Rock Hall snubs Rush once again October 31, 2006
Rock hall of fame announces latest crop of nominees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced on Monday their latest batch of nominees for 2007; Patti Smith, R.E.M., Van Halen, Chic, the Dave Clark Five, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the Ronettes, the Stooges and Joe Tex. It’s no surprise that Rush is not on this list. Since becoming eligible in 1999 they’ve been snubbed every year. I know there are a lot of Rush fans who feel very strongly about this subject and also a lot who don’t give a rat’s ass. Personally I fall somewhere in the middle. When they’re inducted (and I do think they will be eventually) I’ll be happy for them - but in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter that much to me.
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The latest Rush oddities from MitA October 30, 2006
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New Rush Backstage Club contest
Win a set of Rush Bobbleheads!!
A new contest is up at the Rush Backstage Club. The winner of the Rush Replay X3 memory stick was James Bielaga from Washington. This next contest is for a set of Rush bobblehead dolls. They don’t say when the winner will be announced but I assume it’ll be around November 15th. Thanks to reader Ros-ma for the heads up.
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Happy 25th anniversary Exit … Stage Left October 29, 2006
On this date 25 years ago Rush released their 2nd and most successful live album, Exit … Stage Left. It was originally released on vinyl as a live double album in 1981 on Mercury Records. Sides 1, 3, and 4 were recorded in Canada during the Moving Pictures tour, while side 2 (tracks 4-7) was recorded in the UK during the Permanent Waves tour. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 1982; certified Platinum on November 9, 1987 and reached as high as #10 on the Billboard charts.
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New Video: Neil Peart performing Cotton Tail from the making of Burning for Buddy October 28, 2006
A few weeks ago I pointed you to a video I found on YouTube of Neil Peart performing from the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert back on October 14, 1989. The video contained the tail-end of Cotton Tail, his entire Pieces of Eights drum solo and then closed with One O’Clock Jump. I also just found an in-studio video of Neil Peart performing Cotton Tail in its entirety from the Making of Burning for Buddy Documentary. You can watch it here.
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Neil Peart’s sad childhood Halloween memory October 27, 2006
Mosquitoes, stalkers, Stephen Harper bedevil Canadian musicians
I found this fun article on CanadaEast.com this morning where they spoke with various Canadian musicians about their Halloween memories and what scares them. They talked with Neil Peart who had this to say:
Mosquitoes, stalkers, Stephen Harper bedevil Canadian musicians
… Rush drummer Neil Peart … says he’s haunted to this day by a sad childhood Halloween memory.Mosquitoes, stalkers, Stephen Harper bedevil Canadian musicians
“I probably was about six or seven, dressing as Zorro, with a mask on and it was pouring rain,” Peart says recently from his home in Los Angeles.…
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandGuitar Center’s Neil Peart R30 Drum Kit page updated October 26, 2006
Guitar Center has updated their Neil Peart R30 Commemorative Drum Kit (detailed in this recent post) page on their website at this location. The site now contains more photos and a video. Thanks to reader Justin H for the heads up.
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Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandSignal transmitted. Message received. *wink* October 25, 2006
Rush Pick-Up Lines
The current feature article on webzine ReadJunk’s homepage is entitled Rush Pick-Up Lines. It contains … you guessed it - a list of Rush-themed pick-up lines. Some are funny, most are not. You have been warned.Thanks to reader Rusty for sending me the link.
Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandBeck and his 2112 guitar in ChartAttack’s Photo of the Week October 24, 2006
Back in June I reported how Beck had been using his 2112 guitar in his live shows. If you’ve never seen this guitar, it has a prominently displayed Rush starman logo on it. Last week Beck was in Toronto playing a few small venues and I’m happy to say he is still using this guitar. ChartAttack.com is featuring a picture of him from one of these shows at the Ricoh Colliseum as their photo of the week. It’s a great pic and the starman logo can clearly be seen. Thanks to Counterparts member handles for spotting this.
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Original Article syndicated via RSS from Rush is a BandNeil Peart R30 commemorative drum kit details
As was reported last month, Guitar Center has teamed up with Drum Workshop and Sabian cymbals to produce thirty limited edition replicas of the drumkit Neil Peart used during the R30 tour. Details about the kits were recently released and are spelled out in this Harmony Central article:
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