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Dateline: February 3rd, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article; this time from the Counterparts era. Coming from the February 1994 issue of Guitar for the Practicing Musician, this article/interview is titled Alex Lifeson: Attitude Adjustment. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: February 2nd, 2012
Another interesting article from the A Farewell to Kings period. This time coming from the January 23rd, 1978 issue of Maclean's Magazine. The article is called To Hell With Bob Dylan. Meet Rush. They're In It For The Money and it certainly is an ... interesting ... read. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: 2/1/12
Happy Rush Day (2/1/12). Today's update is another vintage article from 1977 which appeared in the Vancouver Entertainment Magazine known as Georgia Straight. The article, titled Rush: Canada's Most Successful (and Least Recognized) Rock Band discusses the making of A Farewell to Kings Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 31st, 2012
Yep - still January so we'll push in one last (I mean it this time) transcribed article; this one from the April 2008 issue of Music Entertainment Magazine. The article, titled Modern Day Warriors, is a brief retrospective look at Rush's career up to and including Snakes & Arrows. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 30th, 2012
Sneaking in one last article transcription for January. This time, we travel back to 2007 for an interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the July 2007 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine. The article is titled Geddy Lee: Back to Basics and focuses on the making of Snakes & Arrows. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 27th, 2012
We'll finish off the January updates with two more transcribed, vintage articles. Both coming from R.P.M. Magazine and both from the 70's. The first article, titled Rush: An International Happening discusses the band's history up to and including the making of A Farewell to Kings. The second article is titled Rush: Into the Global Village which focuses on the making of Hemispheres and Rush's growing acceptance in the music world at that time. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 26th, 2012
Well, it's been a while since I transcribed a vintage article. Almost a full 24 hours! This time around, we travel back to 1980 in a cover feature that appeared in the February issue of Music Express Magazine. The article, titled F.M. Radio Earns Plaudits from Rush is an interview with Alex Lifeson surrounding the creation of Permanent Waves. A very enlightening article. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 25th, 2012
Transcribed two more vintage articles - I know, you're all shocked. Up first is an article/interview that focuses on Alex Lifeson's solo effort Victor. Appearing in the March 1996 issue of Metronome Magazine, the article is titled Rush Guitarist, Alex Lifeson Talks About His Other Identity...Victor. Lastly is an article titled Rush: A New Direction for a New Decade which is an interview with Geddy Lee on the release of Counterparts that appeared in the February 1994 issue of The Music Paper. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 24th, 2012
Yet another vintage article has been added, this time from Oct/Nov 1993. This interesting interview with Geddy Lee appeared in the New York Entertainment Magazine known as Good Times. Titled, Geddy Lee of Rush: 20 Years of Pushing the Envelope, this one is a short, but very enjoyable read.
-John
Dateline: January 23rd, 2012
Added another vintage article, this time from February 1995. This Modern Drummer Magazine piece focuses on Neil Peart and his involvement in the Burning for Buddy tribute CD. The article is titled Walking In Big Shoes: Neil Peart on The Making Of Burning For Buddy. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: January 20th, 2012
Added two more vintage articles to the Biographies & Articles Page. First, we travel back to 1975 for a feature on Rush that appeared in the July 19th issue of RPM Magazine. This one is titled Canada's Rock 'n Roll Rush. Then we move to 1981 and a cover-feature on Alex Lifeson that appeared in the November issue of Guitar World. Titled Alex Lifeson: The Making of a Killer Sound, this is a nice indepth look into Alex's gear. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: January 19th, 2012
The eighth edition of Rush: A Brief History of Time is now online. 46 new articles and advertisements were added this time around, primarily from 1981. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 13th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time a 3-piece set from the March 1981 issue of Circus magazine. A very enlightening read and very reflective of the critical nature in which Rush and their music were viewed back in the early 80's. Check it out HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 11th, 2012
Yep - another vintage article for your reading pleasure, this time from the August 2004 issue of Bass Player Magazine. Titled Working, Man!, this article/interview with Geddy Lee talks the band's Feedback covers album as well as an nice look at Geddy's gear. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 10th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the September 2000 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. Titled Rush's Front Man Flies Solo, this article/interview with Geddy Lee talks about his solo album My Favorite Headache. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 6th, 2012
Neil Peart fans will enjoy this update. Uploaded are two classic interviews with the Professor, both from Modern Drummer magazine. The first came from the January 1986 issue and the second comes from the December 1989 issue. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 5th, 2012
Another vintage article from the 1990's; this one comes from the March 1994 issue of Guitar School Magazine. Titled Back to the Future, this dual interview with Alex and Geddy also includes a special bass clinic with Geddy. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 23rd, 2011
This vintage articles just keep coming. This time, we move into the 90's with a nice little piece called Presto Change-O from the April 1990 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 22nd, 2011
Uploaded another vintage article from the 80's this time. This one, titled Fire in the Hold came from the February 1988 issue of Music Technology Magazine and features a dual interview with Alex and Neil. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 21st, 2011
Uploaded another vintage article from the 70's. This one, simply titled Rush came from the June 1979 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine and features a dual interview with Alex and Geddy. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 13th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded album information, liner notes and tracks as well as package images from the unofficial Rush: ABC 1974 - The First American Broadcast Live CD. Though it's not an official Rush release, it's garnered enough attention to warrant its inclusion on this site. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 13th, 2011
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from 2004 - or the R30 era. Coming from the now-defunct Long-McQuade Music Magazine, this one is called Rush: R30 and Beyond - An Interview with Alex Lifeson. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 9th, 2011
Uploaded album information, liner notes and tracks along with the package images for the latest - and certainly most unique - Rush tribute album Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Lullaby Versions of Rush. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 7th, 2011
Uploaded two more vintage articles from the 1982. Both came from the Canadian music industry publication RPM Weekly Magazine. The first, from the February 13th issue is called Rush Maintains Supergroup Status Moving Into 1982 which talks about the release of Exit...Stage Left and Rush's surging popularity. The second, titled Rush Has All the Right Signals came out in the October 23rd issue and, as you can guess from the title, discusses the release of the band's Signals album. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 6th, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Double Agent" off of Counterparts. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 2nd, 2011
Uploaded another vintage article from the 80's. This one came from the November 1982 issue of Circus Magazine, which also included Rush on the cover. The article is titled Rush's Simpler 'Signals'. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: December 1st, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Nobody's Hero" off of Counterparts. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 30th, 2011
Uploaded another vintage article from the 80's. Neil Peart was the cover story in the April 1984 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine where he discussed, in length, numerous topics ranging from his the inspiration behind the lyrics he creates, to his trouble dealing with his (then) new-found fame to his numerous influences. A fantastic read! Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 29th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded another article, this time from the recent Time Machine Tour. Originally from the September 2011 issue of Professional Lighting & Production magazine, this one is called A Rush of Light: Four Decades in the Making. This is a great inside look into the production of a Rush concert. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 29th, 2011
Uploaded a very interesting vintage article, this time dating back to 1977. The article, simply titled Rush appeared in the October 1977 issue of Performance Newspaper (The International Talent Weekly). The article is somewhat of a retrospective of Rush's career to that point and given that the band had marked it's sixth consecutive Gold album with All the World's A Stage, the magazine was packed full of congratulatory messages and advertisements from a host of organizations. Definitely one to check out. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 28th, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Summertime Blues" off of Rush's 2004 EP release Feedback. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 27th, 2011
The new Rush Box Set Sectors is now online. Album information for each box set is available here: |Sector 1| - |Sector 2| - |Sector 3|.
Complete package images for each box set are available here: |Sector 1| - |Sector 2| - |Sector 3|. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 22nd, 2011
Uploaded album information and image database pages for the Moving Pictures: Live 2011 Vinyl album. Album information is availablee HERE while the images are available HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 21st, 2011
Did you know that Moving Pictures wasn't supposed to happen? Check out why in the latest vintage article that has now been uploaded. Simply title Rush, this one came from the Nov/Dec 1981 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 18th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed two more classic articles, both from the 90's. The first comes from the November 1991 issue of Guitar Player Magazine and is titled Rush Redefined. The second comes from the November 1996 issue of Guitar Magazine and is called Rush Hour. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 17th, 2011
Uploaded two new pages for the new Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland DVD/Blu-Ray. Click HERE for the videography information page and click HERE for the internal images. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 16th, 2011
Uploaded two new pages for the new Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland CD. Click HERE for the album information page and click HERE for the internal images. DVD coming up next...
-John
Dateline: November 3rd, 2011
Scanned and transcribed the December 2011 issue of Modern Drummer magazine which has Neil Peart featured as the cover story. This extensive interview focuses on Neil's touring skills along with his recently released DVD instructional video Taking Center Stage. Click HERE to view the article. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 2nd, 2011 part deux
Scanned and transcribed another classic article, this time from the Vapor Trails era. Coming from the Sep/Oct 2002 issue of Onstage Magazine magazine, this one is called Rush Rolls Again; a combined interview with Geddy and Alex with a focus on touring and their rig set-ups. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 2nd, 2011
Scanned and transcribed another classic article, this time dating back to 1983. Coming from the January 1983 issue of International Musician and Recording World Magazine magazine, this one is called Rush 'n' Roll. It's a dual interview with Neil Peart (caught on a bad day) and Alex Lifeson. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: November 1st, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the Roll The Bones Halogram CD Single. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 28th, 2011
Transcribed another classic article, this time dating back to 1977. Coming from the January 1977 issue of Cheap Thrills magazine, this one is called A Solid Gold Rush; and I'm sure you'll find it somewhat amusing :) Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 27th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded information and images from three more official Rush Singles; this time around all from their Roll the Bones album. The singles are Dreamline, Ghost of a Chance and Bravado. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 27th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed another classic article, this time from way back in 1976. Rush was the cover story in the June 1976 issue of Scene Magazine. The article is titled Rush's Concept is Rock and Roll and centers around the release of 2112 Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 26th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed two more classic articles, this time both from Bass Player Magazine. The first is titled Geddy Lee: Still Going and comes from the December 1993 issue. The second is called Living in the Limelight and came from the March 2006 issue. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 22nd, 2011
Back in 2007, Guitar Player Magazine published a special collector's edition issue titled Guitar Legends: Rush. The issue was filled with over 30 photos of the band and nine separate article/interviews. The entire issue is now online for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 21st, 2011
Uploaded a great classic article from the Signals era. Titled Rush: New World Men, this article/interview with Alex Lifeson from the February 1983 issue of Record Review is actually very revealing. Alex fans will certainly appreciate it. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 17th, 2011
As part of the new Videography section of the site, I've just uploaded detailed information and images on Neil Peart's new instructional video Taking Center Stage: a lifetime of live performance. Details on the video can be found HERE while all of the images can be found HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 14th, 2011
A major update to the website is now in place. I've added a complete Videography section to the site which includes detailed information and images on every Rush Video Collection, Concert Film, Documentary and more. Check it out HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 4th, 2011
Added information and images on another Single. This time around, it's Stick It Out from Counterparts. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 30th, 2011
Scanned and transcriber another classic article, this time from the Signals era. The article, titled Neil Peart: New World Man appeared in the September/October 1982 issue of Music Express. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 29th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded information and images for seven Rush singles spanning from Power Windows through Vapor Trails. You can check them out on the Discography page. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 27th, 2011 part deux
Corrected an oversight by adding in proper album information and image database pages for the live album Grace Under Pressure Live: Tour 1984 which was released in 2009. You can check out the album information page HERE while all of the package images can be viewed HERE. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 27th, 2011
Another tour-book re-scanned. This time around, it's the Roll the Bones Tour Book that has been updated. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 26th, 2011
One more tour-book re-scanned. This time around, it's the Presto Tour Book that great's a refreshening. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 23rd, 2011 part deux
Transcribed another classic article - this time coming from all the way back in 1975. This nice biographical review of the band appeared in the January 1975 issue of The Canadian Composer Magazine. The article is titled Rush: Living the Rock and Roll Lifestyle. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 23rd, 2011
Back to the re-scanning of old tour books. For this update, the images from the Power Windows Tour Book and images from the Hold Your Fire Tour Book have been refreshed.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 22nd, 2011
I've scanned and transcribed a couple more old article; this time from the Vapor Trails period. Up first is an interview with Alex Lifeson that appeared in the June 2002 issue of the North York Post City Magazine. And next up is a nice piece that originally appeared in the July 2002 issue of Now Magazine titled Rush: On The Road With Hard Rock's Comeback Kings.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 20th, 2011
More re-scanning of old tour books. This time around, the images from the Signals Tour Book and images from the Grace Under Pressure Tour Book have been refreshed.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 16th, 2011
The re-scanning of the old tour books continues. This time around, the images from the Permanent Waves Tour Book and images from the Moving Pictures Tour Book have been refreshed.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 15th, 2011
Uploaded another classic article, this time one for the motorcycle enthusiast. The April 2005 issue of BMW Owners News included a nice article/interview with Neil Peart titled Motorcycling: The Perennial Gift. As you can expect, this article deals more with Neil's love of riding than his work with Rush, but it's still a nice look inside the life of our favorite drummer.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 14th, 2011
I've re-scanned two more older Rush Tour Books. This time around, I focused on the UK released tour books from the Hemispheres and Permanent Waves period. They're known as Rush: The Words and the Pictures Volume I and Rush: The Words and the Pictures Volume II.
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 13th, 2011
I've uploaded three new classic articles to the Biographies & Articles section of the website. They are:The Diceman Cometh from the September 1991 issue of Kerrang! Magazine.
Neil Peart: A Rebel and a Drummer from the September 1997 issue of Liberty Magazine.
and Rush Arguably Canada's Greatest Rock Band from the June/July 2010 issue of Chill Magazine. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 7th, 2011
I've begun to re-scan all of the earlier tour books. The original scans, based on poor versions of the older tour books were okay, but given some better technology along with reissued tour books, I decided it would be best to overhaul these old pages.
Completed thus far are the images to the 2112 Tour Book, the A Farewell to Kings Tour Book and the Hemispheres Tour Book. More to come...Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 2nd, 2011
Uploaded a classic article from the February 1994 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. Neil is the cover story of this issue in an article titled Neil Peart: In Search of the Right Feel. Also uploaded an article from the January 2001 issue of Bass Player magazine titled No Rush: Geddy Lee Flexes His Muscles In A Powerful Solo Debut. Finally, and not to leave Alex out of the fun, I've uploaded an article from the August 2002 issue of Guitar Player Magazine which includes an article titled Back in the Limelight. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 1st, 2011
Uploaded a fantastic multi-part article from the recent August 2011 issue of Rhythm Musician. This article, titled simply Neil Peart discusses Neil's approach to drumming, the lessons he has learned, a detailed view of his Time Machine Tour Kit and more. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 30th, 2011
Uploaded an article from the October 1991 issue of Canadian Musician. This article, titled Rush: Straight From The Heart discusses, in part, the making of Roll the Bones. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 26th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded another article on Neil Peart from Drum! magazine. This article, titled Thus Spoke Neil was originally published in the June 2009 issue and features Neil responding to reader questions. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 26th, 2011
Uploaded an extensive article on Neil Peart from Drum! magazine. This article, titled Neil Peart: Progressive Progress was originally published in the June 2007 issue. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 25th, 2011 part deux
Uploaded another vintage article from Canadian Musician magazine. This time around, the article, titled Rush: A Show of Hands was originally published in the February 1989 issue. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 25th, 2011
Uploaded a official Rush 2012 Wall Calendar. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 12th, 2011
Uploaded a new Alex Lifeson articles/interview from the Septmber 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 11th, 2011
Uploaded two new (old) Neil Peart articles/interviews; both coming from the UK's Rhythm Magazine. The first is from the March 1987 Issue of Rhythm which focuses on Neil lyrical and percussion skills. The second comes from the March 1995 Issue of Rhythm which features Neil's work on the Burning for Buddy tribute CD. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 5th, 2011
Uploaded a new Alex Lifeson article from the September 2007 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. Alex is featured on the cover of this issue which includes a nice interview/article called Different Strings. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 3rd, 2011 part deux
Uploaded another new Alex Lifeson article from the June 2007 issue of Guitar One Magazine. Alex is featured on the cover of this prog-centric issue which includes a nice interview/article called Alex Lifeson: Rock's Gold Standard. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 3rd, 2011
Uploaded a new Alex Lifeson article from the March 2006 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. Alex is featured on the cover of this issue which includes a nice interview/article called Today's Tom Sawyer. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 28th, 2011
Uploaded two new lengthy articles, both from Canadian Musician Magazine. The first came from the May 2002 issue of the magazine and featured a lengthy article on the band entitled Rush: Hiatus Evaporates into Vapor Trails. The second article came from the May 2007 issue of the magazine and is called In The Studio With Rush. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 22nd, 2011
The latest compilation CD - Rush Icon 2 - is now online. You can check out liner notes, tracks etc. on the main Album Information Page while the limited internal images are available on the Image dB Page. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: July 15th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed the contents from the August 2008 Issue of Classic Rock Magazine which features Rush on the cover and includes the story Rush: Rock's Uncoolest Band Take on the World. Again. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 14th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed the contents from the September 2002 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine which includes the lengthy interview/article entitled "Neil Peart: The Fire Returns". Also scanned and transcribed another Neil Peart interview from the same time period. This one comes from the February 2003 issue of Cycle World Magazine Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 7th, 2011
Scanned and transcribed the contents from the October 2004 Issue of Classic Rock Magazine. Included in this Rush-filled issue are five separate articles/interviews which focus on the 30th Anniversary tour. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 5th, 2011
Uploaded 88 pictures from the July 2nd, 2011 show in Seattle, WA at The Gorge. This was the final show of the Time Machine Tour. Pictures courtesy of Daria DeBuono.
-John
Dateline: July 1st, 2011
Uploaded 119 pictures from the June 30th, 2011 show in Vancouver, BC courtesy of Daria DeBuono.
-John
Dateline: June 30th, 2011
Uploaded 149 pictures from the June 28th, 2011 show in Portland, Oregon (Ridgefield, WA) courtesy of Daria DeBuono.
-John
Dateline: June 28th, 2011
Uploaded 130 pictures from the August 22nd, 2010 show in St. Louis, MO courtesy of Kevin Millette.
-John
Dateline: June 24th, 2011
Uploaded 65 pictures from the September 29th, 2010 show in Atlanta, GA.
Uploaded 82 pictures from the June 10th, 2011 show in New Orleans, LA.
Uploaded 75 pictures from the June 14th, 2011 show in El Paso, TX.
All pictures graciously donated by Kevin Millette.
-John
Dateline: June 15th, 2011
Uploaded 117 pictures from the July 19th, 2010 show at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and 81 pictures from the September 14th, 2010 show in Boston, MA -- all courtesy of Kathy Hicks-Murray. Click HERE for the July 19th show and HERE for the September 14th show.
-John
Dateline: June 7th, 2011
Though old, I scanned and transcribed the April 2006 edition of Modern Drummer Magazine which includes several in-depth articles by and about Neil on the subject of drum solos. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: June 2nd, 2011
Uploaded 69 pictures from the July 5th, 2010 show in Chicago, IL and 137 pictures from the August 23rd, 2010 "Chicago Rain Date" show -- all courtesy of Scott Collier. Click HERE for the July 5th show and HERE for the August 23rd show.
-John
Dateline: June 1st, 2011
Uploaded another 112 pictures from the April 5th, 2011 show in Louisville, KY courtesy of Scott Collier. The entire Louisville album now contains 154 pictures in all. Click HERE to view them.
Also went back to the Snakes & Arrows Live tour and added 46 pictures from the July 24th, 2008 show in Indianapolis, IN -- the final stop for that tour.
-John
Dateline: May 31st, 2011
Uploaded a huge collection of 167 photos from the April 22nd, 2011 Baltimore, MD show courtesy of Daria DeBuono, Secretly Touched and A-CELL-OF-AWARENESS. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 26th, 2011
Uploaded a fantastic collection of 45 photos from the April 3rd, 2011 Nashville, TN show courtesy of Amy Williams. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 25th, 2011
Transcribed and scanned the July 2007 issue of Classic Rock Magazine which contained an interview/article with all three members of Rush titled: Following The Arrows. Click HERE to read it.
-John
Dateline: May 24th, 2011
Uploaded 40 great photos from the May 21st, 2011 Newcastle, UK show and 32 amazing photos from the May 22nd, 2011 Birmingham, UK show, all courtesy of Pete Key. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 23rd, 2011
Uploaded 58 fantastic photos from the May 14th, 2011 Glasgow, Scotland show, courtesy of Pete Key. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 20th, 2011
Transcribed and scanned the August 2007 issue of Modern Drummer magazine which contained a really in-depth interview with Neil Peart on the Drums of Snakes & Arrows. Click HERE to read it.
-John
Dateline: May 19th, 2011
Uploaded 78 great photos from the Dublin, Ireland show -- Rush's first every stop to the Emerald Isle. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 18th, 2011
The January 2011 issue of Classic Rock Magazine is now online. This issue includes an interview with Geddy regarding Rush's Living Legend Award as well as a look back into the making of Moving Pictures. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 14th, 2011
The May 2011 issue of Classic Rock: Prog magazine is now online. This issue includes an in-depth interview with Neil Peart, along with articles surrounding Clockwork Angels, The Time Machine Tour and Moving Pictures 5.1. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 11th, 2011
The July 2010 issue of Classic Rock: Prog magazine is now online. This issue, which focuses on the release of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, has some great articles, interviews and rare photos. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: April 25th, 2011
Uploaded 199 pictures from the April 10th, 2011 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 22nd, 2011
Uploaded 39 pictures from the April 20th, 2011 show in Montreal, Quebec. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 21st, 2011
Images from the 2011 version of the Time Machine Tour Book are now ONLINE. There were many new photos added to the tour book this time around; all from the 2010 leg of the tour. Unfortunately, many images from the original 2010 Time Machine Tour Book were replaced by the new images. Fortunately, you can see both versions here :)
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: April 21st, 2011
Uploaded another 25 pictures from the April 15th, 2011 show in Cleveland, OH. We now have a total of 125 Cleveland show pics online. Click HERE to view them. Also uploaded another 30 pics from the April 17th, 2011 Auburn Hills (Detroit), MI show courtesy of various sources. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 20th, 2011
Uploaded 100 pictures from the April 15th, 2011 show in Cleveland, OH courtesy of numerous sources. Click HERE to view them. Also uploaded 26 pictures from the April 17th, 2011 Auburn Hills (Detroit), MI show courtesy of Jesse McKelvie. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 16th, 2011
Uploaded 58 pictures from the April 13th, 2011 show in Toledo, OH courtesy of Jesse McKelvie. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 15th, 2011
Uploaded 44 pictures from the April 5th, 2011 show in Louisville, KY courtesy of Tom Metcalf. Click HERE to view them.
-John
Dateline: April 9th, 2011
Uploaded hundreds of pictures from the April 8th, 2011 show at Hershey, PA. Click HERE to see them.
-John
Dateline: April 7th, 2011
Album pages for the new Deluxe Edition of Moving Pictures (5.1) are now online. Click HERE for the album page with liner notes, lyrics and more. Click HERE for the Image dB page with scans of the package plus screen captures from the DVD. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: April 4th, 2011
Cygnus-X1.Net has gone social. In addition to recent integration with Facebook and Twitter, the news section of the site is now utilizing Google's Blogger. Click HERE to read more about the switch.
-John
Dateline: November 23rd, 2010
Cygnus-X1.Net has been re-skinned. After several years of running with the Caress of Steel-like theme, I thought it was time to spruce things up a bit. Not only will the Rush side of the house be treated to this new look, but the Star Trek side as well (within the next week). I hope you enjoy the new Cygnus-X1.Net.
-John
Dateline: November 2nd, 2010
Uploaded 62 photos from the October 15th Buenos Aires, Argentina show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: October 20th, 2010
Uploaded 44 photos from the October 17th Santiago, Chile show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: October 15th, 2010
Work has begun to incorporate Rush fonts into the site. For more information on the Rush Font Project, please click HERE.
-John
Dateline: October 15th, 2010
Uploaded 24 photos and a nice write-up from the August 7th Seattle (Auburn), WA show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: October 14th, 2010
All tourdates from each tour (and in total) are now available in Microsoft Excel and CSV formats. All files can be download on the main Tour Dates Page. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 13th, 2010
Uploaded 15 photos from the September 26th Dallas, Texas show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: October 11th, 2010
130 photos from the two shows in Brazil are now online. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: September 30th, 2010
Thanks to the contributions of many visitors, particulary Raza Rizvi and Eric from Power Windows, I've made significant changes/updates/enhancements to the Tour Dates Page. The biggest change is the inclusion of early tours prior to 1974, dubbed The Early Years. Thanks to everyone who helped to further shape this section of the site.
-John
Dateline: September 23rd, 2010
Some great photos and an article on Rush's show in Tulsa, OK are now online. Thanks to Kevin Pyle for allowing us to share some of his greast photos here.
-John
Dateline: September 14th, 2010
I came across a lengthy interview with Alex Lifeson that originally appeared in the August 2007 edition of Guitar World Magazine. In it, Alex discusses Snakes & Arrows but also looks back at Moving Pictures. It's an interesting article and you can now check it out at this LINK. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 9th, 2010
The latest compilation CD - Rush Icon - is now online. You can check out liner notes, tracks etc. on the main Album Information Page while the limited internal images are available on the Image dB Page. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 5th, 2010
I've uploaded the images from the new 2011 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 2nd, 2010
Uploaded some first-row pictures from the Saratoga Springs, NY show from July 23rd. Photos are courtesy of Jim Britton. Click HERE to see them. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: August 19th, 2010
Finally got around to adding an Album and Image dB page for the live compilation disc 'Working Men' Click HERE for the album information and click HERE for the Images. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: August 18th, 2010
I've added album details and images for the tribute album "New World Man" as well as the European compilation album "Time Stand Still". You can check them out via the links below:
Album Info - New World Man: A Tribute
Image dB - New World Man: A Tribute
Album Info - Time Stand Still: The Collection
Image dB - Time Stand Still: The Collection
Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: July 18th, 2010
Images from the Time Machine Tour Book are now online. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: July 10th, 2010
The Time Machine Tour Book is now online. I'm in the process of scanning the all of the images which will be online within the next week or two. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: June 8th, 2010
Pages and images for the three 'other' singles from Snakes & Arrows are now online. You can find information on Spindrift, The Larger Bowl and Workin' Them Angels from the Discography and Image Database pages.
-John
Dateline: June 2nd, 2010
There's nothing like new Rush material to spawn some motivation. Accordingly, I'm going back and getting some pages done that have been long overdue. First up are two new pages related to the first single from Snakes & Arrows; Far Cry. The page includes liner notes from the single and a link to the images that came with the 'Not for Distribution' CD. Pages for the three other singles from Snakes & Arrows will be up shortly as well.
-John
Dateline: June 1st, 2010
Included liner notes/lyric pages for the new singles 'Caravan' and 'BU2B' along with images from the digital booklet that came with the singles. HERE to view. Also updated the Lyric Randomizer with nine lyrical segments taken from the two new singles.
-John
Dateline: April 16th, 2010
In celebration of the upcoming 2010 Rush Time Machine tour, I've completely overhauled one of the oldest features of this site; the Rush Lyric Randomizer. I've redone the graphics and increased the number of random lyrics from about 150 to nearly 500. In addition, you can now click on the lyric banner to read the entire lyrics of the reflected song. Enjoy...
-John
Dateline: April 8th, 2010
With the announcement of the Rush Time Machine Tour 2010, I've added all of the tour dates to the Tour Info section of the site. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: October 17th, 2009
I've uploaded another addition to the Biographies & Articles section of the site; the August 2009 article/interview from PROG magazine called Rush Through Time. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 22nd, 2009
Two additions to the Biographies & Articles section of the site. First up is the Premiere Guitar Interview with Alex Lifeson from March of 2009.
Next is a collection of old Rush articles which I've put together in a section called Rush: A Brief History of Time. This section will have many more articles added to it in the near future. That's all for now. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: September 15th, 2009
I've uploaded the images, and some limited text, from the new 2010 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: March 15th, 2009
I've uploaded another Rush article to the Rush Biographies & Articles section of the website. This article dates back to December of 1974 and originally appeared in 'Beetle Magazine'. This is a great, early look at Rush when their popularity began to grow in the U.S. You can check out the article via this LINK. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: March 11th, 2009
Added a new article to the Rush Biographies & Articles section of the website. This article comes from EQ Magazine and focuses on the making of Snakes & Arrows. You can check it out directly via this LINK. Many more new (and old) articles are on their way as well. Look for them soon.
-John
Dateline: March 9th, 2009
Album and Image Database pages for Rush's Retrospective III are now online. Album information can be viewed HERE while high-resolution images from the CD/DVD combo can be viewed HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: February 1st, 2009
Images for the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD/Blu-Ray set are now online in the Image dB. Liner notes for this video are in the works as well. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: November 26th, 2008
The second annual Holiday Rush Contest at Cygnus-X1.Net is now underway. Click HERE for more information. Good luck everyone!
-John
Dateline: September 23rd, 2008
The images for the The 2009 Rush Wall Calendar are now online. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: August 22nd, 2008
Special thanks go out to Steve Fletcher, Claudio D. Rodrėguez ( aka: C-08 ) and Carlos Perez for their work in translating the Cuerdas Comic Book based on 2112. Thanks Guys!
-John
Dateline: August 20th, 2008
I recently uncovered a Spanish comic based on '2112' called Cuerdas or 'Strings'. This was drawn by Pepe Gonzalez back in 1985-6. If anyone can translate the text, please let me know as I'd like to include an English version of this comic. You can check out this nicely drawn comic HERE. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: August 5th, 2008
With all of the 'press' surrounding the Rolling Stone Article - Rush Never Sleeps, I decided to go back in time and reproduce the 30th Anniversary Billboard Spotlight on Rush which came out back in May of 2004. I've fully transcribed all of the Rush-related articles and scanned all of the images, tributes and advertisements related to Rush from the issue. You can check it out HERE. Also, if your name appears in this image, drop me a line and let me know so I can highlight it on the page... Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 5th, 2008
Added the pictures I took from the Atlantic City, NJ show on July 4th. Check them out via this LINK. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: June 21st, 2008
Some great pictures from the Montreal, QC show of June 12th were sent to me by reader Cory Gargin of Nova Scotia. I was so impressed by these pictures that I decided to add them to the Image Database section of the site. You can check them out via this LINK. Enjoy -- and thanks again, Cory!
-John
Dateline: May 10th, 2008
I've uploaded the new version of the Snakes & Arrows "Live" Tourbook to the site. The transcription of the tour book, which mirrors that of the original Snakes & Arrows book can be found HERE. I added a couple of new images of the band on this page. But of course the major change between the "old" and "new" versions of the tour book lies in the images. Over 70 new pictures of the band were taken during their European Leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour in 2007. All of the images from the Snakes & Arrows "Live" Tour book can be found HERE. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: May 7th, 2008
Since I shut down my copy of Coppermine Photo Gallery due to security issues, I moved all of the concert pictures I took during the 2007 leg of the Snakes & Arrows Tour to the following pages (which are also available via the Image Database.
Bristow, VA Show - June 23rd, 2007
Holmdel, NJ Show - July 8th, 2007
Madison Square Gardn Show, New York City - September 17th, 2007
-John
Dateline: April 10th, 2008
Pages for the new Snakes & Arrows Live double-CD are now online. Details including liner notes, track listings, etc. can be found on this page while all of the images can be found here. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: February 18th, 2008
Added an official countdown timer to the launch of the 2008 Leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour. The timer appears on the home page, news page and the tourdates page. And, just for fun, I added a timer to the year 2112. It appears on the 2112 album page. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: January 18th, 2008
The official tour dates for the 2008 Leg of the Snakes & Arrows Tour have now been loaded into the Tour Dates Section of the site. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: November 30th, 2007
The first annual Holiday Rush Contest at Cygnus-X1.Net is officially underway. Click HERE for more information. Good luck everyone!
-John
Dateline: October 19th, 2007
The data and images for Lush: The Main Man Records Tribute to Rush's Debut ... and John Rutsey
are now online. Enjoy and, by all means, try and pick up this unique tribute album. If you're a fan of really early Rush, you'll get a kick out of this tribute.
-John
Dateline: October 18th, 2007
I was able to finish the data and images for the "Run For Cover: A Tribute to Rush" tribute album sooner than expected. Now only "Lush" remains which I should have online within a day or two.
-John
Dateline: October 18th, 2007
Finally got around to uploading the data and images surrounding one of the latest Rush Tribute Albums called "The Classical Tribute to Rush: Through The Prism". I'll be working up the pages for the other two recent Tribute Albums; Run For Cover and Lush within the next week. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: August 11th, 2007
Since the MVI version of Snakes & Arrows has some different content than the album (CD) version, I decided to create a separate page for it. You can check out the new content and images from the Image Database section of the site, or simply click this LINK. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 18th, 2007
I finally completed the scanning of the Snakes & Arrows Tour book. All of the images (over 150 of them!) are now presented online at this LINK. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: July 15th, 2007
Added a couple more biographical works to the BIOs section of the site. Included is the story of the discovery of Rush by Donna Halper along with the official 1975 Mercury Records biography of the band.
-John
Dateline: July 14th, 2007
In connection with the recent meeting between Neil Peart and Richard Foster, whose short story, A Nice Morning Drive, inspired Neil to write Red Barchetta, I've posted the complete story online. I also included the original short-story artwork along with the cover image of the Road & Track edition that the story first appeared in. You can read the story HERE.
-John
Dateline: June 24th, 2007
The transcription of the Snakes & Arrows Tour Book is now online, along with a couple of images. Scanning of the rest of the images will take place over the next week. The transcription is best viewed using Internet Explorer and with the Snakes & Arrows font installed on your PC. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: June 22nd, 2007
The images from the new 2008 Vintage Rush Wall Calendar have been scanned and loaded on the site. You can check them out via the Image Database or by simply clicking HERE. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: June 14th, 2006
With the launch of the Snakes & Arrows World Tour, I've now added the complete set list, which was played at the Atlanta show, to the tour section of the site. Click HERE to view the list. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: April 30th, 2006
Having received an early copy of Snakes & Arrows, I immediately transcribed all of the liner notes and checked all the lyrics. Both are now online and verified. I've also completed scanning the internal images which are now online HERE. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: April 25th, 2006
Preliminary lyrics (somewhat unconfirmed at this point) for Snakes & Arrows are now online. These will be confirmed once the album is released.
-John
Dateline: March 18th, 2006
Images and text for Neil Peart's Anatomy of a Drum Solo are now online. Up next, Rush in Rio followed by Replay X 3.
-John
Dateline: March 17th, 2006
I've just begun scanning new images for the Image Database which will focus on Rush Video offerings. Up first, Neil Peart's A Work in Progress. I'm also working on Anatomy of a Drum Solo, Rush in Rio and Replay X 3. Enjoy-
-John
Dateline: March 16th, 2006
The preliminary album page for Snakes & Arrows, with initial artwork, has been created. I took the liberty of assuming Snakes & Arrows will hit #1 on the billboard charts ;-) as well as go quintuple-platinum by day two. I will be afforded a copy of S&A a day or two before the national release, so I plan on having the page completely updated with liner notes, lyrics and all of the images by May 1st.
-John
Dateline: February 18th, 2006
Now that the release date of Snakes & Arrows is official at May 1st, I've begun to prepare the site for its arrival. Album, lyric and image database pages have been set up, while areas for tour dates (official only) and set lists are laying in wait for the tour to begin. For now, I worked up an album cover that'll be used as a proxy until the real Snakes & Arrows cover is revealed.
Please feel free to share tour date information and set lists from the 2007 Snakes & Arrows tour. Help from all of you is what makes this site as complete as possible. Thanks.
-John
Dateline: January 16th, 2006
Happy New Years everyone. I've added comments to each Rush News story so everyone can share their thoughts on the particular story. With the flurry of news surrounding the new album and new tour, I'm hoping that you'll take the time to add your thoughts. Thanks.
-John
Dateline: December 7th, 2006
The transformation of Cygnus-X1.Net is now complete. All pages have been converted to the new format. I hope you enjoy the new, fresh look. Drop me a line and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: November 20th, 2006
More pages (including the one you are now reading) have been converted over to the new template design. The conversion is going smoothly, but there's still plenty more to do. Hoping to still get the entire site converted within the next week or two.
-John
Dateline: November 18th, 2006
It has begun. Cygnus-X1.Net Version 2.0 is now partially online. The whole new "look and feel" of the Cygnus-X1 Tribute to Rush site is now available on all of the Album pages (See: The Complete Rush Discography). Over the next couple of weeks, the remainder of the pages will be converted to this new template. I'd appreciate any feedback if you may -- and please do let me know if something doesn't seem to be working. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: October 16th, 2006
If you're craving the latest news on Rush, but you're on the road or don't have access to an internet connection, fear not. Cygnus-X1 now offers a specially designed page for your mobile phone or device. Simply access this page (www.cygnus-x1.net/mobile.htm) for the latest news on the band without the concern of downloading large images.
-John
Dateline: October 9th, 2006
The images from the 2007 Rush Wall Calendar have been scanned and loaded on the site. You can check them out via the Image Database or by simply clicking HERE. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: September 16th, 2006
Well, as Summer 2006 draws to a close and word of a new Rush album possibly being released next Spring, I thought it was high-time I made some major changes to the site. So, as of now, work has begun on a completely new look and feel to Cygnus-X1. Worry not; all the same content and images that Cygnus-X1.Net has become famous for will remain, but the interface will be far more 'Rush like'. So, stay tuned for the all new Cygnus-X1.Net -- making its debut soon.
-John
Dateline: June 9th, 2006
Cygnus-X1 gets interactive. I've begun to add comment fields to all of the pages. At this point, every album page contains a link where you can post your own comments about that specific album. A login is not required and comments are not verified before appearing online. I hope you take advantage of this feature to share your thoughts about your favorite (or least favorite) album by Rush. Comment fields will be added to other pages in the near future. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: June 1st, 2006
Cygnus-X1.Net has now turned 2 years old! Since launching on June 1st, 2004, the site has received over 325,000 visitors, displayed nearly 1.7 million pages and has transferred well over a terabyte (1000 gigs) of data. Thanks to all of you Rush fans out there for helping to make this site a success.
Look for more scans from Neil's two DVD packages to grace the site soon, followed by images and details from Rush Replay X 3.
Enjoy the summer, all.
-John
Dateline: May 5th, 2006
The "Gold" Review page has been added - Check it out HERE.
-John
Dateline: May 3rd, 2006
"Gold" pages have been added - both the Album and the Image Database pages are available with a review of the album coming 'soon'.
I'm also going to begin scanning the images from Neil's two DVD offerings as they contain some nice images.
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting.
-John
Dateline: February 26th, 2006
The Piano Tribute to Rush pages have finally been added - both the Album and the Image Database pages are available with a review of the album coming 'soon'.
I also posted an original, very short "story" detailing my decade-long quest to obtain a copy of the nearly impossible to come by 2112 Tour Book. Read my escapes by clicking HERE or by going to the Rush 2112 Tour Book section of the site.
That's it for now. Thanks, as always, for stopping by my little electronic corner of Rush...
-John
Dateline: February 16th, 2006
The Cygnus-X1.Net Rush Store has been updated with Videos and Books. I'll be adding some additional Rush-related items, as well as more books soon. I'm still waiting for my copy of the Piano Tribute to Rush CD so I can get the images online. I should have it within the week and online shortly thereafter. Once that's done, I plan to break out my "pen" and write up some reviews on the latest tribute albums, the R30 DVD and a few other items which warrant my attention. Thanks, as always, for visiting.
-John
Dateline: January 4th, 2006
Happy 2006 Everyone! This looks to be a good year for Rush fans as a potential new studio album followed by a tour are all but a certainty. New to the site is The Rush Store. Over time, I'll be adding all sorts of Rush products to the store; items like all the CD's, DVD's, Books and more. Clicking and purchasing an item through the store, which re-directs you to Amazon.Com, will help support Cygnus-X1.Net. So, thanks in advance for your support. Enjoy 2006!
-John
Dateline: November 29th, 2005
With the release of R30 comes the scanning of the images and the introduction of the DVD/CD information. Accordingly, all of the images are now up on the Image Database section, and the CD has been added to the Discography. Work on the 'Rush Store' is nearly complete so look for that in the next couple of weeks. Enjoy the holidays, all.
-John
Dateline: October 20th, 2005
Other than furious updates on Rush news, little has been added to the site recently, though I have been slowly converting it to PHP from html to allow for some future flexibility (or so I'm told).
Of course, once the R30 DVD/CD is released, I'll be scanning all of the images/discs as usual and posting them online just as soon as possible. And, with the release of the Tour Book Compilation in early 2006, I may go back and re-scan images from the earlier tour books that, due to their age, didn't fair well towards 21st scanning technology (despite my attempts to edit them).
So, there are many changes in the Rush world, and changes to the site are coming.
Cheers,
-John
Dateline: September 25th, 2005
The 2006 Rush Wall Calendar has been added to the Image Database. If you like the scans, then you should buy the calendar over at the Rush Backstage Club for only $12.99. What are you waiting for? Enjoy...
-John
Dateline: August 29th, 2005
Has it really been two months since I've updated the Rush Tribute site? Well, not really. I'm continually added news feeds to the "Latest Rush News" section of course, and the Rush message forum has been seeing some decent activity of late, but otherwise little has changed on the main site. It's been a busy summer :) But I plan on adding something new to the site soon ... Something radical. Something extraordinary. Now I just have to think about what that is :) Seriously, look for some new content soon.
-John
Dateline: June 18th, 2005
Well, it's been a month since I've made any major changes to the site. Heck, it is summer after all :) The latest changes include the addition of the Massey Hall Concert Program that was handed out during three shows in June of 1977. Those shows would be recorded live for "All the World's A Stage". The concert program can be found in the image database under "Other Tour Books". Also new to the image database is the Rush-inspired Comic book "The Defenders: Divided We Duel!" which was very loosely based on 2112 and dedicated to Rush. Coming up next will be the re-scanning of the Atlantic albums (yep, still haven't done that) as well as the addition of sampled song-bits corresponding with the page you're viewing (e.g. Limelight will play when viewing a page that concerns "Moving Pictures", etc.)
That's all for now. Enjoy the summer!
-John
Dateline: May 17th, 2005
Wow. I finally completed scanning in the entire R30 (Feedback / 30th Anniversary) Tourbook. Over 225 images in all! Phew! I'm glad THAT's over. I hope you enjoy the images as it is truly one of the nicest tourbooks from any band that I've ever come across. With all the tourbook images now online, I'll be going back to the re-scanning of the Atlantic albums (which need some work). I also have another Rush comic book (The Defenders) to scan in, so look for that shortly.
Special thanks have to go out to my "editor" Nathanael Peace who picked off some typos on the site. If there's a typo on the site, Nate will find it.
That's all for now. Thanks, as always, for stopping by.
-John
Dateline: May 3rd, 2005
Just completed the Vapor Trails Tour Book images...all 96 of them. That was fun :0) Only *1* more tour book to scan in - and it is, of course, the largest one yet: The R30 Tour Book. Over 200 images from what I've seen. This baby will be well worth the wait for those of you who haven't seen it yet. I also have another comic book to scan - the original "Defenders" comic book that was dedicated to Rush and loosely based on 2112 and "Anthem" by Ayn Rand.
Once those two items are done, I'll return to cleaning up the rest of the album images - many of which desperately need an overhaul. Thanks for stopping by...
-John
Dateline: April 13th, 2005
I'm taking a break from tour book scanning (I only have Vapor Trails and R30 to scan to complete the online collection) to focus on another rare find I recently came across - Rush comic books. Now, most fans are aware of the 30-page comic book centered around Rush from their early days up through Counterparts. And I've heard, but haven't seen, of several comic books that use 2112 as a backdrop. But what I just picked up relates to the Cygnus-X1 Books I and II stories. I stumbled across these in an Ebay auction, and haven't found mention of them anywhere else. So, check out the Image Database where you'll see reproductions of all Rush Comic books very soon. As of this writing, the main Rush comic is now online. As always, enjoy...
-John
Dateline: April 5th, 2005
I'm proud to announce another exclusive item for the site - two British-only tour books known as "Rush: The Words and the Pictures - Volumes I and II". These tour books were produced and distributed in the U.K. during the Hemispheres and Permanent Waves tours. Check them out by accessing the Image Database or by viewing the tour books from Hemispheres or Permanent Waves. Or, heck, by clicking either of these links: Volume I or Volume II. Both of these books are being reproduced in full for the first time, anywhere.
As always, enjoy.
-John
Dateline: April 1st, 2005
Well, I decided to scrap the entire Rush theme of this site and focus my attention on an ABBA tribute site. After all, they make better music than those three Canadians. Ahem. Hey, it is April 1st you know. ANYway, Tour Book images through "Roll The Bones" are now online. Work on the remaining four tour books is underway and should be completed within a week or so.
Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: March 25th, 2005
Finally added album and images from the latest tribute album Subdivisions: A Tribute to Rush. I'm still taking in this album, so I don't have an official review yet, but I hope to have one online within a week or so. I love the Hugh Syme images on this album, so make sure to check out the images HERE. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: March 22nd, 2005
I took a break from the tour books section to complete the Concert Set Lists area. Accessing the set lists is available from the main Tour Information page, or from any tour dates listing or tour book. Special thanks to Power Windows for filling in some of the set list gaps that I had. Enjoy.
-John
Dateline: March 19th, 2005
Work on the tour books images continues with Power Windows now online and Permanent Waves to follow shortly. And another first for any Rush site is the full reproduction of the British-only tour book released during the Hemispheres tour called The Words and The Pictures - Volume 1. Loaded with rare photos of the band plus Neil's original hand-written lyrics from many of the earlier albums, this is a definite treat for all Rush fans. Look for Volume II to be presented in the near future as well.
Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: March 8th, 2005
For the first time online - anywhere - is the presentation of the Rush 2112 Tour Book. Transcriptions have existed elsewhere, but you'll only find the complete transcriptions and images on this site. Work on the remaining Tour Books is continuing, as is the work on the Rush Calendars. Yes, my work is never done. Enjoy!
-John
Dateline: March 3rd, 2005
Work has now begun on the Tour Books section. While the text for each tour book is available, I'm now in the process of scanning all of the internal images, adding those to the Image Database section of the site (also accessible from each tour book). At this time, the "A Farewell to Kings" and "Hemispheres" Tour Books are complete. Work on the "2112" tour book will begin as soon as my copy arrives (got lucky and found one for sale online). Shortly thereafter, I'll begin scanning the images from the remaining tour books and Rush Calendars as well.
Hope you're enjoying the continual changes to the site. Please drop me a line and let me know what you think. Thanks.
-John
Dateline: February 23rd, 2005
The Discography section is (finally) complete. All information on every studio, live, compilation, tribute and solo album is now available (with the exception of the tribute album "Subdivisions" which, as of this writing, hasn't been released yet. Full images on each album are also available through the Image Database section.
Next up, I'll be working on bringing you complete Tour Book transcripts and images as well as Tour Set List information. I'm also working on scanning both the 2004 and 2005 calendars for inclusion in the Image Datavase section.
That's about it for now - enjoy.
-John
Dateline: February 17th, 2005
The new Sphere-GUI interface is now online. A little more "style" to add to the "substance" of this site. I hope you enjoy it.
-John
Dateline: February 14th, 2005
As you may have noticed, I've been working feverishly on the Discography section. It's nearly complete, save for the last two tribute albums which haven't been released and the two solo projects. I also expanded the biography section to include complete reproductions of "Rush", "Success Under Pressure" and "Visions."
That's it for now. More to come shortly - especially a huge addition to the Image Database. Thanks, as always, for visiting.
-John
Dateline: January 31st, 2005
Over the past 10 days, I've been putting the finishing touches on the Discography page which, in turn, feeds the Image dB, Review and Lyric pages. My plan is to finish up the Discography page, which would include updating the live albums, compilation albums and all of the tribute albums before moving to the next big piece of this site - the rest of the Image dB. I plan on grabbing images from the various books that have been published about Rush, the two annual calendars and more. And speaking of books, you'll notice that I've put "Visions" online; the official Rush biography from the "Hold Your Fire" era. Look for other biographies to be available on this site soon.
Thanks, as always, for visiting. Please don't forget to check out the message forums. We're trying to build up some activity in them, so check them out!
-John
Dateline: January 20th, 2005
With the new year, the first big piece of this tribute site has been completed - The Rush Lyric Randomizer. As I develop more pages for this site, I'll be including the randomizer code on most of the main pages. The premise of this feature is pretty straight forward. Each time you visit or reload a page, you'll be treated to a random Rush lyric. There are currently 146 different lyrics available - at least one from every Rush song, with more on the way.
Now that the Randomizer is done, I'll be focusing my attention on completing the discography database. Look for it to include not only detailed information on every album, but hundreds of images from each, lyrics, related tour dates and more.
And please don't forget to check out and join our new message forums. With topics on every phase of Rush's career along with where they are headed, I'm sure everyone will find (and post) something of interest.
Thanks for visiting and stop back soon for more exciting changes...
-John (aka Jag2112)
Dateline: December 9th, 2004
I've now begun work on developing a complete tribute site to Rush. After launching 'Cygnus-X1.Net' in June of 2004, most of the time spent on the site was dedicated to the Star Trek LCARS Book & Episode Database. But now that the Star Trek project is essentially complete, it's time for me to focus on the Rush content of this site.
What I plan to house in this tribute section will hopefully be unique. It'll include the following:
* A complete album listing with cover, back-side and internal images from the CD releases.
* A complete list of all song lyrics.
* Detailed reviews of every album, video, movie and book related to Rush.
* A random lyric generator. (You'll see...)
* And more...
I'll also be revamping the online BBS / Forums to include more Rush content in hopes of spurring some activity. For now, I'll getting all of the data together, starting the initial coding, and pulling my hair out as is often the case when I start a new project.
Check back often - I'll be adding content to this section as I complete them.
Thanks for stopping by...
-John (aka Jag2112)
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