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Alex Lifeson to appear on UK internet radio station Planet Rock today tomorrow

Thu, Nov 17, 2011@8:04AM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 11/18@10:46AM: The entire interview is now available online at this location.

UPDATE - 11/18@10:33AM: Reader Distant Early Warning listened in to the interview and gives us a bullet-point rundown of all the key points:

* Currently in the studio in Toronto putting in long hours;
* They already had the 5 songs written of which 2 had been recorded so needed 5 or 6 more;
* After a slow first week, they got on a roll and after 4 weeks, all songs had been written;
* In response to a question about whether the direction of Clockwork Angels had changed, Alex said yes: BU2B and Caravan had set the tone, but last month some other pieces came together that were more melodic and had different arrangements and presentation than they were used to doing. However, the rest are heavy;
* 3 or 4 songs are over 7 minutes long and most of the rest are over 6 minutes - there's a lot of intense playing;
* Alex did not have much to do with the recent box sets - Neil does the design side of things;
* The ‘I Love You Man’ sketch was left off the concert DVD because of union issues (Screen Actors Guild) - it was difficult to get all the releases for it;
* They want to finish CA by Christmas but Alex was not confident about this. They have mixing booked for the New Year and he reckoned they would do a bit of recording and mixing at the same time, in time for a spring release;
* They hope to be out on tour in May or June, with Europe on the agenda but maybe not until 2013;
* On the subject of festivals, while they find it intriguing and potentially lucrative, they've never felt comfortable with it, as they would want more control over it (the time and the 'show' itself). However, if the right one came up where they had the control over the show, with a decent timeslot, they would consider it;
* Lastly, a big no to doing any small scale 'bar' gigs to 500 people.

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UPDATE - 11/18@9:13AM: From the Planet Rock website:

The Rush guitarist will be chatting with Darren this afternoon after 2pm

Lifeson is on the phone from the studio where Rush are currently recording their forthcoming new studio album Clockwork Angels and he will be talking to Darren about the new record and about their future touring plans.

Tune in after 2pm to hear the interview.

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UPDATE - 11/17@11:59AM: It looks like the interview will actually air on tomorrow's (Friday's) show (thanks Reed Lover) between 2-3PM GMT (9-10AM EST).

Darren Redick of UK internet radio station Planet Rock will be speaking via phone to Alex Lifeson on his show today. From the Planet Rock Facebook page:

Just found out I'm talking to Alex Lifeson from Rush on the phone tomorrow about the new box set, the live DVD and of course, the new album they're currently recording. What else should I ask about? -DR

Redick's show runs from 2-6PM UK Time (9AM-1PM EST) so Alex should be on sometime in that time slot. You can listen live via the Planet Rock website. Thanks to Distant Early Warning for the heads up.

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