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CTVNEWS.CA: “No one else sounded like that.” RICHARD ON NEIL PEART.

Richard commented on the passing of legendary rock drummer Neil Peart of Rush. “This is a guy,” said CTV Pop Life host Richard Crouse, “who started off with allusions to being like a Keith Moon or John Bonham, from the Who and Led Zepplin, then introduced elements of big band drummers like Buddy Guy and Gene Krupa to (create a) sound unlike anybody else. He was the youngest person ever inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983,” Crouse added, “simply because no one else sounded like that.”

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CTV NEWSCHANNEL: Neil Peart, drummer of Canadian rock band Rush, has died at 67.

Richard sits in with CTV NewsChannel anchor Todd van der Heyden to discuss the passing of rock drumming icon Neil Peart.

“It is with broken hearts and the deepest sadness that we must share the terrible news,” his Rush bandmates said in a joint statement on Friday.

“(Our) friend, soul brother and band mate of over 45 years, Neil, has lost his incredibly brave three-and-a-half year battle with brain cancer.”

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Celebrating 40 amazing Years of ECW Press with a new anthology

IMG_2503Proud and pleased to be part of the ECW Press 40th anniversary anthology alongside other authors Tony Burgess, Corey Redekop, Robert Priest and even Neil Peart!

It’s been eleven years since ECW published The 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen and next year they’re releasing my next book Elvis Is King. Along the way we have done several other books, including Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils.

It’s been a fun ride and I’d like to thank Jack David, David Caron, Jen Hale, Crissy Calhoun, Jen Knoch, Sarah Dunn, Jenna Illies, Athmika Punja, Erin Creasey and everyone at ECW. Here’s hoping we’re still making books 40 years from now!

 

 

 

 

 

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10734262_10153355578901164_8762493623688460054_nFrom ECW Press

Richard found a copy of his book, Raising Hell, among the samples we brought for everyone to check out (and take home!).