Known for their “cool detachment,” the Cars found a musical sweet spot with spiky power pop buffed into a commercial sheen.

It’s hard to imagine a Cars revival because the Cars never really go away. The great new wave band released their final album ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On its 40th anniversary, The Cars' sleekest album still feels both futuristic and familiar. Ric Ocasek's studied detachment ...

Forty years ago, the Cars, unwittingly, crashed the donation phone lines in the U.K. during Live Aid. The group had actually already played "Drive" during its Live Aid set in Philadelphia a couple of ...