April 5, 2011 - New Wave superstars The Cars, who broke up in 1998, will be back in May with their first album in nearly a quarter of a century, as well as some club dates.
July 29, 2010 - Seminal New Wavers The Cars, who issued their last album in 1987 and officially broke up the following year, could be pondering a comeback.
March 21, 2006 - The good times are rolling again for The New Cars, comprised of original Cars guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and the rhythm section of bassist Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, Hall & Oates) and Tubes drummer Prairie Prince. Taking over frontman duties in lieu of Ric Ocasek is Todd Rundgren.
March 14, 2006 - The Cars, featuring original members guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes, have re-emerged with vocalist Todd Rundgren for a round of spring dates as The New Cars.
March 14, 2006 - It's been 17 years since The Cars last toured, but a reformed version of the seminal 1980s New Wave group is hitting the road with contempraries Blondie this May.
September 15, 2000 - CNET reported that Oklahoma State University campus police, after receiving a letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, confiscated the computer of a student who allegedly was operating a site for downloading MP3s.
Photos from day three (8/7) of Lollapalooza 2011 at Grant Park in Chicago; Foo Fighters, The Cars, Deadmau5 and Explosions in the Sky among others.
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