Updates and other random Rush stuff August 24, 2007
Leg number 3 - the Middle West leg - of the Snakes & Arrows tour is now underway. Rush hit Kansas City last night and will play 9 more dates throughout the Midwest before heading to the Great White North in mid-September.
Neil Peart presented us all with yet another great news update during the tour break. If you haven’t read it yet, check it out. Neil also added the Bobby Standridge-produced video for Malignant Narcissism to the Xtras page on his site (thanks Nettie).
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Kansas City open thread August 23, 2007
The Middle West leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour begins tonight at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Kansas City. For those of you going - have a great time!
Date/Time: Thursday, August 23rd @ 8:00PM (local time)
Show Number: 33
Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Place: Bonner Springs, KS
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Eddie Trunk interview with Geddy and Alex now online August 22, 2007
UPDATE - 8/22@9:43AM: Through some clever url manipulation reader Ryan located part 2 of the interview at this location.
Way back in early April radio personality and VH1 Classic VJ Eddie Trunk put the following post on his blog:
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NeilPeart.net news update
NEWS, WEATHER, and SPORTS - August 20, 2007: Every Road Has Its Toll
Neil Peart has once again updated the news page on his website. He’s been very prolific lately considering the tour; every break he’s made an update. In this batch of news Neil discusses all the various signs he’s seen at shows and talks about what a great time he’s having. He speaks particularly about how there haven’t been any really magic shows but they’ve all been at a consistently higher level; he states … that each of this tour’s shows has been performed at a slightly higher level than ever before, and thus they’ve all had their bit of magic. … He also remarks about how well Geddy’s voice is sounding this tour; something I and many other fans have noticed. He then of course goes on to describe many delightful stories from the road, describing all the motorcycle adventures he and his riding partners have encountered. Including a sad yet humorous story about having to put a deer out of its misery. All in all another great bit of writing from The Professor. Be sure to read the whole thing.
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Vote for Rush! August 21, 2007
The UK’s Class Rock Magazine has opened up voting for its 2007 Roll of Honour. Rush is up for Band of the Year and Snakes & Arrows is up for Album of the Year. The Roll Of Honour ceremony will take place in London on November 5, 2007. Look out for the results and full coverage in the January ‘08 edition of Classic Rock, on sale December 12, 2007. To vote for Rush go to this link. Be sure to register your votes after choosing them or they won’t be counted.
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Updates and other random Rush stuff August 19, 2007
It’s break time for Rush once again. They’ll crank the tour machine back up next Thursday in Kansas, playing 10 dates throughout the Middle West before heading back to the homeland for a few dates. I’ve been on a break myself over the last week and a half traveling from Cleveland to Louisiana and points in between (visiting in-laws). Fortunately, internet access is easy to come by these days so my site updates didn’t undergo too much of an interruption. Anyways, I’m back and things should get back to normal now; I should have a new poll for next week and regular updates as usual. Since Alex Lifeson’s birthday is coming up I figured that I’d post a Lerxst-related poll so if you have any suggestions please let me know.
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Rush.com mobile store now open
Rush Mobile
Rush.com just recently launched Rush Mobile; their online store for Rush content for mobile phones. It has mobile videos, ringtones, and wallpaper available for purchase. The 4 live videos available look to be from R30 and the 5 ringtones are Alex Lifeson live rants! 
Thanks to El Chico Analogo for the heads up.
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Snakes & Arrows tour house music playlist August 16, 2007
You asked for it … and Rush.com has delivered. Since the start of the tour I’ve received several questions about the house music (compiled by Neil Peart) played prior to the show. I recognized many of the tunes but did not have a complete playlist … until now. Rush.com just posted it. Here it is:
Tommy Overture - The Who
Mojo Pin - Jeff Buckley
Trains - Porcupine Tree
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
Welcome to the Machine - Pink Floyd
Eria Tarka - The Mars Volta
Roundabout - Yes
Looking for a Place to Happen - The Tragically Hip
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Baba O’Reilly - The Who
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
2112 Overture - String Ensemble
The Temples of Syrinx - String Ensemble
I Know What I Like - Genesis
The Prophet - Yes
Grace - Jeff Buckley
18 People Live in Harmony - Dredg
Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
Bobcaygeon - The Tragically Hip
21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
Inertiatic E. S. P. - The Mars Volta
The Sound of Muzak - Porcupine Tree
Echo - Vertical Horizon
Fifty Mission Cap - The Tragically Hip
So Real - Jeff Buckley
Time - Pink Floyd
Good Days, Bad Days - Richard Butler
No Opportunity Necessary - Yes
Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree
Say Hello 2 Heaven - Temple of the Dog
Babe I’m Gonna Leave you - Led Zeppelin
Open Car - Porcupine Tree
Evenflow - Pearl Jam
Hells Bells - AC/DC
Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
Us and Them - Pink Floyd
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Rush.com Multimedia Updates
I’ve received several emails about this; Rush.com has been updated with a few videos in their multimedia section (finally). Simply go to Rush.com and click on Multimedia. There’s a video of the Darn That Dragon intermission video from the R30 tour (this has been already floating around YouTube for a while now and can also be seen here). There’s also two short video interviews; one with Andy from SRO/Anthem backstage at the Irvine show, and another with Bucky the guitar tech from the same show. Both interviews are around 2 minutes long.
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie featuring Neil Peart now on DVD August 15, 2007
Back in April the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie was released to 877 theaters in the US. Made for around $750K, it grossed nearly 5.5 million dollars domestically. It featured the vocal talents of Neil Peart who played a miniature version of himself permanently attached to his lime green drumset - the Drums of Life. The film was just released to DVD as a two-disc set which comes with a full 80-minute alternate movie and a host of extra features. Thanks to Power Windows for the heads up.
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