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
40 Years Ago: The Ramones ‘Leave Home’
The Ramones followed up their debut on Jan. 10, 1977 with 'Leave Home.'
35 Years Ago: Depeche Mode Release Their Debut, ‘Speak and Spell’
Depeche Mode's first record was released in October 1981.
How New Order Continued to Define Their Sound With ‘Brotherhood’
After struggling for years to define themselves, New Order came into their own on 1986's 'Brotherhood.'
30 Years Ago: The B-52’s Struggle to Carry On With ‘Bouncing off the Satellites’
The fourth album by the B-52's was released in the wake of guitarist Ricky Wilson's death.
How Fleetwood Mac Bulked Up, but Still Lost on ‘Future Games’
'Future Games' saw Bob Welch and Christine McVie join Fleetwood Mac.
How Donovan’s ‘Sunshine Superman’ Made a Psychedelic Breakthrough
Exciting new things began to happen after shedding the folk/jazz-rooted sound of his first recordings.
When Tom Petty Reconvened the Heartbreakers for ‘She’s the One’
He was going through some non-musical problems, namely the end of his marriage.
The Day Stuart Sutcliffe Left the Beatles
He quit to concentrate on art upon the conclusion of their second residency in Hamburg, Germany.
35 Years Ago: The Psychedelic Furs Get a Foothold in the U.S. With ‘Talk Talk Talk’
The Psychedelic Furs' second album got airplay in America thanks to "Pretty in Pink."
Monkees Albums Ranked Worst to Best
In the 50 years since the Monkees first invaded pop culture, they never completely left.