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
The Day Jimi Hendrix Set His Guitar on Fire for the First Time
Distinguishing yourself in the colorful musical climate of 1967 wasn't easy.
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.
How Iggy Pop Rebuilt the Stooges for ‘Raw Power’
Has an album ever had a more perfect title?
30 Years Ago: The Who Say Farewell (Sorta) With ‘Who’s Last’
The Who have toured so much in the past 15 years that it’s amusing to think of the rock titans staging a “Farewell Tour” way back in 1982.
Tom Petty, ‘Honey Bee’ – Rock’s Hidden Gems
Tom Petty's 'Honey Bee,' released on 'Wildflowers,' is one of Rock's Hidden Gems.
Tom Petty, ‘Honey Bee’ – Rock’s Hidden Gems
Tom Petty's 'Honey Bee,' released on 'Wildflowers,' is one of Rock's Hidden Gems.
Cheap Trick’s First Five Albums – Rock’s Best Hot Streaks
The Rockford, Ill. quartet quickly established themselves in the late '70s as the undisputed titans of power pop.
The Day Tom Petty’s House Burned Down
Tom Petty's house was set on fire by an arsonist on May 17, 1987.
How the Pretenders Roared Back With ‘Last of the Independents’
Their return to form arrived at the apex of alternative rock's popularity.
When CBGB Opened in New York City
It wasn’t supposed to be a punk club. You could tell that from the name of the place.
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.”