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Dateline: April 12th, 2025
Geddy Lee had a Record Store Day release today - a 12" vinyl of his Lost Demos. These two tracks - Gone and I Am ... You Are were originally recorded during the writing sessions for Geddy's solo album My Favorite Headache. To celebrate the release, I've created a special album page which includes the liner notes, lyrics, and artwork of the release.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 7th, 2025
Uploaded a two-chapter preview of the December 2024 book by Andy Faulkner called Finding My Way: Half a Lifetime in Pursuit of Rush; "a captivating travelogue, and a riveting exploration of one man’s enduring obsession…". A very entertaining read!

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-John

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Dateline: April 6th, 2025
Uploaded an expanded preview of the December 2024 book by Richard James called Rush 1973 to 1982: Every Album, Every Song. This is the first in an expected series of books by James where he presents detailed information and analyses on each Rush song, from each Rush album...and beyond.

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-John

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Dateline: April 5th, 2025
Created an album page with the complete liner notes, credits, and lyrics for Envy of None's second album Stygian Wavz. Also scanned and uploaded all of the artwork and photos from the release. You check out both pages through these two links: Stygian Wavz Album Information and Lyrics - Stygian Wavz Album Artwork.

I also transcribed a Stygian Wavz related article/interview which appears in the May 2025 issue of Classic Rock Magazine. Also included is another review of both Stygian Wavz as well as the Rush R50 Box Set. Click HERE to read the articles.

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-John

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Dateline: April 4th, 2025
With the recent release of Envy of None's second album Stygian Wavz, Alex and the rest of his 'band' have been busy promoting it. The March 2025 issue of PROG Magazine includes a feature article on the release. Included in the issue is also a review of the album, a review of the Rush R50 Box Set, and an interview with Chris Herin who recently teamed up with Alex. Click HERE to read the issue.

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-John

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Dateline: April 2nd, 2025
Uploaded a preview of Geddy Lee's upcoming new book 72 Stories: From the Collection of Geddy Lee. Geddy's stories about his baseball collecting obession is an absolute treat to read, particularly for the baseball fans out there. Check out the preview HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: March 29th, 2025
I've begun to upload high resolution scans of the photos, lithographs, and artwork from the Rush 50 Box Set. Scanning should be complete within a few days of this posting.

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-John

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Dateline: March 22nd, 2025
With the release of the Rush 50 Box Set, I've created an Album/Box Set Information page which includes all of the liner notes, credits, both essays, track listing, and some of the extensive artwork that's included in this massive offering. Scans of the rest of the artwork will be coming soon.

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-John

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Dateline: January 28th, 2025
Uploaded a photo gallery from Geddy Lee's stop in Charlotte, NC last night for a special edition of his "My Effin' Life In Conversation" Tour. Check out the photo gallery HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: January 19th, 2025
Finally located photos from Geddy Lee's one and only stop in 2024 during his "My Effin' Life In Conversation" Tour. Actually, Geddy performed two shows on July 13th that year; both taking place at the Grand Théâtre de Québec in Québec City, Québec, Canada. You can check out the photo gallery HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 29th, 2024
The February 2025 issue of Classic Rock magazine includes a cover feature on Rush and their 50th anniversary. The issue includes a new interview with both Geddy and Alex where they talk about the final tour, their early days, the upcoming R50 Box Set, and what the future might hold.

You can read the entire article HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 28th, 2024
I expanded the excerpts of three earlier PROG Magazine articles to include the full text and images:

Alex Lifeson: Back with Envy of None - March 2022

Take One: Action! / Old Dogs & New Tricks - April 2022

Rush: How Signals Took On the 80s and Won - April 2023

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-John

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Dateline: December 17th, 2024
Neil Peart's final book, Silver Surfers: Sports Cars of the Sixties was, at long last, released last month. I've since created a special two-chapter preview of the book which you can read HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 16th, 2024
With the recent release of the Rush: The Albums 1989-1996 Vinyl Box Set, I've created an ALBUM page containing all of the credits, liner notes, and lyrics. I also scanned all of the new reimagined artwork for the set which can be viewed HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 14th, 2024
Back in late October, book publisher Rowman & Littlefield released a Rush version of their ongoing Goes to 11 book series titled Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs and written by Adrien Begrand. I've transcribed the introduction and first two chapters of the book. You can check it out HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 12th, 2024
Created album and artwork pages for the latest tribute album to the memory of Neil:

Album Page - Credits, Liner Notes, Tracks
Tributes: Songs for Neil Volume V

Artwork Page - Hugh Syme Artwork along with CD and Vinyl images
Tributes: Songs for Neil Volume V

-John

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Dateline: December 11th, 2024
Back in October, prolific author Daniel Bukszpan released his long-awaited book on Rush titled Rush at 50; "A beautifully produced, photo-packed celebration of the beloved rock trio [which] examines the history of the Canadian rockers through the lens of 50 milestone events". I've transcribed the first chapter of the book and included some of the many photos that grace its pages. Check it out HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2024
Back in August, Alex Lifeson reissued his solo album Victor. The new version of his solo album included four new instrumental tracks and was offered on vinyl for the first time.

Pages have been created for the Victor Reissue. The main album page includes lyrics to each song, along updated album credits and liner notes which include an introduction by Alex and a lengthy essay by Rush historian Ray Wawrzyniak. I've also scanned the all-new artwork from the Victor reissue, which you can see on the album art page.

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-John

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Dateline: December 6th, 2024
Scanned the new Rush: The Comic Book from TidalWave Comics.

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-John

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Dateline: December 5th, 2024
Created pages for the three singles:

Closer to the Heart (Live) from different stages · live

Resist: Live Acoustic Version from Rush in Rio

Roll the Bones (Live) from Rush R40 Live

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-John

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Dateline: December 3rd, 2024
First, apologies for the lack of updates over the past few months. Life sometimes gets in the way.

I have a triple 'Calendar' update today. Scans of the new 2025 Power Windows 40th Anniversary Calendar are now online. Additionally, I scanned the great artwork from Fantoon's 2024 Desk Calendar. Finally I went back in time and scanned one of the two 'Bubba's Bar 'n' Grill calendars. Online is The Far and Away Calendar for 2012. More to come!

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-John

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Dateline: June 21st, 2024
Updated the Rush Concert Reviews Archive page with 41 new reviews, most of which came from the 'Test for Echo' and 'Vapor Trails' eras.

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-John

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Dateline: June 1st, 2024
On this date back in 2004, the Cygnus-X1.net website officially went online. It's hard to believe I've been at this for twenty years now, but here we are. I'm honestly a little baffled at how my little corner of the internet with very humble beginnings has grown over the years. At last count the website contains over 3,300 individual pages - yikes! - and that doesn't include the thousands upon thousands of scanned documents and images it houses. The site has certainly gone through its share of ups and downs over the years, but the encouragement I receive from so many of you has fueled the inspiration to keep it going. I don't know if I have another twenty years in me, either physically or financially, but as long as the world has Rush and/or Star Trek fans, I'll do my best to support you through C-X1.

Thank you and, as always, enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 30th, 2024
The June-July 2024 issue of Rock Candy magazine features a huge multi-part feature article on Rush. You can read it all online HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: May 28th, 2024
Updated the Rush Concert Reviews Archive page with 39 new reviews, most of which came from the 'Power Windows' era. Also added nearly 100 new media items to the Tour Dates page.

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-John

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Dateline: April 28th, 2024
The June 2024 issue of Guitarist Magazine includes a feature article/interview with Alex Lifeson titled Life Force. In it, Alex also shares the news that a second Envy of None album is coming.

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-John

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Dateline: March 29th, 2024
Created a new Rush Concert Reviews Archive page which includes links to hundreds of old reviews from every tour dating back to the near-beginning of time.

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-John

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Dateline: March 27th, 2024
Created pages for the six singles from Hold Your Fire and A Show of Hands:

Time Stand Still (B-Side: High Water)

Force Ten

Lock and Key

Closer to the Heart (Live) (B-Side: Witch Hunt (Live)

Marathon (Live)

Mission (Live)

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-John

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Dateline: March 21st, 2024
Rush was featured on the cover of the December 2016 issue of the Bayview Post; something that I missed back in the day. I recently obtained a copy of the magazine and have transcribed the short article HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: March 18th, 2024
Created pages for three more singles:

The Weapon (B-Side: Digital Man)

Mystic Rhythms (B-Side: Emotion Detector)

Marathon (B-Side: Marathon)

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-John

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Dateline: March 15th, 2024
Alex Lifeson is featured in the May 2024 issue of Guitar World Magazine. The interview, titled Machinery Making Modern Music has been transcribed and can be read in full at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 14th, 2024
Created pages for the four singles from Grace Under Pressure:

Distant Early Warning (B-Side: Between the Wheels)

Red Sector A (B-Side: Red Lenses)

Afterimage (B-Side: The Body Electric)

The Body Electric (B-Side: Between the Wheels)

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-John

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Dateline: March 13th, 2024
Created pages for the three singles from Signals:

New World Man (B-Side: Vital Signs (Live))

Subdivisions (B-Side: Countdown)

Countdown (B-Side: New World Man)

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-John

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Dateline: March 8th, 2024
Added another 100+ media items to the Tour Dates section of the website; largely from the 1970s and early 1980s.

Also created pages for nine new singles spanning from Permanent Waves to Exit...Stage Left:

The Spirit of Radio (B-Side: Circumstances)

The Spirit of Radio (B-Side: The Trees and Working Man)

Entre Nous (B-Side: Different Strings)

Limelight (B-Side: YYZ)

Tom Sawyer (B-Side: Witch Hunt)

Vital Signs (B-Side: In The Mood)

Tom Sawyer (Live) (B-Side: A Passage to Bangkok (Live) and Red Barchetta (Live)

Closer to the Heart (Live) (B-Side: Freewill)

A Passage To Bangkok (Live) (B-Side: Freewill (Live))

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-John

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Dateline: March 6th, 2024
Created pages for five new singles spanning from All the World's a Stage to Hemispheres:

Fly By Night / In the Mood (B-Side: Something For Nothing)

Making Memories (B-Side: The Temple of Syrinx)

Closer To The Heart (B-Side: Madrigal)

Cinderella Man (B-Side: A Farewell to Kings)

The Trees (B-Side: Circumstances)

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-John

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Dateline: March 3rd, 2024
Created pages for the two 7" 45RPM vinyl singles released from Caress of Steel back in 1975 and the sole single from 2112:

Return of the Prince (B-Side: I Think I'm Going Bald)

Lakeside Park (B-Side: Bastille Day)

The Twilight Zone (B-Side: Lessons)

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-John

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Dateline: March 2nd, 2024
Created pages for the two 7" 45RPM vinyl singles released from the debut album back in 1974, as well as the only singled released for Fly By Night:

Finding My Way (B-Side: Need Some Love)

In The Mood (B-Side: What You're Doing)

Fly By Night (B-Side: Anthem)

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-John

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Dateline: March 1st, 2024
I'm starting an effort to create pages for Rush's earlier single releases; over and above what I already have listed on the Discography page. To start things off, I've gone back to the beginning; Rush's first ever 45RPM single - Not Fade Away / You Can't Fight It. Included are the limited liner notes, full lyrics, and the artwork that was included in this rare single. More to come!

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 28th, 2024
After the recent upload of the tour date media items (see last entry), I've spent time auditing the entire tour dates section of the site by cross-referencing numerous sources and emails from visitors like you. In addition, and back by popular demand, is the ability to download the entire tour dates list as either an Excel spreadsheet, CSV file, or PDF document. Download links are available at the top of the tour dates page.

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-John

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Dateline: February 25th, 2024
Over the past six-plus months, I've been working on adding hundreds of new tour date media items (i.e. articles, reviews, advertisements, tickets, posters, photos, etc.) to the main Tour Dates section of the website. I also updated many dates with the latest information and findings. Thanks go out to many of you for continually sharing your insight and media items with me so that I can included them here. More to come!

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 20th, 2024
Uploaded four new galleries to the Rush Concert Photos archive page. The new galleries are:

Pacific Coliseum Concert Bowl - Vancouver, British Columbia - November 4th, 1978 - Hemispheres tour.

Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec - January 21st, 1980 - Permanent Waves tour.

St. John Arena at The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio - April 29th, 1980 - Permanent Waves tour.

Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, Tennessee - April 16th, 1981 - Moving Pictures tour.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 13th, 2024
Back in December, Geddy Lee auctioned off a large portion of his amazing baseball collection. A gorgeous 125-page catalogue was created for the event and I've scanned/transcribed it HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 4th, 2024
The February 2024 issue of Record Collector magazine included a lengthy interview/article with Geddy Lee. Titled “1,200 Pages? What Was I Thinking?”, you can read the transcription of the article HERE.

-John

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Dateline: February 3rd, 2024
Geddy Lee was featured on the January 29th, 2024 issue of Pollstar Magazine. The article/interview, titled Rush’s Geddy Lee Back In The Limelight With ‘My Effin’ Life’ Tour, And Maybe More has been transcribed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 19th, 2024
Transcribed the entirety of the RUSH: The Complete Guide - How Much Do You Know? magazine which was released last December. This 98-page magazine features numerous facts, questions, and photos covering the band's entire history. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 18th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in London today. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 17th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Portsmouth, UK today. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 14th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Glasgow, Scotland today. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 13th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Sheffield, UK today. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 11th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Wolverhampton, UK yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Toronto today. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 4th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Detroit today. Check them out HERE.

Also uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Chicago yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 1st, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Denver yesterday. Check them out HERE.

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-John

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Dateline: November 29th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Los Angeles yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Also added the lyrics to the two unreleased demo tracks for Geddy's My Favorite Headache solo album.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 27th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in San Francisco yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 25th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Seattle yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 24th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Vancouver yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 22nd, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Montreal yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 21st, 2023
Transcribed the interview/article which appears in the January 2024 issue of MOJO Magazine. Titled Geddy Lee's Grace Under Pressure, you can read the insightful article HERE.

-John

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Dateline: November 20th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Cleveland, OH yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Also transcribed the first three chapters of My Effin' Life. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 19th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Boston, MA yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 18th, 2023
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in National Harbor, MD (Washington DC suburb) yesterday. Check them out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 16th, 2023
Uploaded a large gallery of photos from Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life In Conversation tour stop in Philadelpha, PA yesterday (taken by yours truly). Check them out HERE.

Also scanned and transcribed the My Effin' Life In Conversation tour program, which is available HERE (Text) and HERE (Photos).

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 13th, 2023
Several updates today as Geddy prepares to launch his My Effin' Life In Conversation tour tonight. First, I've created a special Tour Dates page which will include details of each show, including the interviewer, photos, news, and more. Look for near-live updates as the tour progresses.

I've also scanned/transcribed an extensive excerpt from the new book Portraits of Rush: Featuring the Photographs of Fin Costello.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 11th, 2023
Transcribed the latest article/interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the December 2023 issue of Classic Rock magazine. Titled This Is Who I Am, the interview discusses Geddy's autobiography My Effin' Life.

-John

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Dateline: October 27th, 2023
Scanned and uploaded the artwork and photos from the 2024 Rush 50th Anniversary Wall Calendar. Enjoy- -John

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Dateline: October 23rd, 2023
Created album and artwork pages for the latest tribute albums to the memory of Neil:

Album Pages
Tributes: Songs for Neil Volume IV

Artwork Pages
Tributes: Songs for Neil Volume IV

-John

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Dateline: July 26th, 2023
Transcribed the latest Rush-centric article that appeared in the August 2023 issue of Classic Rock magazine. Titled Rush: Subdivisions - The Story Behind the Songs, this article discusses the making of Signals.

-John

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Dateline: May 19th, 2023
Uploaded six new galleries to the Rush Concert Photos archive page. The new galleries are:

William Fremd High School Main Gym - Palatine, Illinois - April 19th, 1975 - Fly By Night tour.

Astor Theatre - Reading, Pennsylvania - December 18th, 1976 - All The World's a Stage tour.

Lansing Civic Center - Lansing, Michigan - January 23rd, 1978 - A Farewell to Kings tour.

Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, Ontario - December 28th, 1978 - Hemispheres tour.

Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, Michigan - March 28, 1986 - Power Windows tour.

Wembley Arena - London, England - April 28th, 1988 - Hold Your Fire tour.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 4th, 2023
Created pages for the Signals 40th Anniversary Box Set. You can check out all of the liner notes and credits HERE and, as always, high-resolution scans of all of the box set artwork can be found HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 20th, 2023
Transcribed and scanned an extensive excerpt from Will Romano's Moving Pictures: How Rush Created Progressive Hard Rock’s Greatest Record book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 19th, 2023
Transcribed and scanned an excerpt from the Rush Gigs concert poster book that was put together by Ray Wawrzyniak. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 18th, 2023
Transcribed and scanned an excerpt from the concert photo book Rush: A Visual Time Capsule by Bill O'Leary. This great book includes numerous photos from Rush's Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures tours. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 17th, 2023
Transcribed the entirety of the RUSH: 55 Years of Rock's Most Powerful Trio magazine which was released in March of this year. This 102-page magazine features numerous articles and photos covering the band's entire history. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 15th, 2023
Uploaded an excerpt from the April 2023 issue of PROG Magazine which includes a cover-feature on Rush and the release of Signal's 40th Anniversary Box set. You can check it out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: April 7th, 2023
Our seventh update of the month features another book transcription. In early 2021, drummer/blogger Francesco Vecchio released Neil Peart: An Introduction to His Drumming Style. The book includes a short biography on Neil, a comprehensive list of drumming influences, and a detail transcription of Neil's drumming on Cygnus-X1: Book II - Hemispheres. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 6th, 2023
Our next Rush book update features the only book ever published in Japan; it's also written entirely in Japanese. Titled Rush: Trajectory and the Glory, this 192-page book is filled with superb color photos, numerous interviews, discography, and more. Now I just need someone to translate it for me! 😃

-John

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Dateline: April 5th, 2023
Although there are a number of great books celebrating Rush and their storied career, this next update isn't one of them. In early 2022, an unauthorized book called Rush Trivia Book was released. Despite having a nice cover image of the band, the contents within were rife with errors and inconsistencies. The trivia questions were moderately challenging, but also open to debate regarding the provided answers. This book was available through Amazon for a very short period of time, but it is now out-of-print and not available anywhere, save for the except I've included on this site. Enjoy...if you can.

-John

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Dateline: April 4th, 2023
The April updates continue with another lengthy book excerpt uploaded today. This time it's for the Kevin J. Anderson short-story DRUMBEATS: Special Edition which includes an lengthy afterword by Neil Peart. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 3rd, 2023
Another day, another book page created. For today's update, I've created a page that details the 2020 release of the RUSH Backstage Club Newsletters 1980-1994 book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 2nd, 2023
Created a page for the smash-hit book Bands I Like Better Than Rush which, as most fans know, is the follow-up to the New York Times Best Seller Bands Better Than Rush from 2017. 😃

-John

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Dateline: April 1st, 2023
The first of several new updates coming over the course of April, today I have uploaded an excerpt from the FANTOONS book Neil Peart: Illustrated Quotes. Included in the excerpt are over twenty panels from this amazing tribute to Neil. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 2nd, 2023
Another book transcription update; this time I've uploaded a lengthy excerpt from the third and final novel in the Clockwork Angels series. Released in mid-2022, Clockwork Destiny is the final novel co-written by both Kevin J. Anderson and, of course, Neil Peart.

-John

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Dateline: January 1st, 2023
A fitting, opening update for 2023 - a new set of tour pictures from the band's Hemispheres tour. This set, courtesy of Bill Yeomans, comes from Rush's New Years Concert on December 31st, 1978 in their hometown of Toronto.

Enjoy and Happy New Year, everyone!

-John

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Dateline: November 25th, 2022
Rush book transcriptions continue, this time with extensive excerpts uploaded for the trio of books released by Martin Popoff in 2020/21. Check them out below:

Anthem: Rush in the ’70s

Limelight: Rush in the ’80s

Driven: Rush in the '90s

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 23rd, 2022
Uploaded an extensive except from another book released in November 2020. Titled RUSH: The Day I Was There by Richard Houghton, this book highlights Rush fans recollections of attending specific Rush concerts; dating back as far as the early 1970s. I very interesting read. More to come!

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 22nd, 2022
Uploaded an extensive except from the November 2020 book titled Dreamers & Misfits: The Definitive Book About Rush Fans by Alexander Hellene. More excepts from recently released books coming very soon.

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-John

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Dateline: November 15th, 2022
Scanned, ripped, and transcribed the very special CD version of Grand Designs: The Power Windows Demos; a rare, inside look at the early stages of Rush's platinum-selling album from 1985. Also included is a page with the artwork from the CD package. The MP3s, including the interesting bonus tracks, are ripped at the highest possible quality.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 14th, 2022
Created album and artwork pages for the latest two tribute albums to the memory of Neil:

Album Pages
The Stars Look Down: Songs for Neil Volume II
Tributes - 70: Songs for Neil Volume III

Artwork Pages
The Stars Look Down: Songs for Neil Volume II
Tributes - 70: Songs for Neil Volume III

-John

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Dateline: November 12th, 2022
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2023 Fantoons Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 15th, 2022
Uploaded a new gallery of concert photos from Rush's February 14th, 1983 show in Long Beach, California during their Signals tour. These front-row pictures were taken by Gerry Genovese using a "lousy Kodak Disc camera". Click HERE to view the gallery.

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-John

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Dateline: September 4th, 2022
I decided to go back to Geddy and Alex's performance during the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks to extract a nice photo gallery of the event. You can check it out HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 3rd, 2022
Uploaded a photo gallery highlighting Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson's performance at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Photos at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. You can check out the photos at this LINK. They are bittersweet.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 11th, 2022
Uploaded a new gallery of photos from the band's Moving Pictures tour. These PHOTOS came from the June 12th, 1981 show in Anaheim, California.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 28th, 2022
Complete artwork from the deluxe edition of the Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Box Set is now online

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 23rd, 2022
Alex Lifeson is featured and interviewed in two separate articles that appear in the June 2022 issue of Guitar World Magazine. You can read both articles HERE.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 22nd, 2022
In celebration of the release of Moving Pictures' 40th Anniversary Box Set, Rush is featured on the cover of the April 2022 issue of PROG Magazine which also includes an extensive multi-part article/interview. You can now read the entire articles online here.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 15th, 2022
With today's release of the Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Box Set, I've created an album page which includes the liner notes, track listing, credits, essays, and more. Also online is the preliminary album artwork page, which will have much more added to it just as soon as my box set actually arrives! No comment.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 1st, 2022
The 300th Issue of Classic Rock magazine includes an Interview with Geddy Lee which is now online for your reading pleasure. The issue also included a review of the band's upcoming Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Box Set.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 28th, 2022
Uploaded a small new gallery of concert photos from Rush's March 16th, 1983 show in Jacksonville, Florida. These pictures were taken during the band's Signals tour.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 23rd, 2022
In preparation for its release next month, I've created an album page for Envy of None; Alex Lifeson's new project/album. Additional liner notes and artwork will be added to the page shortly after the April 8th release date.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 8th, 2022
Catching up on some recent magazine transcriptions, I've uploaded the following recent Rush-related articles:

The Art of Rush, PROG Magazine, November 2021

Rush: Let's Get Mythical, Classic Rock Magazine, December 2021

Alex Lifeson Back with Envy of None, PROG Magazine, March 2022

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 5th, 2022
Uploaded a new collection of concert photos from the band's March 21st, 1986 show in Rosemont, Illinois which took place during Rush's Power Windows tour. Click HERE to view the gallery.

-John

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Dateline: January 28th, 2022
Uploaded seven new galleries to the Rush Concert Photos archive page. The new galleries are:

Mohawk College Theatre - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - January 29th, 1975 - Fly By Night tour.

Randy's Rodeo - San Antonio, Texas - October 28th, 1975 - Caress of Steel tour.

Music Hall - Houston, Texas - October 20th, 1977 - A Farewell to Kings tour.

Robinson Center Music Hall - Little Rock, Arkansas - October 27th, 1977 - A Farewell to Kings tour.

Wendler Arena at Saginaw Civic Center - Saginaw, Michigan - January 21st, 1978 - A Farewell to Kings tour.

Colston Hall - Bristol, England - May 15th, 1979 - Hemispheres tour.

New Haven Veteran's Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, Connecticut - September 28, 1984 - Grace Under Pressure tour.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 26th, 2022
Transcribed a new interview with Alex Lifeson which appears in the March 2022 issue of Guitar World magazine. You can read it HERE.

-John

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Dateline: January 7th, 2022
Today marks the second anniversary of Neil Peart's death. In celebration of his life and all he accomplished during his all-to-short time on this Earth, I've created the following tribute to him - Neil Peart: The Man Behind the Drum Kit. Enjoy and RIP NEP.

-John

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Dateline: December 29th, 2021
Uploaded nearly 200 new media items to the Rush Tour Dates section of the site. Updates include concert posters, ticket stubs, reviews, advertisements, articles, photos, and more. Roughly half of the updates are from the 1970's with the other half largely focusing on the 1980's and 1990's. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 20th, 2021
Uploaded a new collection of concert photos from the band's final show of their Caress of Steel tour; the January 10th, 1976 show at Toronto's famed Massey Hall. Also uploaded a new collection of concert photos from the band's April 16th, 1986 show in Philadelpha; taken during their Power Windows tour. Click HERE to view the gallery.

-John

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Dateline: October 27th, 2021
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2022 Signals 40th Anniversary Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 25th, 2021
We had the incredible pleasure of sitting down with longtime Rush artist and illustrator Hugh Syme recently where we talked about numerous topics including the release of the expanded edition of the Art of Rush coffee table book, his work on the upcoming Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary box set, and more. You can read the entire interview at this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: September 20th, 2021
Alex Lifeson is featured on the cover of the November 2021 issue of Guitar Player magazine. The accompanying article/interview can be read HERE.

-John

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Dateline: May 25th, 2021
Geddy Lee was recently interviewed by Classic Rock Magazine for their July 2021 issue. You can read the transcription of the article HERE.

-John

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Dateline: May 7th, 2021
Added some additions to the Discography page and corresponding ImagedB page. They include:

Rush: Beneath, Between, & Behind: F.M. Broadcast 1975
Music Box Mania's Mania's Music Box Tribute to Rush
Fleesh's The Next Hemisphere: A Rush Tribute
RushFest Scotland's TRIBUTES: Songs for Neil Volume I

-John

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Dateline: April 30th, 2021
Uploaded a modest new collection of concert photos from Rush's May 17th, 1981 show in Largo, MD. Taken during their Moving Pictures tour, this set was provided by Don Woodward. Check them out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: March 19th, 2021
Uploaded over three hundred new media items to the Rush Tour Dates section of the site. Most of the new additions come from the late 1970s - early 1980s and include numerous concert reviews, posters, ticket stubs, photos, and more. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 14th, 2021
On July 25th, 1974, John Rutsey would perform for the last time with Rush as the band performed at the Centennial Hall in London, Ontario while opening for KISS. Photos of this date have recently emerged and I've made them available at this LINK. Special thanks go out to Raza Rizvi for providing the photos.

-John

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Dateline: February 5th, 2021
Scanned and transcribed the recently released 'Caress of Steel' tourbook. You can check out the tour book at this LINK and the photos and artwork from the book HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 29th, 2021
Scanned and transcribed the recently released 'Rush Fly By Night' tourbook. You can check out the tour book at this LINK and the photos and artwork from the book HERE. I'll be working on the Caress of Steel tourbook next. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 23rd, 2021
Scanned and transcribed the recently released 'Rush 1974' tourbook. You can check out the tour book at this LINK and the photos from the book HERE. I'll be working on the Fly By Night tourbook next. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 15th, 2021
Uploaded a front-row set of photos from the January 12th, 1979 Hemispheres concert taken in Springfield, MA. Photos courtesy of Jonathan Robinson. Check them out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: January 11th, 2021
Transcribed the Rolling Stone tribute article to Neil titled The Spirit of Neil Peart. It's an incredibly moving piece that was originally published on the one-year anniversary of Neil's death.

-John

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Dateline: January 7th, 2021
Sigh.

-John

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Dateline: December 30th, 2020
Uploaded yet another great gallery of concert pictures, this time from Rush's A Farewell to Kings tour. These photos, which are courtesy of Donald Gadziola, were taken during the December 29th, 1977 concert in Toronto at the Maple Leaf Gardens. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 28th, 2020
Uploaded a great gallery of pictures from Rush's Power Windows tour. These photos, which are courtesy of Beau Roberts, were taken during the April 14th, 1986 concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the famed Spectrum. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 21st, 2020
Uploaded another gallery of pictures from Rush's Grace Under Pressure tour. This time the photos, which are courtesy of Lars Ekland, were taken during the September 27th, 1984 concert in Largo, Maryland at the Capital Centre. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 25th, 2020
The November 2020 issue of Rhythm Magazine contains a special tribute to Neil Peart. Selected excerpts from the issue are now online HERE. A complete transcription of the issue will be available at the same link at a later date. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 11th, 2020
Uploaded a small gallery of pictures from the October 26th, 1984 concert that was in support of Rush's Grace Under Pressure tour. These PICTURES were taken by Barry Bird at the Mississippi Coast Colliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 9th, 2020
The July 2020 issue of Music Legends Magazine from the U.K. is a special full-length edition on Rush. A transcription of the issue is now available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 29th, 2020
Scanned and transcribed the cover feature from the October 2020 issue of Guitar World Magazine. Click HERE to read the article "The Wave Files" and "Big-Time Rush Fan".

-John

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Dateline: September 29th, 2020
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2021 Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 12th, 2020
Uploaded a great new set of concert photos from the Hemispheres tour. These pictures were taken during Rush's December 14th, 1978 show at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. They were taken by Jimmy Barnes Photography, who graciously supplied them to our site. Jimmy also supplied us with more photos that he took from the A Farewell to Kings tour. We already had a few photos of his located in the Madison, WI gallery from January 29th, 1978, but now there are even more great shots available. Thanks, Jimmy!

Continuing with the concert photo theme, I've also added a great 120-photo set from the Moving Pictures tour. Taken by Robert Huey, these photos came from the February 28th, 1981 show at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago.

-John

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Dateline: June 21st, 2020
Recently came across an old cover-feature article on Rush from the Power Windows era. The article, titled Rush: A Band with Power Windows appeared in the December 1985 issue of Scene Magazine. I've transcribed the article, which can be read HERE. Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the article.

-John

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Dateline: June 20th, 2020
Back in July of 1988, a new Rush fanzines called 'The Necromancer' launched its premiere issue. The fanzine would have a run of nine issues before shutting down a year later in July/August of 1989. The entire nine-issue set is being scanned and uploaded for your viewing pleasure. You can check out the archive at this LINK. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: June 10th, 2020
The April 2020 issue of Percussive Notes Magazine features Neil Peart's R40 drum kit on the cover, and includes a moving tribute to the late Rush drummer. You can read the entire multi-part article at this LINK. Many thanks to RushFanForever for transcribing this article.

-John

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Dateline: June 5th, 2020
Scanned and uploaded all of the artwork from the Super Deluxe and CD versions of the Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Box Set/Album. You can access the page HERE.

-John

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Dateline: June 2nd, 2020
Scanned and transcribed the feature article from Classic Rock magazine's May 2020 issue titled On the Crest of a Wave: The Making of Permanent Waves.

-John

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Dateline: June 1st, 2020
With the release of the 40th Anniversary Box Set of Permanent Waves, I've created the main album page HERE. The page includes all of the liner notes and track listings, as well as the extensive Liner Notes Essay penned by Ray Wawrzyniak. Scans of the artwork from the Super Deluxe Edition will be online soon.

-John

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Dateline: May 15th, 2020
I'm thrilled to showcase a little-known set of Rush fanzines titled Rushology that were originally published back in 1986. Each issue has been scanned and uploaded for your reading and viewing pleasure. Click HERE to access the archive.

-John

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Dateline: April 12th, 2020
Transcribed the moving tribute to Neil Peart that appears in the April 2020 issue of Drumhead Magazine. You can read it HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 7th, 2020
As we mark the three-month anniversary of the passing of Neil Peart, I've uploaded an extended excerpt from the May 2020 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, which not only features Neil on the cover (for a record tenth time), but also dedicates nearly half of the issue to his memory. You can read the except at this LINK. The entire feature will be released at some point in the future. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 4th, 2020
Over the past couple of months, I've been working on scanning what I believe is a complete collection of the old Rush Backstage Club Newsletters. I've created a special Archive Page that showcases each of them. I hope you enjoy this look back at Rush fandom before the advent of the internet.

-John

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Dateline: March 17th, 2020
The April 2020 issue of Planet Rock magazine features a touching tribute article to the memory of Neil Peart. The article has been transcribed and is available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 16th, 2020
I've uploaded a few more vintage concert photo galleries, many of which were courtesy of professional concert photographer Bill O'Leary. Below are the links to the new galleries. Enjoy-

Denver, CO - 03/28/1979 - Hemispheres Tour

New York, NY - 05/08/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour
New York, NY - 05/10/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour
New York, NY - 05/11/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour
Uniondale, NY - 05/23/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour

New York, NY - 05/18/1981 - Moving Pictures Tour

Las Cruces, NM - 01/31/1994 - Counterparts Tour

Englewood, CO - 05/22/1997 - Test for Echo Tour

-John

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Dateline: March 7th, 2020
The April 2020 issue of MOJO magazine features a tribute article to Neil Peart. The article has been transcribed and is available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 22nd, 2020
Created a new, stand-alone page for all of the concert photo galleries. You can check out the new Rush Concert Photos page HERE.

-John

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Dateline: February 10th, 2020
As I continue to make updates to the Tour Dates section of the site, I've collected quite a few new (vintage) concert photos from numerous tours. I've created pages for each new collection. See below for the complete list. Enjoy-

Rockford, IL - 11/15/1975 - Caress of Steel Tour
South Bend, IN - 12/07/1975 - Caress of Steel Tour

Mount Prospect, IL - 03/05/1976 - 2112 Tour
Pekin, IL - 04/17/1976 - 2112 Tour
Waukegan, IL - 04/11/1976 - 2112 Tour
Chicago, IL - 05/28/1976 - 2112 Tour

Schaumburg, IL - 08/26/1976 - All The World's a Stage Tour
Rockford, IL - 11/13/1976 - All The World's a Stage Tour
Toronto, ON - 12/31/1976 - All The World's a Stage Tour
Washington, DC - 04/17/1977 - All The World's a Stage Tour
Chicago, IL - 05/21/1977 - All The World's a Stage Tour

San Francisco, CA - 09/24/1977 - A Farewell to Kings Tour
Atlanta, GA - 12/12/1977 - A Farewell to Kings Tour

St. Louis, MO - 12/13/1978 - Hemispheres Tour
Toronto, ON - 12/28/1978 - Hemispheres Tour
Offenbach, Germany - 05/28/1979 - Hemispheres Tour (New pictures added to existing gallery)

East Troy, WI - 09/08/1979 - Permanent Waves Tour
Stafford, UK - 09/22/1979 - Permanent Waves Tour
Chicago, IL - 04/03/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour
Chicago, IL - 04/04/1980 - Permanent Waves Tour

Chicago, IL - 02/27/1981 - Moving Pictures Tour
East Troy, WI - 07/04/1981 - Moving Pictures Tour

Munich, Germany - 11/16/1981 - Exit...Stage Left Tour (New pictures added to existing gallery)

Phoenix, AZ - 04/08/1990 - Presto Tour
Englewood, CO - 06/22/1990 - Presto Tour

Omaha, NE - 11/04/1991 - Roll the Bones Tour
Englewood, CO - 05/27/1992 - Roll the Bones Tour

Chula Vista, CA - 07/30/2007 - Snakes & Arrows Tour

-John

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Dateline: February 5th, 2020
The March 2020 issue of Classic Rock magazine includes a tribute article for Neil Peart. I've uploaded the article which can be viewed HERE. Many thanks to RushFanForever for providing the images and transcription. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 3rd, 2020
The February 2020 issue of PROG magazine features the late Neil Peart on the cover and includes several articles and interviews within the issue. You can now read the issue online via this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 25th, 2020
I've transcribed the Neil Peart tribute article written by John Petrucci that appears in the January 25th, 2020 issue of Kerrang! magazine. You can read the tribute HERE. Thanks to RushFanForever for providing the article.

-John

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Dateline: January 16th, 2020
Uploaded a great new set of pictures from Rush's All The World's a Stage tour. Taken at the Nelson Center in Springfield, Illinois on May 15th, 1977, these pictures are courtesy of Joe Brittin. Click HERE to access the gallery.

-John

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Dateline: January 14th, 2020
Some significant changes to the Rush Tour Dates Archive section of the site have been made, including a new layout, additional images, some corrected dates, and more. Over time, reviews, concert ads, ticket stubs, and more will be linked to many dates. If you have something to share, please let me know. Additional updates will be made to the Set List page as well in the very near future.

-John

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Dateline: January 11th, 2020
RIP Mr. Peart, and thank you for a lifetime of music.

-John

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Dateline: January 7th, 2020
I'll be performing quite a bit of website 'house cleaning' over the next month, with new and significant changes coming to the Tour Section of the site, and new updates getting uploaded to the Rush: A Brief History of Time page. More to come!

-John

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Dateline: January 1st, 2020
Happy New Year, all! I updated the album page for My Favorite Headache to include some additiona liner notes/credits that appear on the Vinyl edition of the album. I also added a high-resolution scan of the Vinyl Edition Collage to the Album Artwork page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 29th, 2019
Created a preview page for the new official tour book Wandering the Face of the Earth.

-John

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Dateline: October 22nd, 2019
Last week I posted the transcription from the November 2019 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine, which featured Geddy Lee on the cover and included a lengthy interview with the Rush frontman. As it turns out, that interview was actually the second part of a longer interview which began in the March 2019 issue of the magazine. That interview has also been transcribed (with thanks to RushFanForever for providing the article and images) and is now online.

-John

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Dateline: October 15th, 2019
Geddy Lee is the cover feature of the November 2019 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine. The accompanying article/interview, titled Progressively Minded, Forward Thinking is now online (with thanks to RushFanForever for providing the article and images). Click HERE to read the article.

-John

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Dateline: October 2nd, 2019
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2020 PRESTO 30th Anniversary Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 29th, 2019
I've penned and uploaded my review of the upcoming graphic novel The Making of A Farewell to Kings. You can read it HERE.

-John

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Dateline: August 21st, 2019
The August 2019 issue of Classic Rock magazine includes an interview/article with Geddy Lee. I've transcribed the article and made it available here: Geddy Lee: Is Reading the New Rock 'n' Roll?.

-John

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Dateline: August 20th, 2019
Three new Rush related books are now available so, accordingly, I've created preview pages of each. Follow the links below for more information on each:

Rush: Song by Song by Alex E. Body

The Rush Coloring Book - 2019 Revised Edition by Fantoons

The Making of A Farewell to Kings: The Graphic Novel by Fantoons

-John

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Dateline: July 31st, 2019
Uploaded the first of several new (old) concert photo sets. Up first for this week is a set from the October 3rd, 1976 show that took place at the Lord Beaverbrook Rink in Saint John, New Brunswick. This collection of pictures from the band's All The World's a Stage Tour were taken by photographer Ian Stanley, and can be viewed at this LINK. More to come!

-John

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Dateline: June 13th, 2019
Rush recently re-released Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland - on vinyl. Accompanying the release was a new liner note essay written by long-time Rush fan and collector Ray Wawrzyniak, which can read on the Time Machine Album Page.

-John

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Dateline: May 22nd, 2019
I recently came across an issue of Professional Lighting & Production Magazine from November 2004 which included Rush on the cover and included a nice article focusing on Rush's Lighting Director Howard Ungerleider and his work on Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour. I've scanned and transcribed the article, which is available at this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: March 26th, 2019
The April 2019 issue of Planet Rock magazine (Issue #13) features Rush on the cover and includes three separate articles on the band, including a new exclusive interview with Alex Lifeson. You can check out the entire transcription of each article at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 13th, 2019
Rush recently re-released their fifth studio album - Rush in Rio - on vinyl. Accompanying the release was a new liner note essay written by long-time Rush fan and collector Ray Wawrzyniak, along with 17 all-news photos of the band in action during their Vapor Trails tour. You can read the updated liner notes on the Rush in Rio Album Page. All of the 17 news images have also been scanned and added to the Rush in Rio Album Artwork Page.

-John

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Dateline: February 26th, 2019
Back in April of 2011, Geddy Lee was featured on the cover of Bass Guitar magazine. The issue focused on the Top 65 Bass Guitars of all time and also included a nice interview with Geddy. This issue has eluded me for years...until now. I've posted the interview at the following LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 13th, 2019
I've uploaded an expanded preview of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass, which can be viewed HERE. The preview is limited to just a couple of sections of Geddy's massive book, but it does give you a sense of the details the book contains. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 6th, 2019
The March 2019 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine features Geddy Lee on the cover, and includes a lengthy interview with the bass-collecting Rush frontman. The entire article has been scanned and transcribed, and can be viewed at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 27th, 2019
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos; this time from the January 19th, 1978 'A Farewell to Kings' show at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: November 30th, 2018
Rush are featured on the cover of the December 2018 issue of PROG magazine. The issue, which hit the newstands today, features two articles: An Exercise in Self-Indulgence and Beauty & The Bass. Both articles have been transcribed and are available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 24th, 2018
With the recent release of the 40th Anniversary Edition of Hemispheres, I've created two new pages that highlight the box set's extensive Liner Notes, as well as a page that has scans of all of the new artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 13th, 2018
Uploaded a newly discovered, vintage set of concert pics from Rush's 'All the World's a Stage Tour'. This pictures were taken during the May 10th, 1977 show at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Click HERE to view them. Note that the ticket stub indicates the show took place on May 11th, not May 10th as listed. As it turns out, the May 11th show was moved up to May 10th due to a scheduling conflict. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 7th, 2018
The December 2018 issue of Classic Rock Magazine (UK) includes a new, lengthy interview with Geddy Lee. I've transcribed the entire article and made it available at THIS location. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 14th, 2018
Added a new article to the Rush Library section of site. Titled Riding the Thailand Express with Rush, this cannabis-friendly article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of High! Canada magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 5th, 2018
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2019 Grace Under Pressure 35th Anniversary Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 25th, 2018
Uploaded a new, exciting Tour-related section to site - The Rush Tour Maps page. Included on this page are 30 geographic images that visually highlight the routes Rush took on each of their major tours. These illustrative maps are courtesy of John of Rush Graphs @XYYZGraphs.

-John

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Dateline: August 16th, 2018
As many fans know, Neil Peart authored several privately-published books back in the 80s; books that were printed in very limited quantites and distributed only to friends and family. Over the years, Cygnus-X1.Net has been granted access to several of these books and, through that access, we've made partial transcriptions available HERE. Today, I've uploaded the transcription of the first 5 chapters of Raindance Over the Rockies: Across the Rocky Mountains by Bicycle, a book Neil penned back in 1988 after spending a number of weeks cycling across the Rocky Mountains. Enjoy this rare look at one of Neil's earliest novels.

-John

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Dateline: July 26th, 2018
An interview with Alex Lifeson appears in the September 2018 issue of Guitar Player magazine. Titled Alex Lifeson's Acoustic Chronicles, Alex talks about the importance acoustic guitars played on many of Rush's albums. You can read the entire article via this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: July 19th, 2018
I've uploaded the fifteenth installment of the on-going Rush: A Brief History of Time series. This special installment, dubbed The Ohio Files includes 69 "new" articles and advertisements that were pulled from newspapers from the Ohio area, many of which are from Rush's debut year of 1974. Click HERE to view all the articles in this installment.

-John

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Dateline: June 15th, 2018
Added a preview page to the Rush Library for the book Clockwork Angels: The Graphic Novek. The page includes complete scans of the first chapter of the book (22 pages scanned), as well as the transcription of the book's foreword by Kevin J. Anderson. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 13th, 2018
Added a preview page to the Rush Library for the book Clockwork Angels: The Comic Scripts. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 2nd, 2018
With the upcoming release of the graphic novelization of Clockwork Lives later this month, I've created a special page which includes all of the details and sample images from the book. I was also sent an early copy of the book last month, so I penned my own review. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 17th, 2018
I've uploaded the fourteenth installment of the on-going Rush: A Brief History of Time series. The fourteenth installment includes 235 "new" articles and advertisements; 49 from the 1970's, 10 from the 1980's, 112 from the 1990's, 32 from the 2000's and 32 from the current 2010 decade. Not surprisingly, given the distribution by decade, a large percentage of the articles focus on the Roll the Bones and Counterparts eras, including numerous album reviews and interviews with the band. The articles from the 1970s contain an eclectic collection of early mentions of the band to reviews of 2112, A Farewell to Kings and more. Click HERE to view all the articles in this installment.

-John

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Dateline: February 23rd, 2018
Completely re-designed the Library section of the site with an improved structure and links to new individual pages for every published book on Rush. More to come on this front including previews of every book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 18th, 2018
I finally found a collection of photos from the band's 1990 Presto tour - the only tour, up until now, that I did not have represented on the site. This lengthy collection of pictures were taken during the May 10th, 1990 show at the The Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are courtesy of Jeff Topping, and can be viewed at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 15th, 2018
The Cygnus-X1.Net Rush Store has been completely overhauled and updated. It now includes links for Rush albums, videos, books, accessories, apparel, musical instruments, and more. Check it out HERE, and thank you for your support!

-John

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Dateline: February 5th, 2018
Uploaded another vintage gallery of tour pictures, this time from the 'Moving Pictures' tour. Courtesy of Michael Smith, these pictures were taken at the International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois on February 26th, 1981. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: January 25th, 2018
Added some newly uncovered concert photos to the already existing set of pictures taken during the May 9th, 1977 show More at the Wausau Newman High School in Wausau, Wisconsin. The new pics include one shot from the open band, Max Webster. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: December 18th, 2017
Uploaded a small, but very nice set of concert pics from the Caress of Steel tour. These pictures were taken during the December 5th, 1975 show in Atlanta, and are courtesy of Steve White. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2017
Artwork for the 40th Anniversary Edition of A Farewell to Kings is now online. The page can be accessed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 1st, 2017
With the release of the 40th Anniversary Edition of A Farewell to Kings today, I've begun to create special pages to highlight the incredible box set. A page that includes the liner notes, complete tracking listing, and more has now been created. It can be accessed HERE. The special 40th Anniversary essay by Rob Bowman will be added to that page soon. Scans of the artwork is progressing and should be available within the next week. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 24th, 2017
With the Black Friday Record Store Day 2017 release of Closer to the Heart and Madrigal on a 7" Vinyl, I've created a special page which reflects all of the liner notes and package artwork of this special offering. Click HERE to access the page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 17th, 2017
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of A Farewell to Kings, Rush appeared on the cover of the December 2017 issue of PROG Magazine. The issue includes an in-depth article on the making of the band's fifth album, as well as a number of side-bar articles. The entire piece has been transcribed, and is available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 29th, 2017
Uploaded an amazing set of concert pics taken on June 11th, 1976 at the famed Massey Hall in Toronto. This was the first of three nights that Rush recorded for their first live album, All The World's a Stage. Click HERE to view the pics. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: September 27th, 2017
Transcribed an article penned by Neil Peart that appeared in the October 2017 issue of Rhythm Magazine. Click HERE to read it.

-John

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Dateline: August 15th, 2017
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2018 Hemispheres 40th Anniversary Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 10th, 2017
Uploaded another vintage set of concert pics - this time from the Power Windows tour. This is the first set I've ever uploaded from that tour, so special thanks go out to Michael M. for sharing them. The pictures were taken on April 4th, 1986 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 9th, 2017
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the official 2018 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 20th, 2017
Transcribed a long-lost interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the March/April 2001 issue of Bassics Magazine. Geddy, who was also features on the cover of the issue, chats about the making of his solo album, My Favorite Headache. Click HERE to read the article.

-John

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Dateline: June 12th, 2017
In celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the release of Clockwork Angels, I have - finally - penned my review of Rush's latest, and hopefully not LAST, album. Click HERE to read the review. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 26th, 2017
Updated another vintage gallery of tour pictures, this time from the 'Moving Pictures' tour. Courtesy of Steve Baker, these pictures were taken at the Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana on March 10th, 1981. Also included are a couple of pictures of the opening band, Max Webster. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: April 24th, 2017
With the recent Record Store Day 2017 release of the Cygnus X-1 suite on Vinyl, I've created a special page which reflects all of the liner notes and package artwork of this special vinyl offering. Click HERE to access the page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 12th, 2017
Updated another vintage gallery of tour pictures, this time from the 'A Farewell to Kings' tour. Courtesy of Rob Bernstein, these pictures were taken at the Civic Auditorium in Amarillo, Texas on January 22nd, 1977. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: April 6th, 2017
Transcribed a new article that was featured in the premiere issue of Rock Candy Magazine (Apr/May 2017). In it, Terry Brown is interviewed regarding the making of Rush's Hemispheres album. You can read the article at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 30th, 2017
Welcome to the all-new layout for Cygnus-X1.Net: A Tribute to Rush. This site has been in operation since 2004, and was utilizing the same website layout for the last decade, so I felt it was high-time to update things into a sleeker, more responsive, and mobile-friendly format. As Cygnus-X1.Net has over 1,200 pages of Rush content, it will take some time to update every page. For now, all of the primary pages, the album pages, and more are working under the new layout. The rest will follow in time.

I hope you enjoy the new look. Please let me know what you think. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 22nd, 2017
Transcribed a recent article which appeared in the June 2016 issue of Drum! Magazine titled 10 Ways to Sound Like Neil Peart. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 3rd, 2017
With the release of the 40th Anniversary edition of 2112, I've created two new pages; one for the complete transcription of the LINER NOTES, and the other which includes scans of all of the included artwork. The artwork comes from the Deluxe Edition of the 40th anniversary offering, which includes 3 vinyl records and a host of other bonus items. Click HERE to view all of the artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 20th, 2016
Uploaded another vintage set of concert pics from Rush's Grace Under Pressure Warm-Up tour. These pictures were taken during the September 21st, 1983 show at New York City's famed Radio City Music Hall. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2016
Uploaded a new, vintage set of concert pics from Rush's Test for Echo tour. These pictures were taken during the December 15th, 1996 show at the Continential Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Yours truly was in attendance, but the pictures are courtesy of Lloyd Morganstein. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: November 22nd, 2016
Created pages for the new Time Stand Still documentary. Click HERE for the main page which includes liner notes, chapter listing, credits, and more. Click HERE for scans of all of the packaging artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 5th, 2016
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the second official 2017 R40 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 25th, 2016
Uploaded a new cover feature article which originally appeared in the November 1996 issue of Network Magazine. The article, titled Rush Returns to Aggressive Roots can be viewed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 28th, 2016
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the official 2017 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 28th, 2016
Disqus commenting has been installed on every page throughout the site. In the past, some pages included a Facebook commenting section, however I've decided to incorporate the more widely-used Disqus platform, and have installed it throughout the site. All Disqus commenting sections will be located at the bottom of each page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 28th, 2016
Another new section to the website debuts today. The A Show of Fans Rush Fanzine Archive. This US-based fanzine ran for a number of years in the late 1990's, and included some fantastic information. Each of its seventeen issues has been carefully reproduced for this exclusive archive. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 16th, 2016
Uploaded another set of concert pics from the band's Time Machine Tour. These pictures were taken during the August 31st, 2010 show at the Allentown Fair Grouds in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Click HERE to view the pics, which are courtesy of Rob Scholz.

-John

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Dateline: July 6th, 2016
Uploaded another vintage set of concert pics from the band's Signals Tour. These pictures were taken during the March 20th, 1983 show in Lakeland, Florida. Click HERE to view the pics, which are courtesy of David Leonard.

-John

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Dateline: June 30th, 2016
I'm proud to annouce a new feature to Cygnus-X1.Net. The complete Tom Sawyer's Treasures Rush Fanzine Archive. This short-lived fanzine focused on Rush album/cd collectibles, and included some great information. Check out the archive at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 25th, 2016
I've uploaded the thirteenth installment of the on-going Rush: A Brief History of Time series. The thirteenth installment includes 239 "new" articles and advertisements; 54 from the 1970's, 39 from the 1980's, 110 from the 1990's, 1 from the 2000's and 35 from the current 2010 decade. Roughly half of the articles this time around focus on the releases of Presto and Roll the Bones, including some great, separate interviews with each of the band members. Click HERE to view all the articles in this installment.

-John

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Dateline: June 21st, 2016
Yet another vintage cover-feature article for your reading pleasure. This one, titled Rush: They Are What They Are came from the June 28th, 1984 issue of Northeast Ohio Scene Magazine. It's an interview with Geddy Lee on the making of Grace Under Pressure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 11th, 2016
Uploaded a new vintage cover-feature article from the band's Test For Echo era. Coming from the October 17th - 23rd, 1996 issue of Buffalo New York's Metro Weekend Magazine, this interview with Neil Peart is titled, aptly, The Road Less Traveled: A Conversation With Neil Peart Of Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 12th, 2016
Rush appeared on the cover of the July 1976 issue of the Canadian Magazine titled simply SOUND. The article associated with the issue has been transcribed and is now available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 10th, 2016
Uploaded a somewhat vintage set of concert pics from the band's second (2011) leg of their Time Machine Tour. These pictures were taken during the June 8th show, of the tour's last, in Greenville, South Carolina. Click HERE to view the pics which are courtesy of Kelly Moretta Kimmel.

-John

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Dateline: March 1st, 2016
Uploaded a vintage set of concert pics from the Hemisphere's tour. The pictures were taken during a previously unknown date in Albuquerque, New Mexico which took place on November 21st, 1978. Click HERE to view the pics which are courtesy of Danny Manweller.

-John

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Dateline: February 26th, 2016
Transcribed a new article that appeared in the March 2016 issue of MOJO magazine. It's titled Rush Make 2112, 1976 and includes comments about the band's concept album by Geddy Lee as well as producer Terry Brown. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 10th, 2016
Scanned and transcribed a new feature article that appeared in the March 2016 issue of Guitar World magazine. Titled Farewell to Kings, this interview with both Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson has the bandmates looking back at the R40 Live tour and the selection process of the set list. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 14th, 2016
Uploaded a small collection of pictures from the Hemispheres Tour. These were taken during the May 24th, 1979 show at the Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: January 13th, 2016
Rush appear on the cover of the January 2016 issue of International Musician magazine. The accompanying article, titled RUSH Looks Back on 40 Years of Epic Songs has been transcribed and can be read HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 1st, 2016
Transcribed a new article that appears in the Januaey 2016 issue of Sound on Sound magazine. Titled R is for Rush - David Bottrill: Recording & Mixing R40 Live, this is an in-depth look at what it took to record, mix, and produce Rush's R40 Live Album and Concert DVD. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2015
The December 2015 issue of Drumhead magazine includes an article about, and written by, Neil Peart. The discussion - his retirement. Click HERE to read all about it.

-John

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Dateline: December 1st, 2015
The fall issue of Professional Lighting and Production Magazine includes a cover feature of Rush and their lighting director Howard Ungerleider. The article has been transcribed and can be read at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 27th, 2015
Neil Peart appears on the cover of the January 2016 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Click HERE to read the cover feature. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 23rd, 2015
Uploaded a new vintage collection of pictures, this time from the Permanent Waves warm-up tour. These pictures were taken by Billy Alexander at the August 22nd, 1979 show at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 22nd, 2015
Geddy Lee appears on the cover of the November/December 2015 issue of HOSS Magazine. The article/interview has been scanned and transcribed and is now online HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 21st, 2015
Scanned and transcribed all of the liner notes and artwork from both the R40 Live Album and Concert film packages. Click the links below to access each page.

R40 Live Album - Info Page

R40 Live Album - Artwork

R40 Live Concert Film - Info Page

R40 Live Concert Film - Artwork

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 19th, 2015
Transcribed a new article appearing in the November issue of PROG Magazine. This interview with Alex Lifeson touches upon numerous topics including the future of Rush. Click HERE to read it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 12th, 2015
Two new articles on Rush have just been transcribed and uploaded. The first comes from the November/December 2015 issue of Canadian Musician magazine and is called Travelling Back In Time With Rush. The second is an interview with Neil Peart that will be featured in the January 2016 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Click HERE to read it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 11th, 2015
Uploaded a new vintage collection of pictures, this time from the A Farewell to Kings tour. These pictures were taken by Lee Steel at the March 24th, 1978 show in Tampa, Florida. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 4th, 2015
Transcribed the new article, penned by Neil Peart, that appears in the December 2015 issue of Drum! Magazine. The article, titled Magnetic Memories: Four Decades in the Studio with Rush can be viewed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 10th, 2015
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the second 2016 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 16th, 2015
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the band's Permanent Waves tour. These pictures were taken from Rush's 9/2/79 show in Toronto. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: September 11th, 2015
An early bootleg from 1974 was recently released globally (and unofficially) under the name "The Lady Gone Electric: New York City 1974". Because of its extended release, I decided to create pages detailing the album's information and artwork. Click HERE for the album liner notes, tracks, and more. Click HERE for the artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 9th, 2015
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2016 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 8th, 2015
Transcribed a new article that appears in the October 2015 issue of Classic Rock Magazine. The article is called Exit Stage Left? Inside Rush's 'Farewell' Show

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 16th, 2015
Even though this site hosts thousands of historic Rush concert photos, we've never had any posted from the time before the band's debut album - until now. While this only reflects two pictures, they're great shots from the band's performance at the Waterloo Lutheran University in Waterloo, Ontario on October 12th, 1973. Click HERE to view them.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 1st, 2015
Below are links to the final lot of R40 photo galleries. It's been one heck of a tour and, hopefully, not the last.

Phoenix, AZ - 07.27.2015

Irvine, CA - 07.30.2015

Los Angeles, CA - 08.01.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 27th, 2015
The next lot of R40 photo galleries are now online:

Portland, OR - 07.21.2015

San Jose, CA - 07.23.2015

Las Vegas, NV - 07.25.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 20th, 2015
The next lot of R40 photo galleries are now online:

Salt Lake City, UT - 07.13.2015

Calgary, AB - 07.15.2015

Vancouver, BC - 07.17.2015

Seattle, WA - 07.19.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 13th, 2015
The next lot of R40 photo galleries are now online:

*NEW* Front-Row Pics from Toronto, ON - 06.17.2015 and 06.19.2015

Kansas City, MO - 07.09.2015

Denver, CO - 07.11.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 8th, 2015
Rush were featured on the cover of the January 2015 issue of PROG magazine. The issue included three articles on the band. The articles along with all of the photos have been scanned, transcribed, and uploaded HERE for your reading pleasure.

Additionally, the band appeared on the cover of the July 2015 issue of Classic Rock magazine as well. The article within that issue, titled Everyone Loves Rush has been scanned and transcribed and is available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 29th, 2015
The next lot of R40 photo galleries are now online:

Toronto, ON - 06.17.2015

Toronto, ON - 06.19.2015

Montreal, QB - 06.21.2015

Boston, MA - 06.23.2015

Philadelphia, PA - 06.25.2015

Newark, NJ - 06.27.2015

New York, NY - 06.29.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 18th, 2015
Transcribed and posted the complete cover-story article from Rush's appearance in Rolling Stone magazine. Click HERE to read it.

-John

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Dateline: June 17th, 2015
The next lot of R40 photo galleries are now online:

Buffalo, NY - 06.10.2015

Chicago, IL - 06.12.2015

Detroit, MI - 06.14.2015

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 8th, 2015
The next R40 photo gallery is now online. This pictures are from the June 8th show in Columbus, Ohio. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 1st, 2015
Uploaded a massive photo gallery from the May 30th Bristow VA show (taken by yours truly). Also created a page that tracks all of the R40 concert reviews. Click HERE to access the page.

-John

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Dateline: May 29th, 2015
The latest photo galleries from the R40 tour have been uploaded. Now available are pictures from:

Amalie Arena -- Tampa, Florida - 05.24.2015
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park -- Atlanta (Alpharetta), Georgia - 05.26.2015
Greensboro Coliseum -- Greensboro, North Carolina - 05.28.2015

Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: May 23rd, 2015
More photo galleries from the R40 tour have been uploaded. Now available are pictures from the Houston, TX and New Orleans, LA shows from May 20th and 22nd respectively. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 18th, 2015
More photo galleries from the R40 tour have been uploaded. Now available are pictures from the Austin, TX and Dallas, TX shows from May 16th and 18th respectively. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 15th, 2015
Scanned and uploaded the artwork and photos from the R40 Tour Book. Also uploaded galleries from the last two R40 dates - St. Paul (05/12/2015) and St. Louis (05/14/2014). Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 12th, 2015
Transcribed and uploaded the R40 Tour Book. The remaining images and photos from the rest of the tour book will be uploaded in the near future. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 11th, 2015
With the launch of the R40 Live 40th Anniversary Tour, complete set list details have been added to the site HERE while photos from the first two shows are available at the following links: May 8th - Tulsa Show - May 10th - Lincoln Show. More set list updates and tour photos will be uploaded throughout the tour. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 6th, 2015
Uploaded four new sets of 'vintage' concert photos from the Grace Under Pressure, Vapor Trails, and R30 tours:

San Diego - May 28th, 1984 - Grace Under Pressure
San Diego - September 25th, 2002 - Vapor Trails
Irvine California - September 28th, 2002 - Vapor Trails
Chula Vista California - July 7th, 2004 - R30

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 28th, 2015
One of Neil Peart's privately published books from the mid-1980's, The African Drum, has been transcribed and uploaded to the site. This 200+ page book is presented in three major parts, the first of which - tanzania - is now available for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 13th, 2015
It's been a while since I've created a new page for a Rush single but I recently came across a fairly rare double-single that was released in connection with the band's fourth live album different stages - live. The double-single release included The Spirit of Radio and 2112 in its entirety. Click HERE to view all the details and liner notes on the single.

-John

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Dateline: March 7th, 2015
Uploaded a fantastic, albeit brief, photo gallery from the band's Permanent Waves tour. These pictures were taken during the September 5th, 1979 show at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: March 5th, 2015
I've uploaded the twelfth installment of the on-going Rush: A Brief History of Time series. In this installment, over 200 new articles have been added to the site, with the majority of those articles focusing on the three-year period of 1987-1989. Also included are a number of articles from the 70's as well as a mention of Neil Peart in a 1970 review of his then band J.R. Flood. Click HERE to view all the articles in this installment.

-John

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Dateline: January 27th, 2015
Uploaded five new sets of vintage concert photos, one each from Rush's Caress of Steel, 2112 and A Farewell to Kings, Exit...Stage Left and Signals tours. Below are the links to each:

Kansas City, KS - October 18th, 1975 - Caress of Steel Tour
Kansas City, MO - May 2nd, 1976 - 2112 Tour
Madison, WI - January 29th, 1978 - A Farewell to Kings Tour
Stafford, England - November 9th, 1981 - Exit...Stage Left Tour
Birmingham, England - May 22nd, 1983 - Signals Tour

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 22nd, 2015
With the announcement of the R40 40th Anniversary tour, I've updated the Tour Info section with the tour dates and have prepared a section for the set list. More to come!

-John

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Dateline: December 30th, 2014
For this week's entry, I've uploaded a nice set of pictures from the R30 tour, specifically the band's stop in Scotland on September 14th. Click HERE to view the photo album. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 23rd, 2014
Uploaded another great collection of vintage Rush concert photos, this time from their A Farewell to Kings tour. These pictures were taken during the September 11th, 1977 show at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: December 16th, 2014
Uploaded a great collection of pictures from the September 21st, 1975 concert in Calgary, AB - yes, from the Caress of Steel tour! Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: December 9th, 2014
Despite having literally thousands of concert photos online, I have very few from the Moving Pictures tour. Fortunately I found a small collection from Rush's April 10th, 1981 show in Dallas, Texas. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 2nd, 2014
Uploaded a nice set of pictures from Rush's November 10th, 2002 show in Manchester, NH, during the band's Vapor Trails tour. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 25th, 2014
Rush's Test for Echo tour, which was the first time the band performed a complete tour without the aid of an opening band, launched on October 19th, 1996 in Albany, NY. Pictures from that opening night show are now available for the first time anywhere. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 20th, 2014
Rush has apppeared on the cover of RPM Magazine a number of times over the years, including the March 14th, 1981 issue which was just recently uncovered. The article associated with that issue is now available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 18th, 2014
Uploaded a new set of vintage concert photos and the first set that I've ever uploaded from the Counterparts tour. This set was taken during the March 11th, 1994 show in Worchester, MA. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 15th, 2014
The artwork and photos from the new R40 Box Set are now online. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 11th, 2014 part deux
With the release of the R40 video box set, I've completed the main page detailing the box set's liner notes, discs, special features and track listing. You can check it out HERE. Artwork for the boxset will follow within the next few days. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 11th, 2014
Uploaded another fantastic set of concert photos, this time from from Rush's Permanent Waves tour. These pictures were taken during the band's August 19th, 1979 concert in Chicago, IL at the famed Comiskey Park as part of the Chicago Jam 2 concert event. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: November 4th, 2014
Uploaded a great set of photos from Rush's June 17th, 1992 show at the Great Woods Center in Mansfield, Massachusettes. This concert took place during the band's Roll The Bones tour. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: September 30th, 2014
The August 2014 issue of PROG Magazine counted down the 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time. Rush appeared on the list five times. I've scanned and transcribed the entire list for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 18th, 2014
Scanned and transcriber an old Neil Peart interview that appeared in the October 1981 issues of Canadian Musician Magazine. His interviewer was Martin Deller of FM fame. Click HERE to read the drummer-on-drummer interview.

-John

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Dateline: September 9th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Vapor Trails's Tour. This collection of over 30 photos were taken during Rush's October 27th, 2002 stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 4th, 2014
Scanned and uploaded the artwork from the 2015 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 2nd, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Hemisphere's Tour. These pictures were taken during Rush's April 30th, 1979 stop in Manchester, England at the famed Apollo. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 25th, 2014
Uploaded another set of concert photos from the band's recent Time Machine Tour. These pictures were taken during the band's 2010 leg of the tour, specifically on October 2nd stop at in West Palm Beach, Florida. The photographer, Michael Mark, was attending his 100th Rush concert, snapping these fantastic front-row shows in the process. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: August 19th, 2014
Uploaded another 'vintage' set of concert photos, this time from Rush's Snakes & Arrows tour. These pictures were taken during the band's October 16th, 2007 performance at the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands; the first of two shows that were filmed and recorded for the later release of the band's Snakes & Arrows Live album and video. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: August 5th, 2014
Uploaded a small but impressive set of photos from the September 15th, 2007 show in Montreal. These Snakes & Arrows tour pictures are courtesy of Jazmin Million. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: July 29th, 2014
Uploaded another set of "older" concert photos, this time from the band's recent Time Machine Tour. These pictures were taken during the band's May 27th, 2011 stop at the Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, Holland. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: July 16th, 2014
Geddy Lee was featured on the cover of Terroni Magazine (Issue #6, July 2014) where he discussed his love of wine in an interview titled In Conversation with Geddy Lee. The issue has been transcribed and uploaded. You can view it HERE.

-John

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Dateline: July 8th, 2014
Uploaded another set of concert photos - this time from the final show of Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour. These pictures were taken at the Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, Holland on October 1st, 2004. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 1st, 2014
Uploaded another small vintage set of concert photos. These pictures were taken during Rush's tour in support of Hemispheres during their stop in Gothenburg, Sweden on May 23rd, 1979. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 24th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, albeit a small set. These pictures were taken during Rush's tour in support of their debut album - dating back to September 25th, 1974. The photos comes from the band's performance in Columbus Ohio at the Agora Ballroom. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 16th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Vapor Trails tour. These pictures were taken during the October 15th, 2002 show in Baltimore, Maryland. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 11th, 2014
An in-depth interview with Alex Lifeson was conducted back in June of 2002 and appeared in the July 2002 issue of BW & BK magazine. The interview/article was titled Sweet Miracles! and can now be read online at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 9th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Permanent Waves tour. These pictures were taken during the June 7th, 1980 show in London, England at the famed Hammersmith Odeon. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 2nd, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the A Farewell to Kings tour. These pictures were taken during the December 27th, 1977 show in London, Ontario. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 27th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Test For Echo tour. These pictures were taken during the November 24th, 1996 show in Las Vegas. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 19th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Signals era. These pictures were taken during the October 31st, 1982 show in Evansville, Indiana. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 14th, 2014
Towards the end of their tour in support of Grace Under Pressure, Rush performed four dates for the first time (and only time to date) in Japan. To celebrate the occasion, they did something else they've never done before - created a special edition of their tour book. Taking the original Grace Under Pressure tourbook, all of the text was coverted into Japanese and an additional 18 photos were included. You can now see the additional photos (along with the originals) at this page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 12th, 2014
Uploaded another fantastic photo gallery from the Hemispheres tour. These pictures were taken during the May 5th, 1979 show at the famed Hammersmith Odeon in London, England. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: May 9th, 2014
With the 40th Anniversary ReIssue of Rush's debut album, I've created special pages which include all of the updated liner notes and new artwork. Click HERE for the liner notes page and click HERE for the page featuring the new artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 7th, 2014
With the release of the unauthorized documentary "Rush: The Rise of Kings (1968-1981)", I've created pages reflecting the liner notes & chapters as well as the DVD's artwork. Click HERE for the liner notes and chapters. Click HERE for the artwork.

-John

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Dateline: May 5th, 2014
Uploaded a new vintage set of concert photos from Rush's Exit...Stage Left tour. These photos were taken at the Wembley Arena in London, England on November 6th, 1981. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: May 2nd, 2014
Scanned and transcribed a double-article that was originally published in the May 6th, 2007 issue of the Toronto Sun's Weekly ENT Magazine. The article is titled Spirit of Rush Reborn. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 29th, 2014
Uploaded another vintage set of concert photos, this time from the Signals era. These pictures were taken during the May 10th, 1983 show in Dusseldorf, Germany. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 28th, 2014
Created a page with the details and artwork/images of the Record Store Day release of Rush's cover of Seven and Seven Is, which originally appeared on Feedback. This special release was produced on a 7" 45 RPM vinyl record with the original version of the song, performed by Love, on the B-Side. Check it out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 21st, 2014
Uploaded a fantastic photo album from the April 30th, 1988 'Hold Your Fire' concert in London, England. Check out the photos HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 14th, 2014
Neil Peart is featured in the April 2014 issue of Rhythm Magazine. The article is titled Neil Peart on Drum Solos and is now online for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 11th, 2014
Rush is featured on the cover of the May 2014 issue of Red Hot Rock magazine. The accompanying article/interview, Time Traveling with Alex Lifeson, has been scanned and transcribed. You can read the entire article via this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 9th, 2014
A bootleg from 1980 was recently released globally (and unofficially) under the name "SPIRIT OF THE AIRWAVES: Live 1980 Radio Broadcast". Because of its extended release, I decided to create pages detailing the album's information and artwork. Click HERE for the album liner notes, tracks, MP3 downloads and more. Click HERE for the artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 4th, 2014
Uploaded two more sets of vintage concert photos - both from Chicago. The first set comes from the May 20th, 1977 show which took place during Rush's "All The World's a Stage" tour. The second set comes from the December 15th, 1978 show which was when the band toured in support of "Hemispheres". Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 31st, 2014
Uploaded a new set of vintage concert photos, this time from 1976 and Rush's All The World's a Stage tour. The pictures come from the December 16th, 1976 show in Chicago. Click HERE to view them.

Also scanned and transcribed another vintage cover feature article; this time from the Roll The Bones era. This one is titled Living in a big Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 28th, 2014
Uploaded five new cover feature articles of Rush from the 1980's. They are:

An Interview with Neil Peart from the March 1980 issue of Innerview

Rush: Heavy Metal Standard Bearer from the May 3rd, 1980 issue of Record World Newspaper

Rush: Possibly The Most Successful Foreign Band In The UK from the July 1983 issue of Music UK Magazine

An Interview with Alex Lifeson from the November 1987 issue of Sym Info, a Dutch magazine

'We Have Always Wanted To Be A Mini-Orchestra': An Interview with Geddy Lee from the October 1988 issue of Sym Info

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 26th, 2014
Rush was featured in the February 2014 issue of PROG Magazine. The article, titled The Albums That Saved Prog: Signals is now online. As an added bonus, the same issue also featured an article with William Shatner titled "It's Prog, Jim..." which is also available for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 18th, 2014
Scanned and transcribed a cover feature on Rush that appeared in the July 2010 issue of Needle Magazine. Titled Logical Progression, this is essentially a review of the band's documentary, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. Also uploaded another Rush cover feature, this time from the Summer 2013 issue of Professional Lighting & Production Magazine. This article is titled Back on the Road with Rush: Rush Clockwork Angels Tour Steams Across Continents. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 6th, 2014
Neil Peart is featured extensive in the March 2014 issue of BMW Owners News magazine. The article, titled Neil Peart Takes the Scenic Way to Work can be read via this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 4th, 2014
Uploaded a set of concert pictures from arguably one of Rush's most important performances - the June 28th, 2002 show in Hartford, Connecticut. This was the first show on their Vapor Trails tour and the first show in over five years. Check them out via this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: February 27th, 2014
Uploaded three new concert photo galleries from 1979-1981:

London, England (May 5th, 1979) - Hemispheres Tour

Victoria, BC (March 27th, 1980) - Permanent Waves Tour

Oakland, California (June 6th, 1981) - Moving Pictures Tour

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 26th, 2014
Uploaded a fantastic photo gallery of pictures taken from the January 22nd, 1977 concert in Amarillo, Texas. Click HERE to view these great pics taken from Rush's tour in support of their first live album, All The World's a Stage. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 25th, 2014
Scanned and transcribed an old cover feature from the May 5th, 1979 issue of Sounds Magazine. The article, titled The Rush 'Uns Are Coming, was written by John Gill and includes some great candid photos of the band. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 21st, 2014
Uploaded a collection of over 40 'Permanent Waves' tour photos from the April 23rd, 1980 concert in Kalamazoo, MI. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 18th, 2014
The UK magazine Shindig! produced a special-edition issue in January 2014 called the "Interstellar Overdrive Special". In the special issue, an article on Rush and Yes was posted, titled Rush & Yes: Dorkness on the Edge of Town. It's an - interesting - read to say the least. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 17th, 2014
A major new addition to the site is now online - The Rush Timeline, a graphical, chronological and interactive timeline of Rush's decade-spanning history. Have a look and please let me know what you think. Thanks and enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: February 15th, 2014
The March 2014 issue of Modern Drummer listed the 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Neil Peart came in at the #3 spot. You can read the write-up associated with Neil's entry from the magazine, as well as see the complete list of 50 drummers, at this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: February 8th, 2014
Scanned and transcribed an article/interview with the band that appeared in the May 2013 issue of Sound Waves Magazine. The article is titled Rush Reflections: Winning One For The Good Guys. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 29th, 2014
The January 2014 issue of Guitar Techniques Magazine includes a feature on Alex Lifeson. You can check out the entire article at this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 6th, 2014
The December 2013 issue of UK's Rhythm Magazine includes Neil Peart on the cover, alongside other notable drummers, and an article on the origin of the drum solo. The article, which is fittingly titled The Story of the Drum Solo is now online HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 3rd, 2014
The first update for 2014 is a look back to 1998 when Geddy Lee was interviewed by John Blenn for an issue of the Long Island Entertainment magazine. In the interview/article, which is titled Geddy Lee: Entering Different Stages, the two discuss the release of Rush's triple-live CD Different Stages along with the future of Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 16th, 2013
The Clockwork Angels Tour concert film and live album was released as a Limited Edition (5000 copes) Deluxe Package from the Rush Backstage Club. I've created pages which reflect the liner notes, tracks, and artwork for this special deluxe version. Click HERE for the liner notes and tracks and click HERE for the artwork and photography. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 10th, 2013
With the release of Rush's latest live concert video, Clockwork Angels Tour, I've created pages detailing all of the Liner Notes and Tracks as well as a page with all of the high-resolution Artwork and Photography. Liner Notes and Scans of the additional artwork and photos from the Deluxe Edition version of Clockwork Angels Tour will be online soon. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 6th, 2013
Created a page which features the liner notes, tracks, lyrics and artwork from the Clockwork Angels Tour Album Sampler. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 4th, 2013
Uploaded some great behind-the-scenes photos from the July 15th, 2002 concert at Jones Beach on Long Island (NY). Taken during the Vapor Trails tour, these pictures - and a collection of nine MPG movie clips of the show - offer a rare look inside Neil Peart's dressing room and some close-up views of his stage kit and more. Check them out HERE. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: November 29th, 2013
Created a page including the liner notes, lyrics and artwork for the 10" vinyl release of 'The Garden' (Both studio and live versions included on this Record Store Day Exclusive). Click HERE to access the page.

-John

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Dateline: November 20th, 2013
With the release of Rush's latest live album, Clockwork Angels Tour, I've created pages detailing all of the Liner Notes and Tracks as well as a page with all of the high-resolution Artwork and Photography. Liner Notes and Scans of the Concert film package will be available soon. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 15th, 2013
Uploaded another fantastic photo gallery from the Hemispheres tour. These pictures were taken during the May 6th, 1979 show at the famed Hammersmith Odeon in London, England. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: November 12th, 2013
Uploaded another collection of tour photos, this time fromt he Signals tour. These 20 pictures were taking from the May 3rd, 1983 show at the Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam of the Netherlands. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: November 6th, 2013
After the release of Signals back in 1982, the Venezuelan arm of Polygram Records produced a compilation album known as Anthology. Released only in Venezuela, and only on vinyl, this eight track compilation has become somewhat of a collector's item among Rush circles. As this is considered an 'official' (albeit limited) release, I've created an album page which includes liner notes, track listing and, of course, high-resolution artwork. You can access the page HERE.

-John

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Dateline: November 5th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery; this time from Rush's Exit...Stage Left tour of 1981. This pictures were taken during the November 16th, 1981 show in Munich, Germany. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Alex van Loon for the pics!

-John

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Dateline: November 1st, 2013
Back in 1979, without the consent of the band, the Dutch brand of Mercury Records released a compilation album of Rush songs from their first five albums titled Rush Through Time. Given that it was an 'official' release, albeit a weak one, I've created a page with liner notes, track listings and artwork of this double-side album. Click HERE to access the page.

-John

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Dateline: October 30th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from late 1997. A piece actually written by Neil Peart, the article titled Learning To Swing Has Everything To Do With Learning To Rock was originally published in the September/October 1997 issue of Drums Etc. Magazine. It's sad to note that shortly after Neil penned this piece, his daughter Selena lost her life in a car accident.

-John

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Dateline: October 29th, 2013
Uploaded another great gallery of tour photos from Rush's December 10th, 1991 show at the The Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts . Pictures were from the 'Roll the Bones' tour. Click HERE to view the gallery. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 25th, 2013
Uploaded another nice gallery of tour photos; this time from Rush's Hold Your Fire tour. This set of 16 pictures were taken during the February 26th, 1988 show at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois (near Chicago). Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 23rd, 2013
The eleventh installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time is now online. 98 new articles and advertisements were added this time around, spanning all the decades of Rush's history. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 22nd, 2013
Uploaded another nice gallery of tour photos; this time from Rush's Moving Pictures tour. This set of 28 pictures were taken during the June 15th, 1981 show in Las Vegas at the The Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 11th, 2013
Uploaded another nice gallery of black & white tour photos from Rush's November 3rd, 1978 show at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. Pictures were from the 'Hemispheres' tour. Click HERE to view the gallery. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 11th, 2013
Uploaded a gorgeous, albeit brief, gallery of black & white tour photos from Rush's May 3rd, 1992 show at the Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, Holland. Pictures were from the 'Roll the Bones' tour. Click HERE to view the gallery. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 10th, 2013
Created Liner Notes/Lyrics and Box Set Artwork pages for Rush's new Box Set Rush: The Studio Albums - 1989-2007. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 9th, 2013
Created a page and scanned the artwork for the third and final single from Alex Lifeson's solo effort Victor. The single: I Am The Spirit. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 8th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery from Rush's Hemispheres tour of 1979. These pictures were taken during the April 6th 1979 show at the famed Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Tony Galtieri for the pictures!

-John

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Dateline: October 4th, 2013
In connection with the release of Rush's Vapor Trails Remixed, I've created a Album Information/Liner Notes/Lyrics Page as well as an Album Artwork Page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 2nd, 2013
Created three new pages that track all of the Rush Album Certifications that have been awarded over time. Certifications are handed out for album/video sales by the RIAA (in the U.S.), Music Canada (in Canada) and the BPI (in the U.K.). You can see all of the awarded certifications via the following three links:

RIAA Certifications

Music Canada Certifications

BPI Certifications
There's also a spreadsheet version of this data available on each page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 30th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery from Rush's Hemispheres tour of 1979. These pictures were taken during the April 23rd and 24th, 1979 shows at the City Hall in Newcastle, England. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Alex van Loon for the pictures!

-John

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Dateline: September 25th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery; this time from Rush's Hold Your Fire tour of 1988. This pictures were taken during the May 2nd, 1988 show in Rotterdam, Holland. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Alex van Loon for the pics!

-John

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Dateline: September 18th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery; this time from Rush's Hemispheres tour of 1979. These pictures were taken during the May 28th, 1979 show in Offenbach, Germany. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Heiko Klages for the pictures!

-John

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Dateline: September 16th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage photo gallery; this time from Rush's Exit...Stage Left tour of 1981. This pictures were taken during the November 14th, 1981 show in Rotterdam, Holland. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Alex van Loon for the pics!

-John

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Dateline: September 11th, 2013
Uploaded a great collection of concert photos from Rush's appearance at Holland's Pink Pop Festival back on June 4th, 1979. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Alex van Loon for the pics!

-John

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Dateline: September 6th, 2013
Scanned and uploaded the artwork and photos from the 2013 edition of Rush's Clockwork Angels Tour Book. Check them out via this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 1st, 2013
I'm proud to annouce a new feature to Cygnus-X1.Net. The complete Spirit of Rush Fanzine Archive. The Spirit of Rush was a fan-run fanzine that was published from 1987 through 2002. With over 60 issues in all, it was a true treasure for Rush fans in the pre-internet age. Check out the archive at this LINK.

-John

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Dateline: August 26th, 2013
Uncovered a new comic strip based on 2112. This one is titled simply 2112: The Graphic Adaption and was created by Robert Dunn and Colin McChesney. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: August 21st, 2013
Scanned and transcribed a vintage cover-feature that appeared in the February 1988 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. Titled Rush: Real Life in a Rock and Roll Band, this interview with Geddy Lee touches upon a number of subjects including the rigors of touring and avoiding the pitfalls of success. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 12th, 2013
Scanned and uploaded the images from the new 40th Anniversary 2014 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 5th, 2013
Uploaded a fantastic and diverse gallery of photos from the final show of the Clockwork Angels tour that took place at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri last night. Click HERE to view them. And many thanks to everyone who contributed photos over the course of this tour!

-John

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Dateline: August 3rd, 2013
A photo gallery from last night's show in Denver, Colorado is now online. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 1st, 2013
Uploaded a photo gallery from last night's show in Salt Lake City, Utah. Click HERE to view it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 30th, 2013
Uploaded a fantastic photo gallery from the show in Portland, Oregon on July 28th. Click HERE to view it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 27th, 2013
Uploaded a photo gallery from last night's show in Vancouver, British Columbia. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 26th, 2013
Completely re-skinned the site in a steampunk theme. Many thanks to Carl McDonnel for providing the fantastic artwork. Also uploaded a modest photo gallery from the July 24th, 2013 show in Red Deer, Alberta. Click HERE to view the gallery. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 24th, 2013
One more "vintage" article for your reading pleasure, although perhaps not so vintage as it was originally published back in 2010. Coming from the Columbus Melt magazine, this brief cover-feature was published before Rush's appearance at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on August 29th. Click HERE to read it.

-John

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Dateline: July 22nd, 2013
Posted another vintage article, this time for the R30 period in Rush's career. Coming ahead of two shows in Birmingham (UK), this piece titled Always a Rush... was published in the September 2004 issue of the Birmingham Evening Mail. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 18th, 2013
Posted two more vintage cover articles to the Biographies and Articles section of the website. Both come not from magazines, but from Guitar Center Catalogs, of all places. The first is called Guitar Center Talks with Geddy Lee which was published in their September 2001 catalog. The second is An Interview with Neil Peart that appeared in their February 2010 catalog. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 15th, 2013
Uploaded another great gallery of photos from Rush's second of two concerts at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click HERE to view the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 13th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from Rush's first of two concerts at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click HERE to view the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 11th, 2013
Uploaded a fantastic gallery of photos from Rush's appearance at the Festival d'été de Québec in Québec City last night. The concert was actually cut short due to weather, ending after the band closed out their Clockwork Angels set with The Garden. Click HERE to view the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 9th, 2013
Uploaded a nice gallery of photos from Rush's appearance at the Ottawa Bluesfest last night. Click HERE to view the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 7th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from last night's show at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Click HERE to view the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 5th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from Rush's appearance at the Summerfest 2013 festival in Milwaukee, WI. Click HERE to view the photos and read a review from the Journal Sentinel. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 3rd, 2013
Uploaded a gallery of photos from last night's show in Cincinnati, Ohio. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Kent Wells for providing these photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 1st, 2013
Uploaded a gallery of photos from last night's show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the majority of the photos (with a promise of more to come). Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 29th, 2013
Uploaded a gallery of photos from last night's show in Chicago, IL. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Kent Wells for providing the majority of the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 28th, 2013
Transcribed the new multi-article cover feature of Rush that appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of Mobile Production Monthly Magazine. Check it out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: June 27th, 2013
Transcribed the new interview with Alex Lifeson that appears in the July/August 2013 issue of Fireworks Magazine. The article is titled Rush: Fame At Last. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 26th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from last night's show at the SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY. Click HERE to view them. Thanks to Kent Wells for providing the majority of the photos. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 24th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from last night's show at Jones Beach on Long Island (NY). Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 23rd, 2013
Uploaded a two-part massive gallery of photos that I took at the June 21st, 2013 show at Hershey Park in the Giant center. Check them out via these links: Part I -- Part II. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 12th, 2013
Uploaded four new vintage articles, all from the 1990's:

A Steady Rush - Boston Globe Calendar Feature

Rush: Moving Pictures - A Conversation With Geddy - Poland's Tylko Rock Magazine

You Can't Hurry Change: A Geddy Lee Interview - Bassics Magazine

Rush's Live Midi Secrets Revealed - EQ Magazine

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 10th, 2013
Uploaded a gallery from the final show in Europe; today's date in Helsinki, Finland. Click HERE to view them.

Also scanned, transcribed and uploaded data and artwork from the Rush in Rio Sampler promotional CD that was released ahead of the 3-CD live album back in 2003. This sampler contains 6-track off of Rush in Rio and is presented in a nice package.

-John

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Dateline: June 9th, 2013
Uploaded a gallery of photos from Rush's performance at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 8th. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: June 6th, 2013
Uploaded a great gallery of photos from today's show in Berlin, Germany. Check them out at this LINK.

Also, it's time for another vintage article, this time from the Test for Echo era. Appearing in the November/December 1996 issue of Bass Frontiers Magazine, this interview with Geddy Lee is titled Geddy Lee: The Reluctant Rockstar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 4th, 2013
Added a gallery of photos from tonight's show in Cologne, Germany at the Lanxess Arena. Check them out via this LINK.

Also uploaded another vintage article from the April 18th, 1992 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. In the issue, the article titled Roll Models has Geddy and Alex answering a bunch of questions from fans. An interesting read! Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 3rd, 2013
Added a gallery of photos from last night's show in Amsterdam, Holland at the Ziggo Dome. Check them out via this LINK.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 31st, 2013
Added a gallery of photos from last night's show in Glasgow, Scotland. Check them out via this LINK.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 30th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage article, this time coming from the Summer 2006 issue of Ontario Golf - yes, Golf. The article/interview with Alex Lifeson, who is an avid golfer, is called What a Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 29th, 2013
Created pages for the remaining two singles that came from Rush's 2002 Vapor Trails album. You can access them via the links below.

Secret Touch

Sweet Miracle

-John

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Dateline: May 28th, 2013
Uploaded another great gallery of photos from tonight's show in Sheffield, England. Check them out HERE.

Scanned and transcribed a nice vintage dual interview with Geddy and Alex ahead of their stop in New Jersey during Rush's Vapor Trails tour. The article, titled One Little Victory was originally published in the May 15th - 22nd, 2002 issue of Aquarian Weekly Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 27th, 2013
Added a gallery of photos from last night's show in Birmingham, England. Check them out via this LINK.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 25th, 2013
Added a gallery of photos from last night's show in London, England. Check them out via this LINK.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 24th, 2013
Vintage concert pics continue. Well, if you can call 2007 'vintage'. This gallery came from the October 17th, 2007 show in Rotterdam The Netherlands. This was also one of two shows that were filmed for the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 23rd, 2013
Scanned and transcribed a vintage article from Rush's Vapor Trails era. This one comes from the Cleveland-area Music's Bottom Line magazine. The article is simply titled Rush and includes a brief side-articled titled Time and Motion: The Cleveland Shows.

Also added a gallery of photos from last night's show in Manchester England. Check them out via this LINK.

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 22nd, 2013
Uploaded a great photo gallery from the R30 tour. This gallery comes from the September 17th, 2004 show at the Konig-Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 21st, 2013
Transcribed the recent, extensive retrospective article on Rush titled Rush: An Oral History by Vinay Menon. An extract of that article is now available. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 20th, 2013
Uploaded the article Rush to the Taj which appeared in the May 11th, 2013 issue of Atlantic City Weekly magazine, ahead of Rush's stop in AC during their Clockwork Angels tour.

-John

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Dateline: May 17th, 2013
Uploaded two concert photo galleries from the 2004 R30 30th Anniversary World Tour, both from stops in England. Check them out via the links below:

London, England - September 8th, 2004

Birmingham, England - September 11th, 2004

-John

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Dateline: May 16th, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the October 2012 issue of Zoomer Magazine which covered last year's events surrounding Canada's Governor General's Awards for Performing Arts. Rush were the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Artistic Achievement (Popular Music). The article is titled 3 Days in Ottawa. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 15th, 2013
Added a page and artwork for the instrumental single Where's My Thing? off the album Roll The Bones.

-John

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Dateline: May 14th, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the remaining articles that appeared in the Special Limited Edition Hard Cover version of the April 2013 issue of PROG Magazine. Three new articles were included in the hard cover edition which can be viewed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 12th, 2013
Uploaded a massive photo gallery from the May 11th show at the Etess Arena in the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. I took the photos myself from the front row (a first for me!). Enjoy the photos by clicking HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 10th, 2013
Uploaded a fantastic photo gallery from the May 9th show at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.. Check the photos out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 8th, 2013
Uploaded a stunning photo gallery from the May 7th show in Baltimore, MD. Check the photos out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 6th, 2013
Tour pictures from the May 3rd show in Raleigh, NC are now online as well as pictures from the Virginia Beach show on May 5th. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 2nd, 2013
Tour pictures from the May 1st show in Nashville, TN are now online. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 1st, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the new cover-feature article on Rush that appeared in the April 2013 issue of PROG Magazine. The article is titled Men at Work. Additional content from the special hardback edition of the magazine is also forthcoming. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 29th, 2013
Tour pictures from the April 26th show in Ft. Lauderdale, FL are now online. A small (but hopefully growing) gallery from the April 28th Orlando show is also now online. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 24th, 2013
Opening night in Austin last night was a huge success. A photo gallery of the show is now online. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 18th, 2013
Uploaded a photo/video gallery from Rush's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Check it out HERE. Enjoy- -John

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Dateline: April 17th, 2013
Uploaded six new vintage articles, all from the early to mid 1990's. Check them out via the links below:

Alex Lifeson: Magic Man - Guitar School Magazine

Geddy Lee: It's A Groove ThingGuitar For The Practicing Musician

Rush 'Rolls The Bones' As They Enter The 1990's - Tunes Magazine

Rush's Neil Peart - Powerkick: The Rock Drummer's Quarterly

Resurge With Rush - Applause Magazine

Interview: Neil Peart - Freetime Magazine

-John

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Dateline: April 17th, 2013
Added pages and artwork for the remaining two singles from Geddy Lee's My Favorite Headache Solo Effort. The initial single from the album was My Favorite Headache which now contains new conceptualized cover art. The two new singles added are Home on the Strange and Grace to Grace.

-John

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Dateline: April 14th, 2013
Uploaded another gallery of vintage concert photos, this time from 1979's Hemispheres tour. This set of 18 pictures were taken at the January 30th, 1979 show in Louisville, KY.

-John

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Dateline: April 12th, 2013
Uploaded another gallery of vintage concert photos, this time from 1978's A Farewell to Kings tour. This set of 21 pictures were taken at the March 21st, 1978 show in Chattanooga, TN.

-John

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Dateline: April 11th, 2013
Updated one and created three new information and artwork pages for the singles off of Rush's last album from the 1990's - Test for Echo. You can check them all out at the links below. Special thanks to Steve Longo for providing the scans for Driven, Half the World and Virtuality.

Test for Echo

Driven

Half the World

Virtuality

Note: None of these singles came with any type of cover artwork, so I've come up with my own conceptual cover art for each singe, borrowing from the original Test for Echo Artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 10th, 2013
Scanned and transcribed a couple of older articles, both coming from the New York area entertainment magazine Good Times. This first article, titled Rush Captures the Beach came from the August 2002 issue of the magazine while the second article, titled It's A Modern Rush: Bombast, Humor, & Excellence was published eight years later, in the August 2010 issue of the magazine. Both, written by David J. Criblez, are concert reviews of the band when they performed at Jones Beach on Long Island, NY. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 8th, 2013
With the release of the 'Watchmaker's Edition' of Clockwork Angels (the audiobook), I've created a special page with all of the Liner Notes and Tracks as well as a page with all of the extensive packaging artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 30th, 2013
Uploaded another gallery of vintage photos from the All The World's a Stage tour. This set of 28 pictures were taken at the February 15th, 1977 show in Chattanooga, TN.

Also scanned and transcribed the new cover-feature of Rush that appears in the Spring 2013 issue of Goldmine Magaine. The article/interview with Geddy Lee is called Rock Hall 2013: Rush. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 23rd, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the new feature article on Rush that appeared in the March 2013 issue of Metal Hammer Magazine. The article/interview with Geddy Lee is titled Rush and the Weird Rise of Prog Metal. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 22nd, 2013
Added pages with liner notes and artwork for the two released singles off of Alex Lifeson's solo effort Victor. You can check them out at the following links:

Don't Care

Promise

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 21st, 2013
More vintage concert photos for your viewing pleasure; this time from the tour in support of 'All The World's a Stage'. Rush, along with Max Webster, performed at the Wausau Newman High School in Wausau, Wisconsin on May 9th, 1977. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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Dateline: March 20th, 2013
I've made some changes to each of the album pages. First, I've included navigation buttons which allows you to access the next (or previous) album in chronological order. The navigational arrows are grouped across studio albums, live albums, tribute albums, etc. which means that you can navigate in each group separately.

In addition to the navigational arrows, most of the album pages now have links to articles that were pubished around the time of the release of the album in question. The articles associated with each album will continually be updated as new articles are added to the Biographies & Articles section of the site or the Rush: A Brief History of Time page. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 18th, 2013
Uploaded a fantastic early photo gallery from the April 13th, 1975 concert in support of Fly By Night. This date was in St. Louis, MO and was part of the KSHE Kite Fly Festival. Pictures are courtesy of Joe Pesch. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: March 15th, 2013
Added a nice piece of Rush history to the Biographies & Articles section of the site. Rush was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame during the 1993 Juno Awards Ceremony back in March of 1994. The program for the evening's festivities included a write-up on the band along with some congratulatory advertisements for the band. I've scanned and transcribed the Rush-related content and made it available HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 14th, 2013
Added pages with information and images for three singles - all from Presto. You can check them out via the following links:

Show Don't Tell

The Pass

Superconductor

Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 13th, 2013
Uploaded an article on Howard Ungerleider's concert lighting effects that was originally published in the September 2007 issue of Lighting & Sound America magazine. The article is titled A Far Cry From Yesterday. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 7th, 2013
Paying homage to the now-defunct National Midnight Star Rush newsletter of the 1990's, I've decided to re-post one of their segments called Deep Rush Thoughts; a collection of "Rush ponderings" from past NMS members. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 6th, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the new article/interview with Alex Lifeson that was published in the April 2013 issue of Guitar World Magazine. The article is called -- gasp -- Big Time Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 1st, 2013
Uploaded a new article/interview with Alex Lifeson that discusses his Victor solo effort. Titled VICTORious, this article was originally published in the February 1996 issue of the Rock N' Roll Reporter. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 27th, 2013
With Rush releasing The Anarchist as the latest single from their Clockwork Angels album, I created a page with the single's information and "assumed" artwork. You can check it out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: February 25th, 2013
Continuing with the vintage articles, this cover-story/interview with Alex Lifeson comes from the Test for Echo era. Titled Testing For Echo: Rush Return After Two Years In Hiding, this interview with Alex Lifeson on the making of Test for Echo originally appeared in the October/November issue of Northeast Ohio's Scene Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 21st, 2013
Vintage article time again. This time, we'll head back to 1999 when an article titled Rock of Ages was published in the February 1999 issue of the UK's Hard Roxx Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 17th, 2013
Transcribed the feature cover story on Neil Peart that was published in the 2012-2013 issue of DW Drum's Edge Magazine. The article, which was written by Neil Peart, is called Gearing Up for the Road. There is also an accompanying interview with Neil's Drum tech, Lorne Wheaton. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: February 12th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage article from the Hold Your Fire era. Titled Geddy Lee: Bass Is Still The Key, this interview with Geddy originally appeared in the November 1988 issue of Bass Player Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 8th, 2013
A rare update this time around. Though Snakes & Arrows was released almost six years ago, I only just completed my official album review of it. You can check it out HERE. Hopefully it won't take me six years to pen a review of Clockwork Angels. :-)

-John

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Dateline: February 7th, 2013
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Hold Your Fire era. Titled All Fired Up, this is an exclusive interview with Neil Peart that was originally published in the April 25th, 1988 issue of Metal Hammer Magazine. Neil was in rare (actually, not rare for him) form on this one... Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 4th, 2013
Scanned and transcribed a great interview with Neil Peart from 1994 (The Counterparts era) that was originally published in the February 1994 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. The article is title "The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts" - An Interview with Neil Peart. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 1st, 2013
Scanned and transcribed the album information and artwork from the latest tribuite album - Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Rush. You can check out the album information HERE and all of the album artwork (which is really well done) HERE.

-John

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Dateline: January 31st, 2013
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Test for Echo era. Titled Rush Put Themselves To The "Test", this one was originally published in the December 1996 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 27th, 2013
The tenth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time is now online. 114 new articles and advertisements were added this time around, primarily mid-1980's. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: January 16th, 2013
As we enter the new year, we'll look back to 1992 with the transcription of another vintage article on Rush. Originally published in the May 1992 issue of Guitarist Magazine this dual-interview article is titled Rush Hour: Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 21st, 2012
With the recent release of the Deluxe Edition of 2112 (in 5.1 surround sound), I've created special pages to commemorate the album. Click HERE for the complete album information page. Click HERE to view all of the albums "new" artwork. And finally, click HERE to view the 40-page 2112 Comic Book. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: December 13th, 2012
Returning to the uploading of vintage articles, two from the Roll the Bones era are now available. Up first is Roll The Bones With Rush: An Interview With Geddy Lee from the October 1991 issue of U.S. Rocker Magazine which includes some interesting thoughts about Rush's popularity at that point according to the Rush frontman. Next is Rush: Thinking Fan's Band Plays Chapel Hill from the March 6, 1992 issue of The Herald-Sun Preview. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2012
Scanned and uploaded the first new article for 2013. Titled Rush: Band of the Year?, this cover story feature / interview with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee comes from the January 2013 issue of Classic Rock Magazine.

-John

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Dateline: December 7th, 2012
Time to get back to vintage articles. This time around, I've uploaded an article from 1989 titled Self Conviction: Geddy Lee of Rush which originally appeared in the March '89 issue of the East Coast Rocker magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 3rd, 2012
Uploaded a new gallery from the December 2nd, 2012 show in Houston, Texas. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: December 1st, 2012
Uploaded a new gallery from the November 30th, 2012 show in San Antonio, Texas. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 30th, 2012
Back in 2007, Neil Peart was featured on the cover of the September '07 issue of Drumhead Magazine. The magazine also included a 10+ page spread of Neil in an article titled A Conversation with Neil Peart. It's now online for your reading - and viewing pleasure - with nearly 20 photos of Neil and his Snakes & Arrows drum kit. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 29th, 2012
Photo gallery from last night's show in Dallas is now online. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: November 28th, 2012
More tour pictures and more vintage articles. First, here's a LINK to a gallery of photos from the November 25th show in Phoenix, AZ. Next, we transport back to 1989 where Neil Peart was featured on the cover of the February 21st issue of RAW Magazine. An accompanying article titled Closer to the Peart had Neil "reflecting on the band's art and plotting their journey into the future..." A very insightful read... Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: November 26th, 2012
Continuing with the transcription of vintage articles, now online is one from the Power Windows era. The multi-part article, titled Grand Designs For The Future originally appeared in the December 1985 issue of International Musician And Recording World Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 24th, 2012
Uploaded galleries from the November 21st show in San Diego and the November 23rd show in Las Vegas; both courtesy of Kent Wells.

Also uploaded a new vintage article called Rush of Lifeson from the October 2004 issue of Fireworks Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 20th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Rush in Rio era. This great article, which originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of BW & BK Magazine discusses the challenges of filming and recording the show in Brazil for the live CD/DVD. The article is called Vapor Trails Over Rio.

Also uploaded a gallery from the November 19th show in Los Angeles, CA. Click HERE to view them. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 19th, 2012
Uploaded a gallery from the November 17th show in Anaheim, CA. Click HERE to view it. Pics are courtesy of Kent Wells and James Labrie. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 16th, 2012
Several updates today. First, I've uploaded the Album Information and Album Artwork for the new Rush Tribute Album The Royal Philharmonics Orchestra Plays the Music of Rush. Also, the vintage articles keep on coming. This time around, we travel back to 1985 for an article that originally appeared in the December issue of Music Express Magazine. Titled The Parallax View, this interview/article discusses the making of Power Windows. Finally, I've uploaded a gallery of photos from last night's show in San Jose, CA. Check them out HERE, courtesy of Kent Wells. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 15th, 2012
Uploaded anothetr vintage article, this time from the Grace Under Pressure era. The article, titled On The Edge Of The Limelight originally appeared in the November 1984 issue of Song Hits Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 14th, 2012
Uploaded a nice gallery from the November 13th show in Seattle, Washington - courtesy of Barb Trainor and Paul Mehner. This one has some hilarious shots of Alex. Check them out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 13th, 2012
Uploaded two more vintage articles (both interviews with Geddy Lee) from the early 2000's. First comes Geddy Lee Solo 2000 from the November 2000 issue of Bass Frontiers Magazine which, as the title suggests, focuses on Geddy Lee's solo album My Favorite Headache. Next we have Vapor Trail Afterglow which has Geddy discussing touring and the band's then latest offering Vapor Trails. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 12th, 2012
Another vintage article for your reading pleasure, this time from the R30 era (2004). The July/August 2004 issue of Drum! Magazine feature Neil Peart on the cover and included a great article/interview on the Professor titled Neil Peart: Progression Personified. Definitely worth reading -- enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: November 9th, 2012
What do Frank Sinatra and Rush have in common? Find out in this vintage article from the December 1987 issue of Scene Entertainment Weekly Magazine. The article, titled Rush: Holding On To What They've Got is a short, yet interesting, interview with Neil Peart. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: November 7th, 2012
Vintage article time. This great interview with Neil Peart came from the November 2004 issue of the UK's Drummer Magazine. Titled Rhythmic Explorer, Neil discusses all aspects about his career in drumming, from early lessons as a teenager to striving for perfection later in life.

Also uploaded a photo gallery from the November 1st, 2012 show in Atlanta, GA as well as a gallery from the November 3rd, 2012 show in Tampa, FL. Both are courtesy of Kevin Millette. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: November 1st, 2012
Uploaded a stunning photo gallery from the October 30th show in Charlotte, NC. Check it out HERE. These are courtesy of Amy Williams. Thanks Amy!

-John

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Dateline: October 29th, 2012
Uploaded a large photo gallery from the October 28th Cleveland OH show. Check them out HERE. Pictures are courtesy of Scott Julian. Also uploaded a gallery from the October 26th Buffalo, NY show, courtesy of Christopher C. Weber. You can see those HERE. Thanks Guys!

-John

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Dateline: October 26th, 2012
Continuing with the vintage articles, today we travel back to 1988 for this dual interview with Geddy and Alex that originally appeared in the April 1988 issue of Guitar World Magazine. This one is called Alex Lifeson / Geddy Lee: Together Again in Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 25th, 2012
The vintage articles continue... This time, we go back to 1991 which was roughly the time when Rush released their first bonafide compilation set Chronicles. A lengthy interview with Alex Lifeson appeared in the May 1991 issue of Guitar For The Practicing Musician. The article is titled Alex Lifeson: The Art Of Preparation.

Also uploaded a photo gallery from the October 24th, 2012 show in Boston. Click HERE to view it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 24th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the pre-Snakes & Arrows era era. Appearing in a special edition of Bass Player Magazine back in October of 2006, this article is titled Bass Giants: 25 Players Who Changed Everything: GEDDY LEE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 23rd, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Counterparts era. Appearing in the Summer 1994 issue of Guitar Shop Magazine, this interview with Alex Lifeson is titled Back to the Stack: Alex Lifeson Rediscovers the Joy of Crankin' It Up.

Also uploaded a fantastic photo gallery from the October 22nd, 2012 show in Brooklyn, New York. Click HERE to view it. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 21st, 2012
Uploaded a huge photo gallery from the October 20th, 2012 show in Newark, NJ taken by yours truly. You can check them all out across two pages HERE and HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 19th, 2012
Another vintage article for your reading pleasure. This time around, we head back to 2005 and the October issue of Drum! Magazine. This Neil Peart cover feature included an article titled Mean Mean Stride: The Drums of Neil Peart; a great retrospective look back at the evolution of Neil's drum sets over the years. A great read!

Also uploaded another photo gallery, this time from the October 18th, 2012 Montreal, QB show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of USB Connector of therushforum.com and Johanne Boucher.

-John

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Dateline: October 18th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Signals era. Titled Rush Takes Off: The Geddy Lee Interview, this one comes from the October/November 1982 issue of Scene Entertainment Weekly Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 17th, 2012
Uploaded another great photo gallery from the October 16th, 2012 Toronto, ON show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of gbalogh.

-John

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Dateline: October 15th, 2012
Uploaded a great photo gallery from the October 14th, 2012 Toronto, ON show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of John White and gbalogh.

-John

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Dateline: October 13th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the October 12th, 2012 Philadelphia, PA show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Tom Feary.

-John

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Dateline: October 11th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the October 10th, 2012 Bridgeport, CT show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Jenn Beno.

-John

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Dateline: October 10th, 2012
Posted the new article from the November 2012 issue of Premiere Guitar Magazine. This dual-interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson is titled Glittering Prizes, No Compromises. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 9th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 30th, 2012 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Mitchell Carter.

-John

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Dateline: October 8th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 28th, 2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Ryan Morris.

-John

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Dateline: October 5th, 2012
Two 'new' vintage articles for your reading pleasure; both from the 'Grace Under Pressure' era. Up first is an interview with Neil Peart titled Grace Under Fire which appeared in the June 1984 issue of Music Express (Canada) Magazine. Next is a very lengthy and in-depth interview with Geddy Lee that appeared in the September 1984 issue of Keyboard Magazine. The article is simply titled Geddy Lee of Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: October 3rd, 2012
Back in 2007, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater sat down with Neil Peart and interviewed him for the January 2007 issue of Rhythm Magazine. Titled Heroes, the article, which is now online, is a very interesting read about one drummer's appreciation of another. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 28th, 2012
Uploaded two more 'vintage' photo galleries courtesy of Johnny Ackley. This time around, Johnny has supplied a great photo gallery of the August 9th, 2010 Time Machine Show in Mountain View (San Francisco), CA. Click HERE to view it. He also provided another fantastic set of pics from the June 26th, 2011 Time Machine Show in Concord, CA. Click HERE to view that gallery. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 27th, 2012
Uploaded a spectacular photo gallery from the September 24th, 2012 Minneapolis show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Petie Lee Guerrero. Thanks Petie!

Also uploaded a great gallery from the September 26th, 2012 show in Winnipeg. Click HERE to view it.

Finaly, also added photo galleries from two shows at the Red Rocks Amphitheater during the 2010 leg of the Time Machine Tour. The gallery for the August 16th show can be viewed HERE while the gallery for the August 18th show can be viewed HERE. Both galleries are courtesy of Johnny Ackley.

-John

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Dateline: September 26th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed the new cover feature article on Alex Lifeson that appears in the November 2012 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. The multi-part article is called Alex Lifeson: Like Clockwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 25th, 2012
Decided to go back in time to the 2007 Snakes & Arrows tour and upload some freshly donated pictures. Both sets are courtesy of Johnny Ackley who took pictures from the August 1st, 2007 Show in Mountain View, CA as well as the August 4th, 2007 Show in Marysville, CA. Great shots in both galleries with more to come from Johnny in the near future. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 24th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 22nd, 2012 St. Louis show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos are courtesy of Doug Foley.

-John

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Dateline: September 23rd, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 20th, 2012 Columbus show. Click HERE to see them. These great photos were taken by CarrieLu.

-John

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Dateline: September 19th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 18th, 2012 Detroit show. Click HERE to see them. These fantastic photos are courtesy of Steve Wiseman / 104.3 WOMC and Gene Schilling.

-John

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Dateline: September 18th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed the new cover feature article on Neil Peart that appears in the October 2012 issue of Drum! Magazine. The article is called Neil Peart: Master Class. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: September 17th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 15th, 2012 Chicago show. Click HERE to see them. Photos are courtesy of Bill Eklund and Doug Foley. Thanks Guys!

-John

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Dateline: September 14th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 13th, 2012 Indianapolis show. Click HERE to see them. Photos are courtesy of Harry Satchel Burnett and Doug Foley. Thanks Guys!

-John

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Dateline: September 13th, 2012
Uploaded a photo gallery from the September 11th, 2012 Pittsburgh show. Click HERE to see them. Photos are courtesy of Scott Julian. Thanks Scott!

-John

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Dateline: September 11th, 2012
More Clockwork Angels Tour Updates. Today, I've uploaded the complete transcription of the Clockwork Angels Tour Book. In addition, I've also added all of the artwork and photographs from the tour book HERE. I also uploaded a photo gallery from the second show in Bristow, VA (Washington D.C.). You can check it out HERE. Thanks to John Slowinski for providing the photos!

-John

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Dateline: September 8th, 2012
With the Clockwork Angels tour in full swing, I've added the Set List to the Tour Info Page and, as I was on hand during the opening concert in Manchester, I was able to snap off one or two (okay, 403) pictures from the show...from the 3rd row on Geddy's side (Geddy fans will certainly enjoy this photo gallery). You can check it out HERE. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: September 5th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Presto era. Titled Something Up Their Sleeves, this article was originally published in the February 1990 issue of Music Express Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 30th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed a nice two-page article/interview with Alex Lifeson on the making of Clockwork Angels that appeared in the July 2012 issue of Power Play Magazine. The article/interview is titled Rush: Alex Lifeson Talks to Mik Gaffney. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 27th, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the latest single off of Clockwork Angels - "The Wreckers". Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 16th, 2012
Let's time-travel back to 1983 when Geddy Lee graced the cover of the May 21st, 1983 issue of Sounds Magazine. The accompanying article, titled Private Lives: The Rush Sanctuary Breached, is now online for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 14th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed a nice four-page article spread on Rush and Clockwork Angels that appeared in the July 2012 issue of Metal Hammer Magazine. The article/interview with Alex Lifeson is called Kingdom Come and includes several side-articles and a review of Clockwork Angels. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 11th, 2012
Scanned and uploaded one of the earliest Rush cover features ever. Coming from the October 25th, 1976 issue of Record Week, this interesting article is titled Rush Tour Hit By Nationalist Backlash. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 10th, 2012 part deux
Scanned and uploaded the images from the 2013 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 10th, 2012
Rush appears on the cover of the September 2012 issue of Goldmine Magazine. The article, titled Just Like 'Clockwork' is now online for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 9th, 2012 part deux
Transcribed the new article that appears in the September 2012 issue of Stereophile Magazine. The article, titled Working Men is a nice interview with Alex Lifeson about the making of Clockwork Angels. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 9th, 2012
Vintage article time, this time from the Power Windows era. Rush were featured on the cover of the December 1985 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine which include an insightful article/interview with Geddy Lee titled Baroque Cosmologies In Their Past, The Boys Focus On "The Perfect Song". Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 7th, 2012
Rush graced the cover of the June 2012 issue of Needle Magazine in one of the first cover-features dealing with the release of Clockwork Angels. The article has now been scanned and transcribed and is available for your reading pleasure. It's titled Getting in Gear. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 6th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed a new article from the June 2012 issue of M Music & Musicians Magazine. Rush appear on the cover and are included in a three-page cover story article titled Full Steam. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 3rd, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another 'vintage' article, this time from the Snakes & Arrows era. Originally published in the September 2007 issue of Terrorizer Magazine, this piece was part of a 'Prog Special' the magazine ran over the span of three issues. The three-page spread on Rush was titled The Cult is Alive. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: August 1st, 2012
I'm proud to reveal the complete transcription of the Classic Rock Presents: Rush Clockwork Angels Special Edition Magazine. Complete with over 100 pictures, this is the same magazine that was included with the Fan Pack Edition of Clockwork Angels. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: July 31st, 2012
Under the 'better late than never' heading, I've uploaded 65 fantastic first-row pictures from the June 16th, 2011 Phoenix, AZ concert and 72 incredible first-row pics from the final date of the Time Machine Tour at The Gorge, all courtesy of Mike from Tempe, AZ. Thanks Mike!

-John

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Dateline: July 30th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed the new feature article on Rush from the July 21st, 2012 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. Titled Conquering Mount Rush-More, this semi-interview with Geddy Lee includes a great illustration of the band in a Mount Rushmore motif. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 26th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article from the Counterparts era. Geddy Lee was featured on the cover of the November 1993 issue of Network Magazine and Rush was featured in an article titled The Godfathers of Cyber-Tech Go Organic. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 24th, 2012
A double helping of meat today, M.E.A.T. Magazine that is. Two "new" vintage articles from the March 1992 and December 1993 issues of M.E.A.T. Magazine, Canada's #1 Metal Magazine are now available. The March 1992 issue contained an interview with Alex Lifeson in an article titled Canada's #1 Rock Act! Rush where Alex talks about numerous subjects including the release of Roll The Bones. The December 1993 issue also contained an interview with Alex Lifeson titled Alex Lifeson Reveals "Counterparts" where Alex talks about - gasp! - the release of Counterparts. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 21st, 2012
Geddy Lee appeared on the cover of the January 1999 issue of Bassist Magazine. The cover-feature article/interview, simply titled Rush - Geddy Lee, reflects on the release of Rush's triple-live CD Different Stages as well as the gear Geddy uses on tour and in the studio. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 20th, 2012
Uploaded another great vintage article, this time from the Presto era. This humorous piece, titled Excuse Me, Do You Happen To Know Where Rush Are Playing Tonight? originally appeared in the July 14th, 1990 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 19th, 2012 part deux
Scanned and transcribed the new article / interview with Alex Lifeson that appears in the September 2012 issue of Guitar World Magazine. The article is titled Rock Around the Clock. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 19th, 2012
Uploaded a great vintage article that was originally a supplement of the April 3rd, 1989 issue of Metal Hammer Magazine. This twelve-page spread, titled Getting Into The Spirit Of Rush includes numerous photos, a discography and videography, listing of officially released singles - and even a bootleg list. A great read, too! Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 17th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the A Show of Hands era. Titled Aging Gracefully, this interview with Geddy Lee originally appeared in the January/February 1989 issue of Network Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 13th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed the new interview/article with Geddy Lee that appeared in the July 2012 issue of Terrorizer Magazine. The article is titled Times of Grace and it's not your typical Geddy Lee interview. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 12th, 2012
The ninth installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time is now online. 118 new articles and advertisements were added this time around, primarily mid-1980's. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 6th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed a new article from the July 2012 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine which has Geddy gracing the cover. The article is called Like Clockwork. It's one of the better interviews that have come out of late. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 3rd, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article from the Hold Your Fire era. Appearing in the August 1988 issue of Rhythm Magazine, this article, an extensive interview with Neil Peart, is called Mystic Rhythms. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: July 2nd, 2012
Uploaded an article from the 2009 issue of American Motorcyclist Magazine which featured Neil Peart in a piece called Rocker & Roller. Also includes a link to some great photos taken by Holly Carlyle. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 29th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Grace Under Pressure era. Coming from the May 1984 issue of Kerrang! Magazine this interview with Alex Lifeson is titled The Pressure Principle. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 26th, 2012
Geddy Lee appears on the cover of the August 2012 issue of Bass Player Magazine. The three-part article/interview with Geddy is titled Full Steam Ahead: Geddy Lee & Rush Transcend Time on Clockwork Angels is now online for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 25th, 2012
Rush are the cover-story in the July / August 2012 issue of Fireworks Magazine. The article/interview with Geddy Lee titled Rush: Working Like Clockwork has been transcribed for your reading pleasure. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 22nd, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Power Windows era. Coming from the January 1986 issue of Guitarist Magazine, this one is titled Grand Designs; an interview between Alex Lifeson and Geoff Twigg. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 21st, 2012
Uploaded a nice multi-part article from the August 2007 issue of Bass Player Magazine. Titled Geddy Lee: Northern Warrior, this nice interview dives deep into Geddy's bass playing skills and how he applied it to the making of Snakes & Arrows. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 7th, 2012
Uploaded a short vintage article and anothe rare cover story for Rush during the Moving Pictures era. This once comes from the March 21, 1981 issue of Cashbox Newspaper. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 5th, 2012
Uploaded the album information, liner notes and lyrics for Clockwork Angels as well as all of the album's artwork. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: June 4th, 2012
Vintage article time. This time around, I've uploaded the July 1987 issue of Guitar Player Magazine in a piece called The Canadian Guitar Summit. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 31st, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Snakes & Arrows era. Appearing in the October 2007 issue of Power Play Magazine, this is a short, yet interesting interview with Alex Lifeson. Check it out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 29th, 2012
Uploaded the new article titled Angelic Upstarts from the July 2012 issue of PROG Magazine (issue #26). Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 18th, 2012 part trois
Quite the busy day today. Uploaded the newest article on Rush coming from the July 2012 issue of Classic Rock Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 18th, 2012 part deux
Uploaded Neil's essay that will appear in the Clockwork Angels Tour Book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 18th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Power Windows era. This is dual, extensive interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson that appeared in the April 1986 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. The articles are titled Geddy Lee of Rush: Rock's Leading Bassist and Alex Lifeson of Rush: The Evolving Art of Rock Guitar. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 17th, 2012 part deux
Uploaded another vintage (well, sort of) article from 2006. This is an interview with Alex Lifeson that appeared in the January 2006 issue of Sound Waves Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 17th, 2012
Neil Peart's fifth official book, Far And Away: A Prize Every Time is now online. As before, this is a 3-chapter preview of the book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 16th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Moving Pictures era. From the August 1981 issue of Record Review comes Rush: The How And Why Of Their Long Climb To The Top. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 15th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Grace Under Pressure era. From the July 1984 issue of International Musician and Recording World comes Rush's 'Grace Under Pressure': Sometimes the Best Step Forward is a Step Backward. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 12th, 2012
Scanned and transcribed two more related articles from 2011. The first features Geddy on the cover of the June 2011 issue of the North York Post and the second has Alex on the cover of the Bayview Post. Both feature a brief write-up on the band members, with the shared tag-line "How this local legend influenced rock music". Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 11th, 2012
Transcribed one of the few (or perhaps only) Rush Cover features that appeared during their Moving Pictures days. The article, titled Inside Rush's Moving Pictures originally appeared in the January 1981 issue of Music Express Magazine. Enjoy this look back...

-John

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Dateline: May 10th, 2012
Completed work on the Neil Peart News, Weather, and Sports Archives Page. This section of the site reproduces all of the 'blog' entries that Neil posted on his website (www.neilpeart.net) dating back to 2005. Many of Neil's older entries were removed from his site long ago so now they're only available here at Cygnus-X1.Net. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 8th, 2012
Transcribed the new Rush article that appears in the June 2012 issue of MOJO Magazine. The multi-page article is called Rush: Revenge of the Nerds. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: May 1st, 2012
Transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Test for Echo era. This one is called Geddy Lee of Rush: Driven. This interview originally appeared in the November 1996 issue of The Island Ear magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 30th, 2012
Transcribed another vintage article, this time from the Grace Under Pressure era. This one is called Alex Lifeson of Rush: Still in School. This interview originally appeared in the July 1984 issue of Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 27th, 2012
Neil Peart's fourth official book, ROADSHOW: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle is now online. As before, this is a 3-chapter preview of the book. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 20th, 2012 part deux
Scanned and transcribed the new Alex Lifeson Interview from High Times Magazine - the June 2012 issue. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 20th, 2012
Neil Peart's third official book, TRAVELING MUSIC: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times is now online. As before, this is a 3-chapter preview along with the full introduction. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 13th, 2012
Quick update this time around. Added another vintage article from the Signals era. This time around, the article - which is really more of a photo-shoot - comes from the May 19th, 1983 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. Titled Rush: New World Men or BOFs?, this one includes concert photos taken by legendary photographer Ross Halfin. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 11th, 2012 part deux
With the official announcement surrounding the release of Clockwork Angels, I've created the initial album and image database pages (sneak peak!) for the site. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 11th, 2012
Neil Peart's second official book, Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road is now online. As before, this is a 3-chapter preview (along with the Epilogue). Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 5th, 2012
I've begun the process of transcribing a 3-chapter preview from each of Neil Peart's novels. Up first is Neil's first officially published novel from 1996: The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa. And check out the Biographies and Articles page to see upcoming additions. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: April 2nd, 2012
The June 1984 issue of Free Music Magazine included a short interview with Alex Lifeson about the making of Grace Under Pressure. It's unremarkable except for the fact that the interviewer was none other than Andrew MacNaughtan; the late Rush photographer. Check it out via this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 26th, 2012
The December 1994 issue of Canadian Musician Magazine included four separate articles that featured Rush in some part. The articles included an interview with Neil Peart on drumming, another on one Neil's Burning for Buddy tribute CD and a short blurb about the drumming from Fly By Night. Finally, there's a lengthy article by Howard Ungerleider about lighting and stage design. Check it all out HERE.

-John

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Dateline: March 23th, 2012
In January of 1983, the UK music magazine Sounds devoted an entire issue to Rush. Written by Steve Gett, this magazine, which included over 70 photos of the band, would be the precursor to Gett's Success Under Pressure biography. Check out this great inside look into the band by clicking this LINK. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 15th, 2012
Back to the transcription of old articles before I star the "next" big scanning project. This time around, we head back to the Hold Your Fire era of 1987. An interview with Alex Lifeson titled Lifeson Times appeared in the October 17th, 1987 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 14th, 2012
The project of re-scanning all of the tour books is now complete. I've just uploaded the mother-of-all Rush tour books - The R30 30th Anniversary Tour book. Check out all 180 images presented in high(er) resolution via this LINK. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 12th, 2012
Rescanned all of the images - over 80 of them - from the Vapor Trails Tour Book. Each image from the book is now presented in high(er) resolution. Check them out via this LINK. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 9th, 2012
Rescanned all of the images - over 100 of them - from the Test For Echo Tour Book. Each image from the book is now presented in high(er) resolution. Check them out via this LINK. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 7th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article; this from the Signals era. This interview with Alex Lifeson came from the October 1982 issue of Kerrang! Magazine. It's titled, appropriately, New World Men: On the Road with Rush. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 2nd, 2012 part deux
Rescanned all of the images from the Counterparts Tour Book. Each image from the book is now presented in high(er) resolution. Check them out via this LINK. Enjoy.

-John

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Dateline: March 2nd, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article; this time a two-part extensive interview with both Alex and Geddy coming from the June 1980 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: March 1st, 2012
Transcribed another vintage article, this time coming from the Hemispheres era. Appearing in the December 5th, 1978 issue of Circus Magazine, this article/interview with Geddy Lee is entitled Rush's Music of the Spheres. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 28th, 2012
Uploaded a multi-part article and album review from several late-1982 issues of UK's Sounds Magazine. It begins with a reprint of the Signal's Tour Book because a writer for the magazine failed to turn in his feature on Rush. We then have the feature which appeared in a later issue. Finally, there's a unfavorable review of Signals followed by a response slamming the magazine/reviewer for 'selling-out'. An interesting read all around. You can check it out HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 25th, 2012 part deux
Uploaded album information, liner notes, tracks and images for the Rush Live Tribute album Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago. Album information is available HERE while all of the CD package images can be viewed HERE. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 25th, 2012
Uploaded the very first Neil Peart interview that took place with Modern Drummer Magazine. This article originally appeared in the April 1980 issue of MD. A great read! .Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 24th, 2012
Scanned and added all of the images from the second official Rush biography - Rush: Success Under Pressure - 48 photos in all. Some great and rare shots of the band appear in this biography. .Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 23rd, 2012
Added another vintage article to the Biographies & Articles section of the site. Coming from the April 1980 issue of Circus Magazine, this one is called Battered by Old & New Waves, Rush Keeps Their Boat Afloat by Rocking It.Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 22nd, 2012 part deux
The first official Rush biography, simply titled RUSH was written by Brian Harrigan and published back in 1982. While the transcription of RUSH has been available on the site since day one, the internal images from the biography were not. That's now changed. The biography included 53 great live and candid shots of Rush - and they're all available on the RUSH Biography Page. Click any of the images to enlarge as well. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 22nd, 2012
Uploaded a very fitting vintage article for the site. Coming from the February 25th, 1978 issue of Sounds UK magazine, and written by Rush scribe (and critic) Geoff Barton, this one is called Black Holes: Close Encounters With RUSH. :-) Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 21st, 2012
Scanned and transcribed the recently published unauthorized biography on Rush called Rush: Changing Hemispheres.

-John

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Dateline: February 17th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article, this time from the Roll the Bones era. This article/interview with Geddy Lee originally appeared in the January 1992 issue of Hijinx Magazine. Titled Geddy Lee on the Art of Being Rush, Geddy reflects back on the impact Ayn Rand had on the band and how Rush had grown since the making of 2112. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 16th, 2012
Time for another vintage article again; this time from the Counterparts era. Coming from the May 1994 issue of RAG Magazine, this piece is an interview with Neil Peart that dives deep into Neil's feelings about success, religion, the creative process and more. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 15th, 2012
Uploaded a more recent article (actually, articles) focusing on the Steampunk theme of Rush's Time Machine Tour. Coming from the September 2011 issue of Mobile Production Monthly, the main article is titled Rush: Welcome To The High Tech World Of Steampunk and includes accompanying articles on Howard Ungerleider, Pyrotek Special Effects and tour buses. Enjoy-

-John

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Dateline: February 13th, 2012
Uploaded another vintage article; this time from the 2112 era. Coming from the April 24th, 1976 issue of RPM Magazine, this article is titled Rush: Speeding Ahead. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: December 6th, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Double Agent" off of Counterparts. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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Dateline: December 1st, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Nobody's Hero" off of Counterparts. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: November 28th, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the single "Summertime Blues" off of Rush's 2004 EP release Feedback. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: November 1st, 2011
Uploaded information and images from the Roll The Bones Halogram CD Single. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: October 4th, 2011
Added information and images on another Single. This time around, it's Stick It Out from Counterparts. Enjoy.

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: August 25th, 2011
Uploaded a official Rush 2012 Wall Calendar. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: August 12th, 2011
Uploaded a new Alex Lifeson articles/interview from the Septmber 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. Enjoy!

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: July 1st, 2011
Uploaded 119 pictures from the June 30th, 2011 show in Vancouver, BC courtesy of Daria DeBuono.

-John

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Dateline: June 30th, 2011
Uploaded 149 pictures from the June 28th, 2011 show in Portland, Oregon (Ridgefield, WA) courtesy of Daria DeBuono.

-John

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Dateline: June 28th, 2011
Uploaded 130 pictures from the August 22nd, 2010 show in St. Louis, MO courtesy of Kevin Millette.

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: April 22nd, 2011
Uploaded 39 pictures from the April 20th, 2011 show in Montreal, Quebec. Click HERE to view them.

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: April 9th, 2011
Uploaded hundreds of pictures from the April 8th, 2011 show at Hershey, PA. Click HERE to see them.

-John

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: November 2nd, 2010
Uploaded 62 photos from the October 15th Buenos Aires, Argentina show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: October 20th, 2010
Uploaded 44 photos from the October 17th Santiago, Chile show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!

-John

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: October 13th, 2010
Uploaded 15 photos from the September 26th Dallas, Texas show. You can check them out HERE. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: October 11th, 2010
130 photos from the two shows in Brazil are now online. Enjoy!

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: September 5th, 2010
I've uploaded the images from the new 2011 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: July 18th, 2010
Images from the Time Machine Tour Book are now online. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: September 15th, 2009
I've uploaded the images, and some limited text, from the new 2010 Rush Wall Calendar. Enjoy-

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: September 23rd, 2008
The images for the The 2009 Rush Wall Calendar are now online. Enjoy!

-John

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Dateline: August 22nd, 2008
Special thanks go out to Steve Fletcher, Claudio D. Rodrìguez ( aka: C-08 ) and Carlos Perez for their work in translating the Cuerdas Comic Book based on 2112. Thanks Guys!

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dateline: May 5th, 2006
The "Gold" Review page has been added - Check it out HERE.

-John

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)