Neil Peart -- The Latest News

On Wednesday evening (Pacific time), March 14, 2010, I'll be changing the Neil Peart - The Latest News web and feed addresses. This change will not affect Twitter or Feedblitz subscriptions. If you use these services to receive updates, you won't need to make any changes. 

New XML feed address: http://neilpeartnews.andrewolson.com/feeds/posts/default (This address will not work until after the update on Wednesday) - The old address, http://www.andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neilpeart_news/peart_atom.xml, will not redirect automatically. If you're using a feed reader, you'll need to enter the new address.  

New web address: http://neilpeartnews.andrewolson.com (This address will not work until after the update on Wednesday) - The old address http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neilpeart_news/neilpeart_news.htm should redirect automatically.

When these changes have been made, you'll see announcements at the old and new addresses.

I apologize for any inconvenience this change might cause you. I need to make this update due to new Blogger requirements, the blogging service I use.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Labels: Site updates

Today, Rush announced their 2010 Tour Dates for "The Time Machine Tour." From the PR Newswire story:

Announced today, The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future -- and for the first time ever -- feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety. 

The story also includes a footnote that "additional cities and dates to be announced."

Labels: 2010 Rush Project, Rush 2010 Tour

Update - 4/5/10 - The original Pearl Drummers Forum has been taken down (thanks, Ed, from Rushisaband.)

According to this forum post (and pictures), Rush was in the studio the past week. Here are some pictures of the Snakes & Arrows kit set up for recording.

Rush in the studio. Pics of Peart's kit. - Pearl Drummers Forum

Labels: 2010 Rush Project, drums

Rush was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame on Sunday, March 28 for their songs Closer to the Heart, The Spirit of Radio, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, and Subdivisions. Rush is the first band to be inducted. You can listen to the entire show on the CBC website.

Listen to Neil Peart's acceptance speech

Here are some articles about the event:

Toronto Sun

CTV article

Canadian Music Scene Site (photos)

CBC News video: Rush Inducted into Hall of Fame

Canada.com article

Canadian Press video (Neil Peart interviewed)

Jam Showbiz: Rush Inducted into Songwriters Hall

Jacob Moon's blog (he performed Subdivisions at this event)

Thanks to Rushisband.com and PowerWindows for the links

Labels: Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

This site has some photos of the Banger Films crew with Neil Peart. I also saw that tickets are still available for the Friday, April 30 (4:00 p.m.) show.

Rush Documentary Canadian Premiere | Banger Films Official Blog

Note: If you're planning on going to this, please let me know if you'd be interested in writing about the experience.

Labels: Documentary

I've added four new kits to the Replicas and drum kits inspired by Neil Peart page. Thanks to all the drummers for sending in their photos!

Also, feel free to leave comments or questions at the bottom of the replica pages for the drummers.

Carlos Elias

Ludwig's Roshambo Replica

Donald Jack

Steve Grala

Labels: drum kit replicas

Here's yet another interview with Neil Peart. Some really interesting stuff in this one. For example, here's what he had to say about Subdivisions.

"It's a very unusual song construction lyrically and musically that we managed to make work," he said. "It was written at a time when we weren't working, so to speak. We were mixing a live album and we just started playing around and wrote a song for fun. Although it's very serious in it's musical structure, one of the most complicated actually that we've had in terms of arrangement drum part alone, it's a really intricate drum part to play and consequently I still love playing it almost 30 years later and that's a good testament."

CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Rush: Rush-ing into Songwriters Hall

via Power Windows

Labels: awards, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, interview

The 15th Annual Drummies are now open for voting. Neil Peart has won Drummer of the Year for the past three years. To read more about the Drummies, see the following press release:

DRUMMER CAFE ~ Enter Music Publishing Rolls Out Voting For 15th Annual Drummies | News | Music Industry

To vote, go to this site:

Official voting site

Labels: awards, DRUM magazine

Here's a new interview with Neil Peart with the Canadian Press about Rush's upcoming induction into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame.

"Being in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, that's 10 times - 100 times - more (important) than being in some critics' list."

The Canadian Press: Rush say Canadian songwriters' hall induction means more than Rock hall snub

Via John at Cygnus-X1.net.

Labels: interview, web article