Dave Swanson is a writer and musician from Cleveland, Ohio. He has spent a lifetime obsessed with all things Rock & Roll. Dave has written for a variety of publications including Shindig!, Bucketful Of Brains, The Cleveland Scene and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. He hosts his own radio show, has promoted concerts and played in several bands including, but not limited to, Rainy Day Saints, New Salem Witch Hunters, The Cynics, Chamber Strings, Guided By Voices, Death Of Samantha, and Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army. Favorite bands-Cheap Trick, The Monkees, Sparks, Motorhead, Beach Boys, Rockpile, XTC,Van Der Graaf Generator, Sweet, Bob Dylan,etc. Favortie color- paisley. Sign-Scorpio. Favorite Movies-Love And Death, Don't Look Back & Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls. Political party-Mod & Rocker. Religion-Rock & Roll. His biggest regret is having no regrets. If not playing, writing, reading about, listening to, or discussing music, he is most likely dead.
Dave Swanson
Blondie Fight for Their Right to Cover Beastie Boys
Blondie closed out the NME Awards show in Austin last night with a short but sweet set of hits and at least one surprise: a cover of Beastie Boys' '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party).' You can watch the performance here.
Oasis Reissuing First Three Albums to Celebrate 20 Years of Hating Each Other
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, 'Definitely Maybe,' Britpop legends Oasis are diving into the reissue game with deluxe editions of their first three albums.
Green Day Releasing Demos From Albums Nobody Cares About
For this year's Record Store Day, Green Day will release an 18-song collection of demos culled from a trio of recent albums that nobody paid much attention to.
Remember That Time Yoko Ono Jammed With Chuck Berry on a Morning Talk Show?
For one week in February 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono invaded living rooms across America when they co-hosted 'The Mike Douglas Show.'
Kiss Are Being Big Babies About This Whole Rock Hall Thing
It appears that breathing fire, spitting blood and sailing on a high wire with explosions everywhere is the easy part. But putting personal differences aside and giving fans what they want? A bit more difficult.