RUSH on the Q

In honor of RUSH finally getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here is an interview they had with Jian Ghomeshi on Q TV

Beatles 49th Ed Sullivan Anniversary Marks A Hard Day's Night with Variances of US/British Releases

This Saturday, Feb. 9, marks the 49th anniversary of the Beatles' debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.  Digital CD releases of the Beatles catalog reveal how the track listings and number of them differed between the American and British releases.

New Star Wars Film Based on Seven Samurai?

Disney, the new owners of the Star Wars franchise has apparently decided to base the new SW on Akira Korusawa's 1954 classic The Seven Samurai, the film that Star Wars creator George Lucas has said on many occasions his iconic space opera was formulated after.  However, director Zach Snyder has denied such reports.

Snyder in fact may still be true to his word about not directing Episode VII as the purported film will be a stand-alone feature and not directly related to the next trilogy in the works as promised by Disney.

Back in November, the Los Angeles Times reported that Man of Steel and 300 director Zack Snyder said he had no interest in directing the hotly anticipated seventh Star Wars film. But Vulture has learned that while this may be specifically true — he won’t be doing Episode VII — it was a bit of misdirection: He is in fact developing a Star Wars project for Lucasfilm that is set within the series’ galaxy, though parallel to the next trilogy. It will be an as-yet-untitled Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, with the ronin and katana being replaced by the Force-wielding knights and their iconic lightsabers. 

It’s not clear just where Snyder’s untitled Jedi film would fall within the Star Wars chronology, but one insider expects it will not be considered part of the “numbered” episodes, but rather a stand-alone film set sometime post–Episode VI events, meaning the next phase of the franchise development is much broader than previously thought.

The Roast of Weed

Funny stuff.

RUSH Into R'N'R Hall of Fame

It' about bloody time, too!  Now, if only the complete morons at the HOF Inductee Committee would come to their senses and rightfully induct KISS.
Heart, Public Enemy (Another rap group in the ROCK and ROLL Hall of Fame) Bluesman Albert King, Lou Adler, Randy Newman (pop) Quincy Jones (pop producer) and disco queen Donna Summer.

In my opinion, at least three inductees don't belong in a rock and roll hall of fame.  There are numerous artists in the Hall already who shouldn't be there like Madonna, ABBA and any and all rap groups.  Yes, the same argument applies, it's the ROCK and ROLL Hall of Fame, not the disco Hall of fame, not the pop Hall of Fame, not the rap Hall of Fame, it's not even the music Hall of Fame.  Jan Wenner, you suck!

Flying Russian Girl?

A nice little hoax, if indeed it is one.

A Russian was out with his dog and while filming nothing in particular, he came across a peculiar sight.  A little girl out for a walk with nature ( I am assuming) with her mother (or guardian of some sort) seems to be floating in the air.  She doesn't seem to be totally stationary and there are no ropes or pulleys evident.
Her "mother" also doesn't appear to be tossing her in the air in a playful manner as most parents do with small children, or if she was, the girl certainly stayed up there for some unexplainable reason.



I know this is 99% scam, but still, isn't kinda cool when these little "mysteries" make their way to us?

Star Wars Episode VII Already Written?

A report by the website, Screenrant, says that Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt has already written the script for the new, as yet untitled, Star Wars Episode VII film.  The film franchise, under the auspices of Lucasfilm Ltd, is now owned by Disney since the late October acquisition by the family-oriented entertainment company from Star Wars creator George Lucas for $4.05 billion.

Although the piece maintains that the completed work is simply a "treatment," Ardnt has reportedly already written the synopsis points for episodes VIII and IX as well.

In other related news, actor Ewan McGregor has stated he would be "happy" to reprise the role of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi if the producers of the new films come calling.
"I guess, yeah, of course. If they need me, yeah, I'd be happy [to go back]," McGregor said.