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: How Motley Crue Staked Their Claim With ‘Shout at the Devil’
They captured the zeitgeist of a looming commercial hard-rock revolution with the ultimate L.A. glam metal album.
45 Years Ago: ‘Live! Bootleg’ Presents Aerosmith Unvarnished
It was a hot mess but also perhaps the most authentic concert release of the period.
40 Years Ago: AC/DC Hits a Rough Patch With ‘Flick of the Switch’
Ironically, the band was at their commercial peak as recording began on this ninth studio album.
45 Years Ago: Boston Rushes Out the Long-Delayed ‘Don’t Look Back’
Tom Scholz was crafting this second LP virtually by himself in a basement studio – so it took a while.
50 Years Ago: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Debut Sets a Southern-Rock Standard
They weren't not the first – and certainly not the last – Southern rock band, but they are surely the style's quintessential embodiment.
50 Years Ago: ZZ Top Breaks Through With ‘Tres Hombres’
In many ways, this is the LP they'd try to live up to for the rest of their career.
Worst Solo Albums by Superstar Band Members
They really should have stayed in their famous bands instead of making these awful LPs.
Scorpions Lineup Changes: A Complete Guide
A look at all the members Scorpions have had in their 50-plus year history.
How AC/DC Finally Soared to Platinum Success on ‘Highway to Hell’
Subtle new contributions helped make this a commercial breakthrough, including a brightening of their familiar sound.
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.
How Journey Finally Broke Through With ‘Infinity’
Ever wake up one morning and realize you somehow missed something that was sitting right under your nose?
42 Years Ago: Aerosmith Release Their First Album
When Aerosmith’s eponymous debut slipped unassumingly onto record stores in January 1973, most critics could barely tell them apart from fellow longhaired upstarts the New York Dolls.