This and That (news and blog)
An evolving collection of bits and pieces about the band
Jimmy Page and Alex Lifeson: mutual admiration society
Neil’s unmistakable vibe in JR Flood demo from 1970
Rush 2015 tour dates announced: begins May 8 in Tulsa, Okla.
What to make of ‘Rush: Live Electric Lady Studios 1974?’
Thank god Rush wasn’t better looking in the 1970s
Possible dates for 2015 Rush tour circulating
It’s 21/12—International Rush Day
All the world’s a stage and Neil’s merely the audience
Conservative scholar takes a deep dive into Rush Excellence book
Neil on Geddy: ‘most important collaboration in my life’
What to make of Rush: Live in St. Louis 1980 recording?
Rush to release 10-DVD collector’s set
New book on Rush from Durrell Bowman
On the Channel Islands, Neil wrestles with determinism
Rush ‘Excellence’ book No. 4 bestseller in . . . what?
New Rush book no longer sold out
Book review: ‘Rush: Pursuit of Excellence’ brings it all together
New book: Rush: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Excellence
Happy Bastille Day . . . and here’s Rush’s classic piece
Rush is everywhere in 2011 New York Times bestseller
Charity auction: drumhead from Neil’s first kit at $1,026
Far and Near: more essays for your bookshelf from Rush’s professor
Audio Fidelity to release a super audio CD of Presto
The song that didn’t get recorded
Neil getting those ‘lyrical’ ideas again
Donna Halper: I probably couldn’t help Rush today
Annual Charity: $20,000 so far to drink wine with Geddy and Alex
First U.S. show in Pittsburgh a ‘freakout,’ Geddy says
Poll shows Rush is no nostalgia act 40 years into career
For Neil, not all days are Sundays
Rush planning ‘rarer’ material for 41st anniversary tour
Neil: First the planning, then the magic
Vinyl re-release of Rush debut album April 15
RushCon 2014 to be in Toronto, August 22-24
Neil thinking about publishing another collection of essays
Fox lists Rush as one of 11 bands better than The Beatles
New York Times runs Geddy’s picture in Rand Paul profile
Rush in Google Music Timeline as Progressive Band
Zack Snyder is Clockwork Angels director of choice
Clockwork Angels tour brings in about $36 million
Neil featured in Sonic Reality ‘play-along’ drum collection
Rush to re-issue debut album for 40th anniversary
Experiencing Rush book slated for 2014
Rush’s Tolkienesque heroes in ‘The Desolation of Smaug’
Clockwork Angels to get comic book treatment
Should Rush debut album be commemorated as a Google Doodle?
Custom Rush instruments and equipment
With Rush, forget Ayn Rand; think Samuel R. Delany
Clockwork Angels Tour DVD: let ’em know we’re goofy
Theaters not up to challenge of showcasing Rush
Alex: Ray Danniels is busy making plans
Neil puts the vaporization of members of Congress on his wish list
75% hope Rush and Terry Brown get back together
Why Rush and Terry Brown will reunite for another album
Bottrill started from scratch on remixed Vapor Trails
Alex: love and goodness, yes. God, no
Listen to complete remixed Vapor Trails
6 ways Rush can preserve ‘Sam the Record Man’ sign
Geddy: how about celebrating 42 years instead of 40
Avoid Britain’s wiggly roads, Neil tells fellow motorcyclists
Hammering on and pulling off with Alex Lifeson
Rush roadie Skip Gildersleeve passes away at 57
Clockwork Angels tour DVD available for pre-order
Cyril Neville latest in growing list of Rush tributes
Fans split on MP3 quality of Vapor Trails Remixed
The Lerxst amp: slaying and melting faces
Alex on how Rush got its 10,000 hours and became experts thanks to Ontario’s lowered drinking age
Cygnus-X1 archiving ‘The Spirit of Rush’ zine
Neil Peart and Michelangelo’s top guy: separated at birth?
Clockwork Angels tour through Neil’s eyes
Rush shares teary farewell with string musicians
Rush’s Clockwork Angels certified Gold in Canada
‘Headlong Flight’ to be Included on Roadrunner Box-Set
Rush flood relief tally: $575,000; happy 39th anniversary to Neil
Is ‘Spirit of Radio’ riff a hyper version of ‘Sweet Jane’ riff?
‘Rush Fan Stories’ seeking your input about the band
‘Superb silences’ from Clockwork Angels cello player
Vapor Trails remix available on Amazon for pre-order
Rush albums make the CBC’s so-so top 100 list
Neil on the War of 1812 and other happy endings
Rush Eucon 2013 set for October 12 in Sheffield
Howard Ungerleider: Clockwork Angels a ‘rock opera’
Rush flood relief t-shirts apparently sold out
Happy Bastille Day: video of Rush’s classic track
‘Oh, God, Rush hate me.’ Steve Lillywhite talks Grace Under Pressure
Rush hosting Red Deer benefit concert for Calgary flooding
Geddy: Rush never stopped doing concept albums
Back to the Red Sector as Clockwork Angels European tour ends
RushIsABand readers get Rock Hall discounts
Indian Head penny and Caress of Steel man: separated at birth?
‘Working Man’ riff finds permanent home in ‘By-Tor’
Donna Halper, Gerry Hilera, and Blame Canada at 2013 RatCon
To Neil, the sweet science is about handling curves, both good and bad
Martin Popoffs new Rush book: from unauthorized to authorized?
Jann Wenner’s Surprise (or, Rush gets 60-second standing ovation)
‘Get off my lawn’—Alex on joining the old age club
Chalk up good string sound on Rush tour to lucky timing
Rush Rock Hall induction commemorative t-shirt available
Send your Canadian mail using Rush stamp
Rock Hall induction: who’s who at Rush’s table
Honesty is theme for Rush Rock hall induction
2013 Rush Rock Hall induction videos
Rock Hall: Geddy thanks fans, Neil says it’s a big deal, Alex says ‘blah’
Lot of fun to come out of Toronto Star oral Rush history
Fans mixed on John Rutsey’s absence in Rock Hall
Geddy puts Jaco Pastorius on bass player mountaintop
Video: Alex, Geddy tour Rolling Stone headquarters
At Whole Foods, carrots, Rush and Tim McGraw
Sandyhook auction: Rush items generate most bids
The ‘Cask of ’43’ revisited: is it the ‘Collective?’
Sandyhook charity: bid on signed Neil drumhead
Geddy on Presto, 2112, setlists, and the number 40
Classic Rush photos from 1975 St. Louis festival
‘Closer to the Heart’ is called Canada’s 70s rock anthem
Rush to take a year off after Clockwork Angels tour ends
Neil Peart holds two opposing thoughts at the same time—and functions
Win autographed Hold Your Fire tour book
Geddy credits fans for Rock Hall induction
Rush money: a post about the making and donating of it
With Neil, maybe every third thought is about books
Will Rush win its 7th and 8th Juno Awards?
Extended Clockwork Angels tour concentrated in northern half of U.S.
RushCon slated for July 5-7 in Toronto
Neil Peart on how to act 20 at 60
Lots of Rush tributes and covers in 2013
New book—Rush: The Unauthorized Illustrated History
Foo Fighters to induct Rush, Rock Hall announces
Tickets on sale for extended North American tour
Foo Fighters might induct Rush at Rock Hall ceremony
Neil’s early privately published travel memoirs
Rare 1977 video: Alex and his guitars
Another Rush bedtime CD for the little ones
Alex, Geddy, Neil, and Bilbo on life and adventure
Royal Philharmonic gives Rush cinematic sweep
Neil’s blog: getting into and out of trouble
Rush inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rough Guide to Rock: too rough? (book review)
This 12/21, all the 2112 you can handle
Rush set high musicianship bar for Metallica (book review)
Neil’s Atatürk Rule and Frankenstürm
Jack Secret on cobbling together Rush’s triggering system
Strings on fire: Joel Derouin talks Clockwork Angels tour
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra releasing Rush tribute CD
Neil Peart on faith and fracking
It’s official: Rush nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rush to be nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?!
Win signed Clockwork Angels lithograph
Original Rush prints available from Andrew MacNaughtan
Tribute to Toronto’s Sam the Record Man
VW Passat commercial built around ‘Fly by Night’
Win Clockwork Angels guitar and bass tab books
Who are the string musicians in Clockwork Angels?
Clockwork Angels live videos from 2012 tour
Rush changes up its set list on second stop of CA tour
Opening night pics and concert review by John at Cygnus-x1
Clockwork Angels tour set list
Win a meet and greet with Rush during Clockwork tour
Steampunk images of upcoming Clockwork Angels tour set
Rush releases official lyric video for ‘The Wreckers’
‘Tom Sawyer’ still introducing Rand Paul at events
Peart: Can you follow the teachings of Jesus and be a Republican?
Vote for Rush in People’s Rock Hall
Rush royalties included in $300 million bond offering
Lotus Land: Rhode Island trio to play RushCon 12
How do the Rush books stack up with one another?
Follow Neil and Michael while on Clockwork Angels tour
Help pick the RushCon 12 tribute band
Get Clockwork Angels: The Novel signed by Neil, KJR
Governor General Awards: fans share in spotlight
Mystery Clockwork Angels rune deciphered: it’s winter
The 5 most mispronounced Rushisms
Clockwork Angels fan pack: personal tour
Why Clockwork Angels will be made into a movie
Neil: Recent Rush attention feels like a vindication
5 days, 9 interviews: Alex, Geddy, Neil talk Clockwork Angels
Listen to all of Clockwork Angels on Spotify
Full version of ‘Clockwork Angels’ (the single) on YouTube
Clockwork Angels European 2013 tour dates announced
Not everyone loves Rush’s ‘Headlong Flight’
Joe Bosso Reviews Clockwork Angels in its entirety
Governor General Awards: ‘Tom Sawyer,’ ‘Radio’ by full orchestra
Governor General Awards: what will they spend their $25,000 each on?
Meaning of Clockwork Angels runes
Rush a libertarian band? Not if Alex has any say in it
Official Clockwork Angels tour itinerary
First try at transcribing ‘Headlong Flight’ lyrics
Steven Adler: ‘Whoa, dude, Rush isn’t in the Hall of Fame!’
33 Clockwork Angels tour dates, 5 are in Canada
Neil Peart and Tom Hanks: separated at birth?
Clockwork Angels track list released; album includes orchestra
Is Signals getting a reprise in Clockwork Angels tour?
‘Headlong Flight’ described as ‘pure genius’
Rush fans create a postmodern moment around Clockwork Angels
Welcome to the fourth dimension: Marvel’s 1976 poke at collectivism
Clockwork Angels: The Novel available for pre-order
Geddy’s secret sauce: Jack Secret’s jerry-rigging prowess
May 29 is release date for Clockwork Angels
Rush at Le Studio: who are these fine folk?
Memo to Limbaugh: Rush ain’t right wing
Clockwork Angels: the ‘legend to shine’
The Rush-Lakatos connection: it all adds up
Rush music: spontaneous as a baroque jam session
Plato: ‘Rush Non in Forma Petra Musica’
Kai Flanders: beware of the Boojum!
Changing Hemispheres: old news, poorly summarized
Win autographed ‘Far and Away’ book by Neil
Novelization of Clockwork Angels is about creating order out of chaos
‘Red Sector A’ revisited: they’re the last ones left alive
‘Metal Evolution’ makes case for Rush as key to progressive metal
Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan passes away
Win autographed Snakes and Arrows tour book
Gregorian does an ‘enchanted’ version of ‘Bravado’
Clockwork Angels to have more spontaneous drum parts
Rush marketing gone horribly wrong
Win signed A Show of Hands vinyl LP
Like Rush, progressive rock is alive and well (book review)
Terry Brown: Differed with band on electronics
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