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
Yes Featuring Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman, ’50th Anniversary Live at the Apollo': DVD Review
Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman celebrate 50 years of the band's history in new home video.
Hawkwind Announce New Orchestral LP Featuring Eric Clapton, ‘Road to Utopia’
Space-rock legends have a new album on the way that sounds nothing like anything they've done before.
Byrds Announce ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ Tour
Country-rock legends celebrate influential album's 50th anniversary.
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.
When Motorhead Returned as a Power Trio on ‘Overnight Sensation’
This three-piece lineup would become their most stable, remaining intact until Lemmy's death.
AC/DC’s Music Pollutes New Applebee’s Commercials in the Best Way Possible
The distinctive opening riff of AC/DC's 1980 classic "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" is featured in a new series of TV spots from the Applebee's restaurant chain.
Queen’s ‘We Are the Champions’ Appears in New Gatorade Commercial
"If it's not game time, it's recover time," says the tagline in a new commercial from Gatorade, which is best known for its aggressive, sweat-drenched ads
Examining Mexican-Americans’ Contributions to Classic Rock History
European and African traditions only tell part of the story.
45 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Launch Their Own Label With ‘Brown Sugar’
"Brown Sugar," the first song on Rolling Stones Records, was released on April 16, 1971.
The Day Keith Moon Collapsed Behind His Drum Kit in Boston
Oddly enough, one of his most infamous on-stage mishaps wasn't – at least initially – chalked up to drugs and alcohol.