Transcript: 'Hard Rock Cafe Glows' - Toronto Star, November 27, 2001

Thirteen years ago today, honored guest Geddy Lee threw the switch to light up the giant electric guitar outside the newly renovated Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto's Dundas Square.  City leaders hoped the renovation would be the dawn of the revitalization of Toronto's busiest intersection. Read more in my latest transcript, 'Hard Rock Cafe Glows', from the November 27, 2001 edition of the Toronto Star.

Transcript: 'Rush's Long Road To Triumph In Rio' - London Independent, December 12, 2003

12 years ago today, Rush performed at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - lovingly remembered as "Rush In Rio". Following the release of the concert film the following year, London's "Independent" newspaper published my latest transcript, 'Rush's Long Road To Triumph In Rio', which recounts the band's history from August 1997 through that amazing night in Rio five years later.

Transcript: 'Rush Climbs Rock Of Ages' - Washington Post, May 4, 1990

Rush's Presto was released 25 years ago today, and to celebrate I've transcribed "Rush Climbs Rock Of Ages", an interview with Neil Peart from the May 4, 1990 issue of the Washington Post. Peart discusses Rush's then-15 year career, as well as the tour in support of Presto.

Transcript: 'Clockwork Angels Tour - Review' - Modern Drummer, April 2014

It has already been a year since the release of Rush's Clockwork Angels Tour live video and album.  To mark the occasion I have transcribed a short review of the 'Clockwork Angels Tour video from the April 2014 issue of Modern Drummer. Critic Asif Khan gives it 4 out of 5 stars. - Thanks to Heiko Klages for the original clipping.

Transcript: R40 Linernotes and Essay

Rush's R40 40th Anniversary Collectors Box Set was released yesterday.  Click here for the linernotes, including a new essay written for this collection by music journalist Martin Popoff. - Thanks to John Patuto for sharing the transcript!

Transcript: "Canadian Rock and U.S. Rock Similar, Peart Says" - The Grand Rapids Press, November 7, 1982

My latest transcript was published 32 years ago today, on November 7th, 1982, in advance of their Kalamazoo, Michigan appearance on the Signals tour.  From the Grand Rapids Press, "Canadian Rock and U.S. Rock Similar, Peart Says" is an exclusive interview with Neil Peart, where he strikes down the myth that Canadian rock is special, and states "what happens musically in Canada is essentially the same in the U.S...I mean if they got rid of the 49th parallel, I'd just as soon join up with the U.S." He goes on to talk about how other Canadian bands had "sold out", and also gives his critique of other drummers of the era. - Thanks to RushFanForever for providing the article.