Posts Tagged ‘Rush’

Nelly Furtado Shows “Time Stand Still” With A Rush Cover

Sun Oct 24 2010 by Idolator Staff
Break out the maple syrup and leave your doors unlocked! Fresh from getting wet and wild in her “Fuerte” video, Canadian Nelly Furtado has released an unusual reminder of her home country: she's recorded her own rendition of “Time Stand Still”, the 80s classic by Canadian prog-rock pioneers Rush. Released as part of the soundtrack to new film Score: A Hockey Musical, it's a neat left turn by an artist who continues to surprise us. Take a listen to the 80s throwback here. More »
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Run-DMC And Slayer Will Not Be Performing Together At Next Year’s Rock Hall Induction Ceremony

Mon Sep 22 2008 by Maura

Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Metallica, Run-DMC, the Stooges, War, and Bobby Womack are this year’s nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; five of them will be inducted next April after balloting concludes in January. This year’s list of nominees is almost more notable for who isn’t on it than who is; the list of eligible artists who were snubbed by the dudes who want to codify their definition of “rock and roll” includes inarguably influential artists like Slayer, the Cure, and–once again–Rush. Click through for our list of the six highest-profile acts who didn’t make the ballot, and vote for who you think was the most robbed. Once the votes are tallied, we can march on the Rolling Stone offices and plead for justice!

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Rushing Through The Classics

Wed Jul 23 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos

Well, one classic at least. The Colbert Report has allowed us to watch as Canadian proggers Rush go through the motions of playing their own hit, “Tom Sawyer,” on Rock Band. More »

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“Rolling Stone” Finally Embraces Rush

Wed Jul 2 2008 by anono

Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who’s contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others! In this installment, he looks at the new issue of Rolling Stone:

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Tue Oct 2 2007 by Maura

Rush aficionados who are sick of the “default” ring on your cell phones, your day to drop a couple of bucks on upgrading your ringtone system has come: there are now official Neil Peart “drumtones,” which come in snare, tom-tom, and xylophone form and which even have a little crowd noise in the… More »

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Tue Oct 2 2007 by Maura

Rush aficionados who are sick of the “default” ring on your cell phones, your day to drop a couple of bucks on upgrading your ringtone system has come: there are now official Neil Peart “drumtones,” which come in snare, tom-tom, and xylophone form and which even have a little crowd noise in the… More »

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Liner Notes: Brandy Needs To Get Her Acronyms Straight

Fri Apr 13 2007 by Brian Raftery

- This TMZ item on Brandy is admirable in how it goes from unintentionally funny to intentionally funny to absurd in just a few sentences. Except for the part about the person dying. That’s not funny. More »

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