Nick DeRiso is associate editor of Ultimate Classic Rock. Named columnist of the year five times by the Associated Press, Louisiana Press Association and Louisiana Sports Writers Association during a lengthy career in the newspaper industry, he previously oversaw a daily section that was named Top 10 in the nation by the AP.
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40 Years Ago: Van Halen Kick Off Their First Headlining Tour
Band was still focused on performing, even though it had just released follow-up to multi-platinum debut.
15 Years Ago: Why Guns N’ Roses Tried to Stop Their Own Greatest Hits LP
Compilation reached the Top 5 in the States after topping U.K. charts.
Jon Anderson Hopes for Yes Reunion Now That ARW Are on Hiatus
The singer's most recent album with his old band was 2001's 'Magnification.'
April 2019 New Music Releases
Music headlines in April are always dominated by Record Store Day, and 2019 is no different.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Sequel Rumors Continue to Heat Up
The film, which earned four Oscars last month, has grossed more than $870 million worldwide.
35 Years Ago: Phil Collins Leads Genesis-Heavy ‘Against All Odds’ Soundtrack
The singer's first U.S. No. 1 song emerged out of sessions for 1981's 'Face Value,' his divorce-themed solo debut.
Hear Keith Richards’ ‘Big Town Playboy’ From Debut Album Box Set
This is one of six previously unheard songs included in an upcoming expanded reissue of 'Talk Is Cheap.'
Listen to Black Keys’ First New Song in Five Years, ‘Lo/Hi’
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have certainly been busy since releasing 2014's 'Turn Blue,' just not together.
Original Who Drummer Doug Sandom Dies at 89
He joined in 1962, when the band was still known as the Detours.
Why There Probably Won’t Be a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Sequel
Most award-winning blockbuster hit movies are surrounded by this kind of rumor, and Queen's biopic is no different.