{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68bcbb928948724620d14a81/69d26589f57702d2d96612f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 106. Cygnus X-1 Book 2: Hemispheres","description":"<p>This week on&nbsp;<strong>Rush Rash</strong>, Chaz and Schatz celebrate 50 years of&nbsp;<em>2112</em>&nbsp;with a very special guest—YouTube sensation and all-around Rush whisperer&nbsp;<strong>Mike Massé</strong>—who drops in (freshly fumigated from the Haggis Shack) to talk about his gorgeous new cover of&nbsp;<strong>“Tears.”</strong></p><p>The guys dig into Mike’s creative process, from Mellotron patch-hunting to channeling Geddy’s&nbsp;<em>extra-vibrato-when-you-feel-fancy</em>&nbsp;technique, and why sometimes the internet is both your best friend and a chaotic dumpster fire of “release date truth.” (April 1st? March? WHO KNOWS—ROLL THE BONES.)</p><p>We also:</p><ul><li>Spin Mike’s stunning rendition of&nbsp;<em>Tears</em>&nbsp;in honor of&nbsp;<em>2112</em>’s 50th</li><li>Debate the&nbsp;<strong>actual release date</strong>&nbsp;like proper Rush nerds</li><li>Take a wild detour into Beatles territory with Mike’s&nbsp;<strong>Rubber Soul tribute band</strong></li><li>Break down the&nbsp;<strong>Rush reunion performance</strong>&nbsp;(yes, THAT one)</li><li>React in real-time like well behaved <strong>Cygnus-X1.Net Facebookers</strong> (we get into THAT too)</li></ul><p>Plus:</p><ul><li>RushCon plans</li><li>Touring chaos across the US, Europe, and beyond</li><li>And the eternal question:&nbsp;<em>Can you actually have too much Rush?</em>&nbsp;(Spoiler: no, don’t be ridiculous.)</li></ul><p>It’s just the right amount of unhinged—exactly how The Professor would want it.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THIS WEEK'S SONG</strong></p><p>Effin A, it's Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres. Need we say more? The wheel has spoken - Cygnus X1.Net Facebookers - GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER. - NEP</p>","author_name":"Chaz Charles & Alan \"Schatz\" Schatzberg"}