On this day in history 40 years ago, a young drummer from St. Catharines named Neil Peart officially joined Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee in RUSH… which is the line-up that has remained the same for the last four decades. Happy Anniversary RUSH! Virtual high-fives to all the fans for the last 40 years! Rushbackstage has highlighted some new swag rocking that first RUSH logo, so celebrate with a Rush Explosion koozie and put on that first record…

Read a new post from Neil Peart, “Telescope Peak Revisited”.

Read a new post from Neil Peart, “Not All Days Are Sundays“.

Check out Neil Peart’s “Where’s My Thing?/Here It Is!” drum solo, one of three included on Clockwork Angels Tour release: http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2013/11/rush-clockwork-angels-tour-three-cd-set-blu-ray-dvd-released-today/

Read Neil’s latest article “Angels Landing“.  

“The main purpose of art is to inspire, and if you can inspire someone, what else can you do?” — Neil Peart Find out why Neil Peart thinks Karl Sloman is in a word, fantastic — tune in to “Walk the Walk” SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2013 — 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on GLOBAL

Read Neil Peart’s latest update “Drummer with a Singletrack Mind“.

Read Neil Peart’s latest article “It’s Not Over When It’s Over”.

It’s voting time! Modern Drummer is doing their “Greatest Drummers of All Time”. Two words: Neil Peart. One click–Vote here.