The Cars

The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music
scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston, Massachusetts, with
lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin
Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David
Robinson. They were signed to Elektra Records by George Daly, then ... read more

The Strokes Cover The Cars With Help From Jarvis Cocker Of Pulp

Last night, Dave Grohl used part of the Foo Fighters‘ Best Rock Video VMA speech as a call to “look a little harder” but “Never lose faith in real...
Posted 29 August 2011 10.52pm — Comment on this

Kris Delmhorst: Cars, CD review

Country singer Kris Delmhorst does a fine cover version album of songs by The Cars.
Posted 19 August 2011 6.55pm — Comment on this

Lollapalooza 2011 -- Day 3 pics

words by Zach Pollack, photos by Grant MacAllister Sorry for the delay of our third and final installmet of Lollapalooza 2011 coverage, but here it is! Due to the major d...
Posted 17 August 2011 10.20pm — Comment on this

Musical tastes outgrow the aging idea of oldies

Elton John qualifies as an oldie if time is the only yardstick. AP For music lovers who are old but not that old, there's a shock that comes with hearing The Cars and Joh...
Posted 16 August 2011 6.41pm — Comment on this

Weezer Cover The Cars’ “You Might Think”

Weezer, who we last heard covering “Paranoid Android” for no apparent reason are serving up another cover song for the soundtrack to Cars 2. The song, appropr...
Posted 9 June 2011 6.12pm — Comment on this

The Cars played Roseland (pics, setlist), playing Lollapalooza

photos by Ryan Barkan The Cars @ Roseland Ballroom In case you missed it, we wrote our own little Lollapalooza preview for Lollapalooza.com, The Cars included. Bill wrote...
Posted 26 May 2011 3.19pm — Comment on this

Can The Cars Make A Comeback Simply By Sounding Exactly The Same As They Always Have?

Move Like This, the new record from The Cars (not the New Cars, but the Famous Original Cars), joins Raphael Saadiq‘sStone Rollin’ and Posted artist Christina...
Posted 11 May 2011 12.30am — Comment on this

Review: 'The Cars' haven't moved an inch

There are moments when "Move Like This," the first new album by the Cars in 24 years, sounds so much like a record by the Cars that you find yourself laughing out loud. ...
Posted 10 May 2011 6.59pm — Comment on this

New podcast! Hear The Cars, The Postelles and lots more new music

It's Tuesday. How about another podcast to help you get through the rest of the week?
Posted 10 May 2011 6.23pm — Comment on this

The Cars' new 'Move': All they can do?

After 24 years, the new wave band is back with a solid yet overly familiar collection
Posted 9 May 2011 11.20pm — Comment on this

The Cars get back in gear

The Cars recapture their classic sound on their new album without sounding like retro rockers.
Posted 9 May 2011 8.27am — Comment on this

The Cars re-start musical engines

Move Like This, out Tuesday, reunites the groundbreaking new wave band.
Posted 9 May 2011 2.08am — Comment on this

The Cars: Move Like This – review

(Hear Music)The Cars' last burst of glory came in 1985, when the song Drive was used at Live Aid to soundtrack a videomontage of famine victims. They split up a few years...
Posted 5 May 2011 10.20pm — Comment on this

Early Buzz: Kristen Wiig, Tarantino, The Cars and more news

Happy Monday, you guys! I hope you had a fantastic weekend -- I enjoyed the weather and walked about 50 blocks on Saturday, then spent Sunday ...
Posted 2 May 2011 1.01pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played The Cars songs in the past year.

  • My best friend's girl  277 plays
  • Just what I needed  206 plays
  • Drive  87 plays
  • You might think  14 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by The Cars over the past year.

  1. Absolute Classic Rock 252 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 70s 238 plays
  3. Absolute 80s 77 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 18 plays

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