Omnivore Recordings has announced they will release a new collection of rare and unreleased recordings by The Knack on September 11, 2012.  Consisting of demo recordings made in 1973 and 1975, The Knack Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos takes listeners to the genesis of Doug Fieger and Berton Averre‘s songwriting and recording partnership – one […]

Maybe you were too young, or maybe you lived in the wrong city and never got to hear The Knack live.  But this April you will have the opportunity to go back in time… In 1978, radio and retail were engulfed in disco, and it seemed that the momentum wouldn’t stop. The year’s number one […]

We recently learned of the untimely passing of Jeff Johnson, Stage Manager for The Knack’s last decade on the road.  For his service and friendship Jeff was, and always will be considered family.  Our sympathy goes out to his wife, his parents and his children. In honor of his memory, Prescott has written a tribute […]

Prescott recently sat down with Denise Ames for an in-depth interview on her show FOCUS IN THE MIX with Denise Ames. As the official Knack Historian, Prescott relates many interesting details from the early days of The Knack, as well as fond reminiscences of Doug and Bruce. We’re so grateful to Prescott and Denise for […]

We have just received confirmation that Get The Knack, is being rereleased by Iconoclassic Records. Focused on rock, pop, and R&B music of the 1970s and ’80s, Iconoclassic Records specializes in notable albums that have never been released on CD, as well as classic titles that have fallen out of print.  “Iconoclassic is run by […]

In case you didn’t know, Berton has a lot of opinions. Especially about music. If you’d like to read some of those opinions, and have a little fun playing “Guess This Artist” in between, then check out Berton’s semi-regular contributions to BackPage Magazine online.  In his latest commentary he makes it abundantly clear why “Pop” […]

We are happy to announce that “The Knack Live at Carnegie Hall” is now available in its entirety on TheKnack.com and the DougFieger Channel on YouTube.  Every musical moment from that immortal 1979 concert – including a rare cover of the classic Eddie Cochran hit, “C’mon Everybody” — has been uploaded for your enjoyment.  So […]

Written and directed by J.J. Abrams, and produced by Steven Spielberg, Super 8 opens wide on June 10, 2011. The exact story of the Paramount Pictures release has been kept a close secret, although in an interview earlier this year, Abrams revealed this much: It is set in Ohio in 1979 (the year Get The […]

Back when having your own website and buying your own domain name was still a new thing, Doug Fieger and The Knack’s “Number One Fan,” Ethan Barborka, designed the first incarnation of Knack.com. With Doug critiquing each and every design option, and Ethan enthusiastically supplying the required content the site was the perfect online presence […]