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Meet the St. John’s man chosen to immortalize Rush’s Neil Peart.
Sculptor Morgan MacDonald talks about his “dream come true,” and honoring the legendary drummer who died in 2020. Watch the video below.
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Jack Black introduces RUSH!!! Taylor Hawkins Tribute
Dave on drums. With Alex and Geddy. My heart,💜🤘🏾#taylorhawkinstribute #Rush pic.twitter.com/uNRYrUaESl
— (((Wendi))) (@sidnew47) September 28, 2022
.@rushtheband’s Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson, plus @RHCPchad ripping some “Working Man” for #taylorhawkins. #TaylorHawkinsTribute pic.twitter.com/jzCnNcM6MY
— Rock Cellar Magazine (@RockCellarMag) September 28, 2022
I have 7 minutes of RUSH #TaylorHawkinsTribute pic.twitter.com/2bKldf1uHn
— Megan Ackerman (@MissMeganEmily) September 28, 2022
Rush rocking YYZ with Danny Carey
After jamming with Dave Grohl and Chad Smith mind you#TaylorHawkinsTribute @foofighters #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/vBkAS4D2wI
— Brandon Ortega (@Brandega) September 28, 2022
Omar Hakim:
Getting ready for the first Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show in London! So FUN for Dave and I to rehearse with Geddy and Alex of RUSH!!
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Bestial lo de Geddy Lee y Alex Lifeson de Rush en el tributo a Taylor Hawkins. Casi casi una masterclass de cómo rifarse en vivo y ejecutar a la perfección. 🤯👏#TaylorHawkins pic.twitter.com/6iTUy4gjnO
— SopitasFM (@sopitasfm) September 3, 2022
Watching Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush play at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert and I’m an emotional wreck! I miss that band so much! Thanks to my Rush brother @benzodeluxe for sharing the joy with me. #rushisaband
— Jason Wight (@JasonWight) September 3, 2022
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee absolutely nailing the Taylor Hawkins gig. Darevibsay sounding as good as ever. So missing the holy triumvirate RUSH, here's hoping some day soon Alex and Geddy make some new music together. RIP Neil, RIP Taylor
— Matt Sargent (@mattsargent2112) September 3, 2022
Love the random connections that the Taylor Hawkins concert has created.
David Bowie’s drummer Omar Hakim jamming with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from Rush.And playing like he’s always been in a band with them #taylorhawkinstribute pic.twitter.com/DDFVN4GuOX
— Benjamin Wright (@benwrightjourno) September 3, 2022
Primus will be heading to Santiago, Chile for 2 nights to perform ‘A Tribute To Kings’. Due to popular demand, Nov. 2 has sold out & an additional date has been added on Nov. 3. Tix for 11/3 will go on sale tomorrow at 10am local time.
Kevin J. Anderson: Unboxing video. First copies of CLOCKWORK DESTINY from ECW Press I am so proud of this book, and I know Neil would be, too.
I recorded the audiobook of CLOCKWORK DESTINY, which seemed only fitting because Neil read the first one. I include a special exclusive afterword in the audiobook with several of Neil's letters to me while he recorded CLOCKWORK ANGELS. On audible or wherever you get audiobooks. pic.twitter.com/e4AKgCcSAV
— Kevin J Anderson (@TheKJA) May 10, 2022
George StroumbouloPHÒulos: This one’s real special.
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson join me at my house for an exclusive in-person sit-down conversation on the eve of the release of their 40th anniversary edition of Moving Pictures.
Friday 10am ET / 7am PT
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A glimpse of the convo I had with two parts of one of the world’s most legendary rock bands – Geddy and Alex of @rushtheband – like you’ve never heard them before. They dropped by for an in depth look at their career on the eve of the reissue of the classic album Moving Pictures. pic.twitter.com/t12hbFAGJn
— George StroumbouloPHÒulos 🐺 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇷🇵🇱🇪🇬 (@strombo) April 15, 2022
The 40th anniversary edition of Rush’s Moving Pictures is a goddamn treasure https://t.co/fJtVUhA7Ov
— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) April 15, 2022
ENVY OF NONE, TO RELEASE SPLIT 7” COLORED VINYL SINGLE – “ENEMY / YOU’LL BE SORRY” FOR RELEASE ON JULY 1ST
PLUS LIVE STREAM Q&A HOSTED BY ALAN CROSS ON SUNDAY APRIL 10TH
ALL PROCEEDS & DONATIONS GOING TO UNHCR’S UKRAINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF “ENEMY / YOU’LL BE SORRY” 7” @ this location. (RELEASE DATE – JULY 1ST)
In light of the current events and ongoing tragedy occurring in Ukraine, Envy Of None will release a split 7” vinyl single, on Ukraine flag-colored vinyl with all proceeds from sales being donated to UNHCR for their Ukraine emergency response.
(Established in 1950, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. For more information, please visit unhcr.org. #WithRefugees | donate.unhcr.org/Ukraine)
The tracks for the limited edition single “Enemy” and “You’ll Be Sorry” taken from the band’s forthcoming album, have now taken on a more poignant meaning for the group.
I’m not your enemy…
Friends and enemies—life and death—good and bad. The eternal contrast and conflict that tears us apart so easily yet mends us so arduously. It’s not a fair fight.
As another generation witnesses firsthand the horrors of yet another war, we can strive to temper our helplessness by supporting the difficult, but necessary work UNHCR provides to lessen the burden for millions of displaced people.
As we embark on our humble contribution, we ask that along with our partners at UNHCR, Snapper Music / Kscope, GZ / Precision Vinyl & Vision Merch, you kindly share in supporting us at this time of need with your generosity.
As a show of respect for your support and generosity, Envy Of None will match the total proceeds raised.
Thank-you. Envy Of None: Alfio Annibalini, Andy Curran, Alex Lifeson, Maiah Wynne
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF “ENEMY / YOU’LL BE SORRY” 7”
There will be just 500 copies of this limited edition colored 7” vinyl single available:
250 signed by all the band – US$100
250 unsigned – US$50
Plus fans can also purchase a 30-minute zoom call / personal Q&A with all 4 Envy Of None band members, each donor can invite 3 friends to join in – for $1000. This is limited to 10 slots for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to chat and ask each of the members anything about the EON project and beyond.
All proceeds of sales go to UNHCR’s Ukraine Emergency Response.
LIVE STREAM – ENVY OF NONE: A LOOK INSIDE Q&A – SUNDAY APRIL 10TH
PREMIERE STARTS AT 5pm UK / 12pm EST / 9am PST / 6pm CET
With Envy Of None’s debut album scheduled for release on Friday 8th April on Kscope, the band will be taking a deep dive into their self-titled debut album with a 90-minute Q&A hosted by Alan Cross.
The stream is free to watch with any donations made by viewers again going to UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response. JOIN THE STREAM HERE.
Envy Of None are:
Alf Annibalini – Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
Andy Curran – Bass Guitar, Synthesized Bass, Programming, Guitar, Background Vocals, Stylophone
Alex Lifeson- Guitar, Mandola, Banjo, Programming
Maiah Wynne – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards
Murdoch Mysteries: In case you haven’t already heard… 😉 We had a very special guest star join us for Monday night’s episode. Geddy Lee may need to rethink his career path because his acting skills were music to our ears.🤘🏻 Check out these #BTS snaps of his experience on set.
Sebastian Bach: I’m all for vinyl reissues of old albums with all the goodies included inside etc. But far too often the sound on the new version comes nothing close 2 the original. Rush Permanent Waves 40th Edition vinyl sounds like a demo next to the 1st pressing of the album 😬 Goodies r 🆒 tho. All due respect to the guy who remastered this album, Sean Magee, at Abbey Road Studios did u bother to a/b with the original pressing? If you were in my living room right now you would be embarrassed. Just read u started mastering in 1995 it sounds like it 🤔
Rush Permanent Waves LP Box Set
ENVY OF NONE, PREMIERE THEIR NEW VIDEO FOR SECOND SINGLE “LOOK INSIDE”
TAKEN FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘ENVY OF NONE’
DUE FOR RELEASE ON KSCOPE ON APRIL 8TH
Following the announcement of their debut, self-titled, album and first single “Liar” (https://youtu.be/vV-IZRh22mo ), Envy Of None, the new project featuring Alex Lifeson (Rush), Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Alfio Annibalini, and singer Maiah Wynne have revealed “Look Inside”, their next single and video featuring Envy Of None singer Maiah Wynne and directed by “Jaden D.“.
“Maiah’s lilting vocal performance was an inspiration” – Alex Lifeson.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR “LOOK INSIDE”
Andy Curran, having a “soft spot” for “Look Inside” recalls the song’s creation “I was in my studio late one night, headphones on… a few glasses of red wine deep and thought, wouldn’t it be fun to pull out my bass, blow up the tone, double it and play to a really messed up super slow drum groove. It’s got a real stoner vibe to it. That’s what happens when you mix wine and bass… Mission accomplished!”.
With the rough bed track and song name sent to vocalist Maiah Wynne her initial thoughts were one of introspection “Sometimes you have to shine a light on all the ugliest pieces of yourself in order to truly change, and you have to keep slaying that dragon over and over again. It is a continuous, slow and painful process. The guitars and bass really drive the grittiness and heaviness I felt when I wrote those lyrics. It feels like an all-encompassing sludge, and that is what I absolutely love about this song.”
Alex Lifeson, as one of the founding members of Rush, throughout his career has been able to explore more musical ground than just about any other guitar player out there – taking rock to new progressive heights throughout the decades and always in the most wildly inventive of ways. His influence can be heard on countless bands around the world, from indie shoegaze and math rock to heavy metal and beyond. Over the last few years, Lifeson has been focusing on a new project that, no matter how well-acquainted you are with his discography, will undoubtedly shatter all seeds of expectation and blow the mind. That project is Envy Of None.
Envy Of None also feature Coney Hatch founder/bassist Andy Curran, accomplished producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini and singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne, and their self-titled debut album will be released on April 8 via Kscope. Its 11 tracks – which ricochet between various shades of alternative, experimental, and synth rock – throw surprises at every turn, twisting dark melodies against contemporary pop hooks. Lifeson himself is proudly aware of how little of it crosses over with the band that made him famous.
The album’s first single to be released, Liar, is a track full of industrial beats, driving fuzz bass, and atmospheric guitars that concoct a seductive swirl, thrilling in ways closer to the darker art rock of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and A Perfect Circle than anything these musicians have been known for prior.
“Maiah became my muse,” continues Alex Lifeson. “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like Liar and Look Inside. After hearing her vocals on Never Said I Love You, I felt so excited. I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician. When we say she’s special, it’s because she’s really fucking special!”
The album closer, Western Sunset, was penned by Alex Lifeson in tribute to his dear friend Neil Peart. It’s a highly emotive piece of music to honor a man deeply missed by the rock community at large, and even more so by those who were lucky enough to know him. “I visited Neil when he was ill,” says Alex Lifeson. “I was on his balcony watching the sunset and found inspiration. There’s a finality about a sunset that kinda stayed with me throughout the whole process. It had meaning. It was the perfect mood to decompress after all these different textures… a nice way to close the book.”
Envy Of None’s self-titled album is due for release on April 8 via Kscope.
Envy Of None Tracklisting
1. Never Said I Love You [04:06]
2. Shadow [03:21]
3. Look Inside [04:44]
4. Liar [03:13]
5. Spy House [02:23]
6. Dog`s Life [04:36]
7. Kabul Blues [03:12]
8. Old Strings [05:15]
9. Dumb [04:19]
10. Enemy[04:16]
11. Western Sunset [02:25]
Envy Of None, the new band and debut self-titled album from Alex Lifeson (Rush), Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Alfio Annibalini, and singer Maiah Wynne due for release on Kscope on April 8th.
Alex Lifeson is no stranger to the concept of evolution. As a founding member of Rush, he’s been able to explore more musical ground than just about any other guitar player out there – taking rock to new progressive heights throughout the decades and always in the most wildly inventive of ways. His influence can be heard on countless bands around the world, from indie shoegaze and math rock to heavy metal and beyond. Over the last few years, Lifeson has been focusing on a new project that, no matter how well-acquainted you are with his discography, will undoubtedly shatter all seeds of expectation and blow the mind. That project is Envy Of None.
First single “Liar” out now
The new band, also featuring Coney Hatch founder/bassist Andy Curran, accomplished producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini and singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne, will be releasing their self-titled debut album on April 8 via Kscope. Its 11 tracks – which ricochet between various shades of alternative, experimental, and synth-rock – throw surprises at every turn, twisting dark melodies against contemporary pop hooks. Lifeson himself is proudly aware of how little of it crosses over with the band that made him famous.
However, it was only when singer Maiah Wynne became involved that this truly started to feel like a band destined to go somewhere. Her haunting melodies and soul-baring intensity is – by the admission of her own bandmates – what truly brought this music to life. All things considered; she is a star in the making… “I sent over an early version of the song Shadow,” explains Andy Curran. “When I played what she’d done back to the others they were like, ‘Who is this crazy talented person?!’”
The album’s first single, Liar, is out now. Its industrial beats, driving fuzz bass and atmospheric guitars concoct a seductive swirl indeed – thrilling in ways closer to the darker art rock of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and A Perfect Circle than anything these musicians have been known for prior.
“Maiah became my muse,” continues Alex Lifeson. “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like Liar and Look Inside. After hearing her vocals on Never Said I Love You, I felt so excited. I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician. When we say she’s special, it’s because she’s really fucking special!”
“One of my favorite things about these songs is the intimacy of them,” reveals Maiah Wynne. “It makes them feel different and more honest. There are some heavier songs too, like Enemy, and then tracks like Kabul Blues, that sound completely different to anything else.”
The album closer, Western Sunset, was penned by Alex Lifeson in tribute to his dear friend Neil Peart. It’s a highly emotive piece of music to honor a man deeply missed by the rock community at large, and even more so by those who were lucky enough to know him. “I visited Neil when he was ill,” says Alex Lifeson. “I was on his balcony watching the sunset and found inspiration. There’s a finality about a sunset that kinda stayed with me throughout the whole process. It had meaning. It was the perfect mood to decompress after all these different textures… a nice way to close the book.”
It’s a book you’ll almost certainly want to be reading. Envy Of None’s self-titled album is due for release on April 8 via Kscope.
Envy Of None Tracklisting
1. Never Said I Love You [04:06]
2. Shadow [03:21]
3. Look Inside [04:44]
4. Liar [03:13]
5. Spy House [02:23]
6. Dog`s Life [04:36]
7. Kabul Blues [03:12]
8. Old Strings [05:15]
9. Dumb [04:19]
10. Enemy[04:16]
11. Western Sunset [02:25]
The album will be released on the following formats and is available to PRE-ORDER HERE
Ltd Edition deluxe version – presented in a gatefold sleeve with a blue colored vinyl LP, 2 CDs including a 5 track bonus disc, 28-page Booklet with exclusive content
CD – includes a 16-page poster booklet
LP – on black vinyl/baby blue colored vinyl (North America exclusive) / white colored vinyl
Digital
Envy Of None are:
Alf Annibalini – Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
Andy Curran – Bass Guitar, Synthesized Bass, Programming, Guitar, Background Vocals, Stylophone
Alex Lifeson- Guitar, Mandola, Banjo, Programming
Maiah Wynne – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards
RUSH CELEBRATES THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MOVING PICTURES’
BY MAKING RARE PHOTO OUTTAKES AVAILABLE
PROCEEDS TO GRAPES FOR HUMANITY GIFT OF SIGHT PROJECTS
Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the Rush albums ‘Permanent Waves,’ ‘Moving Pictures,’ ‘Exit…Stage Left,’ and ‘Signals.’ Now in the 40th anniversary year of ‘Moving Pictures’ – long considered one of rock’s all-time classic albums – fans will be able to obtain extremely rare photograph outtakes from the album cover shoot.
To view or purchase a selection from the collection, visit MovingPictures40.com.
Incredibly, these ‘Moving Pictures’ photographs have never been made public. No alternate versions have appeared in magazines, in calendars, in books, or online anywhere, and have now been made available for the first time ever with the release of the Deborah Samuel Collection.
Contained in this ultra-limited-edition curated collection: Three alternate front album covers, three alternate back album covers, and twelve alternate interior album art photographs of both Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee taken from the original ‘Moving Pictures’ photo shoot.
“I clearly remember the day Deborah set up for this cover, and especially the interior series of the ‘Moving Pictures’ photographs,” said Alex Lifeson. “I was jumping around in the dark with a bright strobe flashing away, which was disorienting to say the least, but the results fit so well with the album concept, and I loved the final photos she produced. I’m thrilled to revisit them and make the covers and these interior photos available in support of Grapes For Humanity.”
In partnership with Definitive Authentic, Grapes for Humanity is supporting the Genius 100 Foundation’s (G100) Gift of Sight Campaign and the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP). Proceeds from the sale of this special anniversary collection of photographs will provide the funds necessary to perform as many sight-restoring surgeries ($125USD per) as possible for those in need in various under-resourced regions around the globe where HCP has operations. These groups are working to eradicate preventable and curable blindness in low to middle-income countries.
“I’m very thankful to Deborah for generously making these rare photographs available to our fans, the proceeds of which will help bring sight to the sightless,” commented Geddy Lee.
RUSH: Modern Drummer Announces Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship
We are happy to announce that Modern Drummer is celebrating the life and legacy of Neil Peart by inspiring an up and coming, young drummer with an incredible opportunity.
In memory of Neil, with the support of his family, Modern Drummer is proud to present an up-and-coming drummer with the annual “Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship”.
The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Carrie Nutall-Peart, provides the recipient with 52 weeks of free drum lessons from world-class drum instructor Dom Famularo, along with a 1-year subscription to Modern Drummer All Access, plus a selection of classic Rush album releases from Universal Music Enterprises.
Potential recipients of the scholarship must be qualified entrants to participate. A “qualified entrant” is defined as someone who is a legal US citizen between the ages of 14 and 21, is not a professional musician, and is not a party to any sponsorship or entertainment contract that, in Modern Drummer’s judgment, conflicts with the spirit of the scholarship.
Potential recipients must submit up to a 2-minute video of their playing AND a short essay describing why this scholarship will be significant to both their life and their drumming. The impact on their drumming has been inspired by Neil’s playing and legacy.
To enter and for full Official Rules, go to THIS LOCATION fill out the form and upload the video along with your essay.
All submissions must be received by Modern Drummer prior to November 26, 2021.
Entries will be reviewed in the order they are received, and the recipient will be announced at the Modern Drummer 2021 Festival, as well as featured in an upcoming issue of Modern Drummer.
Be inspired by the legacy & legend, “The Professor” Neil Peart by entering now.
This is PART I of our full in bloom interview with producer/engineer Paul Northfield. If you would like to be notified as new excerpts from this interview are uploaded, subscribe to our YouTube channel (Be sure to also click the BELL).
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Paul talks about his introduction to Rush, recording Permanent Waves & Moving Pictures, Terry Brown, Le Studio, & more.
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