Ep. 74: Brian Hiatt, Senior Writer at Rolling Stone and author of ”The Spirit of Neil Peart,” a commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Neil Pear...
Brian Hiatt has written more than 65 cover stories during his 16-year tenure at Rolling Stone, including Rush's 2015 cover story--the band's first for magazine. Brian also wrote "The Spirit of Neil Pe...
25 Tammi 20211h 11min
Ep. 73: Richard Houghton, Author of ”Rush: The Day I Was There”
Author Richard Houghton's new book, "Rush: The Day I Was There," is an oral history of the band from a unique perspective: that of the fans. The book contains first-person accounts of Rush concerts: t...
18 Tammi 202154min
Ep. 72: Jacob Moon
After we wrapped up our episode on Rush covers,* we thought, "Why don't we talk with the man who performs some of greatest Rush covers?" An email or two later, and voila, we have Jacob Moon on the pod...
11 Tammi 20211h 17min
Ep. 71: Rush Covers
One test of a great song is how well it survives translation to another genre, and we all know that Rush has written some great songs. That's why this week we've compiled 10 of our favorite Rush cover...
4 Tammi 202151min
Ep. 70: Donna Halper
In 1974, Donna Halper, then music director of WMMS-FM in Cleveland, OH, dropped the needle on a record by an unsigned band called Rush, and in that instant, she became the reason why we're all Rush fa...
28 Joulu 202055min
Ep. 69: Alexander Hellene, Author of Dreamers & Misfits: The Definitive Book About Rush Fans
This week we talk with Alexander Hellene, author of the new book Dreamers & Misfits: The Definitive Book About Rush Fans. Alexander created a survey to find out who the typical Rush fan is. What did h...
21 Joulu 202055min
Ep. 68: Ryan Reed, Contributing Editor at Spin Magazine, Contributor to Ultimate Classic Rock, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork
Ryan Reed is a contributing editor at Spin Magazine and is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone and sites like Pitchfork and Ultimate Classic Rock. In an article for the latter site, Ryan put his Ru...
14 Joulu 20201h 8min
Ep. 67: A Show of Hands
This week, we talk about Rush's third live album, A Show Of Hands, which chronicles songs from Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, and Hold Your Fire. It's a fantastic album, one that perhap...
7 Joulu 20201h 2min
