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
40 Years Ago: Queen Play Their First Show in America
On April 16, 1974, Queen played their first show in America, opening for Mott the Hoople in Denver, Colorado.
30 Years Ago: Rush Release ‘Grace Under Pressure’
When asked exactly what he meant by “guts,” in a 1929 'New Yorker' Magazine profile, author Ernest Hemingway replied that he meant “grace under pressure.”
35 Years Ago: The CaliFFornia World Music Festival Rocks Los Angeles
April 7-8, 1979 saw a handful of classic rockers put on the Califfornia World Music Festival at the L.A. Coliseum.
The Night Alice Cooper Almost Hanged Himself … Again
Alice Cooper's nightly faking of his on-stage death almost proved real on April 6, 1988.
Various Artists, ‘Ronnie James Dio: This is Your Life’ – Album Review
The new Ronnie James Dio tribute album is a fitting tribute to the man's legacy.
45 Years Ago: Rory Gallagher and Taste Release Their Debut Album
An incredible 45 years have passed since the world was introduced to the singular talents of Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, via the classic, though chronically underrated, self-titled first album by his iconic power trio Taste.
40 Years Ago: King Crimson Release ‘Starless and Bible Black’
King Crimson's 'Starless and Bible Black' was released on March 29, 1974.
40 Years Ago: Mott the Hoople Release ‘The Hoople’
Mott the Hoople's last album under their original name was released on March 29, 1974.
35 Years Ago: Motorhead Release ‘Overkill’
Motorhead's breakthrough second album was released on March 24, 1979.
25 Years Ago: The Ramones Release ‘Brain Drain’
The Ramones put out 'Brain Drain' on March 23, 1989.