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Terrorble top 10 list from one of The Cars - "just what we needed"! November 27, 12:41 PM Horror Happenings Examiner Charles F. Rosenay aka Cryptmaster Chiller Chucky Greg Hawkes , the famed keyboardist and co-founder of The Cars , helped define the sounds of the 80's with his signature keyboard style heard on The Cars' "Let's Go" and "Just What I ...

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American ...

Amidst all the Hermann festivities this weekend, a concert featuring Jonah & the Whales will be the entertainment Saturday evening.

Some people never got over the '80s, which probably says more about them than the actual decade.

Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history.

When touring with New Wave pioneers the Cars, Greg Hawkes required a back-breaking number of beefy road cases to haul the synthesizers used to recreate the signature riffs of hits including "Shake It Up" and "Drive." These days, he often travels much lighter.

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American ...

Supermodel Paulina Porizkova recently learned that the business of fashion modeling can get pretty ugly.

For 40 years, Lance Robison secretly possessed an important part of Beach Boys history.

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American ...

SA's Large Telescope project scientist, David Buckley, tells Sarah Wild about the songs that make him watch the skies The album I take with me wherever I travel NO LINE ON THE HORIZON Lately, it's the new U2 album.

"Mama-se, mama-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa " I know most folks are likely already tired of Michael Jackson coverage, and to the extent that I've succumbed to it, I am too.

Our fair city is not known as a musical powerhouse, but at least two local bands are campaigning to stir up the electorate -- and wouldn't you know the chosen platform is power pop? Yes, Virginia, it's true.

Posted on July 2 2009 Multi-platinum GRAMMY winning group Maroon 5 have announced they will be entering the studio this month with legendary producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

I slipped into my mackintosh and galoshes and slipped my City umbrella into my bag.

I see this time and time again: people getting sucked into what their favorite radio stations are pushing on them.

The band The Sounds makes music that's every bit as derivative as Lady Gaga's, and the Swedish band's ambitions seem every bit as bald as The Fame -seeker's. And yet, even if you don't quite get all the hoopla over the Gaga, chances are you wouldn't begrudge The Sounds if the quintet were to catch on.

CARS & STARS 2009 FUNDRAISER with SAVION GLOVER and JEFF "TAIN" WATTS at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Tony Award-winning tap dancer and choreographer Glover performs to Watts' "Jitney" for this Music Hall fundraiser.

Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan.

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American ...