Rush is a Band
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A blog devoted to the band RUSH and its members, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson https://www.rushisaband.com
February 16, 2011 - #Rush reference in "Criminal Minds" (Season 6, Episode 15 - "Today I Do"). youtu.be/2maLrOtu3Rc
February 16, 2011 - Rush reference in "Criminal Minds"
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February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
February 16, 2011 - #Rush reference in "Criminal Minds" (Season 6, Episode 15 - "Today I Do"). youtu.be/2maLrOtu3Rc
February 14, 2013 - CBC Music created several free printable musical valentines including one Geddy Lee-themed Valentine which has a dreamy photo of Geddy with a sailboat in the background and a verse from #Rush's "Closer to the Heart" written on it.
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
February 14, 2013 - CBC Music created several free printable musical valentines including one Geddy Lee-themed Valentine which has a dreamy photo of Geddy with a sailboat in the background and a verse from #Rush's "Closer to the Heart" written on it.
Friday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025", GUP 40th anniv. box set, Happy 45th to "Moving Pictures", "Rush" on vinyl, new book "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" & more www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
Rush is a Band Blog: Updates and other random Rush stuff
Friday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025", "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary box set, Happy 45th to "Moving Pictures", "Rush" on vi...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Friday Rush updates! Rush's "Fifty Something" tour featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025", GUP 40th anniv. box set, Happy 45th to "Moving Pictures", "Rush" on vinyl, new book "Rush And 2112: 50 Years" & more www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
The Minnesota Women's Gymnastics team posted a video this past week where the gymnasts reveal what their "Pre-meet Hype Song" is, and the 1st girl in the vid's song is #RUSH's 2112! www.instagram.com/p/DUbk9pZkVER/
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The Minnesota Women's Gymnastics team posted a video this past week where the gymnasts reveal what their "Pre-meet Hype Song" is, and the 1st girl in the vid's song is #RUSH's 2112! www.instagram.com/p/DUbk9pZkVER/
February 12, 2003 - #Rush 2112 reference in "@StarTrek
: Enterprise" (Season 2, Episode 15 - "Cease Fire") youtu.be/zyWJPWLjU-g
: Enterprise" (Season 2, Episode 15 - "Cease Fire") youtu.be/zyWJPWLjU-g
February 12, 2003 - Rush 2112 reference in "Star Trek: Enterprise"
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February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
February 12, 2003 - #Rush 2112 reference in "@StarTrek
: Enterprise" (Season 2, Episode 15 - "Cease Fire") youtu.be/zyWJPWLjU-g
: Enterprise" (Season 2, Episode 15 - "Cease Fire") youtu.be/zyWJPWLjU-g
February 10, 1985 - RUSH's Geddy Lee sang on "Tears Are Not Enough" with the Canadian Artists Against Hunger (Northern Lights) in Toronto for the "We Are The World" charity album. Here's an interview of Ged from a doc on the making of the video: youtube.com/watch?v=hkwj...
December 22, 1985 - Geddy Lee appears in documentary on the making of 'Tears Are Not Enough'
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February 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
February 10, 1985 - RUSH's Geddy Lee sang on "Tears Are Not Enough" with the Canadian Artists Against Hunger (Northern Lights) in Toronto for the "We Are The World" charity album. Here's an interview of Ged from a doc on the making of the video: youtube.com/watch?v=hkwj...
Rush's upcoming "Fifty Something" tour is featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025" ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
Rush is a Band Blog: Rush's Fifty Something tour featured in Prog magazine's Ultimate Review of 2025
Rush's upcoming "Fifty Something" tour is featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025" ...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Rush's upcoming "Fifty Something" tour is featured in Prog magazine's "Ultimate Review of 2025" ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
Another #Rush "Fly by Night" reference in the online comic "Pooch Cafe" yesterday (By-tor also showed up in a comic from back on Jan. 26th of last year) www.gocomics.com/poochcafe/20...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Another #Rush "Fly by Night" reference in the online comic "Pooch Cafe" yesterday (By-tor also showed up in a comic from back on Jan. 26th of last year) www.gocomics.com/poochcafe/20...
Friday #Rush updates! Rush "Fifty Something" tour, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary box set, Alex Lifeson dines with David Barrett and Stephen Bennett in Toronto, Sebastian Bach talks Rush on the "Something for Nothing" podcast, and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
Rush is a Band Blog: Updates and other random Rush stuff
Friday Rush updates! Rush "Fifty Something" tour, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary box set, Alex Lifeson dines with David Barrett and Stephen Bennett in Toronto, Sebastian Bach talks Rush on th...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Friday #Rush updates! Rush "Fifty Something" tour, "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary box set, Alex Lifeson dines with David Barrett and Stephen Bennett in Toronto, Sebastian Bach talks Rush on the "Something for Nothing" podcast, and more ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/02...
12 years ago, back on February 6, 2014 - US retail giant Walmart launched a new ad campaign, and one of the TV commercials in it was titled "Working Man", which depicted video of factory workers while #Rush's "Working Man" plays in the background as seen here ... youtu.be/7cScNMbH3b4
February 6, 2014 - Rush's "Working Man" featured in Walmart commercial
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February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
12 years ago, back on February 6, 2014 - US retail giant Walmart launched a new ad campaign, and one of the TV commercials in it was titled "Working Man", which depicted video of factory workers while #Rush's "Working Man" plays in the background as seen here ... youtu.be/7cScNMbH3b4
Back on this day in 1989 - Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson appeared on the syndicated radio show Rockline to discuss the band's "A Show of Hands" live album, which had released a month prior .... youtu.be/TkrBe25n-X4
Rockline - Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson: February 6, 1989
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February 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Back on this day in 1989 - Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson appeared on the syndicated radio show Rockline to discuss the band's "A Show of Hands" live album, which had released a month prior .... youtu.be/TkrBe25n-X4
"Dinner with two of my all time favourite guitar players: Stephen & Big Al! 🎸" www.instagram.com/p/DUWDhltETGS/
David Barrett on Instagram: "Dinner with two of my all time favourite guitar players: Stephen & Big Al! 🎸
#guitarlife"
26 likes, 3 comments - davidbarretttrio on February 4, 2026: "Dinner with two of my all time favourite guitar players: Stephen & Big Al! 🎸
#guitarlife".
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February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"Dinner with two of my all time favourite guitar players: Stephen & Big Al! 🎸" www.instagram.com/p/DUWDhltETGS/
February 4, 2013 - #Rush's Geddy Lee and several other Canadian celebrities appear on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" (Season 8, Episode 15 - "P.S. I Love You"). youtu.be/u0JJcl_y8Kw
February 4, 2013 - Rush's Geddy Lee and other Canadian celebs appear on "How I Met Your Mother"
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February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
February 4, 2013 - #Rush's Geddy Lee and several other Canadian celebrities appear on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" (Season 8, Episode 15 - "P.S. I Love You"). youtu.be/u0JJcl_y8Kw
February 2, 2018 - the one and only season of the CBC comedy-drama "Crawford" was released to streaming, and #RUSH's Alex Lifeson has a recurring role, appearing in these episodes:
Episode 5: youtube.com/watch?v=hYIr...
Episode 9: youtube.com/watch?v=Mgxd...
Episode 12: youtube.com/watch?v=6MZ2...
Episode 5: youtube.com/watch?v=hYIr...
Episode 9: youtube.com/watch?v=Mgxd...
Episode 12: youtube.com/watch?v=6MZ2...
February 2, 2018 - Rush's Alex Lifeson in clip from Crawford (S1, E5 - "Rukma Vimana")
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February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
February 2, 2018 - the one and only season of the CBC comedy-drama "Crawford" was released to streaming, and #RUSH's Alex Lifeson has a recurring role, appearing in these episodes:
Episode 5: youtube.com/watch?v=hYIr...
Episode 9: youtube.com/watch?v=Mgxd...
Episode 12: youtube.com/watch?v=6MZ2...
Episode 5: youtube.com/watch?v=hYIr...
Episode 9: youtube.com/watch?v=Mgxd...
Episode 12: youtube.com/watch?v=6MZ2...
3 years ago today there was a RUSH mention on the long-running game show "The Price is Right". One of the contestants won a trip to Canada and the announcer said, "time to break out your #Rush albums ... it's a trip to Canada!" youtube.com/shorts/ebyNc...
Feb 1, 2023 - Rush mention on "The Price is Right"
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February 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
3 years ago today there was a RUSH mention on the long-running game show "The Price is Right". One of the contestants won a trip to Canada and the announcer said, "time to break out your #Rush albums ... it's a trip to Canada!" youtube.com/shorts/ebyNc...
Friday Rush updates! #Rush to donate portion of tour proceeds to "Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park", Rush's GUP 40th anniv. box set, Gibson/Epiphone unveil new Alex Lifeson ICG '76 ES-355 reissue, Ged recognizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" in IG post, & more www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/01...
Rush is a Band Blog: Updates and other random Rush stuff
Friday Rush updates! Rush to donate a portion of tour proceeds to the "Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park", Rush's "Grace Under Presure" 40th anniversary box set, Gibson and Epiphone unveil new Alex...
www.rushisaband.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Friday Rush updates! #Rush to donate portion of tour proceeds to "Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park", Rush's GUP 40th anniv. box set, Gibson/Epiphone unveil new Alex Lifeson ICG '76 ES-355 reissue, Ged recognizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" in IG post, & more www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/01...
January 29, 2015 - #Rush "Caress of Steel" reference in "Archer" (Season 6, Episode 4 - "Edie's Wedding") youtu.be/-8vIOn0crng
January 29, 2015 - Rush "Caress of Steel" reference in "Archer"
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January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
January 29, 2015 - #Rush "Caress of Steel" reference in "Archer" (Season 6, Episode 4 - "Edie's Wedding") youtu.be/-8vIOn0crng
The 2026 NAMM show took place last week in Anaheim, and Gibson unveiled a new batch of Epiphone guitars including a new ICG Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/01...
Rush is a Band Blog: Gibson and Epiphone unveil new Alex Lifeson ICG 1976 ES-355 reissue at the 2026 NAMM show
The 2026 NAMM show took place last week in Anaheim, and Gibson unveiled a new batch of Epiphone guitars including a new ICG Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue ...
www.rushisaband.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The 2026 NAMM show took place last week in Anaheim, and Gibson unveiled a new batch of Epiphone guitars including a new ICG Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 reissue ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/01...