MTV Pup-Up video for Limelight May 31, 2006
Limelight MTV Pop-Up Video
Back in the late 90s MTV ran a show called Pop-Up Video where music videos were shown with “popped up” bubbles containing trivia nuggets. Well, surprisingly enough, one video they featured was Rush’s Limelight. I just uploaded it to YouTube and you can watch it here. The quality is not so good (it was converted from an old realvideo file) and the nuggets are barely readable, but it’s still fun to watch.
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Enter the Rush Replay X 3 Sweepstakes May 30, 2006
The Official Rush and Rush Replay x3 Contest and Interactive Pages 
I”m not quite sure exactly how long this site has been up, but it”s listed as The Official Rush and Rush Replay x3 Contest and Interactive Pages according to Google. The url is www.rush.net and it certainly does look official. Anyways, they”re running a sweepstakes where the grand prize is a Panasonic portable DVD player. Secondary prizes include personalized Rush memorabilia and Rush Replay X 3 concert t-shirts. The site also has fan polls, wallpaper and puzzles, a miniature Rush radio and a lot of really big ads.
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New live video of Vital Signs from the Grace Under Pressure Video
Vital Signs live from the Grace Under Pressure Video
I’ve added Vital Signs from the Grace Under Pressure Tour video to the Rush Live Videos page. You can watch it here. This was filmed at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada on September 21, 1984. The Grace Under Pressure Tour video will be included as part of the upcoming Rush Replay X 3 box set. Thanks to Flatliner450 over at YouTube for making this available. Some other vids from this video can be viewed at the following links:
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New Live Video: Natural Science from Rush in Rio May 29, 2006
Natural Science from Rush in Rio 
I”ve added Natural Sciece from Rush in Rio to the Rush Live Videos page. You can watch it here.
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Interview with Neil Peart’s drum tech Lorne Wheaton May 27, 2006
Setting up Neil Peart”s drumkit 
lmpec over at YouTube recently uploaded an interview with Neil Peart”s drum tech Lorne Wheaton. It”s taken from Neil Peart”s instructional DVD, Anatomy of a Drum Solo. In it Lorne sets up and discusses the drum kit. It”s in 2 parts and you can watch it here.
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Rush included on new UK prog-rock compilation May 26, 2006
Prog Rock: 27 Classic Prog Rock Anthems on 2CDS
Featuring Yes, ELP, Genesis, Rush, Jethro Tull, & more…
The Rush hit, The Spirit of Radio is included on a new UK progressive rock compilation due out June 12th. Some other notable bands included on this 2-cd set are Genesis, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Yes, ELP and Blue Oyster Cult. Here’s what the press release says about Rush:
Prog Rock: 27 Classic Prog Rock Anthems on 2CDS
Featuring Yes, ELP, Genesis, Rush, Jethro Tull, & more…
Rush started out as a bunch of Led Zeppelin imitators, but once Neil Peart joined on drums (replacing John Rutsey) sword-and-sorcery tactics were the name of the game. (The game being orcs and goblins in a Games Workshop style.) The Spirit Of Radio, from 1980’s Permanent Waves album, dates from a time when the Canadian trio were trying to distance themselves from the fanciful flights of their early career. The song is a technical, intelligent, commercial take on prog - and no complaints here.
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New live videos from the Grace Under Pressure video
I’ve added 3 live videos from the Grace Under Pressure Tour video to the Rush Live Videos page; Closer to the Heart, Distant Early Warning and The Enemy Within. These was filmed at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada on September 21, 1984. The Grace Under Pressure Tour video will be included as part of the upcoming Rush Replay X 3 box set. Thanks to Flatliner450 over at YouTube for making these available. You can watch the videos at these links:
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Rush reference in SWAT 4 video game May 25, 2006
SWAT 4 is a first-person shooter video game that first came out in April of last year. It places the player in the role of a SWAT team leader. In Febrauary of this year, an expansion to SWAT 4, entitled SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, was released. kbomb106 over at The Rush Forum recently noticed an unmistakable Rush reference in the game. From his post:
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Rush makes the top 50 conservative rock songs list … twice
Conservative Top 50
I’d hardly call Rush conservative; libertarian might be a better label - at least in regards to their earlier years. Either way, 2 Rush songs made the National Review’s list of the top 50 conservative rock songs; The Trees came in at #11 and Red Barchetta was #22. Here’s what the article said about these 2 songs:
Conservative Top 50
11. “The Trees,” by Rush.
Before there was Rush Limbaugh, there was Rush, a Canadian band whose lyrics are often libertarian. What happens in a forest when equal rights become equal outcomes? “The trees are all kept equal / By hatchet, axe, and saw.”…
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandEveryone would gather on the 24th of May May 24, 2006
It’s Victoria Day in Canada today. Well - sort of. The holiday was originally celebrated on May 24th but an amendment to the Statutes of Canada in 1952 moved the holiday to the Monday before 25 May. So this year it was celebrated on the 22nd. Either way, let’s celebrate with the lyrics to Lakeside Park:
Midway hawkers calling
Try your luck with me
Merry-go-round wheezing
The same old melody
A thousand ten cent wonders
Who could ask for more
A pocketful of silver
The key to heaven’s door…
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