Rush Rash with Chaz N Schatz

Nov 20 2024 57 ep. 93 mins 5
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A weekly listen through all 167 studio tracks in the band Rush's catalog, one track at a time. Chaz Charles and Alan "Schatz" Schatzberg take listeners through each track with their unique blend of uninformed opinion, musicianship and misguided attempts at humor along the way. Listeners are invited to fact check and play along at home, because who doesn't like getting fact checked on Rush?! Hot Damn, Eh!!

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RushRash911 Episode 10 Moving To Bohemia

Nov 20 2024 19 mins  
Episode 10 - Moving to Bohemia, another Geddy Lee & Ben Mink composition off 2000's My Favorite Headache. It’s a cacophony of Ged, in a musical adventure that leaves Chaz saying it could be another lost Rush cut. Schatz…not so much, but still another killer cut and another tight episode keeping it to 20 minutes of Rush-related blah-blah. The show...it's a quick fix to help

Episode 48. Limelight

Nov 16 2024 110 mins  
It wasn’t long ago that we were getting our first listen to Today Was Yesterday, a new band that this guy Alex Lifeson was working with. Listeners of RushRash911 have heard Chaz and Schatz discovering more about the band every week, and now, it’s mastclass time as they visit with Ty Dennis, drummer of Today Was Yesterday. The guys have a blast getting to know Ty, learning about

RushRash911 Episode 10 I Am...You Are

Nov 13 2024 19 mins  
Episode 10 - I Am...You Are, the other lost track off My Favorite Headache that Geddy just released at the end of last year to coincide with the release of My Effin Life. We try to follow along and get lost along the way, but we still manage to keep it to 20 minutes of Rush-related blah-blah. The show...it's a quick fix to help soothe your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RushRash�

Episode 47. Seven Cities of Gold (Part 2)

Nov 09 2024 83 mins  
Well, hello and welcome back for Part 2 of our interview with Steve Brown and Eóin de Paor of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Moving Pictures Scotland⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠RUSHfest Scotland⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠RUSHfest Canada, ⁠,and OG Original RushCon'er and RushRasher since way, way back, ⁠⁠⁠Paul Beaulieu of Canadian Music Scene⁠⁠⁠. At this point, we've already met and had a

RushRash911 Episode 9 Grace To Grace

Nov 06 2024 17 mins  
Episode 9 - Grace By Grace, a Geddy.Lee & Ben Mink composition off 2000's My Favorite Headache. Is it that anything Geddy sings is going to sound like Rush, no matter what? Another fine example of Geddy's growth as a lyricyst in another tight episode keeping it to 20 minutes of Rush-related blah-blah. The show...it's a quick fix to help soothe your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ru

Episode 46. Seven Cities of Gold (Part 1)

Nov 02 2024 74 mins  
Chaz N Schatz walk into a hairy shite-show of a ruckus and call an all-hands-on deck EmergeAFeknC on this, another panicked and crazy episode of Rush Rash!! Not only have we had his kind before, the Haggis Shack is thus christened in his honor, and our guests horror! It's none other than Steve Brown of ⁠⁠Moving Pictures Scotland⁠⁠, ⁠⁠RUSHfest Scotland⁠⁠, ⁠⁠RUSHf

RushRash911 Episode 8 Western Sunset

Oct 30 2024 17 mins  
Episode 8 - Western Sunset, an Alex Lifeson composition off 2022's Envy of None. A song written by Alex as he spent time with Neil during his last days. A bittersweet moment in time, and our first spin off EON. We've add all the EON tracks to the wheel starting this episode. More Lerxst for your listening pleasure. We got through this emotional banger all the while keeping it to 20

Episode 45. Witch Hunt

Oct 26 2024 71 mins  
Chaz N Schatz visit with multiple Eisner award winning author Mike Baron! The man who brought you the imaginative world of Nexus and Badger, the Punisher, the Flash, the first KISS comic (the one inked with The Demon’s blood) Mike's got some one-of-a-kind stories! He’s a prolific writer and creator, having been a part of Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Kitchen Sink, the list goes on. S

RushRash911 Episode 7 On My Own

Oct 23 2024 18 mins  
Episode 7 - On My Own, one of the Alex tracks off Today Was Yesterday. We're starting to dig deeper with this new material and appreciate how un-Rush-like it is, all while keeping it to 20 minutes of Rush-related blah-blah. The show...it's a quick fix to help soothe your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RushRash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - your itch to hear Rush music - get a dose of new tunes by G

Xanadu Special Episode

Oct 20 2024 126 mins  
Chaz N Schatz host a cavalcade of Rush Tribute All-Stars from ⁠YYNOT⁠, ⁠Solar Federation⁠, ⁠A Farewell To Kings⁠, and ⁠Second Contact⁠. Join the guys and their special guests as they ponder all things Xanadu, the seminal work off 1977's A Farewell To Kings. An elemental song in the Rush catalog, it marks a tipping point toward a more synth-influenced sound. Where do