robertrobyn Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/6760584/publishing-briefs-ole-acquires-anthem-entertainment-group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hrm. I wonder how this is going to affect Anthem and Rush? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Alex's quote in the article makes it sound as if the band doesn't care a whit about it. (He congratulates Ray Danniels and the ole people on "their deal"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It won't really affect Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm not sure I understand what this means. Does it mean that Ray is, more or less, retiring and he unloaded Anthem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 They'll put a freeze on all current and future Rush royalty payments and force that selfish prick to tour Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomboni Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Weird, Ole bought the publishing rights over a year ago:http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/publishing/6099385/ole-acquires-rush-catalog And then just decided to buy the whole label outright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm not sure I understand what this means. Does it mean that Ray is, more or less, retiring and he unloaded Anthem? Ray cashed out. Get ready for more rounds of repackaged remastered re-releases. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm not sure I understand what this means. Does it mean that Ray is, more or less, retiring and he unloaded Anthem? Ray cashed out. Get ready for more rounds of repackaged remastered re-releases.That's what I figured - first the music catalog earlier this year, now this. Don't get me wrong - I don't want Rush to end either, but these two sell-outs do not look promising. It looks to me like it is really the end of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomboni Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Exactly, this should erase any doubts in most people's minds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well, at this stage of their career, there's not as much need for a manager. Once the Beatles quit touring Brian Epstien had no purpose. I'm guessing any possibility of a future studio album has already been negotiated and included. It's possible Ray has left himself a position to handle any future live appearances, and then figured he'd leave the day-to-day crap to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well, at this stage of their career, there's not as much need for a manager. Once the Beatles quit touring Brian Epstien had no purpose. I'm guessing any possibility of a future studio album has already been negotiated and included. It's possible Ray has left himself a position to handle any future live appearances, and then figured he'd leave the day-to-day crap to someone else.It's still sad that it is the end of an era. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well, at this stage of their career, there's not as much need for a manager. Once the Beatles quit touring Brian Epstien had no purpose. I'm guessing any possibility of a future studio album has already been negotiated and included. It's possible Ray has left himself a position to handle any future live appearances, and then figured he'd leave the day-to-day crap to someone else.It's still sad that it is the end of an era. Yes. I still hope for a little something down the line. But even if there's nothing new, it's quite an oeuvre they've created, a lot of which I never get tired of listening to. Not to mention more bootlegs than you can shake a stick at! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look to Sirius Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well, at this stage of their career, there's not as much need for a manager. Once the Beatles quit touring Brian Epstien had no purpose. I'm guessing any possibility of a future studio album has already been negotiated and included. It's possible Ray has left himself a position to handle any future live appearances, and then figured he'd leave the day-to-day crap to someone else.Once the Beatles quit touring Brian Epstien had no purpose? I disagree. John Lennon said, "We collapsed. I knew that we were in trouble then. I didn't really have any misconceptions about our ability to do anything other than play music, and I was scared. I thought, 'We've had it now.'" The Beatles next move after his death? They made the Magical Mystery Tour movie. He was much more than some tour manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Am I reading that he's sold Anthem to this other company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Ole? I remember reading about that months ago--TMhttp://www.therushfo...concert-report/http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20bulls_zpsqwmrtbig.jpgOlé, Olé, Olé Yukon Blade Grinders! http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgBy Puss in Boots "We knew we had a chance to take a break together...so why not Spain?We just had to do this. It was in the cards and it was epic!"--Geddy LeeHow it came to beThe Running of the Bulls, held in the small basque city of Pamplona, Spain, is one of the world's longest standing traditions. The festival, which may date back to the Middle Ages, has been celebrated annually since 1592. A litterbox of humanity I call it. Today, visitors from around the corner and around the world gather in Spain to witness the event and take part in the week-long fiesta. This year, new visitors from Canada are in attendance, and rocking the Spanish world with their presence. With a surprise concert opening the festival, all Pamplona is buzzing. Currently enjoying critical acclaim and packed houses across the US, they are masters of their domain, playing where and when they want. This moment in time takes them across the ocean. So nice for them to visit us on a short break during a tour, yes? I think yes. Don't agree? Come tempt my blade. The week-long Pamplona festival was originally held in October to honor the Patron Saint, San Fermín. A good tomcat. The origin of the religious celebration may date as far back as to the Middle Ages. Over time, the sanfermines began to add elements to the religious ceremonies such as "trade fairs, music, dance, giants, tournaments, acrobats, puppet shows, bull runs and bullfights." Despite evidence that the basis of the San Fermín celebrations began in the 13th century, old city documents report the Running of the Bulls has been celebrated annually since 1592 — a century after the Spanish reconquest and Columbus discovered America. In 1592, the festival was moved from October 10 to July to avoid the shaky October weather and coincide with the annual fair already held in July. It has has since remained a hallmark of the Spanish Summer. However this year a surprise concert in de Plaza de Toros de Pamplona to open the festival featuring the golden boys of Canada. Read on Blade Grinders...this story is loco! Pamplona 2015--No Bullhttp://www.videovista.net/reviews/dec03/rushrio2.jpgThe Running of the Bulls is a huge tourist attraction and a celebratory week-long occasion for both Spaniards and international travelers. We make major dinero. Nonetheless, the festival emerged for its practical purpose. According to an ancient tablet found while spelunking here in the hills in 2001 by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, the bull run started because it served as a way to transport the bulls from Pamplona's corral, to its bullfighting ring, where public spectacles were to be held throughout the fighting season. Says Alex in his recent book, Taking Spain by the Balls: "Fascinating how the people actually want to agitate the bulls to tork them off...kinda nuts. People getting gored, maimed, rammed. As a band we decided to try it, a bucket list kinda thing. We've already been to Bangkok, Nepal, and Florida. So we had to do this just once. It's all good fun right?". Truer words have never been spoken Lerxt. http://www.partyearth.com/assets/pamplona/rotb_content_wrapper_map_bg-f1db45676aac93faa5867f853035ce83.jpgUntil someone gets hurt, that is. The Running of the Bulls has a well earned reputation as a dangerous and violent festival-- and this popular conception is not unfounded. It's cold reality. The prospect of danger lurks in many festivals and sporting events: the inner-city olympics of Detroit. Bat day at Yankee Stadium, and the Annual Numismatic Coin Flipping Carnival of Leipzig. The latter, notable for the tragic "eye poking incident" of 1935, where 22 contestants engaged in conduct detrimental to the carnival, forcing police to control crowds using harsh language and threats of violence. Well, they shrivel in the shadow of this giant. At least 13 spectators and participants have died from injuries related to the bull run in the last century alone. The last death was that of a 22-year-old American tourist in 1995. It may come as a surprise, however, that the most dangerous aspect of the festival is not the bull run itself, but the week-long party flowing with traditional sangria that takes place around the feature event. According to the locals, "far more festival-goers have been impaired from over consumption of alcohol" than from bull-related injuries. A likely story. This year, a prime festival sponsor is the band's wine label Bacchus Chateau, with it's wildy popular jailhouse fare, La Villa SanGriato. However, on the label of the new phenomenon is the warning "one cup and you're effed up!" Test for echo--pace yourselves amigos--it's a long week! http://media.nola.com/entertainment_impact_festivals/photo/pamplona-running-of-the-bullsjpg-e890e6542669d6f9.jpgHis cats are now out of the bagErnest Hemingway popularized Pamploma's Running of the Bulls festival when he published his famous novel The Sun Also Rises in 1926. Hemingway's novel takes place against the backdrop of the wild Spanish fiesta and bull run, and the author relies on the ceremony to symbolize larger themes in his work such as the lost generation and the quest to reclaim masculinity in the post-war world. Masculinity? Bah says this Yukon Blade Grinder reporter. This event used to be akin to attending a Rush concert in terms of gender participation, but no more. As evidenced by more and more concerts crawling with chicks, women love this kind of entertainment as well! This classic American novel helped transform the Running of the Bulls into an international spectacle. Band frontman Geddy Lee speaks about the band's experience with the novel, "When we first started touring Neil would bring all these books on the RV. I'm OK You're OK. The Stand. The Joy of Cooking. The Sun Also Rises was one of them. Neil would sometimes read it outloud to help us stay awake as we drove. It actually put us to sleep, but don't mention that to him--Canadians don't complain--we pout!" No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder. As Hemingway's protagonist, Jake, declares in The Sun Also Rises, “Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters.” Geddy admits the band wants to experience that adrenaline high as well. Ok Amigos. Arriba, Arriba! Andale, Andale! http://ewpopwatch.files.wordpress.com/2006/02/15517__nacho_l.jpgYou must be swift...like a gazelle--Nacho LibreThe bull runners, known as mozos, wear traditional white uniforms with red trimming. According to the ancient tablet, there are two contested origins of the uniform: on the one hand, the red and white colors might honor the martyred Saint Fermín while others claim the uniforms represent the butchers who began the running of the bulls tradition. It is a common mistake to believe that Spanish matadors and mozos dawn the color red in order to anger the bulls. In fact, according to band drummer Neil Peart, the color is not what drives bulls to attack because "bulls don't seem to have any color preference at all. Bulls instinctively follow movement, so they will charge whichever object is moving quickest. Therefore, the bulls chase the runners because of their speed, not the color of their uniforms. At least, that's the way it was on the farm at St. Catherines. Spanish bulls may be different though." As usual, Pratt has all the answers. Sharp is the word and quick is the action. http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pw7jVaUq1qc6xhto1_500.jpgEach individual race takes just three minutes on average and terminates just minutes after it begins at 8 a.m., according to the locals. After the race comes the food, and we know this band can eat. Their new nutritionist, Ken Jeong, is owner and operator of the Rocky Mountain Oyster Palace located in the war torn Jane and Finch district of Toronto. He's along for the ride this year to sample the local fare and run his ass off. As always, Jeong is looking to improve his product, and sometimes traveling the globe is a must to find that special recipe to elevate your product. When asked about the quality of spanish calf fries, he wasn't leaving anything on the table. "Ahhh the smell of calf fries in the morning. Smells like victory! I got secret sauce, and you don't bitches! You gotta taste my nuts". Thank you gilipollas--thank you. http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/siesta_zpsocg4efm8.jpgMission accomplishedFor the rest of the day, attendees visit the traditional livestock fair (rumored to smell like bullshit) and take part in the crazy celebrations, which last all through the night. Plenty of boobs. Plenty of calf fries. My kinda party. The festival ends at midnight on July 14 when all who remain in Pamplona gather before the City Hall and sing the song "Pobre de Mi" (Poor me, the Fiesta de San Fermin has ended). However this year, the festival will end with the Canadian band's magnum opus Anagram played over the loudspeakers in the city square...because there is no safe seat at this feast. So with that I bid you farewell, in the finest of Spanish traditions:Ole Blade GrindersArriba, Arriba! Andale, Andale!http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/bull%20run%20food_zpstult0jur.jpgEdited by Tombstone Mountain, 07 July 2015 - 10:49 PM. Edited November 10, 2015 by Tombstone Mountain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird I know. But now I've got that Three Dog Night song about Spain going through my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird I know. But now I've got that Three Dog Night song about Spain going through my head. Have you been to Oklahoma? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird I know. But now I've got that Three Dog Night song about Spain going through my head. Have you been to Oklahoma? I have to do listen to something else to get the song out of my head. If I don't, it will drive me nuts all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird I know. But now I've got that Three Dog Night song about Spain going through my head. Have you been to Oklahoma? I have to do listen to something else to get the song out of my head. If I don't, it will drive me nuts all night. Try Pretzel Logic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 No worries Geddy--your secret is safe with the Yukon Blade Grinder http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/25/1322223467242/A-still-from-Puss-in-Boot-007.jpgWell, now the cat's out of the bag.i thought the feline was defending Geddy's honor. :madra:Fantasy YBG out of the vault for you love! Yet, it strangely hints at reality. Weird I know. But now I've got that Three Dog Night song about Spain going through my head. Have you been to Oklahoma?What 'chu talk in' about Willis??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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