Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently-owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2008. Today, Record Store Day is celebrated at independently-owned brick-and-mortar record stores around the world. For this year's event, which takes place on Saturday April 12th, 2025, Geddy Lee will be releasing his previously announced The Lost Demos' single on a 12 inch vinyl record. From the annoucement: Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2025 Release Date: 4/12/2025 Format: 12" Single Label: Rhino Quantity: 3500 Release type: RSD Exclusive Release For Record Store Day 2025, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Rush lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Geddy Lee releases The Lost Demos, two previously unrel...

Update (01.28.2025): At long last, Rush have finally and officially announced the release of the 50th Anniversary Box Set. Updated pricing and additional details are listed below, including an unboxing video. Update: It appears the purchase links have been disabled by UDiscoverMusic. It's likely because the band has yet to formally announce the box set. Therefore stay tuned for more information and official pre-order links. Complete details on the forthcoming Rush 50th Anniversary Box Set have now been released. There will be three different versions of the 50-song box set available: MP3 / Streaming Album retailing for $26.49 . 4-CD Deluxe Set retailing for $99.98 . 7-LP Vinyl Deluxe Set retailing for $249.98 . Super Deluxe CD/LP Set retailing for 374.98 . From the listing: Celebrate 50 years of RUSH with their first-ever complete career anthology. 50 tracks on 4 CDs featuring selections from every studio, live and deluxe reissue album. Igniting the experience a...

Though Geddy Lee's "My Effin' Life In Conversation Tour" seemingly ended back in July of 2024 when he held two shows at the Grand Théâtre de Québec , there's now one more opportunity to catch his intimate performance. The Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center in Charlotte, NC announced an appearance by Geddy during their annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event. From the announcement: On January 27, 2025, the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center will host its annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event with a unique program that will mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. A highlight of the evening will be a moderated discussion with Geddy Lee, renowned musician, author, and descendant of Holocaust survivors. The conversation will delve into Lee's personal family history, his reflections on the enduring lessons of the Holocaust, and his perspe...

It was last month when we first announced that Alex Lifeson's project Envy of None was working on a new album and had, then, released two songs from the upcoming effort. Now the band featuring Alex, Andy Curran (CONEY HATCH), Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne, have announced the news of its much-anticipated second album, " Stygian Wavz " aka (stij(ē)n wāvz) , is set for release on March 14 via Kscope. To celebrate the announcement, ENVY OF NONE has shared a new single — album title track "Stygian Waves" — alongside a new music video animated and directed by Mariano Biotico. Speaking on the new single and the upcoming album, ENVY OF NONE songwriter and bassist Andy Curran said: "This track is a favorite of all four EONs. Despite the fact of the spartan lyrical content, this song features our sweet Maiah on lead vocals. Her harmonies and layers of vocals are literally symphonic! It's hard to put a finger on what style or genre this one is...

As unimaginable as it may seem, five years have passed since the world lost Neil Ellwood Peart to cancer—five years since the music fell silent, five years since the light of his artistry dimmed. Five long years... While the pain of his loss still resonates in the hearts of fans worldwide, I can't help but reflect on the remarkable resilience of his fan base. Through celebration of his life and work, they have persevered. Of course, Neil himself embodied perseverance throughout his life, his journey—though too brief—forever shaping his legacy. Peart’s rise to success was forged through hardship. After moving from his hometown in Canada to London to pursue a music career, he struggled to find work and eventually returned home. Yet, he refused to give up. He kept honing his drumming skills, and in 1974, he earned his place with Rush. His relentless work ethic became the cornerstone of his career. Peart practiced tirelessly to master complex time signatures, innovative technique...

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...

Update: Although this limited-edition box set is now sold out, you can now see more details about it, including all of the reimagined artwork at this page . Rush has just announced a new 6LP Atlantic Years Box Set, dubbed Rush, The Albums: 1989-1996 , which will be available on November 1st. Rush’s first four albums with Atlantic Records will be reissued on vinyl in an upcoming boxed set that includes Presto (1989), Roll the Bones (1991), Counterparts (1993), and Test for Echo (1996). The new collection covers the first four albums that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart recorded for Atlantic Records before their hiatus in 1997. Each album includes a print of reimagined cover artwork and is housed in a slipcase featuring new artwork by award-winning artist Hugh Syme, who has created all of Rush’s album cover art since 1975. Presto is Rush’s thirteenth studio album and their first with Atlantic Records. The gold-certified record reached No. 16 on the Billboard, markin...

72 Stories "> Geddy Lee will soon publish a new book about his sizeable collection of baseball memorabilia. Retail listings have emerged online for a new release authored by Lee titled 72 Stories , set for release on May 13, 2025, via HarperCollins. 72 Stories was previously a limited edition release gifted to select winning bidders in Lee's 2023 memorabilia auction of items from his massive collection. The auction guide noted that the "beautifully photographed" book focuses on collected items that were among the Rush member's favourites. Speaking with Illinois Entertainer magazine ahead of the auction last year, Lee divulged of 72 Stories, "It's a collection of stories from some of my favourite items in my collection. Maybe I'll release it on opening day next year, I don't know. ... [The book] came together in a relatively painless way. I wrote it with my co-writer, Daniel Richler. Richard Sibbald, who shot the Big Beautiful Book of B...

January 7th, 2025 will mark the fidth anniversary of the tragic death of Neil Peart. As a testament to his continued influence to fans and musicians across the globe, a charity concert will take place in his honor on Saturday, January 4th, 2025. This third annual Bubba Bash: A Celebration of Neil Peart concert was originally conceived by the Rush tribute band YYNOT and will take place at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The concert will feature YYNOT, Jonny Dinklage, Jason Bittner, Ed Toth, Tyson Leslie, Tyler Warren, Frank Bello, John Wesley, Joe Bergamini, k0ko p0well, Randy Jackson, Seven Antonopoulos. The event will also be hosted by Cathy Rankin. Anchored by YYNOT, with Billy Alexander on guitar, Mike Hetzel on drums, Adi Argelazi on vocals and Tim Starace on bass, along with a distinguished roster of guest players, Bubba Bash 2025 promises to once again be a truly triumphant night in honor of Neil Peart. Executive pro...