“Reflects her lifelong love for vintage snares”: Anika Nilles and TAMA collaborate on a signature snare AN1465 has a modern sound with a vintage look MusicRadar · Sep 2
"She's all that and a bag of chips." Onstage pranks prove Anika Nilles is unfazed by life as Rush drummer Rush drummer Anika Nilles regularly pranks Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson during shows Louder · Aug 30
Mike Portnoy has filed his review of Rush's Fifty Something tour. "Was able to spend some time with the Queen before the show!" Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy reports on Rush and Anika Nilles Louder · Aug 25
“I haven't really listened to Rush music… I never stumbled into the catalogue”: Anika Nilles on her preparation for Rush’s 50 Something tour Plus Geddy Lee describes a spooky experience meeting Neil Peart… as a bird MusicRadar · Aug 11
“Alex Lifeson went off on loose-limbed benders, taking madcap detours and stretching out phrases just to see where they’d land”: Rush deliver the thrill of mastery at Madison Square Garden – live review At the first show of their four-night stand in NYC, the new trinity of Lifeson, Lee, and Nilles delivered a tour de force of classics, deep cuts, and fearless musicianship Guitar World · Jul 29
“Alex and I looked at each other and went, ‘Wow, I think we have a drummer… Now what do we do?’” Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the inside story behind the Rush reunion How Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee found drummer Anika Nilles and put together the biggest reunion tour in prog rock history Guitar World · Jun 16
“Thank you for making this week so effin’ amazing!”: Rush thank fans for their support after triumphant comeback shows Band are on tour until next April MusicRadar · Jun 15
Rush just played a classic song for the first time in 47 years in Los Angeles The Fifty Something tour continues to throw up surprises – and this time it was A Farewell To Kings, aired for the first time since 1979 Louder · Jun 14
“I was sitting there thinking, 'I have no idea how I'm learning that,' but somehow it's working because I learned those songs in a completely different way”: How Anika Nilles prepared for the Rush tour She says she went down “the Rush rabbit hole” MusicRadar · Jun 12
“She was a complete stranger. She was a bit intimidated at first because she’d heard of the band, but she wasn’t a Rush fan”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee on Anika Nilles’ rollercoaster audition for Rush's Fifty Something tour Their five-day session with Nilles wasn’t an audition, but it took until the last day for their doubts over a Rush reunion tour to be destroyed Guitar World · Jun 11
Rush mix it up on night two of the Fifty Something tour - and play the whole of 2112 Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make more memories at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles Louder · Jun 10
“I was so happy for her… nailing all of the big Neil moments with a giant smile on her face the whole time! She really is the perfect choice for this!”: Mike Portnoy is effusive in his praise of Anika Nilles’ performance at Rush comeback gig She “absolutely KILLED IT” says Dream Theater man MusicRadar · Jun 9
The fumble and the fill: Two moments of genius from Anika Nilles' emotional first show with Rush Rush have returned to the stage, and we're feeling it Louder · Jun 9
Rush play first show in 11 years, armed with double-neck guitars and deep cuts The prog legends returned to the stage at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and the setlist and gear on display are a sight to behold Guitar World · Jun 8
Louder · Jun 8 We have liftoff! Watch Rush return to the stage in Los Angeles - includes full setlist After 3964 days, Rush are back
Louder · Jun 8 “He asked, ‘Will you guys ever tour again?’ We said, ‘We’re going out in 2026.’ The crowd laughed – then realised we weren’t kidding”: How Rush transformed from political pariahs to comeback kings Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson draw a career line from the early 80s to 2027. They say they might continue after that, if they can stand each other – and if they can stand
Guitar World · May 19 “Many drummers reached out to me in the aftermath of Neil’s passing. That was most distasteful to me”: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the drummers that tried to force a Rush reunion on them The band was still in mourning when they started getting offers to replace Neil Peart
Louder · May 4 "I'm going to be a bit sad when we hit the stage and I'm facing the audience and not facing her because I’m having so much fun playing along with her." Geddy Lee reveals what it's like working with new Rush drummer Anika Nilles Rush are preparing 38 songs for their Fifty Something tour, which begins next month
Louder · Apr 8 "There are certain signature sounds that come directly from his playing – not from the equipment, but from him." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles reveals her thoughts on Neil Peart's playing Anika Nilles will make her touring debut with Rush in Los Angeles in July
Louder · Apr 3 "It wasn't quite working with the three of us. We were thinking that maybe we should continue with someone else." Alex Lifeson says he initially had doubts about new Rush drummer Anika Nilles Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Anika Nilles are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock
Louder · Mar 31 "We talked a lot about Neil – about his view on music and drumming." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles looks back on her first rehearsal with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Anika Nilles, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock
MusicRadar · Mar 30 “You really can’t ask us what song to play. We have so many. So we just asked management, and they said 'first song, first album'”: Rush just made their live comeback with new drummer Anika Nilles by going right back to the beginning “Also, it’s the only song we know how to play," jokes Alex Lifeson
Guitar World · Mar 30 “You really can't ask us what song to play. If we have to choose one song, it's almost impossible”: Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee perform with new drummer Anika Nilles for the first time at Canada's Juno Awards The duo previewed what fans can expect from their highly-anticipated Fifty Something reunion tour, which kicks off in June
MusicRadar · Feb 27 “No one was more deserving of a life to himself than he was… We were torn, and sympathetic. At the same time, we felt we had unfinished business”: Geddy Lee on honouring Neil Peart and why he and Alex Lifeson are getting back together as Rush Rush will to the stage once more to celebrate the life and legacy of the late, great Neil Peart. Lee explains how wellness clinics, fun jams and "unfinished business" made the "R" word easier to say
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 ‘Everybody wants a bestie like this guy!’ Rush on rock’s most anticipated reunion – and its greatest bromance After drummer Neil Peart died in 2020, many thought the Canadian prog legends would never reform. As they book a mammoth global tour, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson explain how their lifelong bond drew them back together