I met Rush in the fall of 1975.  Rush was supposed to open for a Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow show in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre.  Rush was kicked off the show because their drum riser was too big, according to Ritchie Blackmore.  Ritchie was a prick then and remained so for the rest of his career.  There was “payback” coming […]

1 It was invigorating! Now the truth is if you were a rock music fan before the advent of the internet you know Rush, because the band’s music was played on the radio, which you were addicted to, it was your Bible, your source, your heart. But you might not have been a Rush fan. […]

Legendary concert promoter Jim Koplik is the president of Connecticut and the Upstate New York Region for Live Nation. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jim-koplik/id1316200737?i=1000771141122 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/ef619747-2be9-4dfa-97e5-dd32fe513567/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-jim-koplik

There’s strength in numbers. We’ve been waiting for a universal protest song. But after twenty five years can we admit that we’re never going to get one, just like we’re never going to get a new Beatles? The market is too fragmented. But when you band together, that’s where strength lies today. Who’da thunk Bret […]