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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Photo of the night - Columbus, OH - Aug 29, 2010

Geddy in mid-air with the Time Machine kit and riser in the background.

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Photo by John Arrowsmith. See the entire set here.

Also, you might have noticed that they've redesigned the photo site (and redirected it). You can see the most popular pictures from the tour here.

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Monday, August 30, 2010

Photo of the night - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN - Aug 27, 2010

John Arrowsmith caught a great picture of Neil smiling behind the kit. Also check out that "Big Al'z 57th" birthday t-shirt!

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Photo by John Arrowsmith. See the entire set here.

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Photo of the night - Omaha, NE - Aug 25, 2010

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Photo of the night - Chicago, IL #2 - Aug 23, 2010

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Photo of the night - St. Louis, MO - Aug 22, 2010

Great shot of the intricate light show. I always wonder how Rush can top their light show, yet they always do on the next tour.

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Photo by John Arrowsmith. See the entire set here.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Photo of the night - Wichita, KS - Aug 20, 2010

Neil is still wearing headphones instead of in-ear monitors.

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Photo by John Arrowsmith. See the entire set here.

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Photos and video of the night - Red Rocks #2 - Aug 18, 2010

First, here's a great picture from John Arrowsmith from behind Neil's kit. Note that Neil is using headphones instead of in-ear monitors.

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Next, here's an amazing time-lapse one-minute video of the concert, compiled from the Red Rocks webcam from NTDesign.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Rush playing Red Rocks show #2

The Rush concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, just got underway.

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If you're really bored, you can check out the webcam throughout the night.

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Photos of the night - Red Rocks #1 - Aug 16, 2010

For Red Rocks #1, I'm posting multiple photos -- all courtesy of Paul Secord. Thanks, Paul!

Neil Peart at Red Rocks #1 by Paul Secord

Neil Peart and Geddy Lee at Red Rocks #1 by Paul Secord

Rush at Red Rocks #1 by Paul Secord

Neil Peart at Red Rocks #1 by Paul Secord

Rush at Red Rocks #1 by Paul Secord

For more photos, see John Arrowsmith's photos on Rush.com.

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Monday, August 16, 2010

Rush playing Red Rocks show #1 tonight

Rush is getting ready to play the first of two shows at Rock Rocks Amphitheatre, in Morrison, CO. Here are a couple of webcam pictures of the amphitheatre around 5:15, local time.

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Here's the link to the webcam.

Rushisaband reports that Rush might be filming these shows. I hope so.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Photo of the night: Las Vegas - Aug 14, 2010

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Photo of the night: Irvine, CA - Aug 13, 2010

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Photo of the night: Los Angeles - Aug 11, 2010

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Monday, August 09, 2010

Photo of the night: Mountain View, CA - Aug 9, 2010

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Photo of the night: White River - Auburn, WA - Aug 7, 2010

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Friday, August 06, 2010

Photo of the night: Salt Lake City, UT - Aug 5, 2010

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Thursday, August 05, 2010

Who is the greatest drummer of the last 25 years? MusicRadar.com

You can vote for who you think is the greatest drummer of the last 25 years. In this reader's opinion, there are some serious omissions from the list: Alan White, Alex Van Halen, Bill Bruford, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Carter Beauford, Gregg Bissonette, Peter Erskine, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Tony Williams just to name a few.

Who is the greatest drummer of the last 25 years? | MusicRadar.com

The choices are:

  • Travis Barker
  • Dave Grohl
  • Neil Peart
  • Chad Smith
  • Thomas Lang
  • Steve White
  • Steve Gadd
  • Gavin Harrison
  • Mike Portnoy
  • Brann Dailor
  • Vinnie Colaiuta
  • Terry Bozzio
  • Stewart Copeland
  • Josh Freese
  • Phil Collins
  • Nicko McBrain
  • Joey Jordison
  • Jeff Porcaro
  • Cozy Powell
  • Stephen Morris
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    Pro-mark article about new NEP sticks

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    Wednesday, August 04, 2010

    New NEP News Update: "Theme and Variations"

    Neil has posted an August, 2010, update to his website called "Theme and Variations."

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    Sunday, August 01, 2010

    CG prototype of the Time Machine Kit (SPOILER)

    Before the "Time Machine" drum kit was built, Tandem Digital created a CG prototype to help everyone understand the vision of this unique drum set and riser.

    See the "Time Machine" drum kit go from wire frame to prototype to the real kit on this page.

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    Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up and to Greg at Tandem Digital for making this page available.

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