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
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'A Work of Art' lives up to its name providing a cinematic gore fest taking place at an Ice Nine Kills show.
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The band explains why they will not be performing their special set for this year's When We Were Young festival.
Gene Simmons Responds to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Controversy
See what Gene said after being called 'creepy' for his 'Dancing With the Stars' commentary.
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Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon revealed 'new leads and additional evidence' have recently been found in Marilyn Manson's sexual abuse case.
Why Oasis Won’t Be Doing Interviews on Their Reunion Tour
Liam Gallagher admits he's scared of the media trying to pick holes in the brothers' relationship.
Taylor Hawkins + Struts Singer Lost Out to Billie Eilish for Famous Movie Franchise Song
Apparently Luke Spiller and Taylor Hawkins had worked on a James Bond theme song that ultimately was not chosen for the film.
Disturbed Announce ‘The Sickness’ 25th Anniversary Tour With Big Name Support
Two North American legs have been announced with Three Days Grace, Sevendust, Daughtry and Nothing More supporting.
The Best + Worst Song Off Every Nirvana Album
The highest of the highs will likely be familiar, but do you recall the rare low points of Nirvana's albums?
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Slayer Deep Dives Into Performance History With ‘Slaytanic Verses’ Digital Museum
This is a goldmine for Slayer fans with lots of photos, memorabilia, band recollections, merch and collectibles to peruse from throughout the band's career.
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Durst is claiming a 'systemic' and 'fraudulent' policy has kept Limp Bizkit (and likely others) from being properly compensated.