Neil Peart's Silver Surfers coffee table book officially released a couple of weeks ago and is now available for purchase. The book features photos of Peart's extensive Silver Surfers classic car collection, which was sold at Gooding & Company's 17th annual Pebble Beach Auction back in the summer of 2021. From the book description:
For Neil Peart, legendary drummer for Rush, cars were a lifelong passion. Now, in Neil's final work-a never-before-seen piece completed before his untimely passing in 2020-he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the even bigger joy of driving them. He first traces the roots of his auto obsession, taking us back to where it all began, with a 1969 Lotus Europa; through the cars he bought when the band first made it big and even his first "family car," before taking us on a tour of the Silver Surfers themselves-a rare collection of the best sports cars from the 1960s. From a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 to a classic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, each is a gorgeous silver (with the exception of one: a black 1964 Shelby Cobra whose patina Neil loved so much he wrote, "I am not going to paint it"). Gorgeous images of the cars and photos curated by Neil himself accompany his warm, personal story of building the collection, the friends he made along the way, and what it was like to be behind the wheel of these classics. Neil's final work is a love letter to these cars that meant so much to him, and to the passion of the road that fueled his life.
Back in 2019, Envy of None vocalist Maiah Wynne released her Fearless Girl single featuring Alex Lifeson on guitars. The collaboration would prove to be a precursor to their Envy of None project with Andy Curran and guitarist Alfio Annibalini, who are currently working on the follow-up to the project's 2022 self-titled debut. But in the meantime, Wynne has released her own solo album, Out of the Dark, which includes the aforementioned Fearless Girl track along with several others that Lifeson appears on. Alex appears on five of the 11 tracks on the album, including Come On, All Too Much, What a Shame, Fearless Girl [album version] and Old Strings [Maiah's version]. Out of the Dark officially released this past Friday, November 21st and you can order it online here or stream it on most major platforms.
World-renowned Grammy winning guitarist and composer Pat Metheny performed a show at Toronto's Massey Hall earlier this week and Rush's Alex Lifeson was in attendance. Lifeson posted a photo to Instagram of himself with Metheny backstage after the show with the following caption:
A brilliant guitarist and a guy in a black coat.
Had the pleasure of catching Pat's show at Massey Hall last night. It was two hours of bliss as he wove through his deep musical history. I've admired his playing for over 40 years and to finally meet this beautiful, passionate soul was uplifting.
~ Lerxst
The latest episode of the Something for Nothing podcast features Neil Peart's close friend Greg Russell. Greg chats with hosts Steve and Gerry about the unusual circumstance that led to his friendship with Neil, designing Neil's first website, and working on Neil's later drum kits. You can listen to the show below or wherever you get your podcasts:
On this past week's episode of Rush Roundtable (#253) on the Rushfans YouTube channel, the panel continues their Snakes & Arrows song discussions with Workin' Them Angels:
That's all for this week. Have a great weekend!
