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Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson joined Tool on stage in Toronto this week for a surprise performance.Tool wrapped up their North American headline tour this month with two shows in Toronto earlier in the week. Performing at the Scotiabank Arena on Monday (November 20), the LA rock band welcomed Lifeson – who grew up in Toronto – to the stage for a rendition of their song ‘Jambi’.The performance also included Rush’s ‘A Passage To Bangkok’ intro and guitar solo from 1976 album ‘2112’.Check out footage of the surprise appearance below.Tool have enforced a no phone policy at their shows in recent years.

Rush drummer Neil Peart’s final book is set to be published posthumously this year.The late drummer and lyricist, who died in 2020 aged 67 after three years of quietly battling brain cancer, documented his obsession with sports cars of the 1960s in his book Silver Surfers.The book is expected to arrive this May, and can be pre-ordered on the Rush website.An Instagram post from the band this weekend read: “For Neil Peart, cars were a lifelong passion, and in his final literary creation, he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the myriad ways that they brought him great joy.A post shared by Rush (@rush)A quote from Peart himself explained: “The title Silver Surfers for my collection of cars occurred to me while driving my DB5 up and down the Pacific Coast Highway. Because it felt right to me, I guess – the idea that I was just one of the wave riders…’“In search of natural peace, I often drove out that way and up in to the Santa Monica Mountains.

“I loved the songs when they were written and in some ways they feel as fresh and perhaps more relevant all these years later,” said Lee in a press release about the new tracks, which were given fresh mixes by Rush’s longtime producer and engineer, David Bottrill.Lee recorded ‘My Favourite Headache’ during Rush’s hiatus between 1997 and 2002 with Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink, eventually releasing it in November 2000.In November, Lee released his memoir, My Effin’ Life, which chronicles his formative experiences as a child, his experiences with bandmates and friends Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson, and his solo career beyond Rush. He is currently on tour promoting the book.While in New York City, Lee opened up about his final interactions with Peart, who passed away in 2020 following a three year-long battle with aggressive brain cancer.

Rush‘s Geddy Lee has opened up about the last time he saw his former bandmate Neil Peart.The drummer died in January 2020 after living with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma for three-and-a-half years. He was 67 years old.

Geddy Lee toured all over the world with Rush from 1968 all the way to 2018 when the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band called it quits.Now, five years later, he’s on his first-ever book tour.Lee, 70, is taking his memoir “My Effin’ Life” on the road to venues all over North America up until Dec. 7.He kicked off the 14-show run at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Monday, Nov.

Rush reunion with bandmate Alex Lifeson.Fans assumed the band had broken up for good after the death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020, who quietly battled brain cancer for three years.Opening up in a new interview with The Washington Post, the musician reflected on the band having a reunion of sorts at the Taylor Hawkin’s tribute concerts last year in memory of the Foo Fighters drummer.“It had been a taboo subject,” he said of the experience. “And playing those songs again with a third person was the elephant in the room, and that kind of disappeared.”During the tribute shows in Los Angeles and London, Lee and Lifeson played Rush songs alongside a host of musical friends including the Foo’s own Dave Grohl, Tool‘s Danny Carey, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and Omar Hakim.Lee said: “It was nice to know that if we decide to go out, Alex and I, whether we went out as part of a new thing, or whether we just wanted to go out and play Rush as Rush, we could do that now.”Following Peart’s death, Lee seemed to suggest that Rush’s touring days were definitely behind them.“That’s finished, right? That’s over,” he told Rolling Stone early in 2021.

Rush has revealed that he will be hosting a new docu-series about bassists – featuring musicians from Nirvana, Metallica and more.Titled Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?, the documentary series will be arriving on Paramount+ later this year, and see the prog-rock icon catch up with various famous faces from across the rock and metal world.It will be structured as a four-part series, the show is set to unpick the world of bass players and features the Rush legend engaging in random activities with fellow bassists including Krist Novoselic of Nirvana and Robert Trujillo of Metallica.Other famous faces include former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, as well as rock legend and Primus frontman Les Claypool. It will arrive on the streaming platform on December 5.“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things,” Lee says in the trailer.

“Got Me Started” serves as the second single from Sivan’s forthcoming album Something To Give Each Other. That project is expected to arrive on October 13, so fans only need to hold on for a little less than a month before they can hear the set in its entirety.Sivan also released a music video for “Got Me Started” which is reminiscent of the one he produced for “Rush,” complete with plenty of choreography from both the singer himself and many other dancers (who, this time around, represent different body types and races).

Rush drummer more than three and a half years ago.The drummer passed on January 7, 2020, after a three-year battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. He died in Santa Monica, California at the age of 67. The band announced Peart’s passing three days later.Speaking with Kelly Barrett on her show Etcetera With Kelly Barrett, Burkholder reflected on the passing of her brother.

was hot to revel with the diverse crowd, from dancing twinks and pre-gaming Kiki daddies, Howard and Gallaudet queers to tourists, and, later in the night, the bedazzled Beyhive rolling in dripped in merch and full of tales to tell.Three voluminous rooms of strangers felt like one party — and that’s part of the concept of Shakers, which also will include nights for drag entertainers, cabaret, industry movie nights, and space for community meetings and family days.“I think people five, eight years ago were questioning, do we actually need gay bars anymore,” Honeycutt says. “And I feel like, where you sit today, the resounding answer is, ‘Yeah, yeah, we need LGBT, queer spaces that are community.’ It’s more than just a place where you drink.”Shakers is located at 2014 9th St.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Rush, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, reunited to perform onstage together at the second evening of South Park‘s 25th anniversary shows in Colorado this week.Appearing at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday night (August 10), Lee and Lifeson played a rendition of ‘Closer to the Heart’, from the band’s fifth studio album, 1977’s ‘A Farewell to Kings’.Marking their first performance since the death of their Rush bandmate, drummer Neil Peart, in early 2020, the pair were joined by Primus along with South Park co-creator Matt Stone who played drums. Rush last performed in 2015, before breaking up in 2018.“This is one of the most amazing moments of my life,” Primus frontman Les Claypool told the audience mid-way through the song.

last year — with the hashtags #bamarush and #rushtok having amassed more than one billion views combined on TikTok currently.So get your Kendra Scott jewelry and tote bag ready because it’s time to watch higher ed’s most grueling popularity contest yet.Associated clips on the social media platform offer a peak into the life of a University of Alabama Greek life hopeful as they share their outfits of the day (#OOTD, for short), show off their their on-trend — and often monogramed — tote bags and discuss recruitment essentials and advice on getting into the right sorority.According to the Alabama Panhellenic Association, this year’s recruitment officially begins on August 6 for potential new members — dubbed “PNMs” — who have been preparing for weeks (if not their whole lives), all the while documenting the process online.PNMs are competing to join one of the 18 National Panhellenic Conference chapters at Bama. In July, the panhellenic association announced that 2,575 students had signed up to rush, as reported by AL.comPNMs must be ready for anything during rush “week,” which usually spans about 9 days.

Rush’s Geddy Lee has revealed that bandmate Neil Peart wanted to keep his cancer diagnosis a secret prior to his death.The visionary Hall of Fame drummer died on January 7, 2020, after quietly battling brain cancer for three years.Speaking in a new interview, Lee and Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson discussed Peart’s final years and how he wanted to keep his illness quiet, which forced the band to protect his privacy by keeping fans in the dark.“[Peart] didn’t want anyone to know [about his illness],” Lee said on Canadian talk show House Of Strombo. “He just didn’t. He wanted to keep it in the house.

Rush‘ Geddy Lee has opened up on the affect of Taylor Hawkins‘ death on him, saying the Foo Fighters drummer’s passing “broke my heart”.The Foo Fighters drummer died on March 25 at the age of 50 while in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia in the middle of a South American tour. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.

Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have paid tribute to their “musical brother” Taylor Hawkins in a new post.The Foo Fighters drummer died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read.

Nandi Bushell has shared an impressive cover of Rush‘s classic track ‘Tom Sawyer’.The 11-year-old child prodigy’s take on the song, which you can view below, follows her recent covers of Billie Eilish‘s ‘Happier Than Ever‘, Tool’s ‘Forty Six & 2’, ‘Gimme Shelter‘ by The Rolling Stones, ‘Numb‘ by Linkin Park and ‘Duality‘ by Slipknot.“This one is for you Professor [Neil] Peart,” Bushell wrote. “I wanted to try a @rush song that would really challenge me.

Rush frontman Geddy Lee is set to release a memoir, written as a means of coping with the loss of legendary drummer and longtime friend Neil Peart during the coronavirus pandemic.Writing in an Instagram post this week (September 21), Lee said that while he was “locked down for over a year and a half” he spent lots of time with his family, but struggled to deal with Peart’s death.

Rush reunion in the future.Speaking on SiriusXM’s ‘Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk’ earlier this week (per Blabbermouth), the guitarist said: “I know Rush fans are a unique bunch, and I love them. It was a really good two-way relationship.

pic.twitter.com/2lTSa0J35PVery sorry to hear of the death of Rupert Hine. Producer, musician, composer and all round good guy.

which was confirmed by The Ivors Academy of Music Creators, for whom he served as a board member.“His passion, wisdom, inspiration and his immense kindness will be hugely missed,” the organization said in a statement, according to Billboard.Hine, who in the 1970s had a solo career and went on to work with bands including British group Quantum Jump, started his music career with 1960s folk duo Rupert & David.

All through the weekend, tributes and memorials poured in for Rush drummer Neil Peart, who died last week of cancer at 67. The band’s progressive and distinctive yet ever-changing sound made a lasting impact on music fans during their 40-plus-year career, and it also affected pop culture, by tapping the minds of creative types who went on to reference the band in countless films, TV shows, novels, comics and more.

Rockers Foo Fighters have shared a touching tribute to late Rush drummer Neil Peart, calling him “an inspiration to millions”.

The surviving members of Rush are leading tributes to their iconic drummer and “soul brother” Neil Peart following his death at the age of 67.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has led the tributes to Rush drummer Neil Peart following his death at the age of 67.

Whether you were a lover of the Rush drummer’s restlessly inventive and polyrhythmic percussive tricks or a fanatic for his science fiction-inspired lyrics, news of Neil Peart’s death at 67 from brain cancer shocked and saddened all. Peart was legendarily a musician’s musician, and his passing immediately turned rockers of all stripes tearful at the thought.

Neil Peart, the drummer from Canadian prog-rock trio Rush, has died aged 67, according to a statement from the band.