3-26-26 Daniel Bukszpan on ROCK 108

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a Rock 108 morning show, and I know that Russ sometimes says that I'm the guy that knows all about the music and such like that, that I'm the doctor, but I pale in comparison to someone who's chronicled rock music that the way that this man has.

He's the author of Rush and 2112, 50 Years.

Daniel Buxman is joining us here today.

Welcome aboard.

Greetings.

Thank you for having me.

Daniel, I was the oldest.

And I didn't have the older brother that was able to introduce me into music So my buddy Tom was the one who introduced me to Rush when I was I don't know like 15 or something I remember hearing Getty Lee's voice for the first time and not quite sure what to make of it How are you introduced to Rush?

You know, I think probably I heard Tom Sawyer on the radio a bunch, but didn't know it was them

But the first time I heard them, and I knew it was them, was I saw the video for Distant Early Warning on MTV when I was a young teenager.

I liked them.

I thought it was good, but you know, it didn't totally make the sale.

But then I heard, you know, Permanent Waves and especially Free Will and that amazing guitar solo on that song.

And that was it.

And I have never come back since then.

But yeah, Getty's voice was a little bit of a barrier for me too at first.

I think that's true for a lot of people.

I don't know, once you get used to it, it's not only like, it just really seems like he's the right voice for the band and that anyone else might not work as well.

Would you agree that there is no middle ground?

You're either a rush fan or you're not.

No, there is no gray area.

I have never met anybody who's like, yeah, I like a couple of songs, whatever.

Everybody is either on or off with this band.

And if they like the band, if their impression is positive, they will be lifetime fans.

If they're not, they will be lifetime haters and they will actually be dedicated to the act of hating.

So, like, yeah, if you're sitting there just innocently listening to Rush not bothering anybody, they will get right in your face and start telling you, you know, how horrible it is and why does he sing that way and what's with these songs about black holes, you know, like they get really agitated about it.

Daniel Buxman is joining us.

Rush in 2112, 50 years is available now.

His site is NotoriousBUK.com where you can get the book and it's available to you there.

And Rush, like you just mentioned, kind of always had a mystique around them.

And in 2112, in the book, you dive into this particular album and why it meant so much.

Why did you choose to go after 2112?

It actually was not my idea.

The publisher asked me.

I guess, you know, I did another book about them in 2024 called Rush at 50.

And, you know, I mean, I guess it must have done well enough for them to come back to me and be like, you know, do you want to go back?

You want to re-up, you know?

And they wanted to cover that album.

And what I thought was interesting about that was that they did not want it to be moving pictures.

And, you know, if you're going to write, you know, one book about one Rush album, usually it's going to be moving pictures because that's their biggest selling album.

Tom Sawyer is on it.

It's got the hits, you know.

2112 to me is more interesting as the topic to write about.

By the time of moving pictures, they were pretty established.

2112 is when they became established, is when they got established.

And just the story of how that happened and them being able to finally really kick the door down.

It's a great story and really lends itself to an interesting book.

One more time, it's NotoriousBUK.com.

What else is on the site besides the books?

I actually was lucky enough to write two essays for the U.S.

Library of Congress, one about Master of Puppets by Metallica and one about parallel lines by Blondie.

So that's on there.

There is a newly retooled video section with unboxing videos and interviews with me.

And, you know, it's the full multimedia Dan Buckspan

experience for whoever wants it.

Daniel Buxman, I appreciate you taking time out of your day to talk with us and look forward to having another conversation in the future.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

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not headline news.

Who used all the Wi-Fi?

Ah, apartment life.

Bad Wi-Fi, mystery laundry piles, and a roommate who says, I'll Venmo you.

Maybe 2027 deserves an upgrade.

Coming August 2027, Four Lakes Properties introduces the brand new Union Station Apartments.

Furnished, in-unit washer and dryer, internet included, a great central downtown location, one to five bedroom apartments, and no double occupancy fees.

That's less adulting and more actually enjoying where you live.

Union Station Apartments, now leasing from Four Lakes Properties.

Wait.

Do we have a washer and dryer in the apartment?