This archive is a collection of transcripts of Rush related magazine and newspaper articles, radio programs and concert reviews. Also included are essays from the tour books and liner notes. Whenever possible, the original transcriber's name has been included. This is an ongoing work in progress; feel free to email any suggested additions.
Alex Lifeson's New Year's Eve At The Ritz
- Alex Lifeson Arrested In New Year's Eve Fracas - Naples Daily News, January 2, 2004
- Rush Guitarist Released After New Year's Arrest - Naples Daily News, January 3, 2004
- Lifeson Busted In Hotel Clash - Toronto Sun, January 3, 2004
- Fans Come Out Swinging For Rush Star - Toronto Star, January 4, 2004
- Rush Guitarist Considers Suit Alleging Police Brutality - MTV News, January 5, 2004
- More Details Emerge About Night Of Rush Guitarist's Arrest - Naples Daily News, January 12, 2004
- Naples Daily News, Sheriff Feel The Wrath Of Rush Fans - Naples Daily News, January 18, 2004
- How Serious Are The Felony Allegations Facing Alex Zivojinovich? - Naples Daily News, January 25, 2004
- Rush Guitarist In Brawl: Alex Lifeson And His Son Are Stun-Gunned By Cops And Thrown In Jail - Classic Rock, February 2004
- Battery Charges Against Rush Guitarist Diminished - But He's Not Off The Hook - MTV News, March 22, 2004
- Rush Guitarist Charged In Scuffle At Hotel; Trial Could Start In May - Naples Daily News, March 23, 2004
- Rush Tour "Will Go Ahead" - Classic Rock, May 2004
- New Details Of Rush Guitarist's New Year's Eve Arrest Emerge - Naples Daily News, July 25, 2004
- Trial Will Just Have To Wait - Birmingham Evening Mail, August 11, 2004
- Witness: Police Mistreated Rush Guitarist In Ruckus - Naples Daily News, April 10, 2005
- Resisting-An-Officer Charge Against Rush Guitarist's Daughter-In-Law Dropped - Naples Daily News, April 13, 2005
- Charges Reduced In Trial Of Rush Guitarist's Son - Naples Daily News, April 20, 2005
- Rush Guitarist, Son Enter Pleas To Reduced Charges - Naples Daily News, April 21, 2005
- Alex's Statement - Naples Daily News, April 21, 2005
- No Further Review Of Use Of Stun Guns In Rush Guitarists Case, CCSO Says - Naples Daily News, April 24, 2005
- Editorial: Rocker-Ritz-Taser Case Leaves Plenty For Review - Naples Daily News, April 27, 2005
- Rush Guitarist, Family Sue Ritz, 3 Collier Deputies - Naples Daily News, June 3, 2005
- Alex's Statement To The Fans - Rush.com, June 10, 2005
- Alex's Official Statement - Rush.com, June 10, 2005
- Deputies File Countersuit Against Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson - Naples Daily News, October 2, 2005
- Rush Band Members Want To Join Lawsuit Brought Against Collier Deputies - Naples Daily News, November 12, 2005
- Suit Alleges Arrest Hurt Full Rush Band - Naples Daily News, January 22, 2006
- Judge Tosses Bandmates' Claims Over Rush Guitarist's 2003 Scuffle - Naples Daily News, August 9, 2006
- Judge Says Deputies Acted Properly In Rush Guitarist Fracas - Naples Daily News, April 11, 2007
- Rush Guitarist Reacts To Court Decision - TheRockRadio.com, April 17, 2007
- Collier Deputy Fired For Sexually Harassing Women - Naples Daily News, April 17, 2007
- Rush Guitarist Hunting For Justice: Wants To Clear Name After Fight With Police - Canadian Press, May 2, 2007
- Sheriff: S.O. Doesn't Stand For Sigma Omega - Naples Daily News, May 2, 2007
- Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Part Of Rush Guitarist's Lawsuit - Naples Daily News, April 29, 2008
- Ritz-Carlton Settles Lawsuit With Rush Guitarist's Son - Naples Daily News, August 22, 2008
Neil Peart, 1952 - 2020
- Neil Peart, Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67 - RollingStone.com, January 10, 2020
- Neil Peart Slipped Out Of His Concerts Quietly. He Left This Life The Same Way - NationalPost.com, January 10, 2020
- Drummer Neil Peart Dead At 67: "Rest In Peace Brother" - FoxNews.com, January 10, 2020
- Neil Peart, Drummer And Primary Lyricist For Rush, Dead At 67 - CBC.ca, January 10, 2020
- Neil Peart Dead At 67: Slash, Brian Wilson And More Stars Pay Tribute To Legendary Drummer - FoxNews.com, January 10, 2020
- Neil Peart: Unassuming, Thunderous Drummer Who Became A Music Legend - TheGuardian.com, January 10, 2020
- The Rock World Reacts To The Death Of Neil Peart - LouderSound.com, January 11, 2020
- Remembering Neil Peart: 1952 - 2020 - stephenhumphries.blogspot.com, January 11, 2020
- Neil Peart His Legacy Can Actually Be Summed Up With 4 Words - Inc.com, January 11, 2020
- Exit the Warrior: Neil Peart, 1952-2020 - BuffaloNews.com, January 11, 2020
- Jason Segel and Paul Rudd: Neil Peart Was a "Thunderbolt of a Human Being" - RollingStone.com, January 11, 2020
- Remembering Neil Peart, A Monster Drummer With A Poet's Heart - NPR.org, January 11, 2020
- Neil Peart Obituary - TheGuardian.com, January 12, 2020
- This Wasn't Supposed to Happen: Some Thoughts About the Death of Neil Peart - Donna Halper Blog, January 12, 2020
- Rush Didn't Chase Fame, Hits Or Groupies – Yet There Will Never Be A Better Rock Band - The Telegraph, January 14, 2020
- Rush Music Streams Surge 776% in U.S. After Death of Drummer Neil Peart - Billboard.com, January 16, 2020
- Rush Claims 23 of 25 Spots on LyricFind Global Chart After Neil Peart's Death - Billboard.com, January 16, 2020
- 2112 Climbs RS 200 After Neil Peart's Death - RollingStone.com, January 21, 2020
- Rush Infuses Hot Rock Songs Chart After Neil Peart's Death, Led by "Tom Sawyer" - Billboard.com, January 22, 2020
- Neil Peart Was A Rock Wizard says Dream Theater's John Petrucci - Kerrang!, January 25, 2020
- Bala Resident Reflects On Time Editing Rush Documentary Following Drummer Neil Peart's Death - muskoka411.com, January 25, 2020
- Neil Peart: Dynamic And Influential Rock Drummer Who Forged A Style Of His Own - Independent.co.uk, January 28, 2020
- Neil Peart: A Farewell To The King - PROG Special Issue, February 2020
- Neil Peart's Family to Celebrate Late Rush Drummer With Benefit Show - Billboard.com, February 24, 2020
- The Soundtrack Of My Life - Classic Rock, March 2020
- Neil Ellwood Peart: Farewell to a King - Drumhead, April 2020
- Neil Peart: A Farewell to Kings - MOJO, April 2020
- Remembering Neil Peart - Percussive Notes, April 2020
- Exit the Warrior: Neil Peart - Planet Rock, April 2020
- A Tribute to Rush's Incomparable Drum Icon: Neil Peart (1952-2020) - Modern Drummer, May 2020
- Neil Peart: The Measure of a Life - Rhythm, November 2020
- Neil Peart's Sister Recalls How Family Members Broke The News Of The Late Rush Drummer's Death - Loudersound.com, August 29, 2023
- Get Into The Spirit Of Permanent Waves - PRNewswire, March 26, 2020
- "Stronger Together" Special Raises Over $6 Million For Food Banks Canada - Canadian Press, April 27, 2020
- On The Crest Of A Wave; The Making of Permanent Waves - Classic Rock, May 2020
- The Universal Dream: Moving Pictures - Vintage Guitar, May 2020
- Permanent Waves Endures with Faultless Commercial Complexity - PopMatters.com, May 27, 2020
- Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition Linernotes Essay - By Ray Wawrzyniak, May 29, 2020
- Permanent Waves: A 40th Anniversary Worth Celebrating - Louder.com, May 29 2020
- Rock Producer Rupert Hine, Who Worked Alongside Tina Turner, The Fixx and Rush, Dies at 72 - Billboard.com, June 5, 2020
- Quincy Woman Gets A Rush From New Animated Video - The Patriot Ledger, June 26, 2020
- Geddy Lee: My 10 Favorite Bassists - RollingStone.com, July 2, 2020
- Cardboard Cutout of Geddy Lee Spotted At Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Game - Loudwire.com, August 11, 2020
- Alex Lifeson Honoured for HIV/AIDS Philanthropy - Exclaim!, August 21, 2020
- How A Gut Feeling Made Million$ For Bob & Doug McKenzie - FYIMusicNews.ca, August 23, 2020
- Geddy Lee's 'My Favorite Headache' Turns 20: A Conversation With Guitarist/Collaborator Ben Mink - Gearphoria, November 2020
- Neil Peart's Drum Kit Used From 1974 Until 1977 Sells For $500,000 - Blabbermouth.com, December 11, 2020
- The Spirit of Neil Peart - RollingStone.com, January 7, 2021
- Rush Album Art: The Stories Behind All 19 LP Covers - UltimateClassicRock.com, January 13, 2021
- Geddy Lee on the Genius of Neil Peart - RollingStone.com, January 29, 2021
- Alex Lifeson - Make Weird Music Chat - MakeWeirdMusic.com, January 30, 2021
- Alex Lifeson Releases First New Music Since 2012 - RollingStone.com, June 15, 2021
- Legendary Rush Drummer Neil Peart Estate Car Collection to be Auctioned - Gooding & Company, June 24, 2021
- Geddy Lee On The Impact Of Led Zeppelin IV And The Greatest Guitar Solo Ever - Classic Rock, July 2021
- Rush Collaborate with Henderson for Rush Beer - Rush.com, August 18, 2021
- Neil Peart's Classic Car Collection Fetches Almost $5 Million At Auction - Calgary Sun, August 18, 2021
- Geddy Lee's upcoming memoir helped him deal with Neil Peart's death - Calgary Sun, September 22, 2021
- Hugh Syme Talks About The Expanded and Updated "The Art of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence" And More - 2112.net, September 30, 2021
- Ohio State Marching Band celebrates the music of Rush - Ohio State News, Oct 9, 2021
- The Art of Rush - PROG #125, November 2021
- Introduction to Rush Gigs: Found On The Studio Walls And In Concert Halls by Ray Wawrzyniak, December 1, 2021
- Alex Lifeson Has Recorded 10 Songs for New 'Envy of None' Project - UltimateClassicRock.com, June 25, 2021
- Alex Lifeson: New World Man - Guitar Player, November 2021
- Roll The Tones: Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Standard - Guitar Player, November 2021
- Alex Lifeson Returns With Envy Of None And Streams New Song Liar - Loudersound.com, January 12, 2022
- Sheep, Supertramp, And What Alex Lifeson Did During The Punk Explosion - Loudersound.com, February 23, 2022
- Alex Lifeson: Back with Envy Of None - PROG #127, March 2022
- Alex Lifeson Has A New Band. Meet Their Talented Singer - AI.com, March 9, 2022
- Envy Of None's Alex Lifeson And Maiah Wynne On The Post-Rush Album That Was Lifeson's "Life-Saver" - musicradar.com, March 16, 2022
- Alex Lifeson Had 'No Rules' With New Envy Of None Album - UltimateClassicRock.com, March 24, 2022
- Alex Lifeson's New Bassist Remembers What Guys From Rush Were Like When They Were Together - UltimateGuitar.com, March29, 2022
- Old Dogs & New Tricks - PROG #129, April 2022
- Alex Lifeson Finds Spark Again With New Band Envy Of None - Toronto Sun, April 8, 2022
- Alex Lifeson Looks To Move Beyond Rush With New Rock Project Envy Of None - Toronto Star, April 8, 2022
- The Alex Lifeson Of Envy Of None Isn't The Alex Lifeson Of Rush - And He's Good With That - Toronto Star, April 8, 2022
- Alex Lifeson and Maiah Wynne Talk Envy of None's Origins, Debut LP, and More - ConsequenceOfSound.com, April 8, 2022
- With A New Band, A New Album, And The Giveaway Of His Guitars, Alex Lifeson Says Farewell To Rush - The Globe and Mail, April 9, 2022
- Alex Lifeson On Life After Rush And Finding A New Sound With Envy Of None - GuitarWorld.com, May 25, 2022
- Alex Lifeson: The Journey To Envy Of None And Profound Moments With Neil Peart - Lousdersound.com, June 7, 2022
- Alex Lifeson Talks Musical Rebirth In "No Rules" New Band Envy Of None - Goldmine.com, July 7, 2022
- Alex Lifeson Returns to the Limelight - AmericanSongwriter.com, February 27, 2023
- Step Into The Limelight With Rush's 'Moving Pictures' - PRNewswire, February 11, 2022
- Rush's Landmark 'Moving Pictures' Gets Lavish 40th Anniversary Editions - Udiscovermusic.com, February 11, 2022
- Rush Announce Mammoth 'Moving Pictures' Deluxe Reissue - UltimateClassicRock.com, February 11, 2022
- Stern Pinball Announces New Rush Pinball Machines - Rush.com, January 4, 2022
- How Barenaked Ladies' Singer Helped Design Rush's Pinball Machine - UltimateClassicRock.com, February 5, 2022
- Alex Lifeson On Making His Epiphone Les Paul Axcess - GuitarWorld.com, February 24, 2022
- Alex Lifeson: All Axcess Pass - Guitar Player, March 2022
- Rush Release Official "YYZ" Music Video From Upcoming Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Release - BraveWords.com, March 11, 2022
- 6 Times Rush Was An Answer On 'Jeopardy' - iHeart.com, March 30, 2022
- Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Remember Taylor Hawkins: 'A True Artist to His Very Core' - RollingStone.com, March 27, 2022
- Take One: Action! - PROG #129, April 2022
- Re-Moving Pictures - PROG #129, April 2022
- Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Review - PROG #129, April 2022
- World-Renowned Music Producer Terry Brown Remembers His Storied Career in 25 Questions - SonicPerspectives.com, April 5, 2022
- Rush's 'Moving Pictures' Hits New Heights on Billboard Charts Thanks to 40th-Anniversary Reissue - Billboard.com, April 29, 2022
- Geddy Lee Says Primus Did Rush Proud With Toronto Tribute Show - Exclaim.ca, May 16, 2022
- Geddy Lee on beer, Rush 2.0, And His Friendship With Alex Lifeson - Loudersound.com, May 17, 2022
- South Park's 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Is a Rush, in More Ways Than One - Variety.com, August 11, 2022
- Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Join Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins Tribute - UltimateClassicRock.com, September 3, 2022
- Rush Before Geddy Lee: Meet The Bass Player Who Stepped Aside (Jeff Jones) - Loudersound.com, November 7, 2022
- How Geddy Lee Became An Unlikely Archivist of America's Pastime - TheAthletic.com, November 6, 2023
- Selections From The Geddy Lee Collection And Important Baseball Memorabilia - Christies.com, November 10, 2023
- Geddy Lee Had Zero Interest In A Memoir. Here's What Finally Made Him Look Back In The Page-Turner My Effin' Life - Toronto Star, November 9, 2023
- There Was Never A Band Like Rush. Geddy Lee Doesn't Want To Forget It - The Washington Post, November 10, 2023
- Geddy Lee Finishes Off Two Unreleased Songs For New Memoir, Plans New Music - Toronto Star, November 11, 2023
- Geddy Lee On The Day He Was Fired From Rush - Excerpt from My Effin' Life - RollingStone.com, November 14, 2023
- Geddy Lee Wants To Tour With Alex Lifeson: 'I Keep Working On Him' - RollingStone.com, November 19, 2023
- 'Coke Was Everywhere': Getting High During Neil Peart's Drum Solos, And More Geddy Lee Revelations - RollingStone.com, November 21, 2023
- Geddy Lee Unearths Solo Tracks Nearly 25 Years After Album Release - RollingStone.com, December 5, 2023
- Geddy Lee Shares Unreleased Solo Music On The Lost Demos - TOTimes.ca, December 5, 2023
- What's Next For Rush? - CBS Sunday Morning, December 3, 2023
- Geddy Lee Back In The Limelight With My Effin' Life Tour, And Maybe More - Pollstar.com, January 12, 2024
- Obituary: Music Industry Dynamo Pegi Cecconi Worked With Top Canadian Talents - Toronto Globe & Mail, April 7, 2024
- Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Are Playing Rush Songs Again - For Their Ears Only - RollingStone.com, May 6, 2024
- Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Solo Efforts Reissued - PremierGuitar.com, July 18, 2024
- Silver Surfers: The Sports Cars of Neil Peart - Sports Car Digest, December 10, 2024
All known newsletters, magazine articles, tour book essays, linernotes, blog entries and more, written by Neil Peart.
Articles
- Rock Groups Hardly Satanic - Daily Texan, shortly after July 19, 1981
- Exit Stage Left: A Rush Update - Kerrang!, January 1982
- Results Of Neil Peart Drum Giveaway - Modern Drummer, October 1982
- Notes On The Making Of Moving Pictures - Modern Drummer, December 1982 - February 1983
- Rock Perspectives: The Art Of Soloing - Modern Drummer, December 1983
- You're Welcome - International Musician and Recording World, July 1985
- A Real Job - Modern Drummer, February 1987
- Just Another Drumset Giveaway! - Modern Drummer, March 1987
- The Quest For New Drums - Modern Drummer, May 1987
- Creating The Drum Part - Modern Drummer, August 1988
- Neil's Letter Of Thanks #1 - Modern Drummer, October 1992
- A Port Boy's Story - St. Catharines Standard, June 24 & 25, 1994
- Into Africa - Maclean's, April 3, 1995
- Starting Over - Modern Drummer, November 1995
- Chasing Some Midnight Rays - Cycle Canada, April 1996
- Canadian Conquistadors: Scooter Trash Rockin' The Aztecs - Motorcycle Tour & Travel, July 1996
- A Peart Response - Guitar World, November 1996
- Learning To Swing Has Everything To Do With Learning To Rock - Drums Etc., September 1997
- Snare Drum Selection - Modern Drummer, September 2002
- My Laurentian Soulscape - Canadian Geographic, January 2006
- Anatomy Building - Modern Drummer, April 2006
- Neil's Letter Of Thanks #2 - Modern Drummer, October 2006
- Magic Realism Comes To The Suburbs - Dimensions Behind The Twilight Zone, April 1, 2007
- The Drums Of Snakes & Arrows - Modern Drummer, August 2007
- The Heart And Soul Of A Drumset - DW Drums, February-April 2008
- More Than A Shine - It's A Matter Of Sound - Sabian.com, June 22, 2009
- Soup Up Your Setup - At Guitar Center, February 2010
- A Life Of Lighted Stages - Billboard.com, November 6, 2010
- So Many Smiles At KOSA - KOSAMusic.com, October 2011
- In Memoriam: Freddie Gruber - HudsonMusic.com, October 13, 2011
- The Inspiration Behind Taking Center Stage - MusicRadar, November 7, 2010
- Neil Peart Takes A Ride In His Ohio Time Machine - Plain Dealer, November 13, 2011
- Mastery and Mystery, Neil Peart's Foreword to Rhythmic Composition: Featuring the Music of Porcupine Tree by Gavin Harrison - March 1, 2014
- A Life in Canadian Rock, Neil Peart's Foreword to The History of Canadian Rock 'N' Roll by Bob Mersereau - March 1, 2015
- Life Without The Possibility Of Parole, Neil Peart's Foreword to Art Of Rush - Billboard.com, July 1, 2015
- Magnetic Memories: Four Decades In The Studio With Rush - DRUM!, December 2015
- Neil Peart's Foreword to From the Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II by David Lawrence Phillips - September 2016
- Neil Peart's Foreword to Sex, Drums, Rock 'n' Roll! by Kenny Aronoff - October 1, 2016
- Neil Peart's Foreword to The Book of Plies by John Good - September 6, 2017
Backstage Club Newsletters
Linernotes & Tour Book Essays
Select Excerpts from Neil's Books
News, Weather & Sports
- News, Weather and Sports - July 2005
- News, Weather and Sports - October 2005
- News, Weather and Sports - January 2006
- News, Weather and Sports - April 2006
- News, Weather and Sports - June 17, 2006
- At The Gate Of The Year - December 2006
- The Count Of Words - March 2007
- That's the Way We Roll - July 2007
- Every Road Has Its Toll - August 2007
- Shunpikin' it Old Skool - September 2007
- Haste Ye Back - November 2007
- The Hour Of Arriving - December 2007
- The Best February Ever - March 2008
- South By Southwest - May 2008
- When The Road Ends - June 2008
- Independence Day - July 2008
- The Drums of October - November 2008
- December In Death Valley - December 2008
- A Winter's Tale Of Summers Past - February 2009
- The Quest For The Phantom Tower - March 2009
- Under The Marine Layer - June 2009
- A Little Yellow Cabin On Yellowstone Lake - August 2009
- The Ballad Of Larry And Suzy - September 2009
- Autumn Serenade - November 2009
- Fire On Ice - February 2010
- Time Machines - May 2010
- Theme and Variations - August 2010
- Cruel Summer - September 2010
- The Power of Magical Thinking - November 2010
- The Red Cross Fund - January 2011
- Talking Drums in Death Valley - February 2011
- Eastern Resurrection - May 2011
- Singletrack Minds in the Sceptered Isle - June 2011
- The Frying Pan And The Freezer - July 11, 2011
- At The Gate Of The Year - January 11, 2012
- Remembering Andrew - January 30, 2012
- Where Words Fail, Music Speaks - June 1, 2012
- The Better Angels - October 11, 2012
- Witness To The Fall - November 17, 2012
- Adventures In The Wild West - December 14, 2012
- Winter Latitudes - March 6, 2013
- The Sweet Science - May 25, 2013
- Shunpikers In The Shadowlands - June 25, 2013
- On Days Like These - July 30, 2013
- It's Not Over When It's Over - August 23, 2013
- Drummer With a Singletrack Mind - September 20, 2013
- Angels Landing - November 8, 2013
- Bubba And The Professor - February 12, 2014
- Not All Days Are Sundays - March 18, 2014
- Telescope Peak Revisited - April 28, 2014
- Bamm Bamm And The Lemon Slug - July (December 8), 2014
- Magnetic Mirages - August 21, 2014
- Science Island - October 6, 2014
- The Adventures of Bamm Bamm - February 11, 2015
- Miracle in Colorado - March 27, 2015
- Backstage Byways - June 14, 2015
- BubbaGram™#1 - September 21, 2015
- BubbaGram™#2 - October 24, 2015
- BubbaGram™#3 - November 30, 2015
- BubbaGram™#4 - At the Route 66 Motel - January 25, 2016
- BubbaGram™#5 - March 16, 2016
- BubbaGram™#6 - Binge Riding - May 22, 2016
Bubba's Book Club