Rush's award-winning 2016 Documentary Time Stand Still has just been certified as Gold in the category of Video Longform by the The Recording Industry Association of America® ( RIAA ). The Gold status indicates sales of at least 50,000 units. Platinum status in the Video category is awarded after sales of 100,000 units. Rush: Time Stand Still is a documentary which covers the R40 tour and the special relationship Rush have with their devoted fans. Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the band and crew throughout the tour provide the raw and vivid emotional undertones of this feature-length film. At the core of the film are Rush's devoted fans. Their undying devotion and their quirky sense of ownership are on full display as the R40 tour comes to a crescendo in Los Angeles. Personal stories highlight the importance Rush holds in their lives and the lasting impressions of their extensive catalog. For Rush, they are quick to acknowledge the role their fans have played in

Initial details and dates for the 2nd Annual Rush Camp have just been announced by the organizers, Overtime Angels . With the tagline of "The Pride Still Prevails", the three-day convention and charity event will take place from August 30th - September 2nd at the Independent Lake Camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The Rush Camp event in 2017 was a huge success, drawing in fans from across the globe to celebrate the music of Rush. More about the organizers: Overtime Angels is a registered charitable organization that provides support to individuals who are between the wheels and need some love during circumstances that are a far cry from the ebb and flow of their tidal fortunes and daily lives. We have a need for building on tomorrow, we have a need to begin today. For additional details about Rush Camp 2018 , please visit the official website at www.overtimeangels.org or their official Facebook Page .

The latest issue (#15, March/April 2018) of Guitar Tricks Insider includes a two-page feature on Alex Lifeson, where he reveals his Top 5 Essential Albums . From the feature: Alex Lifeson is one mutt of a guitar player. He combines the blues intensity of John Mayall's early fire breathers Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Peter Green, with the architectural vision of progressive innovators, Steve Howe and Steve Hackett, and the fractured creative vision of modernists, like Jeff Beck and Trevor Rabin. It's all there to be seen and heard based on his list of Essential Albums. The list includes: 1. Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck 3. Discipline - King Crimson 4. Sounds [sic] Good To Me - Bill Bruford 5. Voyage of the Acolyte - Steve Hackett The issue also includes a piece on Rush's instrumental piece Leave That Thing Alone as part of the magazine's 8 Intense Instrumentals . You can read the entire digital version of

Back in November of 2016, Edge Factor, Inc. released a teaser trailer for a "music film" called Masters of Resonance ; a documentary about the making of Neil Peart's famed R40 Drum kits. As was revealed back in 2015, both of Neil's R40 drum kits, which were manufactured by DW Drums, were made from a single salvaged log. The log, which was obtained from Romania near the Carpathian Mountains, was estimated to have been submerged in a river near the mountains for 500 years, with the total age of the log estimated at 1,500 years. Masters of Resonance explores the entire process of developing Neil's kit, from the salvaging of the logs, to the intricate manufacturing process behind each shell, as well as how each individual Rush logo that appears on each drum shell was created. Today, at long last, the full trailer for the documentary has been released. You can view it directly at this LINK or via the embedded viewer below. The film will be first screened at

Update (04/12/2018): The mysterious tweet has been revealed. The Rush Backstage Club just listed a blue vinyl version of 2112 : 2112 proved to be Rush's commercial breakthrough and remains one of their most popular albums. This release is manufactured on limited edition opaque blue 180-gram vinyl, with just 5,000 copies available worldwide. And for a limited time, order this title and receive a bonus free 2112 Keychain. This release features the 2015 remaster by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Mastering Studio and a "red star of the federation" hologram in Side 2 run-out groove. Priced at $27.99, the album will be released on April 27th. Click HERE to order. The internet was filled with countless jokes and pranks yesterday, as the world engaged in the annual April Fools ritual. It seems as if Rush also participated. Maybe. The band posted the following cryptic tweet yesterday which simply contained an image of a presumably blue vinyl record with a faint 4 12 on it