Geddy Lee’s national book tour comes to Oakville tonight and I’m helping out. A little bit, anyway.
June 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Rush might be done touring, but the Rush stuff keeps on coming. The latest is Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book
Browsing the "Rush" Tag
Just because Rush won’t be touring or recording again doesn’t mean we’ve heard the last of them. Look!
April 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The chances of Rush recording and touring again are somewhere between “zero” and “nil.” But that doesn’t mean there isn’t
Random music news for Wednesday, April 3, 2019
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,
Random music news for Friday, March 15, 2019
March 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ides of March, etc. Here’s what you need to know about music news for March 15, 2019. Newstrike, the Canadian
Random music news for Friday, February 22, 2019
February 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music
Random music news for Tuesday, December 25, 2018
December 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.
Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass book signing
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Anyone who knows anything about Rush’s Geddy Lee is familiar with his fascination with collecting things. It started with stamps
Rush fans are going to want to track down this limited edition flexi-disc
December 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The West End Phoenix, an actual independent community newspaper distributed through the west end (duh) of Toronto features musician and
Random music news for Thursday, December 6, 2018
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at
Recommended Reading Week: Jeff Woods lends his voice to Radio, Records and Rockstars
November 27th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
Canadian legend Jeff Woods released his book Radio, Records and Rockstars two years ago, but why stop at good when
Random music news for Thursday, October 25, 2018
October 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
This is my new favourite German word:Â backpfeifengesicht. It means “punchable face.” and now for music news for October 25, 2018.
Rush continues their 40th anniversary reissues with Hemispheres
October 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Rush is methodically going through every album in their catalogue, releasing them in special expanded 40th-anniversary editions. Next up is
Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018
August 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer
Random music news for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
July 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Happy birthday, ‘Merica. But the world doesn’t stop for your Independence Day, so here’s music news for July 4, 2108.
More mashup fun: Rush’s “2112” + Peanuts (the comic strip, not the legume). This. Is. AWESOME.
May 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
My favourite Rush piece of all time is the entire first half of the 2112 album. This mashup with the
The time Rush opened for the New York Dolls
May 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Stone Temple Pilots once opened for a Toronto band called Hhead. The Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam both opened for
Rush fans will be glad to hear Alex Lifeson on this 18-minute psych freakout
February 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
While Rush fans are still coming to terms that the band is over, Alex Lifeson is still determined to have
52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 50: Clockwork Angels
December 10th, 2017 | by Brent Chittenden
Earlier, I had mentioned how Counterparts had begun my love of Rush and if I had to be completely honest,
Newly Discovered Microbes Named After the Members of Rush
November 28th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The rule of biological taxonomy is “you discover it, you name it.” University of British Columbia microbiologist Patrick Keeling, was
Rush Readies 40th Anniversary Edition of A Farewell to Kings
October 21st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
[Rush is slowly but methodically reissuing all their albums as new expanded editions. Intern-in-residence Dorothy Lee looks at what’s happening
52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 36: Counterparts
September 3rd, 2017 | by Brent Chittenden
When you hear about fans of Rush, usually one of three albums come up when discussing the album that sucked
Random Music News for Friday, August 25, 2017
August 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The last normal weekend of the summer–which explains the Christmas displays I’ve already seen. Shouldn’t be long before some radio
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