NPR’s Morning Edition is doing a week-long feature about drums and drummers. For the second installment in “Beat Week,” Steve Inskeep spoke with Neil Peart about his early fascination with Gene Krupa and the demanding requirements of his playing.
Geddy Lee taped an episode of the new PBS series “Speakeasy” on November 7th in New York City, and Speakeasy posted a sneak preview of the interview
Earlier this year, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) kicked off its own celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary with the reissue of Rush’s self-titled 1974 debut. Now, All titles will be reissued on high-quality vinyl in 2015.
This weekend on your radio, Neil Peart sits down with Legends of Classic Rock host Jeff Woods for an hour featuring stories and music.
When Neil Peart sat down with CBC Music to talk about his newest book, Far and Near: On Days Like These, which includes his reflections about life on the road, they couldn’t help but ask him to take them through his drum kit.
“I was thrilled to support the Teenage Cancer Trust while celebrating the music of The Who — a band that changed my life.” — Geddy Lee Read Rolling Stone’s review of the show
The ultimate collector’s box set – bringing together live performances by Rush from each decade of their career
Watch the full interview with Neil Peart and George Stromboulopoulos on the Strombo Show.
Rush fans in the NYC area: On Friday, November 7, Geddy Lee will be taping a special episode of Speakeasy with his friend and author, Michael Chabon. Front & Center Presents Speakeasy: An intimate conversation with Geddy Lee of Rush Location: New York, NY McKittrick Hotel 542 W 27th St, New York, NY Event time: 2:30 pm — 4:30 pm There will be 50 tickets available for this event for fans to be in the studio audience that will go on-sale on Tuesday, Nov 4 at 10am ET. Rush.com will also be giving away a few pairs so stay tuned for your chance to win!
Set features live footage spanning all four decades of their career Over two hours of unreleased material, including a rare performance of entire seven-part version of ‘2112’, Three unreleased tracks from the 1974 vault Plus Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Rush’s eponymous debut album in 1974. This superb collector’s box set brings together live performances by Rush from each decade of their career. It includes “Rush In Rio”, “R30”, “Snakes & Arrows Live”, “Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland” and “Clockwork Angels Tour” plus a bonus disc of previously unseen and unreleased live material stretching from 1974 to 2013. …
