R.E.M.’s “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” has seen a resurgence in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s not the only song that’s been getting more plays ...

During a 2010 interview with NPR, Alperin discussed meeting Doug Fieger, the lead singer of The Knack. “I was about 16 or 17 at the time,” Alperin said. “He was nine years older than me. “And within a ...

Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one / When you gonna give me some time, Sharona? asks The Knack’s 1979 successful song, “My Sharona,” blossoming from a sturdy rock beat and exasperated vocals. It ...

More than 40 years later, the story of the Knack has all the makings of a cautionary tale. It’s a riches-to-rags narrative, with the band achieving a global mega-hit with the 1979 power pop-anthem “My ...

It’s about damn time! Members of the Knack have reunited to turn their international No. 1 hit “My Sharona” into “Bye, Corona” to promote social distancing. After its release in 1979, “My Sharona” hit ...

For Doug Fieger, the secret of songwriting success was to stay in touch with his inner teenager. That meant raging hormones, unrequited love, and girls, girls, girls. “When The Knack started, I wrote ...

The series sees the Foo Fighters leader and the band's producer celebrating the work of Jewish artists. Covers have included songs by the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” and ...

Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti pays tribute to the Knack's hit “My Sharona” by putting on a skinny tie and recreating the song's classic video. Spaghetti and Frank Meyer of the Streetwalkin’ ...

It was a bellwether moment in pop-culture history, but like most such moments, nobody realized it at the time. Thirty-five years ago this week, My Sharona, a hard-driving pop-punk tune by Los Angeles ...

The Knack doesn't need VH-1, Rolling Stone or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to secure its place in history. It has a ringing endorsement from Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. In Cobain's recently released ...

Doug Fieger, The Knack lead singer who co-wrote the new-wave band's biggest hit, "My Sharona," has died. He was 57.Fieger died Sunday at his Woodland Hills, Calif., home after a battle with cancer.