Chad Childers has been a music lover since his parents dragged him along to an Aerosmith/Bachman Turner Overdrive show as an infant. His love of music turned into a career in the mid-90s when he left a job in the Midwest as a librarian and moved to California to intern for Westwood One Radio. That led to work researching for Casey Kasem's countdown shows, writing and producing the alternative and active rock-related prep services SpinFax, The Fax, and Rip, Read and Rock, producing and writing for Westwood One's concert series as well as doing interviews across all music and entertainment formats. Since joining Loudwire in 2012, he's served as senior editor and is one of the writers for the site, while also interviewing bands and covering and photographing music festivals and concerts. He's also written for Ultimate Classic Rock, Pop Crush, Screen Crush and The FW. Twitter: @ChadChilLW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.childers
Chad Childers
Alice Cooper: Modern Concert Audiences Are ‘Shockproof’
He reflects on his start and how audiences would view it today.
Mammoth WVH Release Second Single ‘You’re to Blame’
Hear the hard rock single from Wolfgang Van Halen's band!
Metallica to Perform on Super Bowl Edition of ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
The band will once again have a Super Bowl weekend presence.
Sammy Hagar on Pandemic Performance Alternatives: ‘Nothing Will Ever Replace’ Live Concerts
He shares his thoughts on the pandemic options for playing to fans.
Sebastian Bach, Bret Michaels + Lita Ford Lead ’80s-Themed Virtual Event
Performances, wine pairings, aerobics, cooking segments, '80s tributes and more.
Heart’s Nancy Wilson Was First to Gift Eddie Van Halen an Acoustic Guitar
Wilson also has an instrumental Eddie tribute song on her upcoming solo record.
New York Governor Plans to Bring Back Live Events by February
'We will open hundreds of these new pop-up rapid testing sites statewide to bring this effort to scale,' said Cuomo.
Michael Anthony Reveals He Hadn’t Had a Chance to Reconcile With Eddie Van Halen
'It kind of bothers me because we had some issues that were never resolved,' says the bassist.
2021 Grammy Awards Postponed
COVID concerns appear to be necessitating a change.
Eddie Van Halen Posthumously Awarded National Guitar Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Honor
For the first time, the honor is being presented in memoriam.
Ozzy Osbourne Tops Ranker’s 2020 Fan-Voted Rock Year-End Lists
Anything but 'ordinary.'
Metallica Monopoly Returns for Second Edition of Branded Game
This time tour the world (including Antarctica) like they did in 2013.
Van Halen Had Considered ‘Kitchen Sink’ Tour With David Lee Roth + Sammy Hagar
'It would have been amazing,' said Wolfgang Van Halen.
Metallica Auctioning Instruments From 2020 All Within My Hands Foundation Benefit
Watch the performance this weekend, perhaps end up with an instrument.