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
When George Harrison Returned With a Relaxed Self-Titled Album
The project coincided with a particularly idyllic period, marked with personal stability and happiness.
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.
Why Iggy Pop Got Beaten to a Pulp Recording ‘Metallic K.O.’
Live album documented their last show for nearly 30 years. It didn't go well.
How Whitesnake Transformed With a New Mix of ‘Slide It In’
This sixth album exists in two versions, drawing a clear line that segregated their career into distinct periods.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Reunite on Grammy Stage
For all of the many superstars who made appearances and thrilled fans with performances at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, the night will probably best be remembered as the night the Beatles dominated the airwaves again . . . almost 50 years to the day when they first landed in the U.S.
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.
31 Years Ago: Bon Jovi’s Uneven Debut Points to Bigger Things
Seeing how they've dominated airwaves and concert arenas over the past three decades, it’s easy to forget that Bon Jovi faced odds as steep as any lottery when they released their self-titled debut album in January 1984.
40 Years Ago: Foghat Releases ‘Energized’
What’s in a name? Well, nothing and everything, if the subject is legendary blues-rockers Foghat, since their curious moniker meant absolutely nothing. Still, their prophetically named third studio album truly ‘Energized’ their career, when it was released in January 1974.
How REO Speedwagon’s ‘Ridin’ the Storm Out’ Succeeded in Tough Times
Back then, no small amount of confusion still surrounded these legendary Illinois rockers.