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Rush got emails "from all kinds of drummers" minutes after the death of Neil Peart
By Stef Lach published
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recalls being sickened by tasteless messages from people who wanted to audition for Peart's seat

A Farewell to Kings - Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back on 50 years of Rush
By Philip Wilding published
We sat down with Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at the end of 2024 to speak about their 50-year journey from there to here - and what might happen next

The chaotic story of Rush’s early years and their journey from high school stoners to prog icons
By Paul Elliott published
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back their journey from high school stoners to prog icons-in-waiting

“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Pat Cash’s record collection
By Jo Kendall published
Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

When Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown and Rush got in trouble with the law - with proggy results
By Martin Kielty published
Never mind the usual drink and drug offences… quirky, eccentric incidents seem to surround some of those who make music the same way

“Amid the turmoil over synths, there’s a perfect balance”: 12 great Rush songs of the 80s
By Prog published
They ditched the kimonos for keyboards and pursued a new, modern sound that had fans bewitched and bewildered in equal measure. Here are some prime examples

Rush share unboxing video for new Rush 50 box set
By Jerry Ewing published
Rush 50 celebrates the band's half-century in a variety of formats featuring seven previously unreleased tracks, out in March

Alex Lifeson and Geddy are jamming together – but they have no plans to resurrect Rush with a new drummer
By Dave Everley published
Alex Lifeson reveals he and Geddy Lee have weekly jam session – and they record the results
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