We are sorry the weather did not co-operate and we were unable to land in North Bay, Ontario to attend the convocation ceremony and accept our honorary degrees in person as planned. Thanks to our friends at Sportsnet who were able to tape the intended speeches when we landed back in Toronto so they could be posted here. Thank you Nipissing University! — Dr. Lee (Hon), Dr. Lifeson (Hon), Dr. Peart (Hon) Alex: http://vimeo.com/98068056 Geddy: http://vimeo.com/98071869

“It was our first album without Terry Brown producing and the producer that we originally hired changed his mind at the 11th hour, so we essentially produced it on our own and as a result it turned out to be one of the most difficult and stressful recording sessions of our career. But as these things sometimes go, we learned more about producing our own music from that tough experience than any other recording I can recall. Hence, the album’s title.” – Geddy Lee Grace Under Pressure: http://smarturl.it/GraceUnderPressure Grace Under Pressure from CLOCKWORK ANGELS LIVE: http://smarturl.it/ClckwrkAnglsTr

Geddy Lee explains the bad haircuts and crazy stage secrets behind some of the band’s most famous videos: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/geddy-lee-dives-into-rushs-video-timeline-20131007

Check out Rolling Stone article on the long-awaited revisiting of the 17th record.

Read Rolling Stone’s Q&A: Rush’s Geddy Lee On Finally Taking a Break From the Road.

“Tous les membres du groupe sont profondément déçus et désolés d’avoir du interrompre aussi brusquement notre concert hier soir au Festival d’été de Québec. En raison de l’orage électrique qui approchait, il était extrêmement dangereux de poursuivre le spectacle, non seulement pour tous les techniciens qui s’occupaient du son et de l’éclairage, mais également pour le public et les musiciens sur scène. Comme on avait énormément de plaisir, on espérait pouvoir chanter toutes nos chansons avant le retour de l’orage, mais malheureusement, on a du s’arrêter pour la sécurité de tous. Merci à tous nos courageux fans qui ont bravé les éléments! Nous présentons encore une fois nos sincères excuses …

“After a truly amazing and overwhelming week of accolades, the cherry on top of the sundae has to be the nod from our own national institution “Hockey Night in Canada “… Way to go eh!” — Geddy Lee

The full, unabridged, uncensored version of the story – double what was in the hometown printed paper. Rush: An Oral History – in their own words. All 3 band members, family, managers, agents, crew, producers, fans speak! To get your copy on iTunes go to iTunes.com/stardispatches now.