Nick DeRiso

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.

Ron Wood Set to Release First Career-Spanning Retrospective

Two-disc set will include solo material and songs with the Rolling Stones, Faces and Jeff Beck Group.

Why John Fogerty Still Isn’t Satisfied With CCR’s ‘Fortunate Son’

This eight-times-platinum anti-war song was their fifth and final Top 40 smash of 1969.

Pink Floyd Album Opening Songs Ranked Worst to Best

These tracks underscore, time and again, how foundation-shifting changes played out in their music.

Top 15 Rock Songs of 2025 (So Far)

They weren't subject to trends or perhaps even reason.

Foreigner’s Deluxe Edition of ‘4’ Expands No. 1 Smash Album

They also announced the first shows since longtime frontman Kelly Hansen stepped down.

Led Zeppelin Album Opening Songs Ranked From Worst to Best

They provide a road map as the band transcended foundational influences to redraw the rules of hard rock.

50 Years Ago: Bob Dylan and the Band Finally Issue Flawed ‘Basement Tapes’

Long-bootlegged album showed a different musical language being created, but it also rewrote history.

Bruce Springsteen Debuts 5 Songs Amid Huge Storm: Set List, Videos

They ended up waiting 35 minutes for skies to clear in San Sebastian, Spain.

John Lodge Extends Moody Blues Favorites Tour Into December

New dates feature songs from across their catalog after a run focused on 'Days of Future Passed.'

45 Years Ago: ‘Comfortably Numb’ Begins Pink Floyd’s Split

Their U.K.-platinum third single from 'The Wall' was also the last song ever performed by the group's classic-era lineup.

Genesis Album Opening Songs Ranked From Worst to Best

They left behind an intriguing and sometimes confounding legacy.

John Oates Sets Summer Tour Ahead of New ‘Oates’ LP

Solo project promises a return to the "classic groove-oriented R&B and pop he produced in the '70s and '80s."

Beatles Album Opening Songs Ranked From Worst to Best

Even casual fans are likely familiar with these tracks, since a trio of them went to No. 1.

Bruce Springsteen Reveals Plans for Five-Disc ‘Tracks III’ Box

He hints that new music might be on the horizon, too.

July 2025 New Music Releases

Look for albums from the resurgent Styx, the reuniting Alice Cooper group and the remastered Jethro Tull.

REO Speedwagon Singer Miraculously Survives Car Crash

He fell asleep and rolled his car Sunday night on Interstate 57 outside Champaign, Illinois.