Blog: Drawer B

So, not only have The Cars reunited with Ric Ocasek, but the newly reformed group (minus bassist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer back in 2000) has even posted clips of a few new tunes. I'm somewhat surprised given the debacle that was The New Cars, a lame attempt by three remaining Cars to cash in on fans that didn't care who sang the songs, even if it was Todd Rundgren. But that ill-advised tour was four years ago. Might as well have been a lifetime ago by today's standards. In any case, Ocasek has obviously gotten over it. [...]