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
Why ‘Lodger’ Is Unjustly Overlooked in David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy
For all of its weirdness, there are plenty of catchy songs here.
Why Pete Townshend Got Arrested at the Fillmore East
He kicked a man off stage, apparently thinking he was just another goofy fan.
When the Rolling Stones Got Shocked Onstage
Bob Dylan famously "went electric" in 1965, but most of this band actually experienced a shocking accident that same year.
That Time Elvis Costello Incited a Brawl With Racist Remarks
Elvis Costello made some drunken racist remarks, which led to a fight with Bonnie Bramlett.
Tom Petty, ‘Honey Bee’ – Rock’s Hidden Gems
Tom Petty's 'Honey Bee,' released on 'Wildflowers,' is one of Rock's Hidden Gems.
The Day Tom Petty’s House Burned Down
Tom Petty's house was set on fire by an arsonist on May 17, 1987.
45 Years Ago: The Kinks Release ‘Village Green Preservation Society’
‘The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society’ was both ahead of and behind the times when the British rockers released the album in November 1968. A critical success, but commercial disappointment at the time, the ‘Village Green’ LP eventually became the Kinks’ bestselling studio album, prompting frontman Ray Davies to once refer to it as “the most successful flop of all time.”