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
Prince Covers ‘Come Together,’ But Claims He Really Isn’t That Into the Beatles: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Prince tended to treat the Beatles' towering legacy with a signature standoffishness.
Prince’s ‘Chelsea Rodgers’ Is as Funky as It Is Mysterious: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
A fierce and groovy character sketch, Prince's "Chelsea Rodgers" nearly got lost in speculation: Just who, if anybody, was Chelsea Rodgers?
Prince’s ‘Condition of the Heart’ Questions It All – Even Love: 365 Prince Songs in the Year
"Condition of the Heart" spoke with emotion and specificity to Prince's need to be seen as he was, not as we'd like to see him.
Pressed For Space, Prince Takes a Scalpel to the Epic ‘Computer Blue': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Prince refused to be limited to any one musical style. What did confine him, however, was the length of the music distribution model of the time.