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“Thank you for making this week so effin’ amazing!”: Rush thank fans after triumphant comeback shows
By Beth Simpson published
Band are on tour until next April

Rush’s Geddy Lee, Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci on the guitar genius of Alex Lifeson
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

“I thought, 'I have no idea how I'm learning that'”: How Anika Nilles prepared for the Rush tour
By Beth Simpson published
She says she went down “the Rush rabbit hole”

Epiphone and Alex Lifeson team up for a replica of the Rush guitarist’s iconic 1976 ES-355
By Jonathan Horsley published
Complete with Gibson T-Type humbuckers, gold hardware, a Varitone and an Alpine White finish, this replica 'Whitey' pays tribute to the guitar that's near ever-present in the Rush catalogue

“The perfect choice for this!”: Mike Portnoy praises Anika Nilles’ performance at Rush comeback gig
By Beth Simpson published
She “absolutely KILLED IT” says Dream Theater man

“It was the record that changed our lives”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee on the band's classic 2112
By Jonathan Horsley published
No one at the record company was happy to hear that Rush had another concept record. But this time the prog trio stuck the landing on a sci-fi epic that changed everything

“We just asked management, and they said first song, first album”: Rush just made their live comeback
By Beth Simpson published
“Also, it’s the only song we know how to play," jokes Alex Lifeson

Geddy Lee on the making of Rush’s 1984 classic Grace Under Pressure
By Jonathan Horsley published
How the trio battled cabin fever in the depths of winter in search of a sound that had more of Alex Lifeson's guitar, more cutting-edge synths, "more of everything!"

Geddy Lee on honouring Neil Peart and why he and Alex Lifeson are getting back together as Rush
By Jonathan Horsley published
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

Geddy Lee on how he and Alex Lifeson chose Anika Nilles to fill the late, great Neil Peart’s role in Rush reunion tour
By Jonathan Horsley published
After a tip from his tech, the Rush frontman/bassist says there was only one drummer in his mind, and Nilles nailed the material. But she's going to need a bigger kit...
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