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.
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David Gilmour Returns After 9 Years With ‘Luck and Strange’
Former Pink Floyd frontman's most recent LP dates back to the Top 5 hit 'Rattle That Lock.'
Geoff Downes Revives Asia For Multi-Act Summer Tour
Heat of the Moment Tour will also feature Wishbone Ash's Martin Turner, Curved Air and emcee Roger Dean.
How Ross Valory’s Debut Connects With Journey’s Earliest Triumphs
Rangy new LP features former bandmates and members of Santana, Night Ranger and Sly & the Family Stone.
Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder Dickey Betts Dead at 80
He'd been suffering from cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 2024 New Music Releases
Pair of hard rock's best-known figures return with solo projects.
Journey’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Scores Rare 800th Week on Billboard 200
Multiplatinum compilation is just the third album ever to reach this milestone.
A Transformational Close Encounter With Eddie Van Halen: Book Excerpt
Here's an exclusive peek into Steve Rosen's 'Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen.'
Top 35 Videos by Journey, Together and Apart
We found big hair and even bigger hooks, backstage shenanigans and long-gone girlfriends, cartoon beetles and (yes) air-keyboards.
Jethro Tull’s First Live Album Returns as Expanded Reissue
Steven Wilson oversaw this expanded 3CD/3DVD box, subtitled 'The Inflated Edition.'
Mark Knopfler, ‘One Deep River': Album Review
His vocals and guitar still connect back to Dire Straits, but only in their quietest, most reflective moments.