In late 1978, a four-piece power pop band called The Knack came hurtling out of Los Angeles with a mission to meld the excitement of The Beatles with the emerging New Wave pop sound. Their debut album ...

In late 1978, a four-piece power pop band called The Knack came hurtling out of Los Angeles with a mission to meld the excitement of The Beatles with the emerging New Wave pop sound. Their debut album ...

Can you guess the 1979 song from just one lyric? The year 1979 marked a turning point in pop music, standing at the intersection of the 70s’ disco trend and the innovative nature of the 80s. It was an ...

Whatever happened to The Knack, the late '70s one-hit wonder that was seemingly on top of the music world with their breakout single "My Sharona"? About The Knack and "My Sharona" The Knack formed in ...

After the death of Joe DePugh, the high school baseball player hymned in Springsteen’s Glory Days, we look at the ordinary inspirations for extraordinary hits Last week Joe DePugh, a star high school ...

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 ...

Melvin Sumner Alperin June 11, 1925 – February 19, 2006 Melvin Alperin passed away quietly in the company of his wife and daughters on February 19, 2006. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, ...

It took Bob Dylan two years to write “Tangled Up In Blue,” while Ryan Tedder needed six months to get “Apologize” just right. Bowie wrote “Life on Mars” over an afternoon and Dolly wrote “Jolene” and ...

Another year, another chance to sneak nerdy and often non-real estate information into your inboxes. Writing the “A thing we’ve learned” section of The Daily Dirt is a highlight of my day, and I have ...

“One-hit wonder” describes many bands that have enjoyed a moment in the spotlight before fading into near-obscurity. One of these was The Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” became known as “the song ...

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 ...