Jason Segel has always portrayed Rush fanboys. On 1999’s Freaks and Geeks, he played Nick, an aspiring rock drummer growing up in suburban Michigan in 1980. For Nick, there was no greater musician than Rush’s Neil Peart. With the devastating news of the drummer’s death on Friday, we look back at “Smooching and Mooching,” the third to last episode in the short-lived cult series.
After Nick’s militant father discovers his abysmal grades, he cruelly sells his 29-piece drum kit. He finds refuge at the Weir household, home to...
After Nick’s militant father discovers his abysmal grades, he cruelly sells his 29-piece drum kit. He finds refuge at the Weir household, home to...
- 1/10/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Peart, whose drum theatrics and iconoclastic lyrics fueled the Canadian rock trio Rush to international fame, died Tuesday in Santa Monica after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 67. His longtime bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson confirmed the news today on social media.
Neil Peart September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020 pic.twitter.com/NivX2RhiB8
— Rush (@rushtheband) January 10, 2020
Ontario native Peart wrote the lyrics to most of Rush’s songs and is widely considered among the greatest drummers in rock ‘n’ roll history. Known for his wild fills, massive drum kit and steely onstage demeanor. “The Professor” joined bassist Lee and guitarist Lifeson in Rush after its first album in 1974, and the band would go one to sell millions of records worldwide. He retired from the group weeks after it played its final show on August 1, 2015, at the Forum near Los Angeles, capping its 40th anniversary tour.
Rush is a...
Neil Peart September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020 pic.twitter.com/NivX2RhiB8
— Rush (@rushtheband) January 10, 2020
Ontario native Peart wrote the lyrics to most of Rush’s songs and is widely considered among the greatest drummers in rock ‘n’ roll history. Known for his wild fills, massive drum kit and steely onstage demeanor. “The Professor” joined bassist Lee and guitarist Lifeson in Rush after its first album in 1974, and the band would go one to sell millions of records worldwide. He retired from the group weeks after it played its final show on August 1, 2015, at the Forum near Los Angeles, capping its 40th anniversary tour.
Rush is a...
- 1/10/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
At this point, it’s pretty clear that Rush have no real future as either a studio or live band. But this August, a little more than four years after the Canadian prog-rock legends played their final notes together onstage in 2015, fans will have the chance to celebrate the group at worldwide, one-night-only screenings of a new film called Cinema Strangiato. Today, they’re teasing the contents with a new trailer.
The feature, partly named after Rush’s beloved 1978 instrumental “La Villa Strangiato,” promises highlights from Rush’s 2015 R40 Live...
The feature, partly named after Rush’s beloved 1978 instrumental “La Villa Strangiato,” promises highlights from Rush’s 2015 R40 Live...
- 6/20/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
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