This week, rev up those DVD players for “Cars” (Disney/Pixar, $29.99), an animated family treat. The story of this computer-animated gem, which grossed more than $450 million worldwide, is simple.

Music is versatile, but it can also be considered fickle because new sounds and styles emerge every day. So, when a song manages to break this barrier and crosses over generations of new tunes, ...

There is a defining moment in the BBC TV coverage of Live Aid on 13 July, 1985, when the whole humanitarian purpose of the global star-studded benefit concert is brought into stark and harrowing ...

When music fans think of The Cars, they might think of Ric Ocasek’s eyebrow arching over his RayBans, or the band’s stoic live performances, or maybe their albums full of up-tempo tracks rife with ...

If an artist writes enough music, they're going to eventually touch on a lot of subjects repeatedly. But it seems that for John Darnielle, songwriter, singer and creator of the Mountain Goats, that ...

Perfume, the Japanese girl group from Hiroshima, is to lend their hit song "Polyrhythm" to Pixar for use in the upcoming animated movie "Cars 2." The collaboration apparently came about when a Perfume ...

After a 23-year detour, the Cars are back. And from the sound of 'Sad Song,' the first single off the band's new album, 'Move Like This,' it's as if the group never drove away. Despite it's name, 'Sad ...

The surviving members of the Cars are reportedly working on a new album, using studio recordings left behind by frontman Ric Ocasek, who died in 2019. The news comes from Bill Janovitz's comprehensive ...