After nearly thirty years since its release, Alex Lifeson's 1996 solo album, under the pseudonym "Victor", will be reissued on August 9th as a double vinyl offering. The double vinyl LP, which will also be available as a CD, with include four new instrumental tracks. From the announcement: Alex Lifeson is reintroducing his solo album "Victor," which was originally released on January 9, 1996. This marks Alex's sole venture into solo work, for which he handled the songwriting, production, and mixing himself. "Victor" is making its vinyl debut. The reissue features the original album, completely remixed by Alex personally, offering significantly enhanced audio quality specially prepared for this release. Additionally, the album's fourth side features four instrumental tracks. Among the album's guest appearances are I Mother Earth's lead vocalist Edwin and Les Claypool from Primus. SIDE A: 1. "Don't Care" (4:01)

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 Please consider supporting the site - thank you! Comments