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
How Humble Pie Reached a Career Crossroads With ‘Thunderbox’
The album was titled after a 17th-century slang term for toilet. Coincidentally, that's also where their sales were headed.
Why the Alan Parsons Project Began to Fade on ‘Ammonia Avenue’
The group's sixth album, 1982's 'Eye in the Sky,' had crashed the U.S. Top 10.
Paul McCartney and Surviving Members of Nirvana Win Grammy
Historic heavyweights the Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath (as well as relative newcomers Muse and Gary Clark Jr.) were in contention for the Best Rock Song Award at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, but the trophy went to 'Cut Me Some Slack' by the nameless group featuring surviving Nirvana alum Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselik and Pat Smear with Paul McCartney.
WTF of the Week: Vince Neil Invites Two Little ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ Onstage to Sing With Him
While his Motley Crue bandmates headed home for the holidays, singer Vince Neil is still keeping busy, wrapping up his fall solo tour with Queensryche and Great White.
Metallica and Iron Maiden Team Up to Headline Sonisphere
Two of heavy metal’s greatest champions, Metallica and Iron Maiden, have been officially confirmed as headliners for Sonisphere 2014 -- the European continent-touring mega-festival first launched to great success in 2009, but which latter suffered a last-minute cancellation of its UK leg in 2012, and took a year off in ’13...
AC/DC Almost Fired Bon Scott After 1975 Heroin Overdose, Claims Former Bassist
According to a new book, former AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott was nearly fired from the group back in 1975 after he almost died from a heroin overdose.
Tommy Lee: Mick Mars’ Health a Factor Behind Motley Crue’s Farewell Tour
The countdown to what's being touted as Motley Crue’s farewell tour has officially begun. But details about the exact reach, dates and reasons behind the decision remain subject to wild debate.
37 Years Ago: Judas Priest Release Their Fifth Album – With Two Different Names
In 1978, Judas Priest released their fifth album as 'Hell Bent for Leather' or 'Killing Machine,' depending on where you lived.
45 Years Ago: ‘Live! Bootleg’ Presents Aerosmith Unvarnished
It was a hot mess but also perhaps the most authentic concert release of the period.
30 Years Ago: Motley Crue’s ‘Shout at the Devil’ Released
When Motley Crue released its sophomore album, ‘Shout at the Devil,’ on Sept. 26, 1983, they already wanted to rule the world. But they’d endured such desperate living conditions while scratching and clawing their way out of the Hollywood gutter, that just earning enough money to buy a sandwich probably still felt pretty damn exciting.
35 Years Ago: Boston’s ‘Don’t Look Back’ Released
One of the ‘70s’ most remarkable breakthrough success stories turned sour with the release of an second album that redefined the “sophomore slump” – and all because it was so late on arrival.
How Texxas Jam ’78 Rocked Out Despite Staunch Opposition
What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, this being Texas, it all naturally came down to football.