“He sounds like he just smoked a big fat doobie”: Comedy fan Geddy Lee on the stand-up comedians he loves Rush's Geddy Lee on his favourite funny people Louder · Oct 18, 2025
Ace Frehley leaves a space and sci-fi legacy in rock: A tribute to the 'Spaceman' from KISS Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley passed away on Thursday (Oct. 16), leaving behind a cosmic legacy. Space · Oct 17, 2025
“I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band "The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025
“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025
“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, and I realized how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson reveals his biggest challenge when preparing for the Rush reunion tour Just three days ago, Lifeson and Lee announced that they will be touring again as Rush – with the addition of a new drummer Guitar World · Oct 9, 2025
Rush add additional dates to Fifty Something 2026 tour Rush's "evening with" shows will see the band performing two distinct sets from a catalogue of greatest hits and fan favourites Louder · Oct 8, 2025
“They jammed Cream and Jimi Hendrix at their earliest concerts, and critics compared the thunder of their debut album to Led Zeppelin”: Why Rush are secretly the coolest band on the planet They eschewed prog cliches, inspired all of your favourite rock bands and made songs that still sound ground-breaking – for 50 years, Rush have been badass Metal Hammer · Oct 8, 2025
“The further I got away from it, the more I thought, ‘It’s OK. We had 40 years. I’m tired of hanging around a hotel, being away from family’”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee explain why now is the time to reunite Rush The pair say that the decision to get the prog rock luminaries back together was “relatively recent” Metal Hammer · Oct 7, 2025
Rush announce reunion tour five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025
Rush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death Canadian prog-rockers will play seven concerts in summer 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico, after hiring new drummer Anika Nilles The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025
"Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we miss it": Geddy Lee confirms that Rush are going back on the road with Anika Nilles joining them on drums “It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil... it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music" MusicRadar · Oct 6, 2025
“Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we miss it”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announce Rush reunion tour – and name who will be playing drums The seven-city Rush reunion tour – dubbed Fifty Something – is slated for 2026, and kicks off in LA Guitar World · Oct 6, 2025
"Life is full of surprises!" Rush announce first live shows in eleven years, reveal new live drummer Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will be joined on their first live dates for over a decade by former Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles Louder · Oct 6, 2025
"My first guitar was nasty, old, and cheap. It didn’t have a name on it – they were too embarrassed to put it on, I think!” 7 electric guitar icons on the budget acoustics that shaped their early years From Alex Lifeson to Peter Frampton, Mark Morton to Michael Schenker, we share the stories of famous guitarists' first guitars in their own words Guitar World · Sep 22, 2025
Guitar World · Sep 16, 2025 “It can never be a bad thing to know your triads and inversions!” Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first-inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today Don't be intimidated by the terminology. First-inversion chords is the fancy name for slash chords and they can add some range and spice to your songwriting
Louder · Sep 7, 2025 “Using sci-fi stuff worked for us – there are no boundaries and you can use all your goofy sounds. There are Marshall stacks and Serbian guitarists using echo machines in space!” The poems, movies and sheep that inspired Rush’s A Farewell To Kings The Canadian trio’s fifth album set them on a new course that embraced synths, double-necked guitars and exploring the concept of loss. It was an experience they’d never be able to replicate, even though they tried
MusicRadar · Sep 5, 2025 “The high priests of conceptual rock!”: Every Rush studio album ranked – from worst to best Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire called them “the world’s biggest cult band”
Louder · Sep 3, 2025 “I once played with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. You can imagine how I was feeling… I got through YYZ. They told me I was playing too fast!” Taylor Hawkins’ love for prog stars Rush, Genesis, Yes and more Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins discusses how he got into prog rock
Guitar World · Aug 27, 2025 “There was so much negative feeling from the record company, and our management was worried, we came back full force. There was a lot of passion and anger on that record”: Alex Lifeson on the story behind Rush's longest song The band’s 1976 record 2112 – which followed the critically panned Caress of Steel – ended up become one of Rush’s most famed albums
Guitar World · Aug 22, 2025 “Paul Reed Smith sent me two amazing guitars because I lost all but one of my PRSs. That’s been one of the upsides”: Larry LaLonde lost his home in the LA wildfires, but Primus' new drummer, and two new PRSs, are keeping him focused As a player who always wanted to be weird, LaLonde is in the right band. Recent adventures include saving the guitar Alex Lifeson gave him from a wildfire, dealing with 7,000 drummer applications, and raiding a Guitar Center when Primus' gear got stuck in snow
Louder · Aug 19, 2025 “Was air-drumming even a thing before Tom Sawyer?”: Neil Peart’s greatest moments with Rush It wasn’t easy, but we’ve boiled the professor of prog’s most powerful percussive performances down to 10 key tracks
Guitar World · Aug 5, 2025 “The first thing that I grabbed when I was like, ‘We’ve got to get the hell out of here’ was the double-neck that Alex Lifeson gave me”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde opens up on losing his house and nearly all his gear in the devastating California wildfires LaLonde estimates that he lost about 58 guitars in the wildfire, including the “Sailing on the Seas of Cheese” Strat he had since high school
Louder · Jul 21, 2025 Watch Alex Lifeson play Rush cover with Tom Morello and 15-year-old drumming prodigy The startling career of Japanese YouTube sensation Yoyoka Sama continues
Guitar World · Jul 21, 2025 Alex Lifeson joins Tom Morello onstage to jam a Rush classic – during surprise guest spot in the band’s home city Morello’s solo tour hit the home of Rush and an unexpected guest guitarist sent the crowd into hysteria
Guitar World · Jul 11, 2025 “I try not to be Alex Lifeson from Rush… my days of shredding and playing like a crazy maniac are over. There are a million people on Instagram that do that now”: Alex Lifeson on throwing sonic curveballs with Envy of None – and why he’s all in on plugins As Alex Lifeson launches the second album from his latest prog project, Envy of None, we delve deep into the mists of its sonic landscape