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
25 Years Ago: Why Steve Perry Left Journey for Good
A decade mostly gone from arena spotlights paved the way for their mid-'90s reunion, but it wouldn't last.
Why Frank Zappa Saved Up Material for His Blockbuster ‘Sheik Yerbouti’
On many levels — creative, personal, and business-related — 1979 would go down as a banner year in his long and storied career.
Why Black Sabbath’s Fortunes Turned With ‘Cross Purposes’
By this point, their inability to retain a lead singer had become something of a comedy of errors.
The Day Lynyrd Skynyrd Pianist Billy Powell Died
The band lost yet another seminal member when their longtime keyboard player passed away suddenly.
11 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Nearly Dies in ATV Accident
Ozzy Osbourne is nearly killed when an ATV flips over onto him.
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.
How Sammy Hagar Finally Broke Through With ‘VOA’
The Red Rocker stood on a career precipice that neither he – nor anyone else paying attention – could possibly have understood.
Judas Priest Release Clip of New ‘Halls of Valhalla’ Song
Judas Priest have given us a tease of a third song from 'Redeemer of Souls,' 'Halls of Valhalla.'
When Queen Played Their First U.S. Show
Just like every rock and roll band, they had to prove their worth as concert openers before graduating to headliner status.
45 Years Ago: ‘The Velvet Underground’ Released
The Velvet Underground released their album known as 'VU' in March 1969.