Bryan Wawzenek is a freelance journalist who writes for Diffuser.fm and Ultimate Classic Rock. He learned more from a three-minute record than he ever learned in school. His mind is racing, as it always will. Don't start him talking, he could talk all night. The sunshine bores the daylights out of him. Don't touch him, he's a real live wire. Most things he worries about never happen anyway. But he's been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come.
Bryan Wawzenek
How ‘The Sky Is Crying’ Celebrated Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan assembled this collection of studio leftovers after his brother died in a helicopter accident.
When John Belushi and Fear Scared NBC on Halloween
Comedy legend and punk rock fan John Belushi helped get Fear booked on 'Saturday Night Live' on Halloween night in 1981. It resulted in a wild performance.
50 Tribute Songs for Dead Musicians
What better way to immortalize your heroes than in a song?
35 Years Ago: Elvis Costello Goes Country on ‘Almost Blue’
After a busy five years, Elvis Costello and the Attractions went to Nashville to record a country covers album. 'Almost Blue' was released on October 23, 1981.
30 Years Ago: Iggy Pop and David Bowie Team Up One Last Time on ‘Blah Blah Blah’
Following a four-year album hiatus, Iggy Pop made 'Blah Blah Blah' with David Bowie. The 1986 gave Pop his first huge hit with 'Real Wild Child.'
10 Years Ago: CBGB Shuts Down After One Last Show
Being one of the most legendary venues in rock history doesn’t pay the bills. At least not in Manhattan, where storied punk club CBGB was forced by a rent dispute to shutter its doors in 2006.
Decades earlier, New York City was a different place...
30 Years Ago: Mick Jones and Joe Strummer Reunite on Big Audio Dynamite’s ‘No. 10, Upping St.’
Ex-Clash bandmates Mick Jones and Joe Strummer collaborated once more on Big Audio Dynamite's second album, 'No. 10, Upping St.,' in October 1986.
30 Bands That Replaced Their Lead Singers
We’re looking at alt. rock bands that have changed their frontmen (and women).
10 Years Ago: Beck Gets Interactive on ‘The Information’
Beck's 'The Information,' released on Oct. 3, 2006, included multimedia and interactive elements, such as stickers for fans to customize the album cover.
When My Morning Jacket Finally Got Around to Releasing a Live Album With ‘Okonokos’
'Okonokos' documents the period when My Morning Jacket's longest-running lineup came into its own.
The Day U2 Began as Feedback
A band of Irish lads practiced for the first time on Sept. 25, 1976. They named themselves Feedback, although they'd later be known as U2.
10 Years Ago: Scissor Sisters Feel Like Dancing with ‘Ta-Dah’
The Scissor Sisters' second album, 'Ta-Dah,' went to No. 1 on the U.K. charts and gained the band a larger American following.