This weekend launches the unofficial start of summer, and it’s a fine time to contemplate not only the more somber aspects of what Memorial Day represents but also the joy of the coming season.

Cars and rock music go together like premium gas and your wallet crying. For decades, musicians have been name-dropping specific makes and models in their songs, turning ordinary vehicles into ...

We're nearing the end of summer, and it’s a fine time to contemplate the joy of the coming season. The automobile, on which many of us depend for our livelihoods, also tells a story about our culture, ...

Classic cars have long been symbols of freedom, adventure, and nostalgia in popular culture. Music, as a powerful medium of expression, has often celebrated these iconic vehicles, immortalizing them ...

There are a few classic studio albums that are filled with so many killer songs that they almost feel as if they were greatest hits records. The Cars managed one of those albums their very first time ...

The Cars found a simpatico producer in Mutt Lange for their 1984 hit album Heartbeat City. Lange accentuated the songs’ hooks and brought ever-so-subtle pop sweetening to leaven some of the acidity in ...