In 1993, the members of Weezer traveled to New York to meet Ric Ocasek, who was slated to produce their debut album. “He was one of the most significant icons of our childhood,” says bassist Matt Sharp, who had grown up seeing Ocasek’s hits in rotation on MTV. “I can’t …
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Kesha spent Monday morning riding her bike and listening to the second album by Suicide, the wildly influential synth-punk duo. It’s the kind of thing she might do on any given day (“it felt like I was living in a David Lynch film, and that’s kind of all I want …
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Stephen Colbert reflected on the first time he encountered Ric Ocasek, the music of the Cars and the late musician’s comedic contributions to The Colbert Report during The Late ShowMonday. Ocasek died on Sunday at the age of 75. Colbert recalled that Ocasek was the first celebrity he ever saw …
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