<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Rush ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/rush Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:58:52 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/you-really-cant-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 4iaZ7kQipWqFTw74vwWG38 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:58:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Electronic gear was expanding. The Fairlight was being used all over the place. All those things were going on and we wanted some of that”: Rush legend Geddy Lee on the making of the band’s groundbreaking ‘80s classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/electronic-gear-was-expanding-the-fairlight-was-being-used-all-over-the-place-all-those-things-were-going-on-and-we-wanted-some-of-that-rush-frontman-geddy-lee-on-the-making-of-the-bands-groundbreaking-80s-classic YtCDCkJQwHf76AoiKjozDZ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/geddy-lee-on-rush-fifty-something-reunion-tour 6qQfNPRCg5D8itXgRncaZF Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:01:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:24:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I mean, it’s a terrible position to put someone in. They would always be compared to the man”: Geddy Lee on why he and Alex Lifeson chose Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles to fill the late, great Neil Peart’s role in Rush reunion tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/geddy-lee-on-why-anika-nilles-was-the-perfect-drummer-for-rush-reunion-tour L3WRAwWtCBnPLcksKLDy5Q Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We dearly hope you will come along and help us celebrate 50 years of Rush music, while giving Neil the long overdue tribute he so richly deserves”: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are bringing the Rush reunion tour to the UK, Europe and South America ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rush-announce-2027-uk-europe-south-america-live-shows-fifty-something-tour mogEsmic5fmRmAZoKBfNAS Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were probably 20 people at that first Rush gig. I don’t recall whether those 20 people were impressed or not. I’m guessing that they weren’t!”: Alex Lifeson recalls the humble beginnings of his legendary band ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/there-were-probably-20-people-at-that-first-rush-gig-i-dont-recall-whether-those-20-people-were-impressed-or-not-im-guessing-that-they-werent-alex-lifeson-recalls-the-humble-beginnings-of-his-legendary-band WrfQx8rtBReHwvq6iiGTaV Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:15:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-never-realised-just-how-difficult-it-was-for-alex-he-had-to-rethink-everything-when-geddy-lees-obsession-with-synthesizers-made-rush-guitarist-alex-lifeson-feel-sidelined-in-his-own-band Jy8oBmJxPeFf9benRxmSvc Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:16:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/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 fzZpv7uvF88DNn3a3wEirn Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:52:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/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 BwCfCw3BixqyBCBcVtN3pQ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The high priests of conceptual rock!”: Every Rush studio album ranked – from worst to best ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-high-priests-of-conceptual-rock-every-rush-studio-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best kQexxq4ppXnZLfdAspEohG Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:32:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To those that have said I inspired them to start drumming, the first thing I say is: ‘I apologise to your parents!’”: A rare interview with legendary drummer Neil Peart of Rush ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/to-those-that-have-said-i-inspired-them-to-start-drumming-the-first-thing-i-say-is-i-apologise-to-your-parents-a-rare-interview-with-legendary-drummer-neil-peart-of-rush hSbuuyhqnWcdG4tqqPSXBR Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were getting more popular. It was a different level of fame. Alex and I seemed to be able to block those things out. But Neil couldn’t. He was struggling”: Why a classic Rush album spelt trouble for legendary drummer Neil Peart ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-were-getting-more-popular-it-was-a-different-level-of-fame-alex-and-i-seemed-to-be-able-to-block-those-things-out-but-neil-couldnt-he-was-struggling-why-a-classic-rush-album-spelt-trouble-for-legendary-drummer-neil-peart X4HN6tAaQNGU4rHFYd25Ga Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:54:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’d start, ‘You’ll never guess what I dreamed last night…’ and the groaning would begin”: How Rush marshalled Alex Lifeson’s dreams to write a bona-fide prog-rock classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rush-the-making-of-la-villa-strangiato 2CDU8xp4DmvqkjWUCJHaH8 Thu, 01 May 2025 14:17:59 +0000 Mon, 12 May 2025 17:15:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Honestly, he's my best friend. Why wouldn't I wanna hang around with him?”: Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee still meet up and jam “once a week” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/honestly-hes-my-best-friend-why-wouldnt-i-wanna-hang-around-with-him-rushs-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-still-meet-up-and-jam-once-a-week SEjRLtG6QeVrxHEA3ojHVJ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:55:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Not that I was restricted in any way with Rush. I’m very proud of what we did. But this is a whole different kind of experience”: Alex Lifeson on disguised guitars, soloing strategies and finding fresh sounds and freedom with Envy Of None ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/alex-lifeson-envy-of-none-stygian-waves naWurDkyMq9pvxxgQXAgXg Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:52:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We always have one song, on every album, that doesn’t quite click. And we thought that Tom Sawyer was going to be the one”: How Rush finally nailed their most famous song ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-always-have-one-song-on-every-album-that-doesnt-quite-click-and-we-thought-that-tom-sawyer-was-going-to-be-the-one-how-rush-finally-nailed-their-most-famous-song T3zxEjuXKAbNBd2LsHEWkK Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:36:51 +0000 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:57:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Each time I'm about to play it, I take a deep breath and I exhale on that first note": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Rush ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/each-time-im-about-to-play-it-i-take-a-deep-breath-and-i-exhale-on-that-first-note-5-songs-guitarists-need-to-hear-by-rush aJbuq25Cvj8PVhGFHwuJGh Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:31:22 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I looked at my bandmates and missed them already and I felt sad to see such joy in Neil’s face when we were down to the last few bars of our last song played together": Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee recall Rush's final live moments ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-looked-at-my-bandmates-and-missed-them-already-and-i-felt-sad-to-see-such-joy-in-neils-face-when-we-were-down-to-the-last-few-bars-of-our-last-song-played-together-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-recall-rushs-final-live-moments 6sHtAMtwpMCrJGWxasktTK Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:01:18 +0000 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:36:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m blown away by TONEX and all of the things that this set of sounds has”: IK Multimedia teams up with Alex Lifeson for software suite collecting AI-generated models of four of his favourite tube amps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/guitar-plugins/im-blown-away-by-tonex-and-all-of-the-things-that-this-set-of-sounds-has-ik-multimedia-teams-up-with-alex-lifeson-for-software-suite-collecting-ai-generated-models-of-four-of-his-favourite-tube-amps seARkfGMmYLML3ELxzRPH7 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:56:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Making that record was like pulling teeth!” Rock legends Rush remember the album that drove them half-mad ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/making-that-record-was-like-pulling-teeth-rock-legends-rush-remember-the-album-that-drove-them-half-mad xN2L8qnjJZmRYNbzH5giY7 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:37:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ No need to wait for Black Friday; Sweetwater's Beat The Holiday Rush Sale has mega offers like $500 off D'Angelico and over $1,000 off B.C. Rich and Guild ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/no-need-to-wait-for-black-friday-sweetwaters-beat-the-holiday-rush-sale-has-mega-offers-like-usd500-off-dangelico-and-over-usd1-000-off-b-c-rich-and-guild yMCHSDMqzBWTzTgvyxvSo8 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:05:50 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We certainly achieved the ‘Blah-talkie’ sound, but what surprised us was how versatile this pedal turned out to be”: Alex Lifeson’s Lerxt Amps and Morley team up to bring you vocal and synth-like tones from the Blah Blah wah pedal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/lerxst-and-morley-unveil-alex-lifeson-rush-blah-blah-wah-pedal pcnFmmZXHNFsiTXTWnZBDX Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:54:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skip the Prime Day rush and grab yourself up to $300 off Roland drums, pianos, and synths at Guitar Center ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitar-center-roland-sale 9LGJFLND4HbfFcwpXWSTFk Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:28:50 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was like finding it on the street": The Beatles' Yesterday and five other songs that were inspired by dreams ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/i-fell-out-of-bed-and-the-piano-was-right-there-the-beatles-yesterday-and-5-other-songs-that-were-inspired-by-dreams nVogj7QoQhBgt9HQXbviNk Fri, 17 May 2024 16:02:25 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2024 23:38:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are still jamming together: "We’re actually playing a lot of Rush songs" – but there are caveats ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-are-still-jamming-together-were-actually-playing-a-lot-of-rush-songs-but-there-are-caveats UtZLqGdpw2spJ8osBWQTq6 Wed, 08 May 2024 10:23:19 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 10:58:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/lerxst-alex-lifeson-rush-limelight-prewired-pickguard UzLo6aJaBNZvKBnvMSx6zM Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:44:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My introduction to fuzz was before I had any on my face”: Alex Lifeson takes his pedalboard journey back to the start with Lerxst’s The Snow Dog – a limited edition octave fuzz with bark and bite ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alex-lifeson-rush-lerxst-the-snow-dog-octave-fuzz-pedal Ya6qqXFovRep42aZB9abP9 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:42:19 +0000 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:50:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2024: Alex Lifeson unites with Godin to channel and evolve his Hentor Sportcaster with the new signature Limelight guitar – “It was not quite enough for me to just develop a reissue of that very special instrument" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-2024-alex-lifeson-unites-with-godin-to-channel-and-evolve-his-hentor-sportcaster-with-the-new-signature-limelight-guitar-it-was-not-quite-enough-for-me-to-just-develop-a-reissue-of-that-very-special-instrument nn88Y2nngtVWtBryrWQbDL Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:04:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ An Alex Lifeson signature pedal has arrived much sooner than we expected: you can get the Lerxst By-Tor Drive pedal right now ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/an-alex-lifeson-signature-pedal-has-arrived-much-sooner-than-we-expected-you-can-get-the-lerxst-by-tor-drive-pedal-right-now rxccE9y6t7dfV2P6KnW3Vo Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:00:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Lifeson reveals signature LERXST amp line with MojoTone ahead of writing sessions with Geddy Lee ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alex-lifeson-reveals-signature-amp-line-with-mojotone-ahead-of-writing-sessions-with-geddy-lee ydsCUBgfTvqkFrauDAyb7L Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:37:50 +0000 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "His playing is inspirational and speaks to my soul like no other guitarist" – Alex Lifeson guests with Tool in Toronto ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/his-playing-is-inspirational-and-speaks-to-my-soul-like-no-other-guitarist-alex-lifeson-guests-with-tool-in-toronto WtFB2K9GyPPmKJEq9SP8Li Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:03:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It had been a taboo subject" – why Geddy Lee isn't ruling out a Rush reunion with Alex Lifeson anymore ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/it-had-been-a-taboo-subject-geddy-lee-isnt-ruling-out-a-rush-reunion-with-alex-lifeson 7yEA6GUyuUMqsGUAbMCGAC Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:20:50 +0000 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:52:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Who knew bass players were so effin’ human?”: Rush legend Geddy Lee to interview Rob Trujillo, Les Claypool and more in upcoming Paramount+ docuseries ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/rush-geddy-lee-are-bass-players-human-too-docuseries DBCceWoAo3GK7JERidRCAK Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neil Peart’s DW piccolo snare drum is up for sale, with an asking price of just under £73,500 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/neil-peart-dw-piccolo-snare-for-sale-73-thousand-pounds Pba7cVPLgZavi87jThS5dD Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:12:41 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:28:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robby Krieger and Alex Lifeson jam on Santana classic Evil Ways ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/robby-krieger-doors-alex-lifeson-rush-santana-evil-ways 7gyRqZSXw3pdvHiv2DepFJ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:04:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nail Geddy Lee’s bass tones with his new YYZ Shape-shifter Signature SansAmp from Tech 21 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech21nyc-geddy-lee-shapeshifter-signature-sansamp-rush 6cZjoaBdyqQafUP2xJzc33 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:17:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rush legends Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reunite alongside Primus onstage for Closer To The Heart performance ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/rush-reunion-geddy-lee-alex-lifeson-primus-south-park BDcusKtWRKiteqpJLmPyo6 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:27:21 +0000 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:40:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool says performing Rush masterpiece A Farewell To Kings in its entirety was like climbing Everest ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/les-claypool-primus-rush 4eLhN72aUHDuo5Az8xTCce Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:31:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Classic interview: Alex Lifeson talks Rush Moving Pictures track-by-track ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alex-lifeson-rush-moving-pictures-interview AwMa7GCJREASKZ3uoTSGS6 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:40:38 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:45:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush legends Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee unveil new signature ale with new videos ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/geddy-lee-alex-lifeson-rush-ale NTEaZapaLtt3bEK7D3jCDN Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:52:44 +0000 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:44:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Primus play A Farewell To Kings on their Rush tribute tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/primus-rush-a-farewell-to-kings 6U3xeStYTLEPUTSg4rZxGC Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:30:27 +0000