RUSH - Introducing The New Epiphone ALEX LIFESON "Ruby" Les Paul Custom Axcess; Video

July 11, 2023, a year ago

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RUSH - Introducing The New Epiphone ALEX LIFESON "Ruby" Les Paul Custom Axcess; Video

Created through extensive work with Alex Lifeson and Gibson, Epiphone's Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess similarly redefines the boundaries of the classic Les Paul in an accessible, versatile package.

This guitar carries all of the traditional tones that have made the Les Paul legendary, along with unprecedented levels of sonic and performance agility.

The Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess Standard carries powerful Epiphone Ceramic Pro neck and ProBucker 3 bridge pickups with push/pull coil splitting on the volume controls, along with a Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo - the world's most efficient vibrato.

Watch the video below, and learn more here.

In celebration of the release of their new That Was Then, This Is Now EP, Envy Of None recently revealed a beautiful and striking new video, recalling the idea of retro Pop Art genius Roy Lichtenstein seen through the lens of a psychedelic graphic novel in the beautiful clip’s vibrant and stylistic imagery.

Created by Olivier Boscovitch, who has previously worked with David Guetta, the artist was handpicked by Andy Curran, to create a video that was inspired by Maiah Wynne’s lyrics representing both a metaphorical and literal chase.

Andy Curran comments: "The video was created by the super talented Olivier Boscovitch. I discovered some of his work online and reached out to him and he loved the song ‘That Was Then’. He was inspired by the dark and haunting lyrics that Maiah wrote for the song. He pitched the concept of a girl riding a chopper and travelling through a fictional trippy landscape, basically her life, while being chased by a bad assed villain in a muscle car. The  driver of the car represents the person in our lives that we’re getting away from. Olivier’s amazing graphics are a testament to his unique creativity, we’re very lucky to be working with him."

He adds: "I’m super proud of the new song, Ty Dennis played a killer drum track that breathed new life into the song and we’re very grateful that Alex reached out to him. I think the track itself shows a real growth for Envy Of None. It’s like we’ve hit out stride creatively and a nice marker to punctuate that our first record was not a one and done thing. It really opened the floodgates for us writing wise and we’re well on our way to a 2nd record."

Returning after their breakout 2022 self-titled debut, Envy Of None reveal their new EP, That Was Then, This Is Now, via Kscope. Order here.

The all-star line up of Alex Lifeson, Andy Curran, Maiah Wynne and Alf Annibalini, continue their exponential growth of their trippy, edgy atmospheric sound that took the world by surprise. The new EP is made up of very adventurous tracks that consist of remixes of "Dumkoptf" and "Dog’s Life". Alongside "Lethe River" and "You’ll Be Sorry" only previously released on the deluxe edition of their debut record.

Following these, the EP culminates with a newly recorded track, "That Was Then". The song undulates with progressive dexterity and is a perfect example of the unbound writing ability this incredible band showcase. All tracks were written, arranged, recorded and produced by Envy Of None.

That Was Then, This Is Now remains in canon with the band’s sound of their eponymous debut whilst also pushing the boundaries and is a fantastic prologue to the next chapter of Envy Of None’s story as the band have been in the studio creating new music and remixes. An essential addition to their repertoire.

That Was Then, This Is Now tracklisting:

"Lethe River"
"You’ll Be Sorry"
"Dog’s Life" (Remix)
"Dumb" (Der Dummkopf Remix)
"That Was Then"


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