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
15 Years Ago: Beck Shines Through the Sadness on ‘Sea Change’
Drawing on the pain of a romantic betrayal, Beck created his most nakedly emotional album with 'Sea Change,' released in September 2002.
20 Years Ago: Bjork Becomes an Electronic Warrior on ‘Homogenic’
For her third album, Björk was inspired by her home country to craft the "Icelandic techno" that she released in September 1997.
25 Years Ago: Blind Melon Gets Stung by the ‘Bee Girl’ on Debut Album
Blind Melon scored a massive hit with their rootsy debut album thanks to a girl dressed up like a bee.
25 Years Ago: Trent Reznor Gets Rough on Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Broken’
On Nine Inch Nails' way to 'The Downward Spiral,' Trent Reznor took his music in a darker, more brutal direction on the 1992 major label debut 'Broken.'
25 Years Ago: Frances Bean Cobain Born to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
Amidst uncertainty about her parents drug habits, Frances Bean Cobain was born to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love on Aug. 18, 1992.
15 Years Ago: Spoon Break Through With ‘Kill the Moonlight’
After years of bad luck in the record industry, the Austin, Texas band built some momentum with their fourth album, released in August 2002.
30 Years Ago: ‘The Lost Boys’ Delivers a Soundtrack for the MTV Era
The slick soundtrack album for the 1987 vampire flick features elder statesman (Roger Daltrey), up-and-comers (INXS) and plenty of saxophone solos.
R.E.M.’s Biggest Influences
We're looking at the musicians that helped make R.E.M. one of the most important bands of the '80s and beyond.
15 Years Ago: Flaming Lips Reach New Heights with ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’
In addition to the inspiration of modern pop music and Japanese noise rock, the Flaming Lips' 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' also drew from '70s folk.
15 Years Ago: Bonnaroo’s Jam Band-Heavy Debut Starts a Stateside Revolution
Festivals rule the summer music scene in the U.S., but that wasn’t always the case.