Neil Peart -- The Latest News

Neil Peart will be interviewed in Drumhead magazine, Issue 4, available at the end of July 2007. I recently picked up a copy of this magazine (Issue 3), and was impressed with the quality and depth of the interviews. Looks like this will be more of the same, with 14 pages of interviews with Neil. Here's the official blurb from Drumhead (thanks to Michael at NeilPeartDrumsticks for the head's up!):

Promising to be Drumhead's biggest issue to date, Issue 4 with Rush's Neil Peart debuting his new drumkit is currently being printed. Look for copies in Barnes & Noble, Borders, Guitar Center, Sam Ash and independent retailers at the end of July.
     Issue 4 contains an in-depth 14 page interview with Neil Peart, including pages of photos detailing the intricacies of his new drum kit.

 

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• The Snakes & Arrows MVI DVD released this week. This DVD includes a 5.1 mix of Snakes & Arrows, and a 45-minute documentary about the making of this album.
• For you collectors out there, Lewis has created a NEP Snakes & Arrows replica kit -- Lego style! You can see it here.
• Michael at NeilPeartDrumsticks.com has posted pics of Neil's new drumsticks for the Snakes & Arrows tour. (Oh, and he also worked with Pro-Mark to design the version of these sticks Neil is using.)
• As the tour progresses, Ed over at Rushisaband is tracking each show (along with readers of his site). This is a great place to find out the latest info.
• If you can't wait to buy a tour book, John at Cygnus-X1.net has added the tour book to his site. You can check it out here.

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• Afterimage -- A new section where fans reflect on their Snakes & Arrows concert experiences (if you have a story you want to share, send it to me)
• Articles, reviews, and news about the tour (available as an RSS feed here)
• CD reviews (available as an RSS feed here)
• Photo gallery - Pictures of Neil on this tour
• Merchandise - Check out the new Snakes & Arrows merch
• Set list - Don't click unless you want to know the Snakes & Arrows set list!

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The contest at NeilPeartDrumsticks.com will end on Friday, June 15. So if you haven't entered, now's the time! Here's the official info from Michael who runs the site:

CONTEST AT NEILPEARTDRUSMTICKS.COM - 3 DAYS LEFT

Only three more days left to get your entry in at NeilPeartDrumsticks.com for the huge Neil Peart Drumstick Giveaway Contest.  Collector Michael DF Lowe has added a NEW item to the prize lots this week. One pair each of the new Snakes & Arrows Tour 2007 drumsticks. Drop in to the site to see the new sticks.  6 lucky winners will be the first to get these Snakes & Arrows sticks along with other limited edition drumsticks, old tour sticks, shirts, hats, stickers, etc.

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You can listen to a drums-only version of the song "The Main Monkey Business" at NeilPeart.net. I listened to the entire track, and I heard all kinds of things I'd never heard before.

Just got to NeilPeart.net and click on the embedded player (see the arrow below):

If you like this kind of thing, check out the following Book/CD, which includes a few drums-only tracks of Neil, including "Leave That Thing Alone." Unfortunately, it looks like it's not published anymore -- but you might be able to find it used.

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SPOILER! Below is a picture of Neil Peart's drum tech, Lorne Wheaton, sitting behind the "Snakes & Arrows" drum kit. Click it for a larger image.

Thanks to Rushisaband for bringing this to my attention and DrumSmith.com for posting the original image.

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Here is the cover for the new Neil Peart book "The Roadshow Illustrated Companion."

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