Alex Lifeson appears on Maiah Wynne's new album, "Out of the Dark"

Alex Lifeson appears on Maiah Wynne's new album, Out of the Dark, released this past Friday November 21st.  Five years ago, the Envy of None vocalist released the "Fearless Girl" single which featured Alex on guitars.  That song is one of 11 tracks which are included on her new solo album; Alex appears on five tracks: Come On, All Too Much,  What a Shame,  Fearless Girl [album version] and Old Strings [Maiah's version].  

Fans of Envy of None will note this album contains "Old Strings [Maiah's version]".  Of this version, Alex Lifeson said "The original version is nothing like [the Envy of None version]. It was double time and I had added banjo and mandola as Maiah and I traded ideas. Soon after, Alf and Andy's half time version was submitted and changed everything. More in line with the EON vision."  Order here. - Thanks to Hank Niemczyk for the headsup!

Neil Peart's, final book, "Silver Surfers"

UPDATE After production delays, Silver Surfers hits store shelves November 19th/tomorrow!  

The final piece of writing by legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart was about one of the great passions of his life—collecting cars; the joy of collecting them, and the even bigger joy of driving them. In this never-before-seen piece, finished just before his passing in 2020, Neil writes about not only his lifelong passion for cars and the open road, but about his Silver Surfers—a rare collection of the best sports cars from the 1960s.

Each image in the book, personally selected by Neil, takes you on his journey of car collecting—including a photo of him at 22 with his first car, a 1969 Lotus Europa, purchased when he was working as a parts manager at his father’s farm equipment dealer; a 1948 MGTC he bought in London while on tour; and the black Ferrari car he drove while writing the songs for the seminal album Moving Pictures. And then there are his beloved Silver Surfers—seven classic 1960s sports cars, from an Aston Martin DB5 Saloon to a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, each one a gorgeous silver, except one: a black 1964 Shelby Cobra whose patina Neil loved so much he refused to change it.

Beautiful studio images showing both the interior and exterior of these extraordinary cars, as well as personal images of Neil driving them along the California coast, accompany Neil’s warm, personal memories of why and how he bought the cars, the friends he made along the way, and what it was like to be behind the wheel. Neil’s final work is a love letter to these cars that meant so much to him, and to the passion of the road that fueled his life.

Click here to preorder.

Lerxst Launches Grace – Limited Edition Alex Lifeson Signature Guitar

Alex Lifeson and Lerxst announce the launch of Grace, the latest edition of his signature guitar series created in partnership with innovative Canadian manufacturers Godin Guitars. If you missed out on the limited-edition Limelight – or think you look better in red! – now’s your chance to grab a hold of your new favorite axe. For more info, please visit Lerxstamps.com or the official Lerxst Reverb Shop. 

 “It’s a beautiful instrument that suits many different styles of playing,” he continued, “and the mirrored pickguard comes in handy for late night sessions when you need, um, to check, ah, your hair or something.” - Alex