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 Controversial Birth of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Diary of a Madman’
Let's begin with the question of who exactly played on this sophomore release.
40 Years Ago: Eddie Van Halen Joins Brian May for ‘Star Fleet Project’
EP was a rare musical field trip outside of Van Halen and a clash of guitar titans for the ages.
55 Years Ago: Jimi Hendrix Bends Minds With ‘Electric Ladyland’
In a way, humanity is still trying to catch up to its futuristic musical vision.
45 Years Ago: AC/DC Elevate Their Career With ‘If You Want Blood’
They'd already packed a relatively short half-decade career with five albums and hundreds of concerts.
45 Years Ago: Judas Priest’s Fifth LP Released Under Two Names
No matter what you call it, this was a pivotal record in the history of metal.
30 Years Ago: Def Leppard Cleans Out the Closet for ‘Retro-Active’
Fans were probably expecting another lengthy hiatus after the tour in support of 1992's 'Adrenalize.'
40 Years Ago: Night Ranger’s ‘Midnight Madness’ Motors to Success
Their massive ballad "Sister Christian" shot to No. 5 on the pop chart and enjoyed heavy MTV play.
45 Years Ago: ‘Weekend Warriors’ Becomes Ted Nugent’s Last Platinum Hurrah
He'd pushed out Derek St. Holmes, who contributed a lot during their inexorable rise to greatness.
45 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Fades Out With ‘Never Say Die!’
Despite its defiant title, the album hammered a final nail in the original group's coffin.
45 Years Ago: ‘Live! Bootleg’ Presents Aerosmith Unvarnished
It was a hot mess but also perhaps the most authentic concert release of the period.