Rush Featured in June 2012 Issue of MOJO Magazine

Update (05/08/2012): The entire article is now online and can be viewed HERE. Enjoy.

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The June 2012 issue of the UK Music Magazine MOJO will contain a eight-page feature on Rush.

From the website:

RUSH: How the highbrow Canuck proggers fed on Tolkien, Ayn Rand, weed and whiskey, survived critics and personal tragedies to become “the biggest cult band in the world.”

Though Rush isn't a cover-story feature, the magazine cover art does include Rush's Star Man logo and the tagline "RUSH. Alienation. Weed. Epic Insanity!".

The issue should hit the newsstands shortly. We'll also have a complete transcription of the article in the near future.

If anyone out there happens to have the issue in hand already, please let us know via the comments section below.

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MIDIpedals.Com Interview With Rush Roadie Tony Geranios (aka Jack Secret) - Part 1.5

Back in March, MIDIpedals.com posted the first part of an extensive interview that they conducted with long-time Rush roadie Tony Geranios (aka Jack Secret). Terry Goyette of MidiPedals just informed me that Part 1.5 of the interview is now available on their website.

From MidiPedals:

A couple of weeks after posting Part 1, Tony called me and hoped to finish up the interview. When he called I was not prepared to record the call, and let him know I would need to call him back. I am assuming Rush has started tour rehearsals, so he has been busy and we haven’t been able to do Part 2 because we haven’t been able to schedule a second interview. Here are a few questions I emailed to him and his answers. I call it Part 1.5 in hopes we can do Part 2 soon.

Both Part 1 (Video) and Part 2 (Transcribed) can be accessed HERE.

Thanks to Terry Goyette for passing along the news.

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Rush's Headlong Flight Now Available on Amazon and iTunes

Headlong Flight, Rush's latest single from their upcoming album Clockwork Angels is now available as a digital download at Apple's iTunes Store as well as at Amazon.Com.

Unfortunately, there is still no word if Headlong Flight will also be released as a CD-single but given the lack of news at this late stage, the assumption is that it will only be available as a digital download.

To view the lyrics of the single, please access the main Clockwork Angels Album Page from the main site.

Finally, for those who missed the official video of Headlong Flight, you can watch it below.

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Rush Announces Clockwork Angels Tour Pre-Sale Details - Begins April 23rd

Rush have formally announced the fan pre-sale details for their fall Clockwork Angels tour. From the Rush Newsletter:

CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR – PRE-SALE DETAILS FOR THIS MONDAY!

The Clockwork Angels North American 2012 Tour itinerary of 33 shows has been announced! For a full list of shows and general ticket information, visit http://www.rush.com/clockworkangelstour.php

The first round of Clockwork Angels Tour pre-sales start this Monday, April 23 for Manchester, Philadelphia, Newark, Brooklyn, Boston, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Chicago & Detroit.

RUSH CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR PACKAGE

Packages will be exclusive to Rush fan members for the first 24 hrs!

Passcode: headlong (lower case, case sensitive)

Package Includes:

* One reserved ticket located within the first 15 rows of the stage
* Exclusive Rush Tour Shirt
* Collectible Tour Poster (numbered, limited)
* Official Tour Program
* Specially Designed Tote Bag
* Set of Official Guitar Picks
* Commemorative Concert Ticket
* Commemorative Tour Laminate

We will also be offering an exclusive Clockwork Angels Tour hoodie, only available via this offer upon check-out.

To purchase your Tour Package, please visit http://vipnation.com/programs/rush/

RUSH FAN CLUB PRE-SALES
The Fan Club tickets are only available during the PRE-SALE. Reserve the best seats in the house through our special Rush fan pre-sales. These presales only last three days, and only certain cities/dates are currently available with more presales being added each week. Check back soon if you don’t see your date. At the end of your ticket purchase, you will have the opportunity to pre-order Exclusive Rush.com Tour Merchandise.

The Fan Club Presale Merchandise includes a BRAND NEW Clockwork Angels T-Shirt design.

In addition, when you order Fan Club Tickets and the Exclusive Merchandise you will be automatically entered to win a meet and greet with members of the band at your show (one winner plus guest per city). To purchase Presale Tickets and Presale Merchandise please visit http://rush.musictoday.com

Just a reminder that those fans that are CITI® card members will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass® Program beginning April 23rd in select markets. For complete presale details visit http://www.citiprivatepass.com

Additional pre-sale markets will be announced soon!

For a complete listing of the tour dates, please click HERE.

Good luck to everyone during the pre-sale event!

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Alex Lifeson: The High Times Interview Now Online

An interview with Alex Lifeson is featured in the June 2012 issue of High Times Magazine. The discussion with Alex focuses on Rush's influence with marijuana, his thoughts on the legalization of the drug and its inspiration on the Rush classic A Passage to Bangkok.

However a comment about the making of Clockwork Angels was particularly interesting...

You founded Rush in 1968 and still seem to find so much joy in recording and performing. What makes this new album unique?

All of our records are thematic, but this one is a little more of an old-fashioned concept album in the tradition of 2112 and Hemispheres. We just recorded a string section yesterday for five of the songs-we still have to sit down and see what we'll use from that, but it sounded fantastic. Rush hasn't used strings in a while, and it's really added a lot of emotional impact to the songs.

You can read the entire article at this LINK.

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Rush Clockwork Angels Concert Pre-Sale Information Now Available

Update (04/20): MusicToday, which sponsored the last Rush Fan Pre-Sale for the Time Machine Tour is also expected to run the Fan Pre-Sale event this time around. They've listed a few dates on their website; indicating that some of the pre-sales will begin on Monday, April 23rd.

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Though this has yet to be fully published by Rush or their management, I've been handed pre-sale information from a 'source' for the majority of the dates on the Fall 2012 Clockwork Angels Tour.

Some of the pre-sale dates that were handed to me coincide with what has already been posted on Rush.Com. Accordingly, the following pre-sale information does not necessarily relate to the fan pre-sale that Rush should be announcing shortly, nor does it necessarily relate to the CitiBank pre-sale.

Below is the list of the provided pre-sale data. For a complete list of tour dates, please click HERE.

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Pre-Sale Date & Time	Concert Date	Concert Location - Venue
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	7-Sep	Manchester - Verizon Wireless Arena
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	15-Sep	Chicago - United Center
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	18-Sep	Detroit - Palace of Auburn Hills
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	22-Oct	Brooklyn - Barclays Center
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	24-Oct	Boston - TD Garden
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	17-Nov	Anaheim - Honda Center
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	19-Nov	Los Angeles - Gibson Amphitheatre
Tue. Apr. 24 10:00 AM	20-Oct	Newark - Prudential Center
Fri. Apr. 27 10:00 AM	12-Oct	Philadelphia - Wells Fargo Center
Sat. Apr. 28 10:00 AM	26-Oct	Buffalo - First Niagara Center
Tue. May 1 10:00 AM	9-Sep	Washington - Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	11-Sep	Pittsburgh - CONSOL Energy Center
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	22-Sep	St. Louis - Scottrade Center
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	24-Sep	Minneapolis - Target Center
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	10-Oct	Bridgeport - Webster Arena at Harbor Yard
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	15-Nov	San Jose - HP Pavilion
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	28-Nov	Dallas - American Airlines Center
Fri. May 4 10:00 AM	23-Nov	Las Vegas - MGM Grand Arena
Sat. May 5 10:00 AM	30-Nov	San Antonio - AT&T Center
Sat. May 5 10:00 AM	2-Dec	Houston - Toyota Center
Mon. May 7 10:00 AM	25-Nov	Phoenix - US Airways Center
Fri. May 11 10:00 AM	13-Sep	Indianapolis - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Fri. May 11 10:00 AM	20-Sep	Columbus - Nationwide Arena
Fri. May 11 10:00 AM	3-Nov	Tampa - 1 800 Ask Gary Amphitheatre
Sat. May 12 10:00 AM	28-Oct	Cleveland - Quickens Loan Arena
Sat. May 12 10:00 AM	30-Oct	Charlotte - Time Warner Cable Arena
Sat. May 12 10:00 AM	26-Sep	Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Sat. May 12 10:00 AM	28-Sep	Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
Sat. May 12 10:00 AM	30-Sep	Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Mon. May 14 10:00 AM	13-Nov	Seattle - Key Arena

We'll have more information, including pre-sale purchase links, as they becomes available.

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Rush Release Official Clockwork Angels Tour Information and Dates

Update (2:30PM EST): Ticket purchase links are now available at LiveNation and Ticketmaster with pre-sales now set to begin on Tuesday, April 24th.

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Rush has officially released the initial information behind their Fall 2012 Concert Tour in support of their forthcoming album Clockwork Angels. The original 33 dates that were leaked yesterday were largely accurate. For an updated list of dates, please check out the Tour Dates Section of the site.

From the official Press Release:

LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Alongside the release of the powerful new single "Headlong Flight," Live Nation announced today that Rush will embark on a North American Tour in support of their upcoming and highly anticipated new album, "CLOCKWORK ANGELS." This year's fall tour will visit approximately 33 cities beginning September 7th in Manchester, NH, and finishing December 2nd in Houston, TX, with stops along the way in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Bridgeport, Philadelphia, Saskatoon, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tampa, as well as dates in Canada and more (complete tour itinerary follows). Tickets for the Clockwork Angels Tour will go on sale starting April 27th in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

As indicated above, tickets for some venues will go on sale beginning April 27th, however detailed ticket sale and pre-sale information isn't available yet. However VIP Package information has now emerged. The package includes:

CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR PACKAGE
* One reserved ticket located within the first 15 rows of the stage
* Exclusive Rush tour shirt
* Collectible tour poster (numbered, limited)
* Official tour program
* Specially designed tote bag
* Set of official guitar picks
* Commemoritive concert ticket
* Commemorative tour laminate

In addition to fan pre-sales, which should be announced shortly via the Rush Newsletter (sign up at Rush.Com), there will likely also be a Citi Card Pre-Sale announced soon.

Also, in celebration of the official tour announcement, the Rush Backstage Club is now selling an official Clockwork Angels t-shirt as well as the vinyl version of Clockwork Angels - which can also be pre-ordered via Amazon.Com at this LINK.

We'll have more news on the ticket sales and pre-sales as it becomes available.

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Rush's Headlong Flight Now Streaming Online!

Update (04/20/2012 1:30PM EST): Check out the review of Headlong Flight from Ultimate Classic Rock - a rating of 8 out of 10!

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Update (04/19/2012 8:00AM EST): Rush has officially released a video - with lyrics - of Headlong Flight. You can watch it below.

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Update (2:20PM EST): Thanks to the efforts of readers Skip Daly and Melissa Missy Williamson, we now have a preliminary view of the lyrics behind the Headlong Flight single. Check them out HERE.

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Rolling Stone, of all sources, has just released the FULL VERSION of Rush's new single Headlong Flight on their website.

From Rolling Stone:

"Headlong Flight," the first single from Rush's 20th studio album Clockwork Angels, is one of the trio's most hard-charging numbers in recent years. "'Headlong Flight' was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end," says frontman Geddy Lee. "Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in my home studio one day before the second leg of the Time Machine tour, and I did not revisit that jam until a year later. Alex and I assembled the song to be an instrumental and its original title was 'Take That Lampshade Off Yo Head!," but once we saw the lyrics Neil [Peart] had written, I knew that the spirit of the lyrics matched the instrumental perfectly and it was just a matter of making them fit and writing the melodies."

Have a listen and share your thoughts and comments below!

Thanks to Mary Palumbo and Eric from Power Windows for passing along the news.

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Clockwork Angels Tour Dates Begin to Surface

Though nothing official has been announced by Rush or their management, a number of tour dates for the upcoming fall Clockwork Angels tour have begun to surface.

According to the information, the tour may begin on September 7th in Manchester, New Hampshire and go through December 2nd, ending in Houston Texas. For a complete list of tentative tour dates, please see the Clockwork Angels Tour Dates section of the main site.

With the radio release of Rush's next single Headlong Flight occurring tomorrow, it's possible that the band will then release the official tour information. Until such time, these tour dates should be treated as speculative at best.

We'll have more news on the Clockwork Angels tour as it becomes available.

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Rush: Headlong Flight Single Update: Cover Art Revealed - Download Available on April 24th

Update (12:40pm EST): According to Darren Reddick from Planet Rock; a UK digital radio station, has just announced that he will be airing the the world premiere of Headlong Flight at approximately 2:12PM (9:12AM EST) on April 19th. Thanks RIAB!

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Rush's first (third) single from their upcoming Clockwork Angels album Headlong Flight will officially hit the airwaves this Thursday, April 19th. Last week, the Rush community was treated to a 30-second preview trailer of the single and, now, Amazon.Com has released the official artwork for the single, with a pre-order link to download the single on April 24th.

Note that Amazon.com is listing the original release date as April 20th, even though we've received confirmation that Headlong Flight will hit the airwaves on the 19th and be available for download on the 24th.

At this time there is no word if the single will also be released as a CD single. Currently, only 'MP3' is listed as the available format on the Amazon website.

Pre-Order your copy of Headlong Flight today!

Thanks to Ed from RushIsABand for sharing the news.

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Rush Receive Revolver's Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award

Last month we let you know that Rush was up for Revolver Magazine's Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achivement Award. The ceremony took place last night and Neil Peart was in attendance to accept the award.

From Ultimate Classic Rock:

After giving a plug to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, Tenacious D presented the band in their typical style, with Kyle Gass and Jack Black trading lines of praise about the band. “For almost 40 years, this band has been blowing our minds and expanding everyone’s definition of rock,” Gass said.

“Can anyone imagine a world without ‘Tom Sawyer?’” Black continued as the duo proceeded to name other Rush classics. “These songs and many others have become part of our collective DNA. They either inspired you enough to pick up an instrument and practice like hell”

To which Gass replied, “Or, let’s be honest, discouraged you from even trying to approach their technical prowess.”

Drummer Neil Peart was the only member of the band on hand to accept the award. Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was in Japan, and guitarist Alex Lifeson, who Peart claimed is “the funniest man in the world,” was in Toronto.

Although known for his challenging and wordy lyrics, Peart was uncharacteristically brief and direct in his acceptance speech. He simply wanted to “express our gratitude. Our lifetimes aren’t over, our achievements aren’t over, so this is like ‘So far, so good,’ and we’ll keep trying to get better. Thank you.”

Below is a video of Neil's acceptance speech:

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Thanks to everyone who sent in this news information!

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Clockwork Angels to be Released in Lossless 96kHz/24-bit via HDTrack.Com

According to Roadrunner Records, Rush's forthcoming album Clockwork Angels will be released in lossless 96kHz/24-bit FLAC through HDTracks.Com. Long-time reader MrSatyre reached out to Roadrunner to confirm this. Here's what he had to say about the release:

Folks, spoke with Roadrunner, and this album will be available on HDTracks.com in lossless 96kHz/24-bit FLAC! This is awesome news, people, as you will be able to listen to the new album in true studio master tape quality, not lowly 44.1kHz/16-bit CD-quality audio (to say nothing of *choke* crappy MP3)!

For those of you not in the know, FLAC is Free Lossless Audio Codec, and it's been around for quite a while. Of the numerous lossless audio codecs out there, which allow you to listen to an original recording in all its finite glory, or rip your existing music collection without losing any details and nuances to compression, FLAC is the most common and most widely distributed among audiophiles. Moving Pictures is also available in 96kHz/24-bit FLAC on HDTracks.com.

You will need to register at HDTracks.com to download tracks or entire albums. An entire album averages around $20, just be forewarned, but again you are getting STUDIO MASTER TAPE QUALITY! If you are using anything other than a portable music player and earbuds, this is the ONLY way to listen to music short of being there in the studio when it's being mixed and mastered.

You will either need a computer or laptop connected directly to your audio system in one of two ways: 1) with a high-end dedicated audio card with L/R analog outputs to your preamp or receiver, or 2) with an outboard DAC such as a Pioneer N-50 which can accept audio from a network attached hard drive or directly from your computer via USB or Ethernet. There are lots of other hardware solutions out there, too.

The album is also rumored to receive the 5.1 treatment as well, but nothing official has been announced on that front - yet.

Thanks to MrSatyre for proving the news and information on this audio option.

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Rush Clockwork Angels Tracklist, Trailer and Official Announcement Now Available

Update (2:10pm EST): A new publicity photo of Rush has now been posted along with the Marketwire Press Release for the new album. Thanks RIAB!

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Update (1:20pm EST): Check out this article from Prog Magazine - Rush New Album Exclusive. From the article: "...on one song, The Wreckers, Lee and Lifeson swapped over instruments during the writing sessions..."

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Update (11:40am EST): Rush.Com has been re-skinned with new artwork to celebrate the official announcement of the release of Clockwork Angels. The band also posted the following about the forthcoming album:

CELEBRATED ROCK TRIO’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS SET TO ARRIVE ON JUNE 12TH

NEW SINGLE “HEADLONG FLIGHT” LANDS AT ROCK RADIO ON APRIL 19TH

Rush has unveiled details of its highly anticipated, new album, “CLOCKWORK ANGELS.” This is the first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner records. “CLOCKWORK ANGELS,” the band’s 20th studio album, will be released on June 12th.

The recording of “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” began in April 2010 with Grammy Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) – who also collaborated with the band on their last studio album, 2007’s “SNAKES & ARROWS.” Rush co-produced both records. The first two songs, “Caravan” and “BU2B,” were completed during that first session at Nashville’s Blackbird studios and performed nightly during the wildly successful Time Machine Tour, which ran from June 2010 to June 2011. Work on “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” resumed in the fall of 2011 at Revolution Recording in Toronto after the tour’s finale, with additional strings (arranged by David Campbell) recorded at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios earlier this year.

Lyrically, “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, an exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life. The novelization of “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” is being written by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson in collaboration with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.

Rush will herald the release of “CLOCKWORK ANGELS” with a new single “Headlong Flight” landing at rock radio on April 19th. Details of a full-scale North American tour to support the new album will be announced shortly. - Rush.com, April 11, 2012

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Billboard Magazine has just posted an official announcement regarding the release (now set for June 2012) of Rush's forthcoming album Clockwork Angels. The announcement includes the complete tracklist for the album (12 songs in all):

1. Caravan
2. BU2B
3. Clockwork Angels
4. The Anarchist
5. Carnies
6. Halo Effect
7. Seven Cities Of Gold
8. The Wreckers
9. Headlong Flight
10. BU2B2
11. Wish Them Well
12. The Garden

There's also a trailer for the album which includes a preview of the first single Headlong Flight:

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Finally, according to the announcement, Clockwork Angels will be released on June 12th and not May 29th as originally expected.

Read the entire announcement at this LINK.

You can also now pre-order Clockwork Angels from Amazon.Com once again. The current price is $19.61 which seems to imply that the CD may be packaged with a 5.1 DVD version as well. More news on that potential offering as it becomes available.

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Classic Rock Presents Rush - Clockwork Angels Fanpack Revealed

Although we now know that the North American release date of Clockwork Angels is June 12th, it appears that the UK release date is not until July. However, UK fans can get it on June 11th as part of the Classic Rock Presents Rush - Clockwork Angles fanpack:

"The album - Rush's first since 2007 and their first on Roadrunner Records - will go on sale officially in the UK in July. However, the new record will be available from 11 June as part of an exclusive fanpack put together by our good friends at Classic Rock.

On sale a full three weeks before the regular UK album release date, Classic Rock Presents Rush - Clockwork Angels (fanpack edition) features the new album in full plus a 132 page magazine that forms the 'ultimate sleevenotes' to the new record, with extensive and exclusive interviews with Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

Inside is everything you need to know about Clockwork Angels: full track-by-track rundown by the band, an interview with producer Nic Raskulinecz, long time cover artist Hugh Syme and more - all with exclusive unseen shots.

Other features include: Gene Simmons on Rush in the '70s, Rush's live rig and set-up, plus the band's full back catalogue reappraised by former producer Terry Brown, Manic Street Preacher and superfan Nicky Wire, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and more." - MusicRadar.com, April 11, 2012

For more information and ordering instructions, click HERE.

Thanks to RushFanForever for passing along the news.

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Original Geddy Lee Portrait Available for Sale

Artist Mark Tumber recently contacted me, sharing an original piece of art that he created featuring Geddy Lee, the classic RUSH logo and Geddy's Fender Jazz Bass. Mark is making the original drawing available for sale, as well as prints.

From Mark:

I recently finished drawing a photo-realistic rendering of Geddy Lee (see watermarked image). I've always been a fan of RUSH and the prowess they each have over their 'art'. This portrait clocked in at roughly 40 hours of actual drawing time. It also shows the Fender Jazz Bass that Geddy has always played & been a spokesman for.

This drawing would look great in a music room, bar or den and is the perfect gift for any RUSH fan or aspiring bass player. Geddy has a very expressive and unique visage and I'm pretty sure that I captured his 'look'. The original is 14"x17" (unframed) and is available for purchase for $800. Courier costs (if applicable) would be an additional expense.

I also have smaller 8"x10" acid-free prints of Geddy Lee. These sell for only $35 each. If shipping within Canada, the total cost is $45. If shipping to America, the cost is $55. These are a standard size and can easily be framed in an 11"x14" frame with an 8"x10" matte opening.

If you're interested in purchasing the original artwork or one of the prints, please contact Mark directly at markdraws@hotmail.com or through his website at www.marktumber.com or his Facebook Page.

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Headlong Flight Single from Clockwork Angels Release Update

Last week, the first new single from Clockwork Angels was previewed at a Roadrunner Records-sponsored listening party for journalists and industry executives. The single, titled Headlong Flight, was very well received. At that time, it was reported that the single would hit the airwaves on April 19th however we now have additional information on the release.

A very limited preview release on select stations will take place next Wednesday, April 11th. It's possible that only a single airing of Headlong Flight will take place on the 11th. The single will then be released on a limited number of stations on April 19th - 20th. Finally, the general radio release along with a digital release on iTunes and other formats will occur on Tuesday, April 24th.

At this time, there is no word yet if a CD-single release will accompany the digital release.

We'll have more news as it becomes available.

Thanks to Ed from RushIsABand for passing along the news.

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Rush Clockwork Angels Album Cover and Tour Book Artwork Revealed?

Ed from RushIsABand just let me know that he was fed what appears to be legitimate artwork for Rush's upcoming Clockwork Angels album and tour. The artwork came from a very reliable source, though it has yet to be confirmed publicly by the band or Anthem Entertainment.

The album cover depicts a clock of runes in the familiar Clockwork Angels style, and has an imposing, swirling red vortex in the background.

The possible tourbook cover is very reminiscent of some of the artwork that appeared in the Snakes & Arrows album booklet. What's more interesting about the tour book cover is the fact that a dalmation and a fire hydrant are depicted as well. Unquestionably, this is somehow tied to the Signals album which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year.

Could this indicate that, similar to the Time Machine Tour of 2010-11, Rush are planning on performing Signals in its entirety during the tour? Time will tell.

Hopefully Rush will confirm the album artwork soon. We'll let you known when they do.

Thanks again to Ed for passing along the news.

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[Clockwork Angels Due Out in May According to PROG Magazine - February 20th, 2012]
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Anthrax to Cover Rush's Anthem on an Upcoming Tribute Album

According to a posting at Blabbermouth, thrash-metal band Anthrax will be covering Rush's classic song Anthem from their 1975 album Fly By Night on an upcoming tribute album.

While no additional information on the tribute album is currently available, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has posted a one-minute video of himself performing the drum segments for the song on YouTube.

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We'll have more information on the tribute album as it becomes available.

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Rush to Appear on the Cover of Rolling Stone Magazine

Update: April Fools, Everyone! Yes, by now I'm sure you all figured out that Rush appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine was, of course, an April Fool's joke. It was a blast perpetrating this joke alongside my partners in crime, Eric from Power Windows and Ed from RushIsABand. The three of us came up with this idea several weeks back and have been carefully plotting out the details ever since. We all hope you enjoyed the ride. We now return you to your regularly scheduled Rush news :-)

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Update: My contact at Rolling Stone Magazine just informed me that an excerpt from the cover story along with some photos are now available online. Check them out via this link: Rush in Rolling Stone - Image Excerpts. Enjoy!

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Now this is a first. According to a source from Rolling Stone Magazine who just contacted me, Rush will appear front-and-center on the cover of the upcoming April 21st, 2012 issue of the famed music magazine. The issue will include a feature story titled ‘Clockwork Excellence’, as well as numerous photos of the band, reportedly taken during their Clockwork Angels recording sessions in Toronto and potentially also their mixing sessions in Los Angeles.

The source also sent along the following working copy of the magazine cover (Image) and indicated that some story excerpts and photos from the issue would be available at RollingStone.Com soon.

According to the story headlines listed on the working cover, some information regarding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Rush's omission from the institution will be included in the issue. That alone should be worth the price of admission!

After receiving the information, I reached out to Eric from Power Windows and Ed from RushIsABand, both of whom also received the same information.

Over the decades, Rolling Stone magazine hasn’t necessarily been kind to Rush. However their attitude has changed of late which led to Rush being featured, though not as part of a cover story, back in July of 2008 in the article ‘Rush Never Sleeps’.

We’ll have more information – and links to the story and photo excerpts at Rolling Stone's website – when they become available.

In the mean time, click HERE to view a high-resolution version of the working cover artwork.

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