Ric Ocasek was an unlikely rockstar. He didn’t like touring – he stayed at home in the middle of the last decade while his band, The Cars, toured – with his blessing – with Todd Rundgren in his place. Upon reuniting with the Boston born group in 2011 to make their seventh, uncharacteristically ploddy final […]The post Ric Ocase...

Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and The Strokes are amongst the acts that have covered Rik Ocasek's legendary band“The Cars had it all: the looks, the hooks, Beat-romance lyrics, killer choruses, guitar solos that pissed off your parents, dazzling music videos,” Brandon Flowers said as he introduced The Cars into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame ...

The Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame also saw the band be inducted by The Killers' Brandon FlowersThe Car's Ric Ocasek and The Killers' Brandon Flowers at the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame 2018After the sad news broke of the death of The Cars’ frontman Ric Ocasek, fans have been celebrating his life by re-sharing footage of his last performance w...

He was 75Ric Ocasek of the Cars performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2018.Ric Ocasek, singer and guitarist of The Cars, has died. He was 75 years old. After receiving a call around 4pm on Sunday (September 15), police found the musician unconscious in a townhouse on East 19th Street in New York, NBC 5 reporte...

Rowman & Littlefield have announced that they will publishing a new biography about late The Cars icon Benjamin Orr