This scrupulous account from music journalist Aaron (If You Like the Ramones) pays tribute to the Cars’ late front man, who died in 2019. The author briefly recounts Ocasek’s early years in Baltimore, ...

The love-gone-wrong song represents a rite of passage for just about every songwriter who has ever put pen to paper. Only a precious few writers can give those songs a spin that sounds like something ...

Twenty-five years ago, a not-insignificant segment of music fans learned about the greatness of the Cars via Weezer’s self-titled debut, widely known as “The Blue Album.” Back then, one of the major ...