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Neil Peart, Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ...

Rush to reissue their first 4 Atantic-era albums on vinyl with The Albums: 1989-1996 box set November 1st. Details here.
Alex Lifeson's Envy of None project to release follow-up album in 2025, release new video/single for Not Dead Yet. Details and more here.
New book Rush at 50 celebrating 50 years of Rush now available for purchase. Details here.
Alex Lifeson's Victor (order) and Geddy Lee's My Favorite Headache (order) vinyl reissues now available. Details here.
Neil Peart's Silver Surfers coffee table book coming this November and now available for pre-order. Details, cover and more here.
Geddy Lee's The Lost Demos featuring the 2 new unreleased My Favorite Headache tracks Gone and I Am ... You Are now streaming. Download links, details and more here.
Tue, Nov 19, 2024@9:11AM | comments

UPDATE - 11/19@9:15AM: Neil Peart's final book - a coffee table book highlighting his extensive "Silver Surfers" car collection - officially releases today ...

Back in the summer of 2021, Neil Peart's extensive classic car collection - dubbed the Silver Surfers by Neil himself - was sold at Gooding & Company's 17th annual Pebble Beach Auctions. Just before the auction, it was revealed via an announcement at Rush.com that this collection of classic cars was the subject of a coffee table book that Neil Peart was working on prior to his untimely passing nearly 5 years ago. Since that initial announcement very little additional information had surfaced until this past January when the book's May 2024 release date and cover were revealed. After a couple of further delays, the 96-page coffee table book is finally seeing the light of day, and is now available for purchase via Amazon and other retailers. From the book description:

For Neil Peart, legendary drummer for Rush, cars were a lifelong passion. Now, in Neil's final work-a never-before-seen piece completed before his untimely passing in 2020-he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the even bigger joy of driving them. He first traces the roots of his auto obsession, taking us back to where it all began, with a 1969 Lotus Europa; through the cars he bought when the band first made it big and even his first "family car," before taking us on a tour of the Silver Surfers themselves-a rare collection of the best sports cars from the 1960s. From a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 to a classic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, each is a gorgeous silver (with the exception of one: a black 1964 Shelby Cobra whose patina Neil loved so much he wrote, "I am not going to paint it").

Gorgeous images of the cars and photos curated by Neil himself accompany his warm, personal story of building the collection, the friends he made along the way, and what it was like to be behind the wheel of these classics. Neil's final work is a love letter to these cars that meant so much to him, and to the passion of the road that fueled his life.

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Fri, Nov 15, 2024@10:27AM | comments
Neil Peart's Silver SurfersFriday Rush updates! Neil Peart's "Silver Surfers" book, Geddy Lee's "72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy Lee" baseball book, Alex Lifeson's LE "Grace" signature guitar in celebration of "Grace Under Pressure" 40th anniversary, new book "Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs" now available, and more ...
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024@4:29PM | comments
Cranking up RushA new book from author Adrien Begrand titled "Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs" was released last month and is now available to order ...
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024@12:26PM | comments
Alex Lifeson Grace signature guitarAlex Lifeson has announced the release of a new "Grace" signature guitar in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Rush's "Grace Under Pressure" album ...
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Fri, Nov 8, 2024@10:03AM | comments
72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy LeeFriday Rush updates! Geddy Lee's "72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy Lee" baseball book, Rush "The Albums: 1989-1996" box set now available, video interview with Neil Peart's childhood friend Kit Jarvis, and more ...
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Sun, Nov 3, 2024@9:47AM | comments
72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy LeeGeddy Lee's "72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy Lee" baseball book special edition to release next month, now available for pre-order ...
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Fri, Nov 1, 2024@1:37PM | comments
RUSH: The Albums 1989-1996Friday Rush updates! Rush "The Albums: 1989-1996" box set now available, Alex Lifeson's "Envy of None" announce new album for 2025 with the release of new single "Not Dead Yet", Tiles guitarist Chris Herin's releases debut solo album "Hiding in Plain Sight" featuring Alex Lifeson, and more ...
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Thu, Oct 31, 2024@11:20AM | comments
Envy of None - Not Dead YetAlex Lifeson's "Envy of None" project with Andy Curran, guitarist Alfio Annibalini and vocalist Maiah Wynne, will be releasing a new album in the Spring of 2025 and have debuted a video for the album's first single "Not Dead Yet" ...
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Thu, Oct 31, 2024@10:26AM | comments
Neil Peart's 2004 BMW R1200GS - photo via Mecum AuctionsNeil Peart's 2004 BMW R1200GS motorcycle will be up for bidding at the 34th annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas next year ...
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024@2:33PM | comments
RUSH: The Albums 1989-1996Rush has announced the release of a new, 6-LP box set titled "The Albums: 1989-1996" which will include the band's first four Atlantic-era albums on vinyl ...
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