Rush

Progressive Rock Rock 

Rush’s Amazing ‘Grace’

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition, Mercury/UMe, Neil Peart, Rush

A new box set celebrates the Canadian greats’ most underrated album of the ’80s

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Fusion Heavy Metal jazz 

Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Hive Minded

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bees in the Bonnet, Ellen Brekken, Hedvig Mollestad, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Ivor Loe Bjørnstad, Motorpsycho, Norway, Rune Grammofon, Rush, Terje Rypdal

Acclaimed Norwegian jazz metal outfit return with Bees in the Bonnet 

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Alternative Rock Rock 

WATCH: Absolight Shares ‘Fiction’ 

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Absolight, Fiction, Frames, Quebec, Rush, The Tragically Hip

Debut album from Quebec trio due in 2026

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Fusion Rock 

WATCH: Maiah Wynne Shares ‘Out of the Dark’

November 22, 2024 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2024, Alex Lifeson, Cat Power, Envy of None, Maiah Wynne, Out of the Dark, Rush

Solo debut of the same name from multi-talented Alex Lifeson associate out now

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Alternative Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Asa Daniels Goes Solo With “Historical Christ”

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Asa Daniels, Baked Goods, Chris Cornell, Colin Bryson, Dream Theater, Gooseberry, Historical Christ, James Meslin, Richie Cannata, Rush, Zach Bryan

Debut LP from Gooseberry guitarist and frontman out in the fall

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Music Journalism 

David Menconi Takes Us Inside Rounder Records with Oh, Didn’t They Ramble 

February 22, 2024February 23, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments Alison Krauss, Bill Nowlin, Books, David Menconi, George Thorogood, Hollerin', Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, Robert Plant, Rounder Records, Rush, They Might Be Giants, Ween

An exclusive chat with the acclaimed author and music journalist

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Rock Bottom: Geddy Lee Contributes an Important and Entertaining Memoir

December 11, 2023January 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 8 Comments Geddy Lee, Kiss, Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, Mort Zuckerman, My Effin Life, Nazareth, Neil Peart, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, World War II

Rush operated on epic scale, but Holocaust portion elevates this book beyond peers

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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 T.A. 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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