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
King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyk: No Lineup Compares to This One
King Crimson have never not been interesting.
Why Raspberries’ Second Album ‘Fresh’ Should’ve Been a Bigger Hit
This is where the band cemented their reputation as the prime movers of the power-pop movement.
45 Years Ago: Pete Townshend Steps Out Solo on ‘Who Came First’
Pete Townshend's lesser-known first proper solo album explored his devotion to Meher Baba.
Mick Fleetwood Says ‘Without Peter Green, There Would Be No Fleetwood Mac': Exclusive Interview
Fleetwood Mac have been making music since 1967. That's a lot of history.
5 Reasons Link Wray Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Link Wray made some of the most blistering rock 'n' roll of all time. So why isn't he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet?
5 Reasons Why Dire Straits Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
If it were up to us, Dire Straits would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next April.
Top 10 Tom Petty B-Sides and Rarities
Tom Petty's b-sides reveal different sides to his songwriting than he was often willing to put on an album.
Dave Edmunds Is Reportedly Retiring
Dave Edmunds is reportedly hanging up his guitar and retiring, according to a Facebook post from his longtime friend, and fellow rocker, Brian Setzer,
Top Summer of Love Albums
When you consider all of the records that were released in 1967, it's a pretty mind-rattling experience.
Cheap Trick, ‘We’re All Alright!': Album Review
Cheap Trick sound positively vibrant and genuinely excited on We're All Alright!
50 Years Ago: The Monkees Storm the Charts With Their Second Album, ‘More of the Monkees’
At first, the music for the Monkees' TV show was meant to be background for the story, and the records were designed as no more than quick cash-ins to the program.
Santana IV, ‘Live at the House of Blues Las Vegas': Album / Video Review
The release of 'Santana IV' showed the band in fine form, but the concert stage was always where they shone brightest.