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The Cars: No Steering Wheel, All Sound | Bill Janovitz
They’re called The Cars, but there’s no engine, no steering wheel, and no gas involved — just songs that still take people places. In this episode of Your Dark Companion, Mike Rhyner and Grubes welcome author and musician Bill Janovitz to talk about his book Let the Stories Be Told, a deeply researched, clear-eyed look at one of the most influential — and quietly complicated — bands of the late ’70s and ’80s. Janovitz walks through The Cars’ rise from the Boston club scene to global dominance, how their futuristic sound blended new wave and pop rock without ever sounding gimmicky, and why the…
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