Anyone for Kool Aid? Welcome back to the Jive Wire. It is Ants here and today we really need to dig deep into the absolute circus that just rolled through Dallas. If you tuned in to watch it you probably thought you were watching a WWF wrestling match from the late eighties instead of a serious political event. The bright lights and the loud entrance music and the pure pantomime of it all were completely off the charts. But behind all that smoke and mirrors is a whole lot of

In regards to all the Rush footage in circulation right now, it is safe to say everything about this tour, the show, the sound, the incredible shape the three of them are in musically, the spirit, the production, and the anniversary, bears all the hallmarks of the good stuff. The Rush Fifty Something Tour kicked off in L.A. on June 7, tearing through 18 massive shows with their new lineup before making a big hometown return. They hosted four completely sold out nights on Alex

It is amazing what you find when you finally decide to do a proper deep clean on a weekday. I was spending my Thursday scrubbing down the Black Donnelly Media studio, moving around keyboards, dusting off the stacks of R&R, House & Techno vinyl records, and reorganizing my recording gear, when I stumbled onto a little forgotten treasure trove. Right there, hiding in plain sight behind a tangle of microphone cables, was a collection of Schedule 35 magic mushroom sample packs.