Rush

Rush, everyone's favorite Canadian prog-rock power-trio, are set to release their 19th studio album, 'Clockwork Angels,' on June 12, and the record's producer recently shared what it was like to have to tell members of his favorite band they'd have to re-do a take.

The death of Adam "MCA" Yauch on May 4 has gotten all of us to take a trip down the rabbit hole of our favorite Beastie Boys videos. Somewhere between the 70s cop show pastiche of 'Sabotage' and the hormonal silliness of '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)' we found this gem. It's called 'Pass the Mic, Tom,' and it's a mash-up of the vocals from 'Pass the Mic' to the music of Rush's 'Tom Sawyer,' which was recently named No. 48 on our list of the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs.

Perhaps being the recipient of the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Gods Awards last month wasn't enough, but Rush have had another honor bestowed upon them. The group was in Ottawa on Thursday (May 3) where they were given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest recognition for achievement in the arts.

The new single from the long-awaited new Rush album, 'Clockwork Angels,' is here, and let us tell you... it rocks! The song, titled Headlong Flight,' clips along at a brisk pace nearly from start to end. Rush haven't sounded this emphatic and dynamic in a long while.