Chad Childers has been a music lover since his parents dragged him along to an Aerosmith/Bachman Turner Overdrive show as an infant. His love of music turned into a career in the mid-90s when he left a job in the Midwest as a librarian and moved to California to intern for Westwood One Radio. That led to work researching for Casey Kasem's countdown shows, writing and producing the alternative and active rock-related prep services SpinFax, The Fax, and Rip, Read and Rock, producing and writing for Westwood One's concert series as well as doing interviews across all music and entertainment formats. Since joining Loudwire in 2012, he's served as senior editor and is one of the writers for the site, while also interviewing bands and covering and photographing music festivals and concerts. He's also written for Ultimate Classic Rock, Pop Crush, Screen Crush and The FW. Twitter: @ChadChilLW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.childers
Chad Childers
2016 Record Store Day Black Friday Guide to Hard Rock + Metal Releases
What might you pick up during Record Store Day's Black Friday promotion this year? See the 2016 guide to specialty rock and metal releases here.
Metallica Pie Robert Trujillo for His Birthday, Post Acoustic Bridge School Performances
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Dope, ‘1999’ – Exclusive Lyric Video Premiere
Dope are alive and well and rocking a new lyric video for '1999' here.
Korn Anything But Serene During ‘The Serenity of Suffering’ Release Show in L.A.
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23 Years Ago: Linkin Park Unleash ‘Hybrid Theory’
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Metallica Tackle Buffalo Springfield Cover With Neil Young at Bridge School Benefit
Metallica finished out their Bridge School Benefit performance Saturday night by joining Neil Young on a cover of Buffalo Springfield's 'Mr. Soul.'
Are Asking Alexandria Reuniting With Former Singer Danny Worsnop?
Both Asking Alexandria and Sumerian Records have been dropping plenty of hints on social media relating to the Danny Worsnop era of the band.
33 Years Ago: Nine Inch Nails Unleash ‘Pretty Hate Machine’
On Oct. 20, 1989, Nine Inch Nails unleashed the industrial tour de force 'Pretty Hate Machine.'
Singer Nate Barcalow Reveals Finch Split Again, Posts Demos for Scrapped Album
In a new posting, Finch vocalist Nate Barcalow reveals the group has split again and he unveils the demos of tracks for a scrapped album the band never issued.
Slayer’s Kerry King: ‘My Ears Are Open’ to Having Gary Holt Contribute Songwriting for Next Album
Slayer's Kerry King says that with the first album after Jeff Hanneman's death out of the way, he's open to having guitarist Gary Holt help write next album.