The upcoming February 2025 issue of Classic Rock Magazine ( purchase here ) celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Rush's debut album with an all-new interview with both Geddy Lee (from London) and Alex Lifeson (home in Canada). The cover feature was written by long-time Rush scribe Philip Wilding. The interview provides some additional clues to the upcoming RUSH 50 box set that we first reported earlier this month : We’re here ostensibly to talk about Rush’s forthcoming R50 set, the latest collection of the band’s live archive housed in a lavish box with new essays. (Full disclosure: I wrote about the band from Vapor Trails through to the final show in LA and everything in between for it.) R50 also features some unreleased and hard-to-find audio from the band’s very early club and high school days as well as the final song they played together as a band at the LA Forum show on the R40 tour. It’s not only a thing of beauty, but also a bittersweet reminder of just how gr...

The National GUITAR Museum is proud to announce that Alex Lifeson, one of the most revered rock guitarists of the past 50 years, will receive its annual “Lifetime Achievement” Award for 2024. Lifeson is the fifteenth recipient of the award. A founding member of the band Rush—known for its extraordinary level of musicianship and for crafting experimental and progressive rock epics—Lifeson has appeared on over 30 albums since 1974. “Alex’s playing has inspired countless guitarists to push the boundaries of what the guitar can do. And I am one of them,” says HP Newquist, the executive director of The National GUITAR Museum. “It’s hard to even put his playing in a single category—calling him a “rock guitarist” doesn’t begin to cover it. Catchy riffs, intricate instrumental passages, classical flourishes, jackhammer chords, brilliant tone . . . that’s just the start of what Alex does as a guitarist.” “I'm honoured to be receiving this Lifetime Achievement award from the Nati...

It's been nearly three years since Alex Lifeson's Envy of None project released their first album ; now the group is scheduled to release their second offering in the Spring of 2025. Working with Andy Curran, guitarist Alfio Annibalini and vocalist Maiah Wynne, the first two singles from the upcoming album have now been released - Not Dead Yet and Under the Stars . PROG magazine recently caught up with Wynne regarding the first single, Not Dead Yet : Wynne, who wrote the lyrics, says that the words were inspired by Curran's raw chorus line "I'm not dead yet, come on along and see what I am good for", and describes the track as a "cathartic anthem, one that embodies resilience and defiance against the forces that aim to tear us down." "Simply continuing to exist, to create, and to fight is inspiring and powerful," she continues. "You have to continue to exist, to create, and to fight. That’s the heart of the song: keep going...

Update (01.21.2025): Complete details for the box set including pricing are now available. Click HERE for all the details. Update (01.20.2025): We have the first images of the box set available. Click HERE for a high-resolution image. Update (12.30.2024): Some additional details are beginning to emerge regarding the box set. First, you can learn more about it in the recently published Geddy/Alex interview from the February 2025 issue of Classic Rock Magazine . In addition, listings for the 7-disc Vinyl and 4-disc CD versions of the box set have appeared on the UK version of Amazon.Com. Pricing suggests the Vinyl box set will be in the $250 range while the CD set will be north of $125. Release date is tentatively set for March 21st, 2025. More details as they become available. According to a pre-release listing that appeared on Apple Music , a new 'Super Deluxe' four-disc compilation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rush's release of their debut al...