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
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His background in stereoscopy was put to the test.que
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Keeping it rocking through the '80s.
Wolfgang Van Halen Says His Favorite Van Halen Song to Play Live Wasn’t a Big Hit
He also shares his favorite guitar solo and an underrated Van Halen guitar solo.
Foo Fighters’ Josh Freese Explains What It’s Like Playing Behind One of ‘World’s Greatest Drummers’
It's a 'total trip,' but in what way?
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Pull back the curtain on what goes into booking a tour.
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See what they're saying.