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Gord Downie

Documentary 

Tragically Hip fans: A multi-episode documentary is coming to Prime Video–eventually

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Documentary, Gord Downie, Mike Downie, Prime Video, Tragically Hip

Mike Downie (Gord’s brother) is currently working on a multi-part documentary on the Tragically Hip. There’s no title yet and

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Gift Guide 

Gift idea: Gord Downie socks

December 15, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, Socks, Tragically Hip

Still shopping for Christmas? How about a pair of these Gord Downie socks? And yes, they’re officially licensed from the

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Music News 

Gord Downie’s former house is up for sale

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Real Estate, Rosedale, Tragically Hip

Former Tragically Hip frontman Tragically Hip Gord Downie lived in a couple of Toronto homes before he died. This house

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Music History 

Has it really been five years since The Tragically Hip’s last concert? Yes, it has.

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Final Show, Final Tour, Gord Downie, Kingston, Tragically Hip

[Five years ago tonight, the entire nation stopped what it was doing and watched the final Tragically Hip show from

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Music News 

Attention Tragically Hip fans: Gord Downie’s Coke Machine Glow is getting a special 20th-anniversary reissue and audiobook next month

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobook, Coke Machine Glow, Dan Ackroyd, Gord Downie, Poetry, Reissue, Ron MacLean

Has it really been 20 years since Gord Downie released his Coke Machine Glow solo album? It has–and given everything

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Music News 

A Day to Listen: Tune in

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Bell Media, Chanie Wenjack, Corus Entertainment, Downie Wenjack Fund, First Nations, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, indigenous people, Residential Schools, Rogers Sports & Media, Secret Path, Stingray Radio

The past few weeks have brought the heartbreaking but, sadly, not unsurprising news that hundreds upon hundreds of children have

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Interview 

An oral history of The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hp

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca on Sunday. – AC] After relentless touring behind their debut album, Up to Here, The

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 922: The inside story of The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Gord Downie, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

On Saturday, August 20, 2016, tens of millions of Canadians watched and listened to the final Tragically Hip concert from

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Music News 

The Tragically Hip will perform at the Junos. Wait–what?

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2021, Feist, Gord Downie, Juno Awards, Tragically Hip

After a long quiet period following the death of Gord Downie, it appears that the Tragically Hip is ready to

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Music News 

Thanks to Gord Downie, Ontario has an official poet laureate

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Ontario, Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei

After Gord Downie died, a private member’s bill was introduced in the Ontario Legislature by NDP MPP Percy Hatfield to

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Music News 

The beautiful friendship between Gord Downie and Joe Thornton

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Amber Healy 4 Comments Boston Bruins, Gord Downie, Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks, The Hip, The Tragically Hip, Toronto Maple Leafs

Hard to believe it’s been nearly five years since we found out about Gord Downie’s cancer diagnosis.  Harder still to

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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