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Rush Pulls Music from Limbaugh Show

Posted on 03/06/2012 at 6:44 pm by Bob Cesca

Yesterday, I contacted Anthem Entertainment and Rush (the band) about Rush Limbaugh’s airing of their music on his show, and today I was exclusively informed that the legendary Canadian rock group has officially demanded that the Rush Limbaugh Program stop using its music on the air.

For years now, Rush Limbaugh has been playing Rush music (get it?) as bumpers out of his commercial breaks, including the tracks “Bravado” and “The Spirit of Radio”. In fact, when Limbaugh attacked Sandra Fluke and remarked about seeing sex tapes of Fluke in exchange for birth control pills, Limbaugh was playing the popular Rush track “The Spirit of Radio” under his rant.

Thankfully, that ends today.

Here’s the official cease & desist letter from Bob Farmer, the head legal affairs for S.R.O. Management Inc., Core Music Publishing and The Anthem Entertainment Group Inc.

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Rush Pulls Music from Limbaugh Show [View all] jefferson_dem Mar 2012 OP

Maybe Limbaugh can shove a trumpet up his ass and make his own music aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #1

Outstanding!!!! That is the best post I've read about Limbaugh, ever!! My side hurts from AlinPA Mar 2012 #3

DUzy malaise Mar 2012 #5

Best laugh of the day so far hifiguy Mar 2012 #15

I think he should try for a brass choir. nt Ilsa Mar 2012 #17

Could easily handle a tuba. Easily. Blue Owl Mar 2012 #22

Good One!!! Left Coast2020 Mar 2012 #36

I thought it was flobee1 Mar 2012 #2

Gabriel too.... Bennyboy Mar 2012 #8

Yes, I recognized that piece immediately, and wondered whether he had permission or not. tabatha Mar 2012 #13

And Megadeth. OnyxCollie Mar 2012 #35

Oh this keeps getting better and better Justice wanted Mar 2012 #4

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand Chichiri Mar 2012 #6

i heard Peter Gabriel pulled ''Sledgehammer'' too. wendylaroux Mar 2012 #7

Awesome!!!!! lunasun Mar 2012 #9

Sometimes pushing people around Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #10

I did not hear the clips with Rush, just the Peter Gabriel... ms liberty Mar 2012 #11

I love it. His house of cards is collapsing all around him. lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #12

NICE!!! That'll put a crimp in his style! n/t backscatter712 Mar 2012 #14

Limbaugh should have flipped Permanent Waves over. sofa king Mar 2012 #16

Rush really is getting his comeuppance, finally treestar Mar 2012 #18

Ayn Randian Neil Peart wants to distance himself from Rush... lame54 Mar 2012 #19

Peart has been distancing himself from Objectivism hifiguy Mar 2012 #20

Glad to hear that NICO9000 Mar 2012 #32

Peart was distancing himself from Rand long before his loss NAO Mar 2012 #34

Neil and I both had a youthful infatuation with Rand NAO Mar 2012 #26

I couldn't have said it better OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #37

Limbaugh = Today's Turd Sewer Blue Owl Mar 2012 #21

"Mr. Limbaugh? Ted Nugent On Line One. He Says He Can Help." (n/t) Paladin Mar 2012 #23

hahahaha mimitabby Mar 2012 #24

How do we contact other musicians who are being played on Limbaugh? NAO Mar 2012 #25

Go to their website, their management company's website... ms liberty Mar 2012 #29

does anybody know what other music Limbaugh plays? NAO Mar 2012 #30

I really do not know.... ms liberty Mar 2012 #33

I always thought there was nothing they could do about it. zinnisking Mar 2012 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #28

So, it looks like his music choices are powergirl Mar 2012 #31

did you know that Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" is Norman Goldman's theme music? alp227 Mar 2012 #38

Limbaugh would be the unholy spirit of the radio... Quantess Mar 2012 #39