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12/15/06 - RUSH RECORDING UPDATE! - Rush to finish up recording for the new record by year end, according to Neil Peart's Website. Co-production being done at Allaire Studios in New York’s Catskill Mountains by Foo-Fighter producer/engineer, Nick Raskulinecz.

10/21/06 - GEDDY & ALEX APPEAR ON NEW SOUNDTRACK - Geddy & Alex play on "I Faught The Law", a remake of the Crickets tune, for the Trailer Park Boys Movie Soundtrack. Most will remember the song as recorded by the Clash who had a hit with it in the '80's. The band is called the Big Dirty Band comprised of other Canadian artists. You can find ordering info at Amazon.com. HTWAS members can get the mp3 (in low quality mono) here.

10/10/06 - ALEX APPEARS ON NEW EDWIN CD - The new CD by Edwin, Canadian songwriter from the band I Mother Earth, releases today, October 10th. Edwin played acoustic guitar and some percussion; Guests included guitarist Ian Thornley on several tracks; Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell on “Eyes”; singer Alexander Slate; singer Dave Thomson (ex-Wave); Tupelo Honey bassist Steve Vincent; and Alex Lifeson who creates some beautiful guitar textures and atmosphere on “Light Reflects” and “Eyes”. Alex also lends his home studio to the project for guitar and bass tracks. Better Days is the title and it can be ordered at Amazon.com.

06/28/06 - NEIL PEART TO APPEAR ON NEW CD - Neil recorded 3 drum tracks for tunes to appear on the next Vertical Horizon CD. He was invited by friend and lead vocalist Matt Scannell. For more info, check out the official Vertical Horizon website.

04/27/06 - UPDATE ON NEW RUSH CD - The 3 members gathered together for the first time since the individual writing began. They have 5 structured songs complete already! Here is a bit taken from NeilPeart.net...
We gathered before the fire in the living room and started listening. As the songs played out, the response we all shared was a sense of clarity — for Alex and Geddy, playing the songs for me that first time threw their strengths and weaknesses into sharp contrast, and they kept saying things like, “I know what we have to do here.” Same for me, lyrically — I was very gratified to hear parts that worked, saying “Yeah” when I heard Geddy sing a line just perfectly, while also knowing right away what I could improve upon. There were five song sketches — guitar, vocals, and drum machine — and I liked them all. I also noticed those songs already seemed to have a sort of unity, a stylistic approach of chord structures, rhythms, and vocal delivery that I could only describe as “spiritual.” I’ll say no more about that aspect until we get farther into it, but it was wonderful that after thirty years of working together, we could still find different paths to explore together.
They plan to spend the month of May finishing up the writing and arranging in a Toronto studio.

04/06/06 - NEW DVD CONCERT SET - Mercury will be releasing 3 previously-only-available-on-tape Rush concerts from the 1980's. Replay X 3 will make their DVD debut June 13. The collection will include Exit ... Stage Left, Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984 and A Show of Hands, plus a previously unreleased audio CD version of the Grace Under Pressure show and tour booklets from all three tours. Alex Lifeson created new stereo mixes for the releases, presented in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound.

04/02/06 - NEW RUSH GREATEST HITS COLLECTION COMING - Yet another best of Rush CD is coming soon. This one is titled Gold (Mercury/Universal) and contains tracks from the Mercury years (1974 through 1988). Actually, it's the exact same track listing as the Retrospective collection, except that Something For Nothing was traded for Working Man. Release date is scheduled for April 25th, 2006. Set list:

DISC 1:
1. Spirit Of Radio, The
2. Trees, The
3. Freewill
4. Xanadu
5. Bastille Day
6. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
7. Anthem
8. Closer To The Heart
9. 2112 Overture
10. Temples Of Syrinx, The
11. La Villa Strangiato
12. Fly By Night
13. Finding My Way
14. Working Man
DISC 2:
1. Big Money, The
2. Red Barchetta
3. Subdivisions
4. Time Stand Still
5. Mystic Rhythms
6. Analog Kid, The
7. Distant Early Warning
8. Marathon
9. Body Electric, The
10. Mission
11. Limelight
12. Red Sector A
13. New World Man
14. Tom Sawyer
15. Force Ten

01/05/06 - NEW HISTORY RUSH DVD SERIES - The first 2-DVD set is called Music in Review 1974-1981 and will be arriving this Tuesday, January 10th. It comes to us from Classic Rock Legends. Check it out on Amazon.com.

10/16/05 - INFO ON NEIL PEART'S NEW DRUM DVD! -

The Hudson Music web site has posted more information regarding RUSH drummer 
Neil Peart's new instructional DVD, "Anatomy of a Drum Solo". The set 
presents newly-recorded, in-studio footage of Neil discussing, in detail, 
his approach to soloing. Using a solo recorded in September, 2004 in 
Frankfurt, Germany, as a framework, Neil talks about each segment of this 
nine-minute tour de force that is a feature of each RUSH performance. He 
describes the inspiration and the conceptual thinking behind each part of 
the solo and discusses, and often demonstrates, the technique necessary for 
playing that segment. Also included are two "explorations" - completely 
improvised workouts at the drums, each over thirty-minutes long; a 
never-before-released solo recorded in Hamburg, Germany in September, 2004 
("Ich Bin Ein Hamburger"); "O Baterista", Neil's Grammy award-nominated solo 
(previously released on the "Rush in Rio" DVD); two full RUSH performances 
from Frankfurt 2004, all shot from the perspective of the drum cameras; 
interviews with Lorne Wheaton, Neil's drum tech, and Paul Northfield, RUSH 
co-producer and engineer; a full-color booklet, a photo gallery and more. 
RUSH fanatics may be especially excited to hear that the special features 
will include home footage of J.R. FLOOD (one of Neil's first bands), circa 
1970, as well as audio-only bonus marimba tracks, "Momo's Dance Party" and 
"Pieces of Eight". The DVD is scheduled for release December 13, 2005 from 
Hudson Music.

"Anatomy of a Drum Solo" details:

DVD Disc 1 (Running Time: 3:22):

* Anatomy of a Drum Solo
01. Der Trommler (recorded September, 2004, Frankfurt)
02. Neil's analysis and discussion of "Der Trommler" and of his approach to 
soloing
03. Sidebar 1 - Exclusive Hamburg solo ("Ich Bin Ein Hamburger")
04. Sidebar 2 - Exploration #1

DVD Disc 2:

* Bonus Features
01. Exploration #2
02. O Baterista (solo from "Rush in Rio")
03. Interview with Paul Northfield, RUSH co-producer and engineer, and Lorne 
Wheaton, Neil's drum tech
04. Lorne Wheaton setting up and talking about Neil's drumkit
05. Two RUSH performances from the perspective of the drum cameras
06. A previously unreleased solo from RUSH's 1994 "Counterparts" tour

* Special Features:

01. Alternate Edits: During parts of Neil's analysis of "Der Trommler", the 
viewer can choose between two different edits, one with related playing 
examples in full screen and one with Neil in view while the playing example 
is shown in a separate inset. These spots are identified by an on-screen icon.
02. Audio-only bonus marimba tracks, "Momo's Dance Party" and "Pieces of 
Eight", composed and performed by Neil, which can be accessed at various 
points in the program.
03. Camera-Option - During Neil's performance of "Der Tommler", the viewer 
can choose between the program edit and two, isolated cameras, for different 
views.
04. Home footage of J.R. FLOOD, one of Neil's first bands, circa 1970.
05. Two RUSH performances ("Tom Sawyer" and "Subdivisions") recorded in 
Frankfurt, Germany in September, 2004 from the perspective of the drum 
cameras.
06. Bonus Footage: A previously unreleased solo from the RUSH "Counterparts" 
tour recorded March 27, 1994 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan
07. Photo Gallery
08. Web Links

10/10/05 - MORE INFO ON NEW DVD SET! - Rush Live in Frankfurt is produced by Sanctuary Records. For the press release please check out their UK site.

Disc One features the sold out concert that Rush performed in Frankfurt, Germany on September, 24 2004, during their 30th Anniversary World Tour.
Track listing is as follows:

 
R30 Overture
(Finding My Way, Bastille Day, Anthem, A Passage To Bangkok, Cygnus, Hemispheres) 
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll The Bones
The Seeker
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Der Trommler
Resist
Heart Full of Soul
2112
Xanadu
Working Man
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

ARCHIVE PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE:
Fly By Night - Church Session Video (1975)
Circumstances - Live in Studio (1978)
La Villa Strangiato - Live in Studio (1978)
Farewell to Kings - Live in Studio (1978)
Xanadu - Live in Studio (1978)
Soundcheck: Various Songs - Ivor Wynne Stadium (1977)
Freewill - Toronto Rocks / Rolling Stones Concert (2003)
Closer to the Heart - Canadian Tsunami Disaster Fund charity telethon performance on CBC television (2005) 
INTERVIEW FOOTAGE:
Interview Footage - Interview with at Ivor Wynne Stadium (1977) - A Farewell to Kings Tour
Interview Footage (1981) - Studio interview at Le Studio, Montreal while recording the album Signals (released 1982) 
Interview Footage (1991) Artist of the Decade (1980s) featuring all 3 members 
Interview for release of the album Vapor Trails (2004) 
CBC Television: Juno Award news report - RUSH induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1994) 
Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes 

CD # 1 

R30 Overture -
(Finding My Way, Bastille Day, Anthem, A Passage to Bangkok, Cygnus, Hemispheres)
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll The Bones
The Seeker
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline

Running Time: 1 hour, 1 minute, 19 seconds
        
CD # 2 
   
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Der Trommler
Resist
Heart Full of Soul
2112
Xanadu
Working Man
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight

Running Time: 1 hour, 1 minute, 11 seconds

9/02/05 - NEW RUSH R30 DVD COMING - This just in from Rush.com... Rush will be releasing the highly anticipated R30 DVD in late fall 2005. R30 will feature the sold out concert that Rush played in Frankfurt, Germany in October 2004 during their 30th Anniversary tour.

7/02/05 - NEW NEIL PEART BOOK & INSTRUCTIONAL DVD VIDEO! - New Book: "As of July 1st, 2005, I have just finished the first draft of a book about the R30 tour, with the unwieldy title of ROADSHOW: Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour By Motorcycle. (Hey, I just want the title to tell what it's about!) The book is constructed around the 57 shows we did on that tour - all across the U.S., a couple in Canada, and 14 in Europe - plus the 20,000 miles of motorcycling I did between those shows, but it inevitably stretches out into the world around me. I'll say no more about it yet, but judging by my past books, which have taken about 14 months to complete, I've got another six or eight months of work to do yet. The 'memory work' was the most urgent thing, as I felt kind of pressured to get the first draft down - didn't want to forget anything - and now begins the difficult, but pleasurable, process of making it all 'nice.'"
New Instructional DVD: "In mid-July, I will start the filming of a new instructional DVD, this one to focus on the subject of drum soloing. The working title is Anatomy of a Drum Solo. It will be based around an intricately-filmed solo from R30, plus the Grammy- losing '"O Baterista!' from Rush in Rio, and will include a wide variety of other 'ghosts of solos past.' All that, and me talking about it all. (Maybe that's a better title, 'Ellwood Explains It All.')" - Neil Peart

4/22/05 - ALEX & SON JUSTIN OFFER PLEA - John Henderson of the Naples Daily News has issued the following report:
The lead guitarist for the rock group RUSH and his son accepted plea agreements on Thursday morning in which they will serve no jail time on charges related to a New Year's Eve 2003 altercation with Collier County Sheriff's deputies. Alex Zivojinovich, known on stage as Alex Lifeson, and his son Justin, will serve 12 months probation and pay court costs as part of the agreement. The state made the offer a day after a judge reduced the third-degree felony charge that Justin was facing down to a misdemeanor charge. The felony could have resulted in him serving five years in prison. The agreement calls for Alex and Justin to plead no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence. Adjudication is being withheld, meaning there will not be a formal conviction on their records if probation is successfully completed. Zivojinovich and his son were at the bash at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples hotel ringing in New Year's Eve 2004 when the altercation with deputies occurred. Justin and his friends agitated hotel security when they got up on the platform where the house band was taking a break. Security called deputies, who ended up escorting Justin out of the hotel. A deputy testified that he felt threatened as he was escorting Justin out of the hotel when Justin broke one of his arms free from a grip deputies had behind his back. Senior Circuit Judge Charles T. Carlton ruled Wednesday that this act was not enough for the third-degree resisting arrest with "violence" charge to stand. Prosecutors said the case against Alex involved many of the same witnesses, which is why they decided to offer the plea.

4/02/05 - RUSHCON(S) INFO - This year's Toronto RushCon will be the 5th anniversary already! It is scheduled for July 22-24. Please visit RushCon.org for more information and to sign up. RushCon Europe will have it's 10th!! More info at rusheucon.com.

1/31/05 - NEW RUSH TRIBUTE CD - Subdivisions is the title of a new CD with a bunch of artists you may remember from the '80's. Featuring Kip Winger, Randy Jackson (Zebra), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Robert Berry and more. Release date set for March 15th. For more info, go to the Magna Carta website.

1/03/05 - NEW RUSH STRING TRIBUTE CD - The String Quartet Tribute To Rush 2112 is now available for pre-order. The release date is Feb. 8, 2005. Please visit this site for track listing and more info.

12/08/04 - RUSH NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY! - Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

Instrumental Illness The Allman Brothers Band
Track from: One Way Out
[Sanctuary]

Onda Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]

O Baterista Rush
Track from: Rush In Rio
[Anthem/Atlantic Records]

Whispering A Prayer Steve Vai
Track from: G3 Live: Rockin' In The Free World
[Epic Records]

Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Brian Wilson
Track from: Brian Wilson Presents Smile
[Nonesuch Records]

(From Grammy.com.)

12/06/04 - NEW RUSH BOOK! - Chemistry, Another new book about Rush will release Spring 2005. "Meticulously researched over three years, Chemistry draws on over 50 new interviews with those closest to the band. As the most detailed biography of Rush ever written, this book pulls together the threads and investigates the reasons that have enabled this band to succeed against the odds. Chemistry by Jon Collins, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2004, with a release date of Fall 2005. The cover will be by Hugh Syme." For more info, visit the official site.

10/22/04 - RUSHCON CHILE! - Next Friday 29th of October will be RUSHCON CHILE 2004, with fans from Argentina, Chile and maybe from other neighbour countries. For more info please visit www.h-sur.com section "Noticias". Rush tribute band H-SUR will be performing.

10/12/04 - NEW BAROQUE RUSH TRIBUTE CD - A new classical Rush tribute has been released this past week on VITAMIN RECORDS. It is titled Chamber Maid: The Baroque Tribute to Rush. The CD contains 9 reworked Rush tunes and one original. Track listing is as follows:
1. Tom Sawyer 4:10
2. Limelight 3:23
3. Fly by Night 4:02
4. Witch Hunt 5:56
5. The Trees 4:42
6. Madrigal 5:50
7. Force Ten 3:48
8. Distant Early Warning 4:04
9. Closer to the Heart 3:48
10. Flickering 6:12

8/24/04 - NEW RUSH BIOGRAPHY! - Written by Martin Popoff, who was a special guest speaker at this years Toronto RushCon, the 236 page book is titled "Contents Under Pressure". The book celebrates the 30th anniversary of Canada's beloved Rush, the hard-hitting, progressive rock band known for such classics as "Working Man," "Closer to the Heart," "The Spirit of Radio," "Tom Sawyer," "New World Man," "Roll the Bones" and "Ghost Rider." In original interviews with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, author Martin Popoff considers each of Rush's albums and tours. He elicits fresh insights on the writing and recording process, as well as musings on the grinds and glories of touring. Along the way, Popoff examines, with the band, nearly every song in the band's vast catalogue. This book also features 270 photos by official band photographer Andrew MacNaughtan and others - candid, rare, and of utmost quality, they help make Contents Under Pressure an essential piece of Rush history." Ordering info can be found at Amazon.com.

7/24/04 - 37 STRAIGHT HOURS OF RUSH! - Da Boneyard presents 420 Rush songs in a row, including a new track each hour from the band's new CD Feedback. 37 straight hours of Rush music and interviews on XM Satellite radio starting at 3AM ET on Thursday 7/29.

7/21/04 - NEW ATLANTIC RUSH REMASTERS - Rush fans are in for another set of remasters August 24, this time the 5 studio releases on Atlantic. They include 1989's Presto, 1991's Roll The Bones, 1993's Counterparts, 1996's Test For Echo. The big news, however, lies with the remastering of a two year old album - Vapor Trails. Many fans agree that this is the worst sounding Rush CD of all. We can only hope that a remaster is enough to cure the muddy, distorted problems apparent throughout.

6/17/04 - NEW RUSH 2112 STRING TRIBUTE CD! - From the producer of Exit Stage Right comes a new string tribute CD, 2112, Rush Vol. 2. Check the official web site for more info. Release date to be around September, 2004.

6/09/04 - TOUR DATES ADDED! - Rush has added 2 back-to-back shows at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City. They will be on August 18th & 19th just before heading home to Canada to play Montreal & Toronto.

5/20/04 - DW PRODUCES NEW NEIL PEART COLLECTOR'S SERIES SNARE DRUM - Please visit the DW website for exciting information on a new collector snare drum with 24k gold plating and starman logo.

5/15/04 - NEW RUSH RELEASE! - A new CD of eight 60's cover tunes are what's in store for the next Rush release. The Who, Cream, and Buffalo Springfield are just a few of the artists that Rush is paying tribute to. The title is Feedback. Rush got the idea after playing a bit of the Rolling Stones tune, Paint It Black, at the Toronto SARS benefit rock festival last summer. The track listing is as follows:
1. "Summertime Blues"
2. "Heart Full of Soul"
3. "The Seeker"
4. "For What It's Worth"
5. "Shapes of Things"
6. "Mr. Soul"
7. "Crossroads"
8. "Seven and Seven Is"
These are tunes that influenced the band over 30 years ago and so thought of as an appropriate celebration of their anniversary. Release date is set for June 29th and will be available at concession stands on tour.

5/05/04 - NEW NEIL PEART BOOK! - Neil has a new non-fiction book coming out just in time for the tour. It is titled, Traveling Music: Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times. He had started writing this during the Test For Echo Tour as sort of journal that spawned into something bigger. Look for it at the concession stands on tour as well as online at Amazon & B&N.

3/17/04 - MORE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! - European fans, your wait is over! Tour dates for Europe have been officially announced! The European tour dates, venues and on-sale dates will be listed on www.Rush.com in the next few days.

September 17 - Oberhausen, Konig-Pilsner Arena
September 19 - Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle
September 21 - Milan,  Mazda Palace
September 22 - Munich, Olympiahalle
September 24 - Frankfurt, Festhalle
September 25 - Prague, T-Mobile Arena
September 27 - Hamburg, Sporthalle
September 29 - Stockholm, Globe Arena
October 1 - Rotterdam, Ahoy

2/19/04 - THE TOUR DATES! - For those having trouble finding the tour dates, they are listed here now. More to be added later.

May  26   Nashville, TN AmSouth Amphitheater
May  28   Charlotte, NC  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May  29   Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May  31   Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
June  2   Columbus, OH  Germain Amphitheater
June  4   Indianapolis, IN  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June  5   Chicago, IL   Tweeter Center
June  7   Milwaukee, WI  Marcus Amphitheater
June  8   Detroit, MI  DTE Energy Center
June 10  Cleveland, OH  Blossom Music Center
June 12  St. Louis, MO  UMB Pavillion
June 13  Kansas City, MO UMB Pavillion
June 23  Dallas, TX  Smirnoff Music Center
June 25  San Antonio, TX  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 26  Houston, TX  The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
June 29  Denver, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheater
June 30  Salt Lake City, UT  USANA Amphitheater
July   2  Seattle, WA  White River Amphitheatre
July   3  Portland, OR  Clark County Amphitheater
July   6  Los Angeles, CA  Hollywood Bowl
July   7  San Diego, CA  Coors Amphitheatre
July   9  San Francisco, CA  Shoreline Amphitheater
July  10  Concord, CA  Chronicle Pavilion
July  12  Sacramento, CA  Sleep Train Amphitheater
July  14  Irvine, CA  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July  16  Phoenix, AZ  Cricket Pavillion
July  17  Las Vegas, NV  MGM Grand
July  29  W. Palm Beach, FL  Sound Advice Amphitheatre
July  30  Tampa, FL   Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
Aug.   1  Atlanta, GA  Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Aug.   3  Washington  DC  Nissan Pavilion
Aug.   4  Philadelphia, PA  Tweeter Waterfront Center
Aug.   6  Hartford, CT  Meadows Music Center
Aug.   7  Scranton, PA  Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Aug.   9  Saratoga, NY  Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug.  11  Wantagh, NY  Jones Beach Theater
Aug.  12  Boston, MA  Tweeter Center
Aug.  14  Holmdel, NJ  PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug.  15  Buffalo, NY  Darien Lake
Aug.  21  Montreal, PQ  Bell Centre
Aug.  22  Toronto, ON  Molson Amphitheatre
Sep.   8  London, UK  Wembley Arena
Sep.  11  Birmingham, UK  NEC Arena 
Sep.  12  Manchester, UK   MEN Arena
Sep.  14  Glasgow, UK  SECC

2/18/04 - RUSH CONCERT DATES ANNOUNCED! - Please go to Rush.com for dates (starting in May). The North American tour will end up in Toronto on August 22nd. Then Rush will have about 2 weeks off before heading to Europe. For those fans attending RushCon this year, you'll notice the Molson Amphitheater date coincides nicely with many Rush fans in Toronto that weekend.

2/12/04 - NEIL PEART SIGNATURE SERIES CYMBALS - Neil joined up with Sabian Cymbals to create a new line called PARAGON. The word translates to "A Standard of Excellence." Neil will be premiering his new cymbals along with his new DW drum kit for this years tour.

12/10/03 - 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR! - It's official! Rush has announced a 30th anniversary tour on tonite's Radio call-in show, Rockline. The tour will include Europe and 30-35 American dates. It should be starting around May 2004, so look for more info this spring.

11/20/03 - ANOTHER LIVE SINGLE - Vital Signs has been heard playing on rock radio stations recently.

10/10/03 - FIRST TWO RUSH IN RIO SINGLES HIT AIRWAVES - Radio stations across America are playing Working Man & YYZ live versions from Rush in Rio. The CD & DVD are due out next Tuesday, October 21st. The promo sampler given to radio stations contains 6 tracks, including One Little Victory, Dreamline, 2112 & the acoustic version of Resist. Call your local rock stations to request them.

9/26/03 - RUSH IN RIO SELECT THEATERS LIST -
Regal Theaters in the following cities will have Rush in Rio:

San Diego, CA
Farmingdale, NY (Long Island)
Dublin, CA (San Francisco)
Denver, CO
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL
Royal Palm Beach, FL (West Palm Beach)
Chamblee, GA (Atlanta)
Marlborough, MA (Boston)
Taunton, MA (Providence)
Walled Lake, MI (Detroit)
Minneapolis, MN
New York, NY
Portland, OR
Butler, PA (Pittsburgh)
Sacramento, CA
Arlington, VA (Washington DC)
Las Vegas, NV
Columbia, MD (Baltimore)
Irvine, CA (Los Angeles)
Orlando, FL
Tampa, FL
Branford, CT (Hartford)
Mayfield Heights, OH (Cleveland)
So. Plainfield, NJ
Philadelphia, PA

9/06/03 - BRAZIL TO HOST RUSH CONVENTION IN 2004! - See official site for details: www.pedrinhosurf.kit.net/rushcon/.

9/05/03 - RUSH IN RIO DVD TO SHOW IN SELECT THEATERS! - Regal Theaters will host special theatrical premieres of the DVD in over 30 major markets on release date. A complete list of cities and theaters will be announced soon.

9/04/03 - RUSH IN RIO RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED! - The release of Rush's most anticipated media packages was announced at the band's official site. The date will be Tuesday, October 21, 2003. The release will be 2 separate historic items from the Vapor Trails tour. First the 2-disc DVD live from Porte Alegre, San Paolo and Rio de Janeiro (see 3/8/03 news below). The second is a triple live CD set with bonus material.

7/10/03 - Rush EUCon03 IN THE UK - UK RushCon aka EUCON will take place this year on the 27th of September hosted by the Limelight Club once again. Performing, as usual, will be UK's popular Rush tribute band YYZ. Please visit the official Rush EUCon website for more info.

7/10/03 - NEW RUSH COLLECTIBLE - Rush Vapor Trails Golf Clubs! - These are high quality custom clubs fashioned after the Calloway X-14 series. Every club is customized with the Vapor Trails logo! To complete the package, the woods come with custom Rush headcovers, and the putter has a cover as well. As if that weren't enough, the clubs come with a custom Vapor Trails logo golf bag! These clubs were developed by Alex on the Vapor Trails tour as a prize for the crew golf tournament. When the rest of the crew and band saw the finished product, everybody wanted a set. Virtually the entire Vapor Trails crew now golfs with these clubs!

7/1/03 - RUSH TO PLAY TORONTO/SARS BENEFIT SHOW! - Rush have been confirmed joining the Rolling Stones & AC/DC in headlining a special relief concert in Toronto. It will be held on July 30th at Downsview Park. The announcement was made on the band's official website, where in a short blurb they confirmed they will be joining the ever-growing list of artists for the special gig to help Toronto's SARS-scarred economy. The concert also features AC/DC, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips, Kathleen Edwards, The Isley Brothers, Sass Jordan and La Chicane. Organizers hinted that more artists are likely to be added to the bill, although they wouldn't comment on rumours of who else will be added. Tickets for the nine-hour show -- which went on sale June 27th available through all Ticketmater outlets for CAN$21.50 plus service charges. Starting July 4, tickets can also be purchased at A&P and Dominion stores in Ontario. The bash will be hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi and organizers hope to draw 300,000 revellers, including 100,000 from outside Ontario.

3/10/03 - OFFICIAL RUSH SITE WINS AWARD - Rush.com wins SXSW award for best website in the musical artist/band and People's Choice Award categories! See the SXSW website for more winners.

3/8/03 - MORE DVD INFO - Executive Producers - Allan Weinrib, Pegi Cecconi, Ray Danniels, Bryan Domyan
Producers - Daniel E. Catullo III, Lionel Pasamonte, Larry Jordon
Director - Daniel E. Catullo III
Co-Executive Producers - Glenis S. Gross, Bob McClaugherty
Audio Producer - James "Jimbo" Barton
Track list:
Tom Sawyer
Distant Early Warning
New World Man
Roll the Bones
Earthshine
YYZ
The Pass
Bravado
The Big Money
Trees
Freewill
Natural Science
Closer to the Heart

One Little Victory
Driven
Ghost Rider
Secret Touch
Dreamline
Red Sector A
Leave That Thing Alone
The Rhythm Method
Resist(acoustic)
2112
Limelight
La Villa Strangiato
The Spirit of Radio
By-Tor & the Snow Dog
Working Man

2-DVD box set including a documentary of the band's tour in Brazil with footage from shows in Porte Alegre, San Paolo and Rio de Janeiro and fan interviews
22 Cameras, 16x9 widescreen format, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio

1/30/03 - NEW DVD IS OFFICIALLY COMING! - Tentatively titled "Rush In Rio" will be a 2 DVD set featuring extensive behind the scenes of Rush during their 2002 Vapor Trails tour that concluded in Brazil in November. Other features include artwork by Hugh Syme and photography by Andrew MacNaughtan.

1/30/03 - NEW ROCKLINE WITH GEDDY & ALEX - Alex and Geddy will be on Rockline Wednesday, February 5, 2003 (11:30pm – 1:00am EST). They’ll be live from New York City with Rockline host Bob Coburn. Check your local listings for a station in your area that carries the program. The guys are currently supporting the release of the new CD - The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits (1974-1987).

12/16/02 - RUSH LIVE DVD!! - Rumours have been floating about a live concert DVD for release next year. Footage was known to be recorded in Brazil during the last part of the Vapor Trails tour. We'll keep you posted as we get some official news.

12/13/02 - NEW CD PUSHED BACK AGAIN - The new greatest hits cd, initially scheduled for release on January 28th of next year has been pushed back. The release date has now been officially set as February 11, 2003. The first 100,000 copies of the package will ship with a bonus DVD, featuring videos for "Closer to the Heart," "Tom Sawyer," "Subdivisions," "The Big Money," and "Mystic Rhythms," the latter of which is not included on the accompanying CD. The DVD will also sport complete lyrics to each song on the collection.

11/25/02 - TRACK LISTING FOR The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits (1974-1987) - All the selections on the 16-song set — which comprises tracks taken from the band's Mercury Records output — have been digitally remastered, and a 16 page booklet is included in the packaging due for January 28th release.
The complete track listing is as follows:
01. Working Man
02. Fly By Night
03. 2112 Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx
04. Closer To The Heart
05. The Trees
06. The Spirit Of Radio
07. Freewill
08. Tom Sawyer
09. Limelight
10. Red Barchetta
11. New World Man
12. Subdivisions
13. Distant Early Warning
14. The Big Money
15. Time Stand Still
16. Force Ten

9/26/02 - MERCURY RECORDS TO RELEASE NEW RUSH GREATEST HITS CD - A new Rush release is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th. This may not be anything exciting for the big fans, as there won't be anything new or rare included. The title is RUSH - The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits. Sounds like another compilation of the Mercury hits, more for the newer fans to check out. This will make 8 official compilations released to date. Track listing coming soon.

9/09/02 - ATLANTIC RECORDS RELEASES THIRD SINGLE FROM VT - The third single from Vapor Trails is "Sweet Miracle". Radio stations should already be adding the track to their rotation. The promo CD single is catalog# Atlantic(PRCD 300930) and run time is 3:40. These Rush singles are promo only and not available in stores.

7/26/02 - NEIL GIVES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF MODERN DRUMMER - The Septmeber 2002 issue of MD magazine will feature an exclusive and very personal interview with drummer Neil Peart. This will be the only interview given by Neil at this time. There is an article about the making of Vapor Trails. His photo will also grace the magazine's cover. Hits news stands on August 7th.

6/12/02 - SECOND SINGLE RELEASED FROM VAPOR TRAILS - Secret Touch has been released to radio stations as the second single from the new album following One Little Victory promo which was released before Vapor Trails' debut on May 14th. Expect a probable third single to follow, likely for Sweet Miracle.

6/04/02 - VAPOR TRAILS VINYL NOW AVAILABLE - You can order your own 2-LP set of Vapor Trails now. Amazon.com or CDNow for more info.

5/11/02 - NEW SCIENCE FICTION BOOK BASED ON RUSH LYRICS - Author and Rush fan, Dennis J. Barton has written a new book titled Red Star: Sacred Cities. Visit Amazon.com for ordering info.

5/8/02 - VAPOR TRAILS HITS THE AIRWAVES! - Vapor Trails has officially been distributed to radio stations. Today it premiered on NJ's FM station WDHA in it's entirety. You may know of WDHA as the first radio station in the world to air a CD back in the early 1980's. Also, it was the station that Geddy visited first on his tour to promote My Favorite Headache on release date, November 14, 2000.

5/7/02 - VAPOR TRAILS TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL! - This is a rare surprise since neither of the last two Rush Test For Echo nor Different Stages were released on vinyl. Roll The Bones and Counterparts were U.K. imports only. You can now preorder Vapor Trails in 3 different formats; CD, Cassette Tape, & Vinyl. Head to CDNow.com for more info. Expected release date for vinyl is June 4, 2002. CD & tape are available May 14th.

4/17/02 - NEW CLASSICAL RUSH TRIBUTE CD! - A new CD titled Exit...Stage Right: The String Quartet Tribute to Rush is going to be released on July 2nd. For more info, please check thetributeto.com. You can order and preview samples at the site. You'll notice the track list is very similar to Exit...Stage Left, hence the title!

4/15/02 - UPDATE FROM GEDDY LEE! -
Greetings and salutations, I thought it was time to check in here and deliver an update of recent goings on for all of you who have been dropping into this site regularly. As most RUSH fans may now know we have indeed and at long last finished our latest project Vapor Trails. This concludes the single longest recording session any of us have ever been involved in. Why did it take so long you may ask? Tough question. Well, all I can say is that after all the personal difficulties, individual musical experiments and resultant soul searching that has gone down in the world of RUSH in the last 6 years, we needed a profound amount of time to reach a state of interaction with each other that would enable us to produce something we felt was fresh and had the kind of passionate energy worthy of signing our names to. In simple... it took us a while to "get it goin' on" ! There is also the theory that the longer you spend on a project, the harder it becomes to finish. What this means, in application, is that you have become so intimate with the material that the details stop being details, and become as important to you as any of the more fundamental parts of the song. This is commonly referred to as "loss of objectivity". But most musicians simply justify this by saying "God is in the details". There is another thing that happens to me when I'm making a record which makes it tough to finish. That is the fact that sometimes I have such a complete image in my head of what each song should sound like, that it becomes very difficult for me to settle for anything less. So you push and push, and try to make reality match this particular "vision" of the song and all the while you are just slowly driving yourself nuts by degrees, because you start to realize that what you are trying to accomplish is almost impossible and what you are really after may not be the best thing for the song anyway... Just simply YOUR version of what is best for the song. And when the other guys in the band feel the same way, that's when you need a producer. Or a therapist !! Or better still, a good glass of wine!! This is commonly referred to as "loss of perspective". (see- Working at Perfekt) Add a few technical glitches along the way and the fact that there is about 68 minutes of music, making this c.d. by far the longest RUSH collection we have ever produced, and you have a project that took over a year to create. But after all is said and done, I think it turned out (as the Brits like to say) "a bit of awlright". We, of course, hope you agree. In any event that's my story and I'm sticking to it. In other developments, I'm happy and thankful to report that My Favourite Headache continues to roll along making new friends with a slow, steady pace. It is a piece of work that I remain very proud of and I look forward for a time that I can continue that avenue of expression, and my collaboration with Ben Mink and perhaps even one day "take it on the road".
Speaking of the road, most of you may now be aware of the fact that we will soon be embarking on our first tour since 1997. We are in the middle of planning this out as we speak, so I can't really tell you much about what to expect yet, other than the fact that, once again, we are planning a rather long show and we hope to play some older songs that you haven't heard in a while (if ever) as well as a bunch of new ones.
We can't go everywhere, of course, but we'll give it a shot and I hope that we will indeed meet somewhere "out there" close to where you live. Until then, I guess that's it for now.
Cheers and thanks for your continuing interest and support!
Geddy

4/4/02 - OFFICIAL RUSH WEBSITES! - You may have tried to visit rush.com in the past only to find a boring site with no Rush info at all. That has now changed! Visiting Rush.com now will point you to Rush's official web site. Another official Rush site for the new release is Rushvaportrails.com. There is still no official word on what Officialrush.com is going to show. So far, the eye graphic has no obvious relation to Vapor Trails or the band.

2/24/02 - NEW BOOK BY NEIL PEART - Ghost Rider by Neil Peart - Trade Paperback and hardcover versions will be available. The ISBN is 1895900506 and is published by Pottersfield Press, the same publishers who gave us Neil's other similarly titled The Masked Rider. Publish date is June 1, 2002. Pre-ordering available at Amazon.com.

01/13/01 Great News! - It's official! The members of Rush have gotten together for writing sessions in their private studios in Toronto as of last week. Geddy confirmed this in an interview. Neil is back in town from California. Spirits are high and the new material should be different from anything else they've done. Look forward to a new release, most likely around December or early next year. It's been almost 5 years since the release of their last studio album, Test For Echo.

12/26/00 - Geddy's New Message Board! - A great way for Ged to keep in touch with his fans, the new interactive site is now in full swing with a Q&A contest. Members are rated by headache - See if you can reach migraine status! Submit questions for Geddy and he will answer the top 25, with prizes for the winners! Go to www.geddylee.net

12/05/00 - Alex To Produce Driver's First Album! - Driver, formerly known as Strangers With Candy, is working on their first release after winning an MTV band contest. Alex Lifeson came to work with the band and agreed to produce their new album, according to Aaron Fincke. "We wanted a player, rather than just a standard producer," said Fincke. The band expects to "sell a couple hundred thousand more copies" of their album because of Lifeson's reputation as a musician and performer. "We can only do so much with our songs, but he helped to clean up all of them." After finishing in the Massachusetts studios, Driver will head to Toronto to mix the album. If everything stays on schedule, the album should be complete by Dec. 23. Fincke said he expects that the album, which should have 12 songs, will then be released sometime during the spring.

11/14/00 - My Favorite Headache Arrives! - New website (www.myfavoriteheadache.com) opens and Geddy's solo album hit the shelves today. For those with a Windows based computer, a one hour streaming-video interview is available to be unlocked using a new technology called CDKEY. After purchasing the MFH CD visit www.cdkey-promotions.com/geddy_lee/bonus.html for the directions.

11/14/00 - Limbo meets Geddy Lee! - Dave Larsen and wife Shari were the grand prize winners in WDHA's My Favorite Headache drawing. They got to spend an hour in the WDHA studios talking with Geddy Lee! Dave plays bass and keyboards for LIMBO, a Rush tribute band in NJ. Kelley and Steve, also in Limbo, got to meet Geddy briefly and get autographs as well. Visit Dave's website for the story and pics.

10/07/00 - Spirit of Gothic Radio! - Gothic band, Rosetta Stone, has released a new album, un:erotica (on the Cleopatra label) that contains a cover version of The Spirit of Radio. For more info go to the tribute recordings section of this site.

7/15/00 - Two Rush Conventions Slated for The U.K. and Toronto. The UK Spirit of Rush Convention is this September 9th at The Limelight Club (136 Shaftesbury Avenue WC2 020 7434 0572 Tube: Leicester Square) and the Toronto RushCon is May 18th - 20th 2001.