Although he’s most widely known as the first choice, singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter for the Cars, Ric Ocasek in addition has produced for a multitude of other artists over time. Given birth to Richard Otcasek in Baltimore, MD, on March 23, 1949, Otcasek was 16 when he became thinking …

Wizard (never to end up being confused with Roy Wood’s Wizzard) formed in springtime 1970 on the College or university of South Florida virtually unintentionally. Paul Forney (vocals, bass) and Ben Schultz (guitars) fulfilled through a shared friend, jammed jointly, and immediately strike it off. Both shaped a short-lived rock …

Few artists may say that Jonathan Richman and the tv screen display Scrubs are both in charge of kicking away their careers, however the Gibson SG-carrying and stiletto-wearing Keren Deberg may. The self-described mix between Pat Benatar and Gwen Stefani remaining her indigenous Miami for NEW YORK 1 day after …

For most, Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr are new wave personified, which is extremely difficult to picture either doing some other design of music. But prior to the duo increased to prominence using the hit-making machine the Vehicles, they were users of the obscure folk clothing known as Milkwood. Ocasek …

Aspiring filmmaker Jamie “Bran Guy” Di Salvio hadn’t exactly prepared on producing a strap. He was attempting to create ends fulfill in his indigenous Montreal, scoring different gigs directing video clips and documentaries through the middle- to past due ’90s. But his teenage thrills to be a DJ and remixer …

One half from the seminal digital duo Suicide, Alan Vega was created in Brooklyn, NY, in 1938. He started his career like a visible artist, getting notoriety for his “light sculptures”; ultimately Vega opened up his personal lower Manhattan gallery space, which he dubbed the Task of Living Performers. The …

Once at risk of getting relegated to “one-hit question” position, Nada Surf soldiered onward following the achievement of 1996’s “Popular,” following up a short residence in the Billboard graphs having a slew of sound power pop albums. Founders Matthew Caws (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Daniel Lorca (bass) had been longtime …

Because of the reductive onslaught from the “’80s party weekend” radio structure as well as the numbing similarity of all ’80s strikes compilations, hearing the name Romeo Void instantly conjures in the expression “I would as if you better if we slept together” generally in most thoughts. The memorable chorus …

The singer/guitarist/songwriter of Weezer, Streams Cuomo was created June 13, 1970, and was raised in Connecticut. Intrigued by both sounds of rock (Kiss, Vehicle Halen) and hook-heavy punk-pop (the Pixies), Cuomo relocated to LA in 1989 alongside his bandmates in the intensifying metal clothing Avant Garde. The group disbanded twelve …

Punk-pop trio the Red Spiders — who go beneath the titles Matt Friction (vocals/acoustic guitar), Jon Decious (bass), and Bob Ferrari (drums) — shaped in Nashville, Tennessee in 2003. Clad in red and dark and recommending a rowdy, pretentious persona, the music group released its 1st EP in early 2004, …