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Record producer, songwriter and arranger whose work on Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody took the single to the top of the charts around the world

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Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody producer Roy Thomas Baker dead at 78

Legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker, who produced albums for Queen and The Cars, has died.

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“It was the most disgusting thing I could ever imagine. It makes me sick just thinking of it!” The Cars’ guitarist Elliot Easton recalls the worst thing that ever happened to him on stage

The band had a rude awakening on their first trip to England

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“When I came up with the main hook I realised that it was reminiscent of a Beatles song”: How The Cars created an American rock classic

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“He fell in love with my SGs, so now I have to buy him one. I told him that one day it would show up at his door”: Looking to take his post-Cars career in a more guitar-heavy direction, Ric Ocasek formed an unlikely partnership with an alt-rock icon

For what would become his fifth solo album, Ocasek reached out to Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan, and came away impressed by his arranging talents and technical abilities

Guitar World

Disney World's New Cars Ride Looks Awesome

Disney is finally bringing its beloved Cars franchise to the Magic Kingdom park in Orlando, Florida. As part of a massive expansion to Frontierland, the company announced a Cars land with two new attractions on the former site of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. Disney recently released more…

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“Guitar World was putting together this CD... I thought, ‘Guitar players are gonna try to play the most mind-blowing shredding’… So I did an acoustic piece in DADGAD”: The Cars' Elliot Easton considers this lost gem to be one of his best performances

Walk On Walden stood out in comparison to Easton's previous work with the Cars, and especially in the context of the compilation in question. Not that this was an accident

Guitar World

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3 Used Car Stocks Benefiting from High Auto Prices

As rising costs push more buyers toward affordable alternatives, the used car market is seeing strong momentum. Given this backdrop, we think it could be wise to scoop up the shares of fundamentally sound used car stocks Carvana Co. (CVNA), CarGurus, Inc. (CARG), and Cars.com Inc. (CARS). Read more….

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CarMax Is Firing on All Pistons as Growth Returns

When it comes to used cars in the United States, CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX) stands out as the largest used car dealership. The auto/tires/trucks sector giant opera

MarketBeat

“That's when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe

Best of 2024: “The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”

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Lee Carsley: The man behind the England manager, by those who know him best

Mikel Arteta and David Moyes among those to praise ex-Under-21s boss as he auditions for the full-time Three Lions job

Evening Standard

Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris – a driving force in Ozploitation filmmaking

It has been 50 years since the cinema release of Peter Weir’s iconic, offbeat, cult classic The Cars That Ate Paris. The film seared the image of a silver Volkswagen Beetle weaponised with deadly spikes into the national imagination. It also helped shape the tropes of Ozploitation filmmaking within the…

The Conversation

Levi Colwill backs Lee Carsley 'arrogance' to help deliver success for England

Colwill was part of Carsley’s successful England U21 side at the Euros in 2023

Evening Standard

“It has brightened my spirit to see how many have posted about Ric, praising his originality, flair, and brilliance”: Revisiting Billy Corgan’s tribute to late Cars leader Ric Ocasek

The Cars frontman and famed producer died five years ago this weekend and his passing prompted eulogies from an array of fellow musicians

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“The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”

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“We opened for bands we really hated, like Styx. People were relating to us and not them. They got a little pissed”: the stellar rise and sudden fall of The Cars, the new wave band who soundtracked America

For nearly a decade in the late 70s and early 80s, The Cars were one of America’s most popular bands

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“We got into the early Cars thing and began to notice a musical similarity between us and them": The story of Weezer's Buddy Holly

The melody was in time to my steps: ‘ooo-we-ooo I look just like Buddy Holly’

Guitar World

“I played the solo perfectly – and there was silence in the room. It was crickets. Everyone was looking down, I couldn’t believe it”: Elliot Easton on The Cars’ early years – and the guitar solo that moved him to tears of rage

From playing a ukulele aged 3 to discovering the organic nature of signature guitars, he shares his secret to choosing the perfect gear first time round

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Upwards Base Consolidation Tool IDs Cars.com (CARS) as a Possible Opportunity

Strength can often beget strength and Barchart’s market screeners are pointing to a potential upswing in CARS stock.

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"The man once known as Vincent Furnier was struggling during Flush The Fashion, but his alter ego was still snapping and snarling": Alice Cooper embraces new wave on Flush The Fashion

Recorded during Alice Cooper's "blackout" period, Flush The Fashion found The Coop exploring new sounds

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Auto Stocks Thriving During Market Turmoil

The auto industry is booming owing to increasing light vehicle sales, the popularization of car rentals and EVs, the rise in used car sales, and technological advancements. Therefore, quality auto stocks such as Honda Motor (HMC), Gates Industrial Corporation (GTES), and Cars.com (CARS) could be solid buys. Read on.

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“He's never done a band like us; he’s done a lot of heavy metal. But I thought the two could mix": How AC/DC's producer and synthesisers reinvented The Cars

By 1983 The Cars were stagnating, but Mutt Lange and a change of sound saw them heading to the top of the charts

Louder

"It's so mid-eighties I can see Molly Ringwald and the rest of the brat pack dancing in a bedroom in my mind's eye": Mr. Mister master the period cliches on Welcome To The Real World

Mr. Mister released four slickly produced albums. Three bombed. Welcome To The Real World certainly didn't

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Top 7 Auto Stocks: Your Ticket to Explosive Profits

With recent spikes in new vehicle sales, the global shift towards electric vehicles, and advancements like AI and 3D printing, the automotive sector is primed for growth. Thus, fundamentally solid auto stocks Honda Motor (HMC), AB Volvo (VLVLY), Copart (CPRT), Autoliv (ALV), Mazda Motor (MZDAY), Cars.com (CARS) and Ituran Location…

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Navigating 2024 Financial Success With 3 Auto Buys

The global automotive industry evolves with electrification, autonomy, and connectivity, while car rental growth and aftermarket demand for enhanced vehicle performance shape its trajectory. Hence, fundamentally strong auto stocks Volvo AB (VLVLY), Cars.com (CARS), and CarParts.com (PRTS) could accumulate success this year. Read more….

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