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 Led Zeppelin Were Robbed of $200,000
It was hardly a crippling loss amidst their multi-million dollar 1973 tour, but more troubles were on the way.
42 Years Ago: ZZ Top Break Through With ‘Tres Hombres’
ZZ Top's 'Tres Hombres,' released on July 26, 1973, finally hurtled the Texas band to stardom.
27 Years Ago: Monsters of Rock Tour Kicks Off
Launched in May 1988, the Monsters of Rock tour brought together some of the greatest hard rock and heavy metal bands of that era for a day-long rock 'n' roll celebration.
26 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Begin a Downward Spiral With ‘Headless Cross’
The release of Black Sabbath’s Headless Cross should have been a cause for celebration of the fact that it coincided with their 20th anniversary.
When Black Sabbath Played Their First Tour With Ronnie James Dio
A solid reputation fronting Rainbow and the underrated Elf obviously preceded him.
How Soundgarden Created a Masterpiece With ‘Superunknown’
Fourth full-length album finally made them multi-platinum MTV-conquering stars.
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.
When Alice in Chains Showed a Different Side on ‘Jar of Flies’ EP
They were one of grunge’s biggest names, and among the world’s most popular rock bands of any kind.
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?
How AC/DC Made a Comeback With ‘Blow Up Your Video’
Arguably no album released during the Brian Johnson era arrived with smaller fanfare than this one.