Brian Rickman comes to us from Muscle Shoals, Alabama (yep – he's a “Roll Tide” kinda guy) but, throughout his 20+ years in the radio and music business, Brian has called many places home. Rickman started his career and path to deafness as a musician. Brian was the guitarist and primary songwriter for the grunge-era band Another Roadside Attraction. They didn't get famous (probably because their name was too long) but they did sign a record contract, had big shot managers in New York City, toured with bands that did get famous and were part of the same Midwestern scene that spawned Smashing Pumpkins and such. After life as a rock star didn't pan out, Rickman returned to the job he had in high school. At 16, he'd landed a part-time gig as a weekend DJ on his hometown radio station in Decatur, Illinois. While promoting the band, Brian became a popular guest on cheesy morning radio shows all over America (and sometimes Canada). After he took his guitars to the pawn shop, a news/talk radio station in New Jersey hired him to ramble on nonstop for many hours at a time and even proposed to pay him for this. He accepted. This began a long journey up and down the radio dial in places like New York City, both Carolinas, Los Angeles, Georgia, the aforementioned Alabama and now Texas. Brian was also the third wheel on the syndicated Mad Max Morning Show. You might have also heard him previously on Hard Drive with Lou Brutus, sparring with Eddie Trunk about which Motorhead album is the best or on countless radio commercials over the years (lots of concert commercials – he's the guy that yells at you on the radio about the Black Sabbath reunion tour coming to town). Rickman is also a published writer. He's worked as a critic for AllMusic, rock journalist for hipster websites like Consequence of Sound and Pitchfork and has published, to date, four novels (all in the Science Fiction/Fantasy genre). Last year, someone even bought the movie rights for that series. What a sucker. Throughout the years, Brian has collected numerous rock and roll experiences. He was super-pals with Dimebag Darrel, was David Lee Roth's drinking buddy, once bought Dave Mustaine new socks and one time got into a shouting match with Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot back stage after a show. Before fists were thrown, the fight was stopped by Ronnie James Dio...which is pretty hilarious. Now, Rickman joins us in East Texas to play the greatest Rock ever recorded, tell funny stories and write a bunch of weird crap for you to read on the internet. Enjoy!
Brian Rickman
This Little Girl Can Have Whatever She Wants for Christmas
An 11-year-old girl from Nashua, N.H., saved her family from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty furnace in their house.
A 9-Year-Old Could Face Sexual Harassment Charges for Passing Notes
He loves her uniform and thinks her eyes sparkle like diamonds.
Houston Girl Accused of Being on Drugs at School Even Though Drug Test Says She’s Sober
A Houston area sophomore has been sent to an alternative school following accusations of being high on drugs at school. This is despite the fact that all of her drug screenings came back 100 percent clean.
Not Finding Enough Matches on Tinder? Help May Be on the Way
If you use Tinder and have been disappointed with the amount of matches you've been getting on the app, your luck might soon change.
Bloomingdales Under Fire for Date Rape Christmas Ad
The iconic New York department store Bloomingdales is under fire due to an ad that was not only in poor taste but also very difficult to decipher.
Meet Taylor Swift … No, Not THAT Taylor Swift
It could be worse. A man in Seattle named Taylor Swift admits that he could share his name with way worse celebrities.
Cop Arrives Too Drunk to Accept Award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving
"When I first heard about it, my reaction was. ‘Come on, you’ve got to be kidding me. Really?’”
Drunk Dude Accidentally Goes to Brazil + Goes Viral
“I woke up on a Sunday morning after a Saturday night clubbing and had an email from a flight company. It showed I had booked a flight from Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro on my debit card at 5.12am."
Jamie Ather had no recollection of booking the trip...
Is Your Kid Constipated? Nah, They Just Found Booze at CVS
Science blogger Yvette d'Entremont recently found a surprise ingredient in an over the counter constipation cure at CVS.
Startup Proposes New Kind of Gun That Incapacitates But Doesn’t Kill
You wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of someone attempting to open your front door. Your family is sound asleep and someone is breaking in. You reach into the top drawer next to your bed and grab the gun. But this is no ordinary gun.
Parents Upset That School-Issued Computers Might Access Porn
Parents in Gilbert, Ariz., are upset because they say that the school-issued Chromebooks given to their children are not filtering out all porn or depictions of sexuality.
Texas Man Donates Special Coffin to 4-Year-Old Victim of Road Rage
4-year-old Lily Garcia was the innocent victim of a road rage incident in Albuquerque, N.M., on Oct. 20.