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
When Beastie Boys Stole Led Zeppelin Samples for ‘Licensed to Ill’
The hard-rock band’s back catalog would became a treasure trove for hip-hop artists, from Puff Daddy to Ice-T.
How Elton John Survived the ’80s
Elton John almost didn’t make it to the ’80s.
Attack on the Bataclan Theater in Paris: Looking Back
Remembering the sadness, controversy and charity that followed a Nov. 13, 2015 attack on Paris' Bataclan.
45 Years Ago: Traffic Hits High Point with ‘The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys’
Traffic leaned on its jazz influences for 1971's 'The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys,' delivering what many consider the British band's best album.
25 Years Ago: INXS Releases First Live Album ‘Live Baby Live’
In 1991, INXS simultaneously released its first live album, 'Live Baby Live' and a concert video shot during their sold-out show at Wembley Stadium.
How Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Debut Slowly Built Momentum
He blamed the record company’s lack of promotion; he also blamed the album cover.
How Don McLean Mourned an Era on ‘American Pie’
The song would lend his second album its title, become a No. 1 hit and his most famous tune.
50 Tribute Songs for Dead Musicians
What better way to immortalize your heroes than in a song?
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...
The Day Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Met Again
The Rolling Stones legends have known each other since they were little kids.
35 Years Ago: U2 Rejoice on ‘October’
U2’s second album almost didn’t happen – for a couple of reasons. One of them was because U2 nearly broke up.
Inside John Mellencamp’s Long Battle to Escape ‘Johnny Cougar’
Learn how John Mellencamp became Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp and finally John Mellencamp again.