Rush have been nominated for an award at this year’s Prog Awards in the following category: STORM THORGERSON GRAND DESIGN AWARD, for the Rush 40th Anniversary Reissue Box Set. This year the Awards take place at the prestigious Underglobe beneath Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, on Thursday September 11. You can vote via the website here: http://awards.prog.teamrock.com

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

Vapor Trails, the 17th studio album by Rush, was released on this day in 2002. Late last year, the band remixed the album and released Vapor Trails Remixed. You can get a copy on vinyl here, on CD here or on iTunes here. Also, check out the original press release for VAPOR TRAILS REMIXED here.

Classic Rock Magazine are calling it “sonic blues rock as played by Cream, and it’s well worth celebrating” while Prog Magazine thinks it’s “A little bit Led Zeppelin, a little bit Yes — even on their debut Rush were unique.” Rush ReDiscovered vinyl box is released today so why not see for yourself what all the fuss is about and grab a copy: http://smarturl.it/RushReDISCovered

Rush has made isolated parts of their classic songs available exclusively on Jammit. Follow along with ultra-accurate scrolling tab & notation. Check it out here: http://www.jammit.com/artist/Rush

Read a new post from Neil Peart, “Telescope Peak Revisited”.

You can tweet to win a SIGNED copy of the Rush ReDISCOVERED: http://smarturl.it/tweetrush

The Rush ReDISCovered LP Box release date is now April 29! Due to high-demand on the pre-orders, it was the only way to ensure delivery to everyone worldwide. Thanks for your understanding. If you haven’t already ordered, you can still pre-order your copy. In March of 1974, Rush released their self-titled debut through the band’s own indie label, Moon Records in Canada, and quickly sold out of the initial 3500 copies originally pressed. Moon Records would soon become Anthem Records, which launched in 1977, and continues to serve as the band’s only Canadian record company. To mark the band’s 40-year recording career, on April 29, 2014, Anthem/UMe will celebrate with …

“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