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
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Mike Harrison, Spooky Tooth Singer, Dies
Mike Harrison played in the V.I.P.'s with Keith Emerson before going on to form the progressive rock band Spooky Tooth.
Alice Cooper Drummer Neal Smith Recalls the Early Days: ‘We Didn’t Care If Somebody Loved Us or Hated Us’
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Moody Blues Announce ‘Days of Future Passed Live’ DVD and CD
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The Doors, ‘Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970′: DVD Review
More than 50 years after their debut LP, the Doors remain one of the most intriguing, distinct and powerful bands to ever roam the earth.
Roxy Music to Issue Super Deluxe Edition of Their Classic Debut
Roxy Music's ground-breaking 1972 debut will be expanded to a box set, with two more CDs of demos, outtakes and BBC Sessions and a DVD added to the original.
Top 10 ‘Partridge Family’ Episodes
In memory of David Cassidy, we've selected our favorite episodes from the TV show that made him a star.
Top 10 David Cassidy Songs
With David Cassidy's passing, we look back at a batch of great pop records in which he took part.
David Cassidy Dies at Age 67
David Cassidy, '70s singing teen idol and star of the hit TV show 'The Partridge Family,' has died at the age of 67 after being hospitalized for multiple organ failures.
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Before Slade's third album shot to the top of the charts, they were going nowhere.