Ep. 76: Vicki Flier Hudson of The Spirit of Rush and Author of a New Book of Poetry Dedicated to Neil Peart
Our guest this week is Vicki Flier Hudson, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the popular Georgia-based Rush tribute band The Spirit of Rush. Vicki has also authored three books, with her most re...
8 Feb 20211h
Ep. 75: David Calcano, ”Neil Peart: The Illustrated Quotes”
Our pal David Calcano is back for his second appearance on the podcast, and this time we're talking about Fantoons' new "Neil Peart: The Illustrated Quotes." We ask David the origins of the book, and ...
1 Feb 20211h 2min
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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Dec 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 Dec 202055min
