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Music Journalism Radio Retail Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top [Album Rock] Tracks for the Week Ending December 25, 1982

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 Thomas Inskeep 4 Comments ” Golden Earring, Adam Ant, AOR, Billboard, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Hall and Oates, J. Geils Band, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Pop Top 40, Rush, Saga, Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, The Fixx, The Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

On the cusp of ‘83, AOR grapples with New Wave in real time

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Alternative Rock Rock 

“A Change of Synergy”: Rush’s Signals at 40  

September 15, 2022 Blake Maddux 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, PolyGram Records, Rush, Signals, Subdivisions, The Analog Kid

Looking back on the album that began the Canadian trio’s controversial keyboard era

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Electronic jazz Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Revisiting A Far-Out Tony Williams Classic

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Todd Manning 0 Comments drums, Jazz, M.I.G. Music, Neu!, Patrick O’Hearn, Play or Die, Rush, Tom Grant, Tony Williams, Weather Report

Legendary jazz drummer’s 1980 trio LP emulates Rush, Neu!

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Heavy Metal Progressive Rock 

Rat Or Angel?

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1991, Angel Rat, Canada, Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, Heavy Metal, Jean-Yvez “Blacky” Theriault, Nothingface, Pink Floyd, Quebec, Rush, The Beatles, Voivod

30 years of grappling with Voivod’s disasterpiece Angel Rat

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop 

The Polyphonic Spree Sing The Hits!

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ABBA, Barry Manilow., Daniel Johnston, INXS, Polyphonic Spree, Rush, The Association, The Bee Gees, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tim DeLaughter, Wings

Tim DeLaughter talks Barry Manilow, Tripping Daisy and his big band’s latest LP Afflatus

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Heavy Metal 

Will It Land On The Black Or The Red?: Riot’s Fire Down Under at 40

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments Accept, Blue Oyster Cult, Elektra Records, Fire Down Under, Gus Speranza, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Riot, Rush, Spinal Tap

The enduring legacy of 1981’s best American metal album

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Music Journalism Records 

LOOK: The 5 Best Bernie-in-Mittens Album Memes

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments Bernie Sanders, Biden Inauguration, George Harrison, Kendrick Lamar, memes, Neil Young, Rush, The Beatles, The Replacements

Check out how these classic covers were improved with the addition of Senator Sanders in his sensible winter gear

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New Wave Progressive Rock 

The Ripples of Rush’s Permanent Waves Still Being Felt

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 12/10/76, 1980, 40th Anniversary, Alex Lifeson, Freewill, Geddy Lee, Modern Drummer magazine, Neil Peart, Permanent Waves, Rush, Rush Capitol Theatre, The Spirit of Radio

40 years on and in the wake of Neil Peart’s unexpected passing, we look back on the Canadian power trio’s first foray into New Wave

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

A Few More Words About Neil Peart

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Fear of a Black Planet, Geddy Lee, Hold Your Fire, Limelight, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Neil Peart, Peter Dinklage, Presto, Primus, Public Enemy, RIP, Roll The Bones, Rush, Tom Sawyer, Vinnie Vincent, Vinnie Vincent Invasion

One fan’s reflection on the impact of Rush on the teenaged soul

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Progressive Rock Remembrance 

BREAKING: Neil Peart of Rush Dead at 67

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, RIP, Rush

The Canadian drummer who redefined the parameters of rock percussion succumbed to brain cancer

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