Ric Ocasek
Producer and Musician
Shwayze wants to go beyond 'Buzzin''...the album. The first single, "Get U Home," has a more thumping, club kind of feel, while "Crazy For You," a collaboration with the Cars' Ric Ocasek and with Bad Brains' Darryl Jenifer on bass, has more of a New Wave-style rock flavor, and... In this article: Shwayze, Cisco Adler, Shwayze, New Wave, MTV, Lakers, E Street Band, Roy Bittan, Nicholaus Goossen, and Darryl Jenifer |
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Pitchfork | 4 days ago
RJD2 - 2002-2010
...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
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LiveDaily News | 5 days ago
Motion City Soundtrack takes 'Dinosaur' out for ride
...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
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Wired: Underwire | November 12, 2009
Playlist: MGMT's Goldwasser Walks You Through Killer Tracks
...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
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IGN Music | November 03, 2009
Weezer - Raditude Review
...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
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PopMatters | November 01, 2009
Weezer: Raditude (Review)
...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
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The Deadbolt | October 30, 2009
Livin' It Up with Shwayze for 'Let It Beat'
...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
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Cool Hunting | October 29, 2009
Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids
...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
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Ric Ocasek
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
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TMZ | August 28, 2009
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
...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
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TMZ | August 11, 2009
Ric Ocasek to Supermodel Wife -- Can't Top That
...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
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Description from Wikipedia:
Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American musician. He is the former vocalist and frontman for The Cars. He has been a producer for several other groups including
Weezer, Bad Brains, No Doubt, Guided by Voices, and Suicide.
- Birth Date:
- March 23, 1949
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar
- Record Label:
- Elektra Records
- Years Active:
- 1976 – present
- Associated With:
- The Cars
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