Sorrow Rather Than Celebration

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Alex Lifeson's 50th birthday (born August 27, 1953) was the sorrowful occasion of the passing of his father, Nenad Zivojinovich. The obi...

Rush In September 2003 "GQ" Magazine

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Rush is included in a humorous listing in the September 2003 issue of GQ magazine: page 140 includes "10 Songs Not To Make Love To...

Toronto SARS Benefit Concert

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Rush performed for approximately 450,000 people in Toronto's Downsview Park as part of the "Molson Canadian Rocks For Toronto...

Neil's Red Tama Kit Sells On Ebay

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In 1986, Neil Peart replaced his red Tama drumkit which had been used since the Moving Pictures tour.  At that time, he wrote: "Early...
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Alex Lifeson "Famous Plates"

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Alex Lifeson participated in the "Famous Plates" charity event at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto on May 14th....

Rush #21 of Rock's Richest 50

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The April 3rd issue of Rolling Stone contains the story "Rock's 50 Richest" . The tallies are based on the year 2002, and R...

Canadian Museum of Civilization to Honor Rush

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"...the museum has received a major gift of rock memorabilia from the Toronto-based arena-rock giants to be displayed in the permanen...

Geddy And Alex On "The Screen Savers"

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Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson appeared on the Tech Channel's The Screen Savers , (DirectTV's channel 354), Friday February 21st; the e...

Godsmack's "Serenity" Inspired by Peart's "Ghost Rider"

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"The song was inspired by a book I read by Neil Peart, Ghost Rider: Travels On The Healing Road , and it's about the tragedies he ...

Rush Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall of Fame

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Rush was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Feb. 27th, 2003. Only the second band to be inducted, the award acknowledges Rush...

The Spirit of Radio - Greatest Hits (1974-1987)

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Mercury/Universal has issued another compilation album to cash in on the success of Vapor Trails . Like its predecessors, Chronicles and ...

Rush Drummer Finalist For Literary Award

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"Rush drummer Neil Peart was nominated for a Canadian literary award Tuesday for his book on his emotional recovery after the deaths of...

Neil Peart Speaks With Zildjian

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"Awhile back my friends at Zildjian asked me if I would contribute something to their magazine or website. Being in the middle of the...

The "Ghost Rider" featured in Cycle World, February 2003

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Neil Peart only gave two interviews during the Vapor Trails   tour, one for "Modern Drummer", the other for "Cycle World...

Vapor Trails

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Vapor Trails , Rush's 17th studio album, was released May 14, 2002 (May 13th in Europe, May 12th in Japan). Produced by Rush with engin...

Country Star/Rush Fan Tim McGraw

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While appearing on Larry King Live, Country singer Tim McGraw [known to non-Country fans as "the guy married to Faith Hill"] was...

Alex Lifeson Produces 3 Door Down

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In Spring 2000, Alex Lifeson produced three songs with Mississippi-based 3 Doors Down: "Dangerous Game," "Dead Love," a...

Hemispheres 35mm Short Film

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Inspired by the Rush album of the same name, the short film Hemispheres is now available. The basis of the film is the struggle and battle o...

Emmerson Nogueira covers "Tom Sawyer"

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An acoustic cover of "Tom Sawyer", performed by Brazil's Emmerson Nogueira, was released on Versão Acústica Vol. 2 (Acoustic...

Peart Receives Zildjian Cymbal Plaque Award

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"Zildjian representatives John DeChristopher, Lennie DiMuzio, Jim McGathey and Paul Francis paid a visit to Neil Peart when Rush pull...