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Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American rock & roll bands of the late '70s and early '80s. While they were more commercially oriented than their New York peers, the Cars were nevertheless inspired by pro... Read More

Big Star, Brian Eno, Can, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, Sex Pistols, The Beatles, T. Rex, Pere Ubu, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Stooges and Jonathan Richman

Air, Beck, Foo Fighters, The Breeders, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, Weezer, Garbage, Guided by Voices, Hole, Pixies, Nada Surf, OK Go, Shudder to Think, The Fever and The Kicks