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Rush — Vapor Trails

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By Tim Melton (CHARTattack) May 17, 2002 3:14 pm
From the whip-cracking opening kick drum and snare assault of "One Little Victory" it becomes crystal clear that after a five-year hiatus Rush aren't just throwing out an album for the hell of it. Vapor Trails feels like a release with drive and purpose. That purpose yields another defining moment for the band, much like 2112 and Moving...
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Rush Documentarians Brought Fans "Out Of The Rush Closet"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 30, 2011 4:26 pm
Toronto filmmakers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn have already received many awards for last year's Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary, but they picked up another on Saturday night. The film was declared Music DVD Of The Year at the Juno Awards.The film features interviews with musicians like Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Metallica'...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 2, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 2, 2011 4:42 pm
The Sadies have just announced some eastern Canadian dates that'll take place in March and April. The Toronto alt.country band head back out on the road next week and will play some western Canadian dates from Feb. 11 to 18 before taking a break and starting to tour again in March. —MySpace The Foo Fighters have confirmed their upcoming new album...
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Rush — Classic Albums 2112/Moving Pictures

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) January 6, 2011 12:51 pm
The Classic Albums series breaks with its tradition of covering one album by instead tackling two Rush discs here. Most of the time is focused on the side ones of the 2112 and Moving Pictures albums, creating a new classification: Classic Half-Albums. But this just splitting hairs because this will still be an invaluable document for Rush fans.The...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 29, 2010 3:07 pm
Alexisonfire played a free gig in Vancouver last night after performing at that city's PNE Forum. They might have done so to make up for the fiasco that was their Olympics show in February. —The Georgia Straight CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean ponders whether there should be a levy on MP3 players. Such levies already exist for blank CDs,...
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I Read The News Today... For July 15, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff July 15, 2010 12:10 pm
Amy Winehouse's album will reportedly be out by January at the latest. Hey, have you also heard I'm the Queen Of England?! —Metro Rush have released an iPhone and iPod Touch application. It'll cost you a mere $2.99 U.S. ($3.11 Canadian) —Blabbermouth We Were So Turned On, a David Bowie tribute album featuring A Place To...
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I Read The News Today... For June 24, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 24, 2010 11:34 am
Former CHARTattack editor Steve McLean has chosen tunes by Elvis Presley, AC/DC, The Guess Who, Led Zeppelin and more as some of the best songs to listen to during an earthquake. —MSN.ca Parlovr have premiered two new tunes and made them available for free download. —RCRD LBL Cancer Bats are all over the world this summer, but that won't stop...
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Rush Upset With Rand Paul For Using Their Songs

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 10, 2010 10:43 am
There's at least one Rush in the world who doesn't like Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul, and it's not Rush Limbaugh. Rush have sent a cease and desist letter to Paul and his campaign officials to get him to stop using their music. Paul has used "The Spirit Of Radio" at a campaign rally and has also been using "...
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I Read The News Today... For June 3, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 3, 2010 3:26 pm
Rush want Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand "I'm really, really scary" Paul to stop using their music in his campaign. No wonder — who'd want their music to be associated with this? (Besides Ted Nugent, of course.) —World Entertainment News Network Wilco are sponsoring little league teams throughout Chicago and Northampton...
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I Read The News Today... For May 26, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff May 26, 2010 12:24 pm
Just a day after being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, Suge Knight was accused of ordering a hit. —TMZ Burlington, Ont.'s Sandman Viper Command have a free download of "Strawberry Quick," from their Everybody See This debut album available for free download. —MySpace Regina Spektor will play at the White House as part of...
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Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage Is A Prog Rock Love Letter

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) May 10, 2010 1:12 pm
In many ways, Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage is a lot like the band it profiles and their music: impeccably crafted, intelligent, chock full of talent and more than a little nerdy. This Rush doc is the stuff of fantasy for fans. The film is a near-perfect look at the band, their history and mythology becase of its combination of candid...
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I Read The News Today... For April 30, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff April 30, 2010 12:54 pm
D-Sisive's Vaudeville is out June 15. —Twitter Magneta Lane touring Canada in May. —MySpace The lineup for Rock N' Rev, part of Sturgis, S.D.'s biker rally, is like a complete and total nightmare dream come true: Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, Godsmack, 3 Doors Down, Wolfmother, Hinder... —Blabbermouth Concrete Blonde are touring this summer in...
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Rush Wouldn't Play Olympics Because Of Lip Synching

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 29, 2010 12:10 pm
If you're wondering why Rush didn't play the Winter Olympics in February, singer/bassist Geddy Lee says they were asked, but didn't want to. Lee told Philadelphia's 94 WYSP FM specific regulations put forward by the organizers made them say "Thanks, but no thanks." "Yeah, well, we had an opportunity to pay, but there were all...
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Rush Taking Moving Pictures, Hits On The Road

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 8, 2010 12:26 pm
Rush — who are fresh off an induction to the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame — will head across North America this summer and early fall, playing their hits and 1981's Moving Pictures in entirety. The jaunt, which is being called the Time Machine Tour, kicks off June 29 in Albuquerque and folds Oct. 2 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Tickets for some...
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Rush Documentary Getting Canadian Premiere At Hot Docs Festival

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 24, 2010 10:44 am
Toronto's shown up in some of Rush's songs (like the "Danforth And Pape" movement in Hemispheres' "La Villa Strangiato," for example), so it's kind of not surprising Torontonians will get to see the new Rush documentary before anyone else in the country. Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage will have its Canadian premiere at...
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Alexisonfire, Les Claypool To Perform Rush Songs Live

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 9, 2010 12:09 pm
Here's something we could only have thought up in our wildest musical fantasies (actually, that's not true, since we could never have thought this up in those, either): Alexisonfire and Primus singer/bassist Les Claypool will perform on the same stage at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame gala, and they'll both be playing Rush songs. If the idea of...
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Rush Documentary Out In May?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 24, 2010 5:32 pm
Rush are prog rock legends and will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame next month, so it's kind of hard to believe there's never been an official documentary made about them. But that will change with Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen's aptly titled Rush: The Documentary, which could be released as early as May 18, according to...
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I Believe That "I Believe," The Olympic Theme Song, Sucks

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) February 17, 2010 5:49 pm
We're now six days into the Vancouver Olympics and the worst thing about it hasn't been the lack of snow, death tracks, shoddy ice at the speed skate venues, or Alexisonfire riots. It's having to hear that "I Believe" theme song non-stop. The problem with "I Believe," CTV's official and ubiquitous Olympic theme song, isn't...
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Rush Guitarist Appearing In Trailer Park Boys' New Druggie Kids Show

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 13, 2009 12:33 pm
Rush's Alex Lifeson will appear on an episode of The Drunk And On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour, the upcoming new series from Trailer Park Boys stars Mike Smith (Bubbles), Robb Wells (Ricky) and J.P. Tremblay (Julian). The series will premiere on Showcase in Canada next year, and six half-hour episodes will be broadcast. The Drunk And On Drugs...
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Rush Set To Release Live Greatest Hits

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By CHARTattack Staff September 30, 2009 3:27 pm
Rush will release Working Men, a "best of " live performance compilation, on Nov. 17 in both CD and DVD format. Working Men features live recordings of the band's greatest hits as well as one previously unreleased track, "One Little Victory." The collection draws on their previous DVD releases Rush In Rio, Snakes & Arrows...
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