Eduardo Rivadavia (aka Ed Rivadavia) was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and by his late teens had already toured the world (and elsewhere), learning four languages on three continents. Having also accepted the holy gospel of rock & roll as his lord and savior, Eduardo became infatuated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and all things heavy, crude, and obnoxious while living in Milan, Italy, during the mid-1980s. At this time, he also made his journalistic debut as sole writer, editor, publisher, and, some would claim, reader of his high school's heavy metal fanzine, earning the scorn of jocks and nerds alike, but uniting the small hardcore music-loving contingent into a frenzied mob that spent countless hours exchanging tapes, talking shop, and getting beat up at concerts. Upon returning home to Brazil, Eduardo resumed a semi-normal existence, sporadically contributing music articles to local papers and magazines while earning his business degree. Finally, after years of obsessive musical fandom and at peace with his distinct lack of musical talent, Eduardo decided the time had come to infiltrate the music industry by the fire escape. He quit his boring corporate job, relocated to America, earned his master's degree while suffering the iniquities of interning for free (anything for rock & roll!), and eventually began working for various record labels, accumulating mountains of records and (seemingly) useless rock trivia in the process. This eventually led him back to writing, and he has regularly contributed articles to multiple websites since 1999, working with many different rock genres but specializing, as always, in his personal hobby: hard rock and heavy metal. To quote from the insightful 'This Is Spinal Tap': "People should be jealous of me...I'm jealous of me...." Eduardo currently resides in Austin, TX, with his wife, two daughters, and far more records, CDs and MP3s than he'll ever have time to listen to.
Eduardo Rivadavia
The Story of Black Sabbath Veterans Heaven and Hell’s ‘The Devil You Know’
When Heaven & Hell released The Devil You Know on April 28, 2009, no one could have guessed that they would soon be speaking in the past tense about their beloved singer,
41 Years Ago: Robin Trower Releases ‘Bridge of Sighs’
Robin Trower's power trio masterpiece, 'Bridge of Sighs,' was released in April 1974.
41 Years Ago: David Bowie Releases ‘Diamond Dogs’
David Bowie released 'Diamond Dogs' on April 24, 1974.
26 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Begin a Downward Spiral With ‘Headless Cross’
The release of Black Sabbath’s Headless Cross should have been a cause for celebration of the fact that it coincided with their 20th anniversary.
46 Years Ago: Joe Cocker Releases His Debut Album With a Little Help From His Friends
In April 1969, Joe Cocker laid the groundwork for his '70s stardom when he unveiled his debut album, With a Little Help From My Friends.
46 Years Ago: Frank Zappa Mixes Genres on the Experimental ‘Uncle Meat’
By the time Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention released their fifth album, Uncle Meat, in April 1969, it was evident that he was a creative, prolific and adventurous force.
26 Years Ago: The Cult Polish Up Their Sound on ‘Sonic Temple’
Until the Cult released their fourth album, Sonic Temple, in April 1989, change had been the only constant thread of an acclaimed but rather schizophrenic career.
35 Years Ago: Brian Johnson Joins AC/DC
On April 1, 1980, hard-rock heroes AC/DC officially announced that Brian Johnson had been chosen as their new singer.
36 Years Ago: Triumph Finally Break Through in the U.S. With ‘Just a Game’
The notion may seem a tad overdramatic in retrospect, but, in late March 1979, when Canadian hard rockers Triumph unleashed Just a Game – their second or third album, depending on which side of the 49th Parallel you were standing in – their career longevity was anything but certain.
41 Years Ago: The Ramones Play Their First Show
When the Ramones’ eponymous first album was released in April 1976, it was so fresh and immediate that it was almost hard to believe that they had already been kicking around New York for about two years.