Ric Ocasek

...conjoined twins going at a 90-piece drum kit, and "Through the Walls" resembles a peak-period Cars track so much he actually got Ric Ocasek himself to sing on the remix. But the soulful sorrow that made Deadringer stand out still comes through...

In this article: Deadringer, Don Draper, RJD2, Third Hand, Soul Position, Conjoined twins, Nicotine, The Horror, and Aceyalone

...It Kills Me," surfaced in 2007 and shot to No. 1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Several songs from the set, produced by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and Fountain of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, are streaming at the group's MySpace page.

In this article: Motion City Soundtrack, Mark Hoppus, Weezer, MySpace, Adam Schlesinger, Commit This to Memory, Blink-182, Minneapolis, and Austin, TX

...is perhaps the New York duo's greatest departure from the pulsing sturm und drang that defined its early career. Produced by Ric Ocasek from The Cars, the record is polished and pretty. Or as cleaned-up as Suicide get. "Shadazz" was...

In this article: MGMT, Bruce Haack, Kids, Chairlift, Suicide, Congratulations, Echo & the Bunnymen, and New Wave

...novelty. It's more than you'd hoped it would be. Weezer has again eschewed self-production and their usual go-to producer Ric Ocasek in favor of enlisting the talents of a stable of unlikely bedfellows. Butch Walker, Dr. Luke, Jermaine...

In this article: Weezer, Make Believe, Halo 3: ODST, Only in Dreams, Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson, Butch Walker, and Nick Wheeler

...defined their legacy. A "sleeper" album if there ever was one, the disc was conceived as a very deliberate step away from the Ric Ocasek-assisted pop sheen of their debut: self-produced, gritty-as-hell, and featuring frontman Rivers...

In this article: Weezer, Pop, U2, Beverly Hills, Timbaland, Chuck Klosterman, Lil' Wayne, Make Believe, Pinkerton, and Kevin Rudolf

...really good to have him around and it's definitely a learning experience. THE DEADBOLT: You also got Ric Ocasek to help out on the album. What was he like to work with? SHWAYZE: Ric Ocasek is amazing. We were in the studio and Cisco - I...

In this article: Shwayze, Cisco Adler, Snoop Dogg, Livin' It Up, Darryl Jenifer, Bad Brains, Buzzin', and MTV

...as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Truman Capote, Dorothy Hamill, Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones, Jack Nicklaus and former Cars vocalist Rick Ocasek, which he used as studies for his silkscreen paintings. Adding local context to the North Carolina-based...

In this article: Andy Warhol, Polaroid, Rick Ocasek, Iraq War, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dorothy Hamill, Jack Nicklaus, and Truman Capote

Ric Ocasek (born Richard T Otcasek on March 23, 1949) is an American musician and music producer. He was born in Baltimore , Maryland, and attended Bowling Green State University. He is the former vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Cars.

In this article: The Cars, Suicide, Todd Rundgren, Cars, Paulina Porizkova, Nada Surf, Stephen Colbert, Timothy Hutton, and No Doubt

...a twenty-something model yesterday in Italy (left) -- and supermodel Paulina Porizkova with her full-bodied hubby of 20 years Ric Ocasek earlier this month (right). We have just one question: Which couple is more mind-boggling? Yes I...

In this article: Paulina Porizkova, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Roberto Cavalli, and Italy

...star husband. Sexy former "America's Next Top Model" judge Paulina Porizkova, 44, and the remains of her sallow Cars frontman husband Ric Ocasek, 60, went topless on the beach in St. Barts on Monday. Paulina and Ric have been married for...

In this article: Paulina Porizkova and America's Next Top Model