovitz

Janovitz attended UMass from 1985 to 1989, during which he formed the alt-rock band Buffalo Tom with friends Chris Colbourn ...