Editorial

Below are links to additional news items, concert reviews, first-hand columns and more.

• A pilgrimage and a lament: In this travel column published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, my trip to Normandy, France and the untimely passing of a family friend who inspired a lifelong interest are covered.
• Off-road riding area: Survivors, losses, and lessons learned: In this piece for RevZilla’s Common Tread, I looked into historic trends and future possibilities when it comes to preserving dirt bike riding options in the US.
• Bikes that made me: Yamaha’s XZ550 ‘Vision’ in Hindsight: In this first-hand piece for RevZilla’s Common Tread, we look back at the motorcycle that tried to break me, but ended up an award-winning heirloom instead.
• Morrissey demands dedication at his sold-out show at The Tower: The legendary former frontman of the Smiths came to town and I penned this concert review for Philadelphia Weekly in the wake of a riotous encore.
• Who Put the ‘M’ in Mariachi?: In this piece for Lethal Amounts Magazine, I looked at the lives of the late Juan Gabriel and Chavela Vargas and how they helped Manchester’s favorite son thrive among first-generation Latino listeners in the U.S.
• Paint it Black: How 1980s Gothic Rock Cover Songs Paid their Twisted Tribute: In this piece for Lethal Amounts Magazine, I compiled 15 of the greatest cover songs performed by ’80s gothic rock acts. You’ve never heard “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” quite like this before.
• Investigating the ‘Mall Grab’: A fair amount of fun, interviews and honest digging through decades of skateboarding subculture went into this article for Jenkem online magazine about a major industry faux pas.