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
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?
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.”
How the Beatles Followed Up a Career-Making Debut With Their Next Smash
'With the Beatles' proved the band wouldn’t be fading away any time soon, even as it provided an iconic cover image of the early Beatles.
48 Years Ago: Roger Daltrey Walks Out on the Who
The early days of the Who were tumultuous times. Four different personalities were learning to coexist. The band changed its name three times. Pete Townshend and Keith Moon began to revel in the joy of destroying their instruments. And Roger Daltrey often found himself at odds with the rest of the band...