Rush has a new animated video for “The Spirit of Radio” that honours Neil Peart and gives a nod to radio stations that helped the band
I’ve told the story many times before. One January day in 1980, some friends came over to my house to
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Spirit of Radio
Here’s Neil Peart’s isolated drum parts from “The Spirit of Radio”
Rush fans and drummers are still trying to come to terms with the death of Neil Peart. My Instagram feed
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The true story of CFNY and Rush’s “Spirit of Radio”
Since I lived across the street from my high school, my friends and I would eat lunch at my place.
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RIP Skip Prokop, Lighthouse Drummer and Former Colleague at CFNY
When I first arrived at CFNY in October 1986, one of the first people I met was Skip Prokop. Back
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It Was Thirty Years Ago Today: An Incredible Story of Dumb Luck That Changed My Life Forever.
Historians talk about something called “hinge points,” seemingly small events or developments that end up changing the future forever. The
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Watch the Documentary CFNY-FM: Not Your Average Radio Clone
There aren’t a lot of radio stations that have inspired the same sort of devotion that we’ve seen with CFNY-FM
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Let’s Ask Again: What Do We Do About Liner Notes in the Digital Age?
Had it not been for old-school liner notes, you wouldn’t be reading this. Here’s why. In early 1980, a bunch
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New Documentary on the Era of Free-Form DJs. It’s Good.
I Am What I Play, Toronto director Roger King’s documentary about four DJs from the free-form days of rock radio
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Don Berns, CFNY Legend Passes Away (Update with Funeral Details)
Goddammit. F**K! We’ve lost another one. Don Berns, the former program director (1987-88), assistant PD and music director (1985-87) and
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