{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast","title":" The Story of The Cars & Ric Ocasek: From folk rock origins to new wave royalty ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3504,"description":"If any band defines the long odds of the garage-to-stadiums journey...it’s The Cars. Grinding through years in Boston, they cycled through wildly different sounds before finally striking gold—fusing punk edge with pop precision to help define a new musical decade.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn:\nHow bandleader Ric Ocasek and his partner Ben Orr struggled for years to unlock their breakthrough sound \nThe surprising number of genres the band attemped before succeeding\nThe reveal of the secret formula of musical styles they combined and perfected  \nThe strange, behind-the-scenes reasons the band unraveled at their peak \nHow Ocasek’s vision went on to shape countless future artists \nAccess the Episode Transcript \nWant to learn more music history?  \nSubscribe to our bonus Garage to Stadium content across our social + web channels for more interesting music history facts delivered to you\n\nEpisode Guest\nPeter Aaron is the author of Moving in Stereo: Ric Ocasek, The Driving Force Behind the Cars. Peter is a veteran of the music industry having written on acts like the Ramones and the Band, and as the arts editor of Chronogram Magazine.  Peter is also the front man of influential New York band The  Chrome Cranks. His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, the Boston Herald, and several other publications.  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lYlfSfK9FtCWkUhsEkXHkO5ZHXmE5xj6TBKjTN07FLQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTFk/ZWIzNjcyZDI5OTE4/YTljY2I4NDBmMzk5/ZWRhZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}