Nick DeRiso is UCR's assistant managing editor, and author of 'Journey: Worlds Apart.' He has been named columnist of the year five times by the Associated Press, Louisiana Press Association, and Louisiana Sports Writers Association, and previously oversaw a daily newspaper section that was named Top 10 in the nation by the AP.
Nick DeRiso
How the Beatles Said Goodbye With Their Final Official Concert
At the time, it must have seemed like an otherwise nondescript show. Instead, history was made.
R.E.M. Takes a Bite out of Dogma on ‘Exhuming McCarthy': The Story Behind Every ‘Document’ Song
R.E.M.'s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense.
Billy Corgan Announces New Solo Album ‘Ogilala,’ Shares First Single ‘Aeronaut’
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman's most recent solo album was 2005's 'TheFutureEmbrace.'
‘Finest Worksong': R.E.M. Gets Loud and Political but Stays Weird
As R.E.M. sprinted toward a long-developing commercial breakthrough in 1987, they came to more fully understand their own powers as a band.
Pink Floyd Fails Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Science Class: ‘There Is No Dark Side’ of the Moon
Pink Floyd‘s 'The Dark Side of the Moon' boasts plenty of rock gravitas – but science? Not so much.
Knife-Wielding Attacker Injures Two at Dropkick Murphys Concert
An official is now aiming tough questions at the firm LiveNation hired to handle security at the venue.
Foo Fighters’ New Album Will Feature Paul McCartney – on Drums
Paul McCartney hadn't even heard the song when he arrived.
Listen to Neil Young’s New Song With Promise of the Real, ‘Children of Destiny’
Promise of the Real have been working with Neil Young since 2015's 'The Monsanto Years.'
Watch a Trailer for the New Morrissey Biopic ‘England Is Mine’
Originally called 'Steven,' in honor of Morrissey's given first name, 'England Is Mine' is due in theaters on Aug. 4.
Foo Fighters Unveil Fourth New ‘Concrete and Gold’ Song, ‘Sunday Rain’
The Foo Fighters' ninth album is due in September, with a string of North American dates to follow.
10 Years Ago: White Stripes Get Back to Their Roots on ‘Icky Thump,’ Then Vanish
As with many bands who came before them, it seemed the White Stripes' long-awaited success simply created more pressure.
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark His Horn-Hands Gesture
Of course, a variety of other rockers have made hand signals that were similar, or even apparently exactly the same.