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Rush

Music News 

Rush (the band), mustard (the condiment), and beer (the drink) together at last

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ale, Alex Lifeson, Beer, Geddy Lee, Mustard, Rush

Rush has been in the beer game for a while. The last time I was through the international terminal of

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Radio 

An update on the progress of the CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary

January 29, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 16 Comments 102.1 the Edge, Brampton, CFNY, Documentary, Rush, Spirit of Radio, Toronto

[HENDERSON, NEVADA] – One of the most exciting times in the history of Canadian–hell, North American!–radio were the Spirit of

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Funny/Weird 

Aliens discover Rush and “The Spirit of Radio”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments aliens, Rush, Sesame Street, Spirit of Radio

Okay, so this may not have been the entirely what happened on Sesame Street, but… (Via Tom) @entrenous2112 #rush #neilpeart

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Recommended Music 

Night Seven of Dave Groh’s Hanukkah Sessions pays tribute to Rush

December 25, 2022December 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Dave Grohl, Greg Kursten, Hanukkah Sessions, Jack Black, Rush, Spirit of Radio

Back on December 5, Dave Grohl and his friend Greg Kursten staged their third annual Hanukkah Sessions. This year, instead

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Music News 

Time for a little more analysis of Geddy Lee’s vocals on “2112”

December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2112, Charismatic Voice, Elizabeth Zharoff, Geddy Lee, Rush

Professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, now a YouTube star operating under the name The Charismatic Voice, is making a nice

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Cool! 

Healing in Harmony Holiday Auction features items from Rush, Hip, Billy Talent

November 27, 2022November 26, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Billy Talent, Corey Hart, Geddy Lee, Healing in Harmony Holiday Auction, Make Music Matter, Michael Buble, Music Therapy, Royal Wood, Rush, Sum 41, The Tragically Hip

Now that American Thanksgiving is over, the mad dash to the end of the year is on — which means

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Music News 

An artist has been selected for Neil Peart artwork in St. Catharines. Here’s a preview of what things will look like.

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Lakeside Park, Memorial, Neil Peart, Rush, St. Catharines

Before he joined Rush, Neil Peart spent a lot of time growing up in St. Catharines, Ontario. A few years

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Music News 

Rush has reunited! Sort of. It took the South Park guys to do it.

August 12, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Matt Stone, Rush, South Park, Trey Parker

With South Park turning 25 years old, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wanted to celebrate with a big concert

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Recommended Music 

Watch this 9-year-old girl KILL Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” on bass

July 21, 2022July 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bass, Cover, Ellen Alaverdyan, Geddy Lee, Rush, Tom Sawyer

Are you watching, Geddy Lee? Damn, the kid’s got some chops. Read more about Ellen Alaverdyan here.

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 4, 2022

July 4, 2022July 3, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Britney Spears, Geddy Lee, Holocaust, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Mike Mills, Music Licensing, Napster, REM, Rush, Sony, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

THIS JUST IN: Video from the presidential SUV when the Secret Service refused to take Trump the Capitol on January

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alex Lifeson, Clash, Elon Musk, Jack Antonoff, Music Theory, Primus, Rush, Snoop Dogg, Twitter

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

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