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 the iVideosongs website.
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 Veterans Memorial Arena
Apr. 19 – New Orleans, LA – Arena
Apr. 20 – Houston, TX – Woodlands Pavilion
Apr. 23 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
Apr. 25 – Dallas, TX – The Music Center at Fair Park
Apr. 26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
Apr. 29 – Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
May 01 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Pavilion
May 03 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
May 04 – Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion
May 06 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre
May 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 11 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20 – Moline, IL – iWireless Center
May 22 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
May 24 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
May 25 – Regina, SK – Brandt Center
May 27 – Edmonton AB – Rexall Place
May 29 – Vancouver, BC – GM Place
May 31 – Seattle, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre
Jun. 01 – Portland, OR – Clark County Amphitheatre
Jun. 03 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center
Jun. 05 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks
Jun. 07 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Jun. 09 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Jun. 10 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
Jun. 12 – Montreal, QC – Bell Center
Jun. 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
Jun. 15 – Boston, MA – Tweeter Center
Jun. 25 – Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Amphitheatre
Jun. 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jun. 28 – St Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 30 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 02 – Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Amphitheatre
Jul. 04 – Atlantic City, NJ – Marc Etess Arena
Jul. 05 – Saratoga, NY – SPAC
Jul. 07 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
Jul. 09 – Toronto, ON – The Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 11 – Manchester, MA – Verizon Arena
Jul. 12 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul. 14 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach
Jul. 17 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Stadium
Jul. 19 – Washington, DC – Nissan Pavilion
Jul. 20 – Charlotte, NC – Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
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.
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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 at the official Rock Band website.
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 produced by longtime Rush producer Terry Brown and Hugh Syme did the cover.