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RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY – RUSH

RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY – RUSH
Geddy Lee Presenting your public history can be a daunting task and can lead to curious moments and connections for both the performer and the spectator. For Rush, performing a synopsis of their catalog as a reverse retrospective while allowing their staging to be constructed into smaller and smaller pieces, a deconstruction of sorts, played with the imagination and offered... Read More

BACHMAN Heavy Blues

BACHMAN  Heavy Blues
Think of Randy Bachman and you associate this iconic Winnipegger with beefy power rock bands like Bachman-Turner Overdrive or the more melodic Guess Who – but two girls? That’s what you get with Bachman’s first studio record in five years as he teams up with drummer Dale Anne Brendon and bassist Anna Ruddick to lay down 11 blues-flavoured tracks. Inspired... Read More

RUSH

RUSH
R40 (Anthem) Toronto’s Rush are the clear masters of re-packaging past releases. Aside from their 19 studio records and 10 live releases, Rush have also re-packaged 11 compilation albums and two boxed sets to go along with 11 live video titles. Now you can add to this, R40, a 10 DVD or six Blu-Ray boxed set (your choice) issued to... Read More

The Many Faces Of Lisa Dal Bello

The Many Faces Of Lisa Dal Bello
Contrary to the perception that Lisa Dalbello has dropped off the music industry map, she’s still out there and you may hear her more times than you recognize. Yes that is Dalbello singing the Ford Focus commercial or the Cheers detergent commercial or introducing Peter Mansbridge on CBC’s National news program. And yes, that is Dalbello’s distinctive voice being utilized... Read More

HEADSTONES & RUSH BIG WINNERS OF 2014 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS

HEADSTONES & RUSH BIG WINNERS OF 2014 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS
More than 10,000 Music Express readers have cast their on-line ballot for the Long & McQuade 2014 Music Express Awards with Rush and The Headstones leading the way with three awards each. Rush, who claimed three ME awards in 2013, repeated again this year, winning Top Group, Top Live Performance (Arena) and Top Compilation Release for their Clockwork Angels-Live Rock... Read More

CLASSIC CANADIAN – Compilations

CLASSIC CANADIAN – Compilations
(Solid Gold/Linus Entertainment) Classic Canadian rock and pop music is currently enjoying a renaissance. Partially fuelled by the persistence of mainstream FM radio to continually recycling AOR hits songs from the 70’s and 80’s, this exposure has encouraged the majority of those classic rock acts to continue performing. However many of these bands have been impeded by previous records being... Read More

Rush announce Clockwork Angels Tour DVD!

Rush announce Clockwork Angels Tour DVD!
Legendary rock trio Rush have unveiled details for their first new recording since being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. RUSH: Clockwork Angels Tour will be released on November 19. The DVD was filmed and recorded last November at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, during Rush’s highly successful Clockwork Angels Tour. The... Read More

Perspectives – Rush

Perspectives – Rush
The steam-powered juggernaut of the Rush Clockwork Angels tour stormed across the Prairie Provinces this fall to the delight of band-brand emblazoned fans ranging from 6 to 64. With near capacity crowds at each stop, Messrs.’ Lee, Lifeson, and Peart opened the shows with a choice selection of 80s era music including “The Analog Kid”, “The Big Money”, “Bravado”, and... Read More