Interview With Bill Janovitz - Author of "The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told"

About this episode

Kirk Minihane interviews Bill Janovitz about his book on the band The Cars.

Kirk talks with Bill Janovitz about the band The Cars. New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz delivers "the definitive story of The Cars" (Rolling Stone), one of the most popular, beloved, and influential bands to emerge from New Wave—with a foreword by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes. Get a copy of "The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told" here: https://www.amazon.com/Cars-Let-Stories-Be-Told/dp/0306835061 You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

People in this episode

Host: Kirk Minihane

Guest: Bill Janovitz

Topics covered

• The Cars
• Bill Janovitz
• New Wave music
• music history
• author interview

Keywords

• The Cars
• Bill Janovitz
• New Wave
• music
• interview
• author
• Rolling Stone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Cars, Rolling Stone, Barstool Sports, Amazon Music

Books & works: The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told

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