UPDATE - 6/1@1:08PM: PhillyMike noticed that if you go to the mvimusic site (mentioned below) you can see a few screenshots of the Snakes & Arrows MVI interface.
It's Friday and the Snakes & Arrows tour kicks off in Atanta in less than 2 weeks! In last week's poll we asked readers to let us know how many shows they'd be attending. Most folks - over 38% - are attending just one show; 27% are attending 2; and 14% are attending 3 (I count myself among this number). 13% of you are attending 4 or 5 shows; 2% are going to 6 or 7 shows; another 1.5% are going to 8-10 shows; 2% are attending 11-15 and 1 lucky person claims that they'll be seeing them over 16 times! Unfortunately, 3 of you will not be attending any shows. :( According to pollstar.com, the tour is still selling well and is currently listed at #6 on the Pollstar Top 50.
The big news for the week is that The Larger Bowl has been chosen as the next single from Snakes & Arrows. There are many varying opinions on whether this was a good choice or not. So if it was up to you, what would you have chosen for the next single? Take the poll and let us know. The first single, Far Cry, is finally starting to lose a little steam on the various rock charts. It's down to #4 at Mediabase, #5 at Radio and Records and is holding at #5 at MediaGuide. The video for Far Cry is also now available on iTunes (thanks to PhillyMike for the heads up).
The Snakes & Arrows MVI has been delayed again; it is now listed as being released June 26th. Rush.com has put up the following message regarding this:
After a handful of unfortunate yet unavoidable production delays, we can finally confirm that the MVI (Music Video Interactive) disc will be in stores June 26th. To learn more about the MVI format visit www.mvimusic.com, and to learn more about what will be featured on the Snakes & Arrows MVI release please see the May 9th post below.
The latest issue of the UK's Classic Rock Magazine contains a feature (a 4-page interview) on Rush. Thanks to captwilb for the heads up.
Alex Lifeson was recently interviewed for UK digital radio station Planet Rock and I'd posted the audio on Wednesday. In the interview, Alex stated that he would be attending the recent Porcupine Tree show in Toronto and possibly make an onstage appearance. According to a post on the Progressive Ears Forum (thanks to chutch15 for the heads up) he did attend the show but did not get on stage. However, a poster at Counterparts was also at the show and says they didn't see him.
Reader Steve O let me know that on this morning's Fox 25 out of Boston they paid a visit to SJC Drums on their regular Zip Trip segment. They spoke with with owner Scott Ciprari and assistant manager Mike Ciprari. During the interview they showed a prototype drumset made for the Buddy Rich drum company and mentioned that the particular set they were looking at was for Neil Peart. They then played Spirit of Radio in the background and showed a pic of Neil on the cover of DRUM! Magazine. You can watch the segment for yourself online at this location.
Crazyrunner at the Digital Rush Experience let me know that they've recently launched a Logo Store at Cafe Press as well as a blog. The logo is really cool; it's a mashup of the Rush starman logo and the Snakes & Arrows logo. Proceeds from the store will go to the Epilepsy Foundation. So in addition to getting some cool merchandise you'll be helping out a good cause. If you aren't already familiar with it, the Digital Rush Experience is a comprehensive source of information for Rush live recordings with reviews, scans, trader links and a forum.
Speaking of good causes, let's not forget about the Rush to Fight AIDs project, The Relay for Life Raffle (they're giving away a Lerxst-signed PRS guitar! - details in this post) and Tunes for the troops. Help ease some pain on the earth. :)
A recent Q&A with Roadrunner Records featured Dream Theater's James LaBrie and Mike Portnoy. Both were asked what their favorite album was. Among LaBrie's favorites were Rush's 2112, Hemispherss and A Farewell to Kings. When asked what bands they'd like to tour with they both unsurprisingly said Rush.
In my last update post I pointed you to this humorous video on YouTube. It's 2 guys (Matty and Tones) hosting an animated virtual music news program called the Matty & Tones SoundChaser Show. Both guys are Rush fans and featured a review of Snakes & Arrows in the video. Matty contacted me to let us know that they have a website at this location and will be posting a new episode every month. Next month's featured review will be of the new Porcupine Tree album.
QFM 96 out of Columbus, OH has a yearly countdown of the Top 500 rock songs of all-time as voted on by the listeners. This year's list features 9 Rush tunes:
343 - Freewill
327 - 2112 (Overture/Temples)
267 - Closer to the Heart
215 - Red Barchetta
194 - Subdivisions
86 - The Spirit of Radio
55 - Limelight
46 - Working Man
13 - Tom Sawyer
Thanks to Out of the Shockwave over at Counterparts for the heads up.
That's all folks. Have a great weekend!
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