Consequence of Sound — Hasselhoff's 14th album features The Stooges' James Williamson, The Cars' Elliot Easton, Ministry, and more. David Hasselhoff releases new covers album Open Your Eyes: Stream wrengraves more info

Metal Injection — The outpouring of grief and remembrance following the passing of Ric Ocasek, the extraordinary vocalist/lyricist for The Cars and producer... The post The SCORPIONS Heartbreaking Acoustic Cover of 'Drive' by THE CARS From 2001 appeared firs... more info

Stereogum — Last week, we lost Ric Ocasek, the former frontman of new wave greats the Cars. Ocasek died at the age of 75, leaving behind one hell of a legacy. And since Ocasek's passing, his admirers have found different ways to pay tributes. Two nights ago, for... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Hoff takes on the 1989 classic rock tune with the help of The Cars' Elliot Easton. David Hasselhoff shares cover of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On”: Stream Robin Bacior more info

JamBase — Red Hot Chili Peppers honored the late Ric Ocasek by debuting a cover of The Cars' "Just What I Needed" on Sunday in Singapore. more info

Chorus.fm — The Killers covered The Cars’ “My Best Friend’s Girl” at a recent live performance. more info

Consequence of Sound — During The Killers first performance since The Cars frontman's death, they honored him with a joyous tribute. The Killers honor “king” Ric Ocasek with cover of “My Best Friend’s Girl”: Watch wrengraves more info

Stereogum — The Cars released their self-titled debut album in 1978, when new wave had not yet become a commercial force. In a way, the Cars invented the truly pop version of new wave -- the efficient, commercial, eternally catchy version of the genre that could... more info

USA Today Music — In the days since Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek's deaths, the men's music has seen a bump in sales from grieving fans.             more info

Consequence of Sound — An unused cover recorded for a TV show that never made it to air. Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus shares “moody” cover of The Cars’ “Just What I Need”: Stream Ben Kaye more info