AP - Jul 15, 2008
Rush will be appearing on The Colbert Report, and it s not Limbaugh. The Canadian band Rush, which hasn t performed on U.S. television in more than three decades, will play their classic Tom Sawyer...
More »Reuters - Apr 2, 2008
Canadian power-rock trio Rush hopes to start work on a new studio album next year, but will serve up a double helping of live material before then. First up, on April 15, is Snakes & Arrows Live, which...
More »E! Online - Apr 13, 2007
This legal case just exited stage left. A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit brought by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson over a ruckus at a New Year's party in 2003 that left him in jail with a broken...
More »AP - Apr 12, 2007
Deputies didn t use excessive force in an altercation with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson at a hotel on New Year s Eve 2003, a federal judge has ruled. Lifeson, whose real name is Alex Zivojinovich, had...
More »E! Online - Mar 10, 2005
Time to break out the bad Rush to judgment puns. Alex Lifeson, guitarist for legendary Canadian prog-rock group Rush, now has a date to answer for some seriously un-Canadian-like behavior. Lifeson...
More »Reuters - Jan 2, 2004
The lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Rush pushed a sheriff s deputy down a staircase during a New Year s Eve scuffle with police at a hotel in Florida, authorities said on Friday. Alex Zivojinovich...
More »USRN - Oct 4, 2002
(10/4/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Rush will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame in February. The trio of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart is being honored for its 30-plus-year career...
More »USRN - Jun 3, 2002
(6/3/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Rush drummer-lyricist Neil Peart hasn t been giving interviews to promote the Canadian trio s new album, Vapor Trails, because he doesn t want to talk about the deaths of his wife...
More »USRN - May 1, 2002
(5/1/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Rush announced a second leg of tour dates that will hit the western United States starting September 14 at the Gorge in George, Washington. The band is touring in support of its...
More »USRN - Apr 26, 2002
(4/26/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Rush is set to tour in support of its forthcoming album, Vapor Trails. Rush hasn t been on the road in almost five years, and guitarist Alex Lifeson told LAUNCH he s looking forward...
More »USRN - Apr 15, 2002
(4/15/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Rush has announced summer tour dates in support of its forthcoming album, Vapor Trails. The road stint starts June 28 at the Meadows Music Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and...
More »USRN - Apr 12, 2002
(4/12/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Rush s new album, Vapor Trails, is due May 14, marking the return of the classic rock veterans. Rush hasn t released a studio album since 1996 s Test For Echo, due in part to the...
More »USRN - Jan 18, 2001
(1/18/01, 7 a.m. ET) - The members of Rush have reconvened after a long layoff to begin work on a new album. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart are writing and working...
More »USRN - Oct 15, 2000
(10/15/00, 10 a.m. ET) - The debut solo album by Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee, My Favorite Headache, hits record stores November 14. Lee is optimistic that Rush fans will greet the album with an open...
More »USRN - Oct 13, 2000
(10/13/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Rush bassist and Atlantic Records solo artist Geddy Lee has been a baseball fan for ages, and his allegiance lies with the hometown Toronto Blue Jays. Even though his team didn...
More »USRN - Aug 15, 2000
(8/15/00, 6 p.m. ET) - The forthcoming solo album by Rush singer/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee is slated for release October 24. Lee was assisted by many friends, including current Pearl Jam and former...
More »USRN - Jun 11, 1999
(6/10/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Red-hot white rapper Kid Rock and alternative rock veterans the Violent Femmes will appear on Bigger, Longer & Uncut: The South Park Soundtrack, which is due June 22, while the...
More »USRN - Dec 8, 1998
(12/8/98, 1 p.m. PST) - In the wake of the recent release of Rush s fourth live album, the three-CD Different Stages, singer-bassist Geddy Lee says that he and guitarist Alex Lifeson have been concentrating...
More »USRN - Sep 21, 1998
(9/21/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - Veteran Canadian rock act Rush is scheduled to release a new three-disc live album, Different Stages, on Nov. 10, according to Atlantic Records. Comprised of a two-disc live set...
More »USRN - Sep 19, 1997
(8/21/97) - Rush drummer Neal Peart s only child, 19-year-old Selena Taylor, was tragically killed in a single-car crash August 10th, when her Jeep left Highway 401 between Toronto and Montreal and rolled...
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