Transcript: 'Gold Albums To Rush To Launch Major Tour' - RPM Weekly, January 15, 1977

39 years ago today, Rush received Canadian Gold album awards for "All The World's a Stage".  Today's transcript is a brief Rush news item from the January 15, 1977 issue of Canada's RPM Weekly.  'Gold Albums To Rush To Launch Major Tour' includes photos of the band receiving their awards and news of their current tour. - Thanks to Joe Pesch for providing the original article.

Transcript: "Closer To The Heart: A Rush Discography" - Kerrang!, November 1981

Today's transcript addition is "Closer To The Heart: A Rush Discography", an extensive history of Rush's album releases published as the Exit Stage Left tour hit the UK. From the November 1981 issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine, it was written by journalist John Gill, who eagerly took over as Rush's main supporter at Sounds magazine when Geoff Barton jumped ship after Hemispheres (hence labeled "Deaf" Barton in this article). To say that Gill is a fan of the band is an understatement; check out this bold statement, a rarity for the UK press: "Rush didn't simply acknowledge a debt to Zep, they improved on the influence."

Transcript: 'Rush Gains Fans In Hard Times' - Milwaukee Sentinel, February 27, 1981

My latest transcript is 'Rush Gains Fans In Hard Times', an extensive interview with Geddy Lee which appeared in the February 27, 1981 issue of the Milwaukee Sentinel.  As summed up by the title, while other bands were losing fans due to economic choices in the early 80's, Rush were selling more tickets than ever before.  Geddy also discusses mastering the album digitally, and pressing it to virgin vinyl when possible.  Also included in the transcript is the album review "Moving Pictures Keeps Rush Moving".

Rush R40 Live Desktop Wallpaper and Desktop Theme/Wallpaper Pack

Rush's R40 Live was released this past Friday, November 20th, and I've added all 14 images to the "The Rush Art Gallery" page. These are all high quality images, taken from the high resolution PDF booklet, or from previously published sources with a larger crop.  Enjoy!

In addition, I've put together a Desktop Theme/Wallpaper Pack for Windows users which contains all 14 of the R40 Live desktop wallpaper images.  Click here to get it.

Transcript: "Rush's Performance Well-Balanced, Precise" - OSU's The Lantern, February 5, 1979

Today's transcript addition was sent in by John Harrison, and is a concert review and short interview with Alex Lifeson that appeared in the Ohio State University newspaper following their performance there on February 1, 1979.  In "Rush's Performance Well-Balanced, Precise" the reviewer comments on Geddy's tasteful use of keyboards which at that time were gradually being introduced into the live show, and remarks "Rush has always presented a fascinating musical contradiction to me - the mystical lyrics seem more appropriate to folk singers, but when set to driving rock and roll beat, the songs emerge as ferocious, yet fun."