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iVideosongs.com is a new website that sells virtual music lessons, featuring video downloads of guitar pros demonstrating their playing technique, including Alex Lifeson. Lessons include how to play Limelight, The Spirit of Radio and Tom Sawyer. Each downloadable video is shot in high definition, is around 35-45 minutes long, and costs $9.99. Learn more at [...]

After weeks of speculation and rumor, here are the newly confirmed tour dates for Rush’s 2008 North American tour: Apr. 11 – San Juan, PR – Coliseo de Puerto Rico Apr. 13 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Bank Atlantic Center Apr. 15 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center Apr. 17 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville [...]

Due to popular demand, the Rush Backstage Club is once again offering the Rush Bobblehead Dolls, made famous back on the R30 tour intermission videos. The price is $59.99. Get yours here.

RushIsABand.com has posted the first batch of dates for Rush’s 2008 ‘Snakes & Arrows’ tour.

The December 2007 issue of Guitarist Magazine featured an interview with Alex Lifeson, including the video shown here. Thanks to RushIsABand.com. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPH0lfKddmw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

Rock Band, that video game everyone’s talking about, has added the Rush classic Limelight to the list of downloadable tracks. The game already ships with Tom Sawyer, and it’s predecessor, Guitar Hero, featured YYZ. Harmonix, the developer for Rock Band, has promised to release new songs for the game on a weekly basis. Learn more [...]

Tiles has posted a track, Sacred and Mundane, from their forthcoming album on their website. You’ll need, unfortunately, some kind of plugin to hear the tune. Anyway, most of the guitar work heard on the track (electric and acoustic) are courtesy of Alex Lifeson. Besides Lifeson, the album has other Rush associations – it was [...]