New pics up on Neil Peart’s MySpace page November 21, 2007
Neil Peart has added a few pictures from the road to his MySpace page photo album. The first pic is of Michael and Neil with John Wesley (aka Wes) of Porcupine Tree; the second is of Michael, Geddy, Neil and Poolie backstage at a show; the last is of Michael and Neil backstage. I’ve included the pics here for those of you without MySpace accounts. Thanks to Jess T for the heads up.
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Snakes & Arrows flash drive promo at Rush Backstage Club
The Rush Backstage Club is running a promotion where you will receive a free Snakes & Arrows 2Gig flash drive with any purchase of over $200. You can also purchase the flash drive on its own for $69.99 USD. For details go here. Thanks to nposter for the heads up.
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Rock Band featuring Tom Sawyer released today November 20, 2007
As I”ve mentioned several times already on this site, the new video game from Harmonix Music Systems - Rock Band - releases today. The game builds on the success of its Guitar Hero predecessors, adding vocals and drums to the mix thus allowing players to create a virtual rock band. While the Guitar Hero 2 game included Rush”s YYZ, Rock Band will allow you to play along with the classic Tom Sawyer along with dozens of other rock songs from the 60s on up through the present day.
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NeilPeart.net gets a makeover November 19, 2007
Neil Peart’s official website recently underwent a major design makeover. The new design theme is based on Neil’s red Snakes & Arrows drumkit. The flash intro now has a drumhead image that gets run over by a motorcycle when you click to enter the site. Once inside, if you close the News section on the home page you are presented with a cool picture of Neil sitting onstage at the Hollywood Bowl with his BMW motorcycle in front of his Snakes & Arrows kit (there’s even a mic set up next to the bike’s engine). Although the design has changed, there’s no new content other than the onstage picture. Thanks to Nettie for the heads up.
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2112, Moving Pictures, Signals MoFi re-releases coming November 18, 2007
As I mentioned on Friday the Mobile Fidelity Labs release of the 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of the 1980 Rush classic Permanent Waves has been pushed to December 6th. According to cavesoficeman over at Counterparts, in an ad for this product in the most recent MusicDirect catalog they mention that re-releases of the MoFi versions of 2112 and Moving Pictures are slated for 2008 and Signals for 2009. These have been out of print for well over a decade, so this is good news for those of us who don”t have copies. No word on any other Rush releases that they plan on giving the MoFi treatment though.
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Updates and other random Rush stuff November 16, 2007
Things are fairly quiet on the Rush-ian front lately. No doubt they will remain so until after the holidays when the official “08 tour announcment comes. A few minor news items were reported this week though. The upcoming Rush documentary is planning for a late “08 release and the filmmakers are looking for old and rare video footage from fans. Rush”s Available Light will be included as one of the songs on a new jazz covers project. The new Rock Band video game will be released next week and VH1 Classic has been running a promo all week based around a fictional Rock Band Band. Each night this week they”ve been counting down the greatest drummers, guitarists and bassists. Neil Peart was named the #2 drummer and Geddy the #3 bassist; Alex didn”t make the cut on the guitarist list. Rush friend and photographer Andrew MacNaughtan has made some new prints available on his website. There”s also a feature on Rush in December”s Classic Rock magazine.
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Rush feature in December Classic Rock November 15, 2007
The December issue of the UK’s Classic Rock magazine (Led Zeppelin special edition) contains an interview with Rush along with photos and show reviews. Geddy and Alex are interviewed by Welsh rockers the Manic Street Preachers (aka The Manics) - who are huge Rush fans. Both the Wembley and Birmingham shows are reviewed and several onstage and offstage photos from Wembley are included. I got this info and the pic via photographer Ross Halfin’s site. Ross mentioned it in his November 8th diary entry.
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New Andrew MacNaughtan prints available November 13, 2007
Just in time for the holidays, Rush friend and photographer Andrew MacNaughtan has made some new prints available on his website. One is another Snakes & Arrows studio print and the other is a very cool print from the Red Rocks show. There’s also a new Rush in forest print and a couple more signed Neil Peart prints. Thanks to Thomas P for the heads up.
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VH1’s Rock Band countdown series will feature Rush November 12, 2007
As reported previously on this site, the upcoming Rock Band video game - the successor to the popular Guitar Hero series - will include a cover of Rush’s Tom Sawyer as one of the featured tracks. To mark the November 20th release of the game, VH1 has created a Behind the Music-style mockumentary called Rock Band Commeth: The Rock Band Band Story which chronicles the ups and downs of the fictional Rock Band Band. The special - narrated by Kurt Loder - aired last night and can be viewed online at this location. VH1 Classic will also be airing five Rock Band-themed countdown shows all this week. Each show will air at 8PM EST and focus on one of the following: Greatest Front Men, Greatest Guitarists, Greatest Bassists, Greatest Drummers and Greatest Rock Band. Rumor has it that Rush will be featured on at least two of these countdown shows.
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Rush’s Available Light included in new jazz covers projcect
Rush’s Available Light will be included in a new jazz covers project to be released later next year. The project is the brainchild of composers Ryan Fraley and Ralph Johnson with vocalist Lydia McAdams and aims to reimagine several classic progressive rock tracks as orchestral jazz pieces. Four tracks have already been recorded for the project; Rush’s Available Light, Yes’s Heart of the Sunrise, Queen’s Killer Queen and Led Zeppelin’s The Rain Song. Samples of these 4 tracks are available on the project’s website and 8 more tracks are in the works. Thanks to Power Windows for the news.
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