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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Geddy Lee Revs Up Rush's 'Time Machine'
posted: November 2, 2011
It was thirty years ago that Moving Pictures bumped Rush up from successful journeymen with a respectable following to full-fledged rock stars. While its predecessor (Permanent Waves) was the Canadian power trio’s first commercial breakthrough…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Zechs Marquise Carries The Mars Volta Torch
posted: August 24, 2011
It’s hard to believe it all started with a ’90s post-hardcore band. Admittedly, At The Drive-In was one of the weirder exponents of that style, but still, even given the relative eccentricity of the El…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: That '70s Show – A U.K. Art-Rock Renaissance?
posted: June 29, 2011
From high-profile NPR darlings like The Decemberists to more underground-oriented acts such as The Globes and Teeth of the Sea, there’s no shortage of current bands banging around whose sound suggests…
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