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GEDDY LEE Names Hardest RUSH Song To Play On Bass While Singing

During the question-and-answer portion of his November 15 "My Effin' Life In Conversation" appearance at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked to name the RUSH song that was the hardest to play for him while singing. He responded (as transcribed b...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Is 'Ready' To Take Part In SAMMY HAGAR's 'Best Of All Worlds' Tour: 'Let's Do This'

David Lee Roth says that he is "ready" to take part in Sammy Hagar's upcoming summer 2024 tour with bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Support on "The Best Of All Worlds" trek will come from LOVERBOY. During an...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT Weighs In On JOE SATRIANI's Attempt To Play 'Mean Street': 'You've Gotta Give Him A Bit Of A Pass'

In a new interview with The Jeremy White Show, EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt weighed in on Joe Satriani's attempt to perform Eddie Van Halen's intro to "Mean Street", the opening track off VAN HALEN's 1981 album "Fair Warning", during a recent appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". Satriani later said...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Shares 'Wash And Fold' Song From Unreleased 2007 Solo Album With JOHN 5

VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth has released his solo song titled "Wash And Fold" via YouTube. The track, which can be streamed below, was reportedly recorded in 2007 with guitarist John 5 for an album that has yet to see the light of day. Other songs recorded during the same sessions include "Som...

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Watch: RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Joins TOOL Onstage In Toronto

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson joined TOOL on stage last night (Monday, November 20) at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena to play the "10,000 Days" track "Jambi". According to the RUSH fan site Rush Is A Band, Lifeson and TOOL led into the song with a little snippet of RUSH's "A Passage To Bangkok", then inse...

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PAUL MCCARTNEY Tried To Convince GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON To Tour Together Again

Geddy Lee says that Paul McCartney did his best to convince him and his RUSH bandmate Alex Lifeson to tour together again. The 70-year-old Lee told Rolling Stone magazine that he, Lifeson and McCartney had a chance to speak in September 2022 when all three of them were performing as part of the Tayl...

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Former LYNYRD SKYNYRD Drummer ARTIMUS PYLE Collaborates SAMMY HAGAR On New Version Of 'Simple Man'

Artimus Pyle, a distinguished Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and former drummer for LYNYRD SKYNYRD, unveils the soulful "Simple Man" in collaboration with fellow Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Sammy Hagar. This heartfelt duet stands as the second digital single release from Pyle's highly anticipat...

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GEDDY LEE Says Performing At TAYLOR HAWKINS Tribute Concerts Was An 'Incredible' Experience

During the question-and-answer portion of his November 15 "My Effin' Life In Conversation" appearance at The Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee spoke about reuniting with his longtime bandmate Alex Lifeson for last year's star-studded tribute concerts — one in London,...

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Guitar EDDIE VAN HALEN Gifted To JASON BECKER Is Going Up For Auction

The guitar Jason Becker received as a gift from Eddie Van Halen is going up for auction next month. Becker, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1989, is parting ways with the instrument in order to raise money for his ongoing care, which costs more than $100,000 a year. The guitar — which was given to Bec...

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GEDDY LEE On Sending Copy Of His Memoir To ALEX LIFESON: 'It Meant So Much To Me That He Be Okay With It'

In a new interview with Rock 'N' Radio, Geddy Lee was asked what his RUSH bandmate Alex Lifeson thought of his just-released memoir "My Effin' Life". He replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When I finished [writing] this book — of course, [Alex] plays such a large part in this book; I talk...

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GEDDY LEE Admits He Initially Had Some 'Resentment' And 'Unresolved Feelings' About RUSH's Premature End

In a new interview with Tom Power, host of "Q" on Canada's CBC Radio One, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked how his relationship with the band's drummer Neil Peart changed after he found out that Neil was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Geddy said (as transcr...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Shares Unboxing Video For 'Afterglow Of Ragnarok' Solo Single

An unboxing video for Bruce Dickinson's new solo single, "Afterglow Of Ragnarok", is available below. Due on December 1, "Afterglow Of Ragnarok" is the first single from Dickinson's upcoming solo album, "The Mandrake Project", which will arrive in early 2024 via BMG. "Afterglow Of Ragnarok" is a dra...

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JACK OSBOURNE Explains Non-Release Of Early RANDY RHOADS Rehearsal Demos

Jack Osbourne has elaborated on Ozzy Osbourne's recent claim that the quality of Bob Daisley's rehearsal tapes of the original "Blizzard Of Ozz" band with late Ozzy solo band guitarist Randy Rhoads was too "dreadful" to be released to the public. In a recent episode of of "The Osbournes Podcast", Oz...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'I Don't Think ALEX VAN HALEN Really Wants To Go Out And Play'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Wednesday, November 15) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Sammy Hagar discussed his upcoming summer 2024 tour with bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Sup...

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GEDDY LEE Explains Why It Was Important For RUSH To Speak Out On Israel-Hamas War

In a new interview with CBC News' The National, RUSH vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee explained why he and RUSH bandmate Alex Lifeson wanted to publicly speak out about the deadly conflict triggered by Palestinian group Hamas's shock attack on Israel. In response to Palestinian militants in Gaza firing a...