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"I was sitting there thinking, I can’t hear guitar": Alex Lifeson on the battle behind Rush's most divisive song, Subdivisions

Sonically, Subdivisions took Rush further into the world of synthesisers – and guitarist Alex Lifeson wasn't happy about it

Louder

Planners back Blackhawks’ expanded training center and community hub

The $65 million project is expected to be ready by early 2026.

Chicago Sun-Times

"If I can't sing it with conviction then it doesn't matter, I can’t do it": What happened when Rush met the Manic Street Preachers

At the end of 2007, there was a clash of cultures as Welsh rockers the Manic Street Preachers went head to head with Rush and probed their inner secrets

Louder

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“You bassists who think your bass isn’t loud enough, you’re right! I always want my bass louder in the mix”: How Geddy Lee found his sound with Rush

Geddy Lee used distortion to “knit together” his live sound with Canada’s pioneering power trio

Guitar World

Avenged Sevenfold singer M Shadows picks his ten favourite concept albums

Now US metalheads Avenged Sevenfold have moved into prog metal and avant-garde concept albums, singer M Shadows reveals his inspirations

Metal Hammer

Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together

At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

Guitar World

"Geddy didn't understand what a blues scale was." Gene Simmons recalls the time he gave Rush's Geddy Lee a bass lesson on tour

Kiss' Gene Simmons reflects on helping Rush's Geddy Lee with his bass knowledge while the two bands were on tour together

Metal Hammer

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From Troye Sivan to Padam Padam: Australia is in its gay era and the world should thank us

The country has long exported groundbreaking queer fare – but these are particularly blessed times, filled with Murray Bartlett, G Flip and Lydia Tár

The Guardian - AU

Alex Lifeson teaches Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett the solo to Rush classic Limelight

Shiflett's new podcast is off to a strong start

MusicRadar

Rik Emmett: “If I wrote a pop tune, the guys wanted to make it heavy. I’d put more power chords in and Townshend it up. For a while, it worked”

The former Triumph guitarist looks back on the Canadian rock phenomenon, addresses those Rush comparisons, and reveals how they kept the Rock & Roll Machine running – until it ground to a halt

Guitar World

“This is a guitar for any level... It’s a wonderful platform” – Epiphone launches the Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess

Lifeson's latest signature Axcess ships in Ruby with gold hardware and is packed with features: a Floyd Rose 1000 Series, coil-splitting, heel sculpting... Everything but the piezo

MusicRadar

The 50 best rock albums of the year... so far

2023 has thrown up more great albums than humanity probably deserves, and we've got compiled the very best of them into one historic web destination

Louder

Abortion bans in other states fuel rise in high-risk patients at Chicago hospitals: ‘Doctors told me the baby could die tomorrow’

Even in states that allow abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, doctors say fear of prosecution is leading many to send high-risk patients to Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

"Like Starcastle fronted by Bruce Dickinson!" - how Metal Church man went prog with Presto Ballet

Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof reveals a much proggier side to his musical character with US prog outfit Presto Ballet

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Listen to Geddy Lee’s isolated bassline on Freewill. The Rush song Alex Lifeson said was their “most ambitious”

Geddy Lee: “One moment it’s heavy riffing and then you utilise the rhythm section verses the guitar”

Louder

Watch newly restored 4K footage of Rush on their 1976 2112 tour

Rare live footage from Rush's 2112 tour has surfaced online

Louder

"For a while, it was the worst song on the album…" The story behind Rush's Tom Sawyer

Inspired by old books and new technology, Tom Sawyer was the song that reinvented prog giants Rush – but it almost never made the album

Louder

Envy Of None share animated video for That Was Then

Envy Of None, featuring Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, have just released their That Was Then EP

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Clockwork Angels: one of the best albums Rush ever made

Rush's 20th release was a concept album inspired by both the steampunk movement and Voltaire’s 18th-century French satire Candide - it’s also one of the best albums of their career

Guitar World

When Cliff Burton met Geddy Lee: “He started pacing, he started smoking pot, and he was like, ‘Oh my God!’”

Kirk Hammett remembers when Rush frontman Geddy Lee showed up at a Metallica show

Guitar World

Primus's Les Claypool names 7 bassists who shaped his sound

The alt-rock innovator on "one of the most underrated bass players ever", who he sees as the instrument's Jimi Hendrix and that time a low-end hero "f**king kicked my ass" in a jam

Guitar World

Crown Lands’ doubleneck devotee Kevin Comeau on his fearless guitar/bass multitasking, recording with Alex Lifeson’s acoustic and why Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream is a tonal benchmark

Comeau unpacks his multi-instrumentalist approach on the Rush disciples’ impossibly expansive sound, and explains just exactly where he got that super-cool doubleneck

Guitar World

The Lowlist: Primus' Sailing The Seas Of Cheese – a weird mix of twisted basslines, warped lyrics and general weirdness

For the second Primus album, Les Claypool decided that he was bored with the 4-string and his playing needed something to "blow it wide open". Cue 6 string fretless mania…

Louder

Could Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reunite for Rush's 50th anniversary next year?

Alex Lifeson's Envy of None band mate Andy Curran discusses the possibility of Lifeson and Geddy Lee working together again

Guitar World

Paul Gilbert names 12 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Mr. Big guitar hero reveals how his strap length influenced his technique, why hearing Yngwie Malmsteen down the phone inspired him to give fast picking one more try, and what he considers to be "one of the biggest scourges" of modern guitar playing

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