Chic, sexy, elegant: the classic bob is back as the haircut of the summer Jessica Biel and Zendaya herald a new era for the shorter look that often symbolises a new beginning The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024
"I could have been paralyzed. I'm not exaggerating": Cherie Currie reveals how Rush almost ended her musical career Former Runaways star Cherie Currie warms up for her upcoming European tour by dishing the dirt on her least favourite Canadians Louder · Jul 18, 2024
"I knew we were going nowhere fast and I had to get out": Triumph were on the cusp of superstardom – then they let it all go By the end of the 70s Triumph were living up to their name. Then came the falling-out, the split, and 20 years of toxicity before they shared a stage again Louder · Jul 17, 2024
Cool new proggy sounds from Lizzard, Ebony Buckle, Exist Immortal and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week Great new prog you must hear from Sometime In February, Forever In Transit, Echoverse, Death By Gong and more... Louder · Jul 12, 2024
“I feel like if I don’t approach it from a fun angle right now, I’ll just freak out!”: The Mars Volta’s Philo Tsoungui plays drums to Rush, LimeLight after hearing it for the first time The German-born drummer happened to use Neil Peart signature sticks, despite never having heard the Rush song before MusicRadar · Jul 9, 2024
"The more I listened to 18 And Life and Youth Gone Wild, the more I knew that these songs were meant for me to sing": Sebastian Bach looks back on his extraordinary life He played clubs and guzzled beer at 14; fronted Skid Row and got hit records, star friends, a taste for coke and the sack; then things got really interesting Metal Hammer · Jun 14, 2024
“Gordon’s daughter said to us, ‘Leave it to Rush to make The Way I Feel sound prog,’ so I think we succeeded”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite for Gordon Lightfoot tribute Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee paid tribute to the Canadian songwriting icon in Toronto Guitar World · May 29, 2024
“A lot of it is first takes and demos. Because of what had happened to Neil we didn’t want to re-record – the songs felt too precious”: Rush fans had to wait 11 years for Vapor Trails to become the album it deserved to be After tragedy shattered drummer Neil Peart’s life, many were just glad to have their 17th studio album in 2002. But it left almost everyone disappointed at the time Louder · May 14, 2024
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are still jamming together: "We’re actually playing a lot of Rush songs" – but there are caveats "It’s funny because we sound like a really bad tribute band for the first three or four run-throughs on these things" MusicRadar · May 8, 2024
“There’s an early No Doubt song which might as well be full-on heavy metal, if you want to hear Gwen singing for Black Sabbath. And there’s an absolutely shredding solo!” No Doubt’s Tom Dumont names 10 guitarists (and one genre) that shaped his sound The No Doubt and Dreamcar guitarist attempted two Rush songs at a seventh-grade talent show, chunked up on Black Sabbath and later named his son after Ace Frehley – but reggae got deepest into his heart Guitar World · May 7, 2024
“Nobody cares about new material anymore. They just want to hear the old stuff from guys like us”: Alex Lifeson says he’s jamming with Geddy Lee again – but they sound like a “really bad tribute band” at times Alex Lifeson sets the record straight on whether Rush will ever tour again Guitar World · May 7, 2024
"We sound like a really bad tribute band": Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee have been playing Rush songs together Don't get too excited Louder · May 6, 2024
“Keyboards started coming up a lot more, and so there was a little more of a fight for space with the guitar”: Alex Lifeson looks back on the difficult creation of Rush’s 1984 classic, Grace Under Pressure Recorded during a brutal winter, Grace Under Pressure did not come easy, but all things considered, Lifeson can look back on it as a triumph. Rush had moved on, and that was the goal... Guitar World · May 6, 2024
Troye Sivan wins song of the year at 2024 Apra awards for Rush Sivan shared the Apra award with music producer Styalz Fuego, who co-wrote Rush The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024
Louder · Apr 22, 2024 “We weren’t even talking for a while. Creatively it was just a mess. I didn’t like the scene we were part of and I wanted away from it all”: Where Primus went in 2000 and how they came back Les Claypool brought his main band to London ahead of Green Naugahyde’s launch and revealed the tribulations he’d undergone in the 14 years since his previous visit
Louder · Apr 20, 2024 “Keyboards were the new thing. There was this attitude: ‘They sound big and they sound cool’”: how Rush swapped guitars and kimonos for synths and mullets in the 1980s A deep dive into Rush’s divisive 80s period, when side-long epics were out and synths came in
Guitar World · Apr 16, 2024 “I strongly believe that if you give a guitar to five different players – same guitar, same amp – each one of them is going to sound different”: Alex Lifeson takes us behind the scenes at Lerxst to talk gear, tone and the possibility of new music Time will tell whether Lifeson and Geddy Lee will work together again, but in the mean time the Rush icon has lots of new gear to show us, developed in partnership with Mojotone and Godin
Guitar World · Apr 16, 2024 “He’d pull off bass riffs that were just amazing – he doesn’t just follow the roots”: Listen to Geddy Lee’s “flamenco” strumming technique on Rush’s Snakes & Arrows Geddy Lee’s signature sounds abound on Snakes and Arrows, but was there a new twist in his bass playing?
MusicRadar · Apr 11, 2024 “The magic is easily achievable”: Give your guitar a Hentor Sportscaster makeover and nail Moving Pictures-era Rush tones as Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst debuts the Limelight pre-wired pickguard Nail Alex Lifeson’s Moving Pictures-era tone with the Lerxst Limelight pre-wired pickguard
Guitar World · Apr 10, 2024 “The original Hentor brought a mix of tone and playability that empowered me to explore sounds I had never attempted before”: Alex Lifeson’s LERXST Limelight pickguard provides the transferable tones of one of his most iconic instruments Lifeson’s Hentor Sportscaster was used extensively throughout the ‘80s, and featured on numerous Rush records and tours
Louder · Apr 9, 2024 "It was a pretty low time. We weren't sure of the kind of band we wanted to be": How time took its toll on Rush as they worked on the follow-up to Signals For 1984's Grace Under Pressure, Rush brought in Supertramp producer Peter Henderson: It was not a good fit
Guitar World · Apr 4, 2024 “It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the universe”: Alex Lifeson debuts his second stompbox, the LERXST Snow Dog – paying tribute to the fuzz tones championed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck The Rush legend continues his advance on the gear market with the LERXST brand, which already has a guitar and drive/boost pedal to its name
Louder · Apr 2, 2024 Suck: A tribute to the brilliant acting career of Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson From trailer parks and vampire rockers to conspiracy theorists and beyond, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson is one of rock's premiere thespians
Louder · Mar 31, 2024 The 11 greatest Rush album sleeves, by the man who created them Rush album cover artist Hugh Syme looks back on his favourite covers
Louder · Mar 30, 2024 “I believed we would not get back together. I thought Rush was a place Neil was not going to be able to go back to emotionally”: how Rush survived the 1990s and early 2000s Rush refound their rock spirit in the 1990s – only to be blindsided by personal tragedy