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
How Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Debut Slowly Built Momentum
He blamed the record company’s lack of promotion; he also blamed the album cover.
When Elton John Bottomed Out on ‘Leather Jackets’
Instead of continuing his epic success, this proved to be the end of an era.
5 Reasons Steppenwolf Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Despite decades of inductions, it’s not getting any easier to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
50 Tribute Songs for Dead Musicians
What better way to immortalize your heroes than in a song?
Why Meat Loaf Struggled So Mightily With ‘Bat Out of Hell III’
This project was fraught with the kind of melodrama fans were used to with his music.
25 Years Ago: The Beatles’ Apple Corps Reaches a New Settlement with Apple Computer
A decades-long series of lawsuits between the Beatles and Steve Jobs over the Apple brand took another turn in October 1991.
Bach and Roll: 28 Best Rock and Classical Crossovers
Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" framed the yawning early distance between rock and classical. But things quickly changed.
Inside John Mellencamp’s Long Battle to Escape ‘Johnny Cougar’
Learn how John Mellencamp became Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp and finally John Mellencamp again.
How Elton John Rediscovered His Roots on ‘Songs From the West Coast’
He met with Bernie Taupin and talked about working harder on songs before making this 27th studio album.
How the Who Become the World’s Loudest Band
Health experts say significant damage occurs with sustained exposure to anything above 85 dB.
Tom Petty Albums Ranked Worst to Best
Compiling our list of Tom Petty Albums Ranked Worst to Best wasn't easy.
Top 10 David Gilmour Pink Floyd Songs
It should come as no surprise that this list is full of brain-melting guitar solos, lilting vocals and gorgeous music.