Early last month we learned that for the 4th year in a row Alex Lifeson is participating in The Kidney Foundation of Canada 's A Brush of Hope project. Alex Lifeson along with dozens of other Canadian celebrities have donated paintings to be auctioned off to raise money for the charity. The A Brush of Hope Gala takes place this evening at the Delta Hotel in Fredricton, NB. Paintings from over 100...
It’s no real surprise that Wikipedia has a thorough list of these, but it’s interesting to parse through the many, and find a neat collection of songs and albums that were based on, or influenced by books. Led Zeppelin has a scatological lyric library referencing JRR Tolkien, but let’s see what else is out there. 13. Alan Parson’s [...]
NEWS, WEATHER, and SPORTS: November, 2009 - Autumn Serenade Neil Peart has once again updated the News page on his website . He begins by detailing some of his recent explorations in drumming: NEWS, WEATHER, and SPORTS: November, 2009 - Autumn Serenade ... Inevitably, though, at some point I will be overwhelmed by a strong desire to play the drums for real, and that fever came upon me in late summer...
More than 60 teenagers, crowded onto the stage of Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, are singing and dancing. Some are also laughing, gossiping, bumping into each other and yucking it up. They're rehearsing the Broadway musical "Footloose", inspired by the 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon. This is "High School Musical: The Toronto Version."
Ari Gold "One on One" Interview with Neil Peart Ari Gold "One on One" Interview with Neil Peart If you're a regular reader of this site, then you already know that the film Adventures of Power made its theatrical debut a few weeks ago in New York City . The movie chronicles the adventures of air-drummer extraordinaire Power (played by filmmaker Ari Gold ) and contains a cameo from...
Rick goes on a man-date with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. RMR: Rick and Alex Lifeson This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
RecordingHacks.com: Interview with Paul NorthfieldPaul Northfield is a prolific sound engineer and record producer who has worked on a number of Rush albums from Permanent Waves on through Vapor Trails . Matthew McGlynn recently interviewed Paul for RecordingHacks.com and spoke at length with him about his experiences recording with Rush. Here's an excerpt: ...
Macrographs: Fine Art Digital Paintings inspired by the works of Rush Graham Whieldon is a UK based digital artist who creates limited edition fine art prints inspired by the songs of Rush. He recently launched a website at macrographs.com where you can learn all about his paintings and purchase his prints . So far he has one completed painting for sale; a print inspired by Rush's epic song The Fountain...
Released in the UK by Atlantic Records Monday 16th November 2009 Anthem Entertainment has announced the release of Working Men, the first 'best of' live performance compilation from renowned rock trio Rush. Released in the UK on Monday November 16th, this outstanding live collection is released on CD and digital download byAtlantic Records. Culled from Anthem Entertainment and Zoë Vision's three...
To honor WNEW's legendary Firecracker 500, every day we are highlighting the music that populated the 1991 and 1996 lists, with classic videos, live performances and little-known facts about the songs and how they came to be... Alex Lifeson calls...
Last week we found out that Alex Lifeson will appear on the Rick Mercer Report tonight at 8PM on the CBC. The episode should also be posted on YouTube and at cbc.ca tomorrow morning sometime. This Niagara Falls Review article from last week described how Alex and Rick Mercer were spotted last Wednesday filming a segment for the show at Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving . A gallery of photos from the...
Neil Peart's original Slingerland drum kit (which he used from Fly By Night through 2112 ) was put up for auction on eBay a couple of months ago and ended up being sold for over $25,000. Ever since the purchase Michael of NeilPeartDrumsticks.com has been working with the new owner of the kit to help restore it to a playable condition so it could be put on display. I'd mentioned on Friday that Michael...
It's 1975 all over again! This new-vintage t-shirt features the cover of Canadian band Rush's groundbreaking album "Fly by Night". It was the first album to feature the drumming and lyrical stylings of Neil Peart, and established him and the band as prog rock masterminds. But more important then all of that, it's a totally comfy and adorable t-shirt with a big, fluffy, cute owl on it! Features...
"Louder Than God": Rush's Neil Peart Remembers Blue Cheer's Dickie Peterson Blue Cheer bass player and frontman Dickie Peterson died this past Ocotber 12th at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer. Blue Cheer fan and our favorite drummer Neil Peart wrote a short piece for RollingStone.com in remembrance of Peterson. Here's an excerpt: ...
Last week we learned that Alex Lifeson will be appearing on an upcoming episode of the Rick Mercer Report . This Niagara Falls Review article described how Alex and Rick Mercer were spotted last Wednesday filming a segment for the show at Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving . I now can confirm (thanks RushFanForever ) that the segment will air this coming Tuesday October 27th at 8PM on the CBC. It also...
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