Open up you bags, ’cause this week’s Mix Six is going to really dish out the musical treats!
Rush
55 Articles
Ted Asregadoo
1 Min Read
Ted Asregadoo reviews the latest in the Classic Albums series, this one focusing on Rush’s two most influential LPs, 2112 and Moving Pictures.
Popdose Staff
11 Min Read
We’re counting down our Top 50 favorite rhythm sections of all-time! See who made the bottom of the list as we look at numbers 50 through 36.
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
There’s been a lot of comments about this series and I want to thank everyone, even the folks who are incensed that I didn’t make The Lamb Lies Down on…
Ted Asregadoo
3 Min Read
Rush –the world’s most famous cult band — brought their Time Machine Tour to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA for a marathon set (or should I say, two…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
Regrets, I’ve had a few. There were bands and artists I really wanted to squeeze onto this list but, ultimately, the fit wasn’t right. Queen certainly had the originality that…
Rob Smith
5 Min Read
Rob Smith attempts to stop time with Rush, in this week’s “Death by Power Ballad,” at Popdose.com
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
Some singles have just arrived on our doorstep, so now’s as good a time as any to scan what’s sailing ’round the horn. To kick things off, let’s talk about…
Matt Wardlaw
4 Min Read
That sound you heard last week was the sound of an orgasm, shared in unison worldwide by the dedicated legion of Rush fans. Make no mistake, I’m not talking about…
Ted Asregadoo
4 Min Read
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Outer space … other planets … dying stars … these are the musical metaphors of many bands who use said metaphors to either describe something…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
During the 1980s, the old guard prog bands had two choices – adapt or die. Some did to great success (Yes, Genesis) while others couldn’t go all the way and…
Ted Asregadoo
1 Min Read
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Long Live Rock For me, 1981 was a real musical watershed. I was a sophomore in high school, and through a series of events, it…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
This week, Dave Steed sets off a chain reaction, goes crazy from the heat, rocks a tricky rhyme, and bangs on the drum all day with Tom Sawyer.
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
This is a memo written in 1977 to the Canadian management of Rush. If pictures from this period are any indication, Uncle Donnie had taken to sporting a green Mohawk…
Dw. Dunphy
2 Min Read
Welcome back. Are you feeling comfortable? Good. Right about now, you’re sitting casually in your seat, perhaps in a chair staring at the monitor, perhaps bundled up on the couch,…
Matchup Monkey
1 Min Read
One of the special treasures of living in Los Angeles or San Diego is knowing that the adult amusement park of Las Vegas is only a brief road trip away….
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
May is the unofficial start of the summer concert season, so to unofficially celebrate the shows of 2009, Popdose.com and internet radio station The Penguin have teamed up for Penguimania…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
Triumph was an arena rock staple in the late ’70s and through much of the ’80s, particularly in their native Canada, where they were known for their bombastic, pyro-filled shows,…
Tom Werman
3 Min Read
The office I was given at Epic was located between the offices of Barry Kornfeld and Sandy Linzer, who were both A&R men and producers, as well. Both had been…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
Bands like Rush and AC/DC wear as a badge of honor the fact that they’ve never written or performed a power ballad. I love them both, but they’re pussies. The…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
It wasn’t their best album. It wasn’t even much like what people consider their best album. Yet the mighty Canadian power trio Rush found themselves on Atlantic Records with a…
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
Running is a solitary sport. You may train with a group or run a race in the company of one or two other people, but in the end, the concentration…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
My mom, God rest her soul, hit the nail on the head. She always used to ask me, “Why must you do everything ass-backwards?” She had a point. Shoes went…
Jeff Giles
15 Min Read
[Note: For those of you who werenÁ¢€â„¢t here a couple of weeks ago Á¢€” or just have very short memories Á¢€” this here is Part Two of the Complete IdiotÁ¢€â„¢s…
Jeff Giles
8 Min Read
[Note: As I mentioned last night, todayÁ¢€â„¢s Guide was written by my good friend Ted, who has been patiently and tirelessly defending Rush to me since we met. I take…
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