Help keep Salon independent

Patrick Berkery

X: @patrickdberkery
Advertisement:

Prince (AP/Mario Suriani)

The Prince song too hot for the strip club: Why the Purple One is always a go-go bar DJ’s go-to jam

Patrick Berkery
(AP/Richard Drew)

The genius of “Tusk”: Fleetwood Mac could have followed “Rumours” with more of the same — but they made this visionary masterpiece instead

Patrick Berkery
(WIkimedia/AP)

Stevie Nicks, George Harrison and Tom Petty’s dad: The 10 best supporting characters in “Petty”

Patrick Berkery
Still from "Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back" (Pink Mermaid Productions)

Beyond “Montage of Heck”: 10 rock documentaries that get much darker than “Behind the Music”

Patrick Berkery
Ringo Starr (AP)

Every snide joke you’ve told about Ringo is wrong: The least-celebrated Beatle is finally getting the respect he deserves

Patrick Berkery
Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash" (Sony Pictures Classics/Daniel Mcfadden)

“Whiplash” confirms what this drummer already knew: Jazz is full of arrogant, sadistic jerks

Patrick Berkery