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From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia The New Cars
are a supergroup formed in 2005 around members of the popular 1970s/1980s
new wave band The Cars. The band is composed of Todd Rundgren, drummer
Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, and original Cars members Greg Hawkes and
Elliot Easton. The band performs The Cars' classic songs, Rundgren's solo
work, and some new material.
The current status of The New Cars is
unclear. Rundgren has resumed his solo career, and The New Cars have not
performed any shows since September of 2007. However, the band's website is
still occasionally updated.
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History
In 2005, rumors began circulating that
Easton and Hawkes would be teaming with Todd Rundgren in a new Cars lineup,
with Rundgren replacing Cars singer Ric Ocasek. The rumors turned out to be
true, with the revamped lineup calling themselves The New Cars. Two regular
Rundgren collaborators, bassist Kasim Sulton and drummer Prairie Prince,
replaced the late bassist Benjamin Orr and drummer David Robinson in the new
lineup. (Robinson, who retired from the music world years before, was
invited to join the group but amicably declined.)
On May 9, 2006, a greatest hits/live
collection, The New Cars: It's Alive!, was released on Eleven Seven
Music. The album included classic Cars songs recorded live plus new studio
tracks. The band's first tour, the summer Roadrage Tour with Blondie kicked
off May 12 in Mississippi.
Rundgren has referred to the project as "an
opportunity ... for me to pay my bills, play to a larger audience, work with
musicians I know and like, and ideally have some fun for a year." Ocasek,
who has opted out of any possibilities of a reunion, gave his blessing to
Easton and Hawkes, saying, "I want Elliot and Greg to be happy." On April
17, 2006, he appeared on The Colbert Report and was asked if there
was anyone he wanted to put "on notice". He answered "Todd Rundgren".
In
the media
The New Cars performed "Not Tonight" on the
June 6, 2006 episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Tour
The spring leg of the 2006 tour had to be
cut short because Easton had broken his collarbone on June 5th and was
playing in great pain. Despite the fact the album only sold 16,000 units, a
winter leg of the tour ran from November through early December. The tour,
titled Road Rage Winter Tour was a theatre tour of venues much
smaller than their previous arena tour. Blondie did not participate in this
tour, as Rundgren apparently was not in favor of the idea in the first
place, and the only reason the two shared a tour was because they both had
the same management company.
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