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
Revisiting the Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Movie ‘FM’
A movie that captured the radio industry at a crucial time came out on May 3, 1978.
The Day the Who Played Their First Concert With Kenney Jones
He later admitted that the very idea of anyone replacing Keith Moon was ludicrous.
When the Beatles Got Their Own Trading Cards
This is how you know you've made it in America.
How Sweet Finally Broke Out With ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’
Unfortunately, this album was never released in the U.S.
How Amboy Dukes’ ‘Journey to the Center of the Mind’ Bridged Psychedelia and Hard Rock
They were more than a footnote to the career of Ted Nugent.
Revisiting Ringo Starr’s TV Special
The difficulties of being Ringo Starr was the subject of a cheesy TV special in April 1978.
How ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees’ Showed a Band Branching Out
At this point, they'd been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride for a solid 15 months.
How Paul McCartney Finally Ended the Beatles for Good
They had been imploding for a while.
The Day Ron Wood Was Saved From a Boat Fire by Paparazzi
As the otherwise mellow excursion proceeded, the Rolling Stones guitarist's yacht suddenly burst into flames.
When Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and Others Held a MLK Tribute Jam
A group of musicians were bonded together in grief after the Civil Rights leader's assassination .
The Day John Lennon Married Yoko Ono
They staged a week-long "Bed-In" for peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel for their honeymoon.
When Elvis Costello Filled in for David Letterman
He had, of course, previously been a regular musical guest on the 'Late Show.'