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: Nazareth’s ‘Razamanaz’ Album Released
After five years of serious dues-paying on the competitive U.K. music scene, Scottish rockers Nazareth were still looking for their big break when they unleashed their third album, ‘Razamanaz,’ in May of 1973. They finally found it.
When Judas Priest Got Tough on ‘Ram It Down’
Few people outside of the band’s inner circle had an inkling that they were standing at a crossroads.
When Wishbone Ash Polarized Their Fans With ‘Wishbone Four’
Steadily accelerating career momentum took a turn for the worse with this LP.
How a Star-Packed Show Paid Tribute to Freddie Mercury
His death from AIDS-related complications had left legions of fans and fellow musicians shell-shocked.
Former Uriah Heep Singer Joins Band on Tour
The bad news: Uriah Heep's current singer is dropping out of some upcoming tour dates because of health issues. The good news: One of the band's former singers is filling in for him while he recovers.
How the Scorpions Briefly Lost Momentum on ‘Savage Amusement’
Until this, Germany’s favorite hard-rock sons had enjoyed a remarkable run of success since the start of the '80s.
How Iron Maiden Bounced Back With ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’
Band leader Steve Harris was probably feeling some heat to deliver another unqualified triumph.
When Van Halen Played Their First Show With Gary Cherone
Everything seemed lively onstage but behind the scenes, it was an entirely different story.
40 Years Ago: Humble Pie’s ‘Eat It’ Released
Steve Marriott and his boys in Humble Pie were firing on all cylinders at the start of 1973, fueled by the career-high No. 6 chart placing achieved by the previous year’s aptly named ‘Smokin’’ LP, which appeared to indicate the British group’s de facto conquest of America. Now all they had to do was top it.
How ‘Beck Bogert and Appice’ Slowly Came Together, Then Quickly Split
In an era rife with hastily assembled supergroups, this union was unusually long in the making.