Rush

Rush are perfectionists. The Canadian prog stalwarts plan to remix their 2002's 'Vapor Trails,' since the band was never thrilled with the production and sound. Guitarist Alex Lifeson revealed to British rag Classic Rock that band regretted not taking their time with the production of the record the first time around...

Rush drummer Neil Peart, largely regarded as a drumming icon, is also an accomplished, well-published author. Peart's latest literary excursion? He is currently penning a book about touring with the band and about road trips he has taken on his motorcycle -- which his other renowned passion...

There is no prog grass growing under Rush's feet. The band will spend the frozen months of January and February writing new material. Guitarist Alex Lifeson told Canada's Guitarist magazine that the band is armed with a plethora of songs, but that the album is still incomplete...

Music isn't the only way an artist can express himself. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson is also a painter, and the guitarist will be auctioning off his paintings on eBay for the fifth year in a row and will donate the proceeds to The Kidney Foundation of Canada as part of the Brush of Hope project...

We're not sure that suing a band is the most effective way to express your love for its music. But hey, what do we know. Rush fan Christopher Langone has filed a class action lawsuit against Rush since he embarked on a sojourn from upstate New York to Chicago to see the band perform...

Canadian rockers Rush were none too happy to find out that an American politician was using their music for his Senate bid. Kentucky's Republican candidate Rand Paul, a fan of the band, has been ordered to stop using Rush songs in his online ads and at campaign events...

"It actually has a really important meaning to us," I Am Abomination vocalist Phil Druyor weighed in to Noisecreep on 'Rock 'n' No Soul.' "The song is about the fact that image is being used so strongly to market music. We don't want the clothes we wear or the type of haircut we have to sell our music for us...

"For the next five minutes, all shots are $3.50," a Starland Ballroom employee announced. It was a reminder that I was finally in the warm, crusty heart of central New Jersey. That stuff just does note happen in New York City. While Baroness was still setting up their gear on stage, I overheard a group dedicate a round of shots "to Metal...

Holy Maynard! Could it be true? Tool, who MetalSucks so appropriately called "the past, present and future best band on the planet," are writing material for a new record, working three days a week on new tunes while frontman Maynard James Keenan continues touring the U...

Rush fans, the rumors were true! The Canadian legends will head off on tour starting June 29. The rockers are dubbing the tour the 'Time Machine' and will play the classic album 'Moving Pictures' in its entirety. 'Moving Pictures' was originally released in 1981...