Mike Derrico is a freelance writer and 1970s pop culture historian from Central New Jersey. He is the author of …AND THE CATHEDRAL FELL TO THE GROUND: The Lonesome Death of Rock & Roll (2023), THE LOCKER NOTES, a novel (2021), and AUTUMN AND EVERYTHING AFTER: John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen & the Birth of the Reagan Era (2020). The new book BICENTENNIAL CHIC: Bronx Bombers, Son of Sam, Kissteria & the Birth of Saturday Night Fever will be released through Ingram on June 2, 2026. His work, including articles, interviews, concert and book reviews has appeared in NJArts.net and Legs McNeil’s Pleasekillme.com. From 2016-2023, he produced and hosted the Rock Under Fire podcast, which ran for six seasons. Follow Mike on derricountitled.com, Substack and Instagram.
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