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"She has the guts to sit in that seat." Geddy Lee defends Rush's choice of Anika Nilles
By Phil Weller published
Lee knows some fans will never accept a drummer other than Neil Peart but says Nilles was the only person Rush considered for their return

Geddy Lee recalls his funniest Alex Lifeson story
By Phil Weller published
The band are readying their first tour in over a decade, but Lifeson is unlikely to make this mistake again

The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case
By Phil Weller published
The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case

Rush signals their second coming with a surprise appearance at the Juno Awards
By Phil Weller published
However, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee give different reasons for their choice of song, as Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make their debuts

Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says Jimmy Page’s “hypnotic beast” didn’t just shape his playing — it directly sparked a standout cut from Rush’s ‘2112’ album

“I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush
By Phil Weller published
Six years after Neil Peart’s death, Lee gave Lifeson a blunt choice — and set Rush’s next chapter in motion

Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music.
By Phil Weller published
The guitar behind Fripp’s prog-rock breakthrough nearly met a different fate

Ian Anderson says he wanted to utilize the soloing talents of new guitarist Jack Clark – so long as he obeyed one golden rule
By Phil Weller last updated
Jack Clark learned Anderson is a strict bandleader while recording 2025's ‘Curious Ruminant’
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