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Music News 

A new Hip way to support The Unison Fund

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BandTogetherInUnison, Covid, COVID-19, Feist, Gord Sinclair, Humanitarian Award, Johnny Fay, Junos, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, The Hip, The Tragically Hip, The Unison Fund, Unison Fund

Almost two weeks ago, so many of us were enthralled and a little teary eyed to see the surviving members

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Music History 

Guitar autographed by surviving members of the Hip up for auction to benefit Autism Home Base

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Autism, Autism Home Base, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, The Hip, Tragically Hip

How would you like a one-of-a-kind guitar?  What if that guitar was signed by the surviving members of the Tragically

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Music News 

Kasador’s New Album, “Brood & Bloom”: A Deep Dive

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Gord Downie, Gord Sinclair, Kasador, Kingston, Miss Emily, Rob Baker, Toronto

“Brood & Bloom,” the first full-length album and second release from the Kingston- and Toronto-based Kasador, is a time capsule

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Music News 

New Alberta Ballet performance set to the Hip

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alberta Ballet, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, The Tragically Hip

In their own way, the Tragically Hip pushed boundaries through the course of an incredible 30-year career. From subtle changes

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Music News 

MOST READ: Hey, man, thanks: Kingston radio station plays unreleased Tragically Hip track, “Wait So Long”

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Amber Healy 4 Comments Gord Downie, Kingston, KROCK, Rob Baker, Tragically Hip, Up to Here

In honour of the anniversary of Gord Downie’s death, Kingston’s KROCK dubbed itself Gord FM on Oct. 18. All day,

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Music News 

Don’t Overreact to Photographer Ban, Hip’s Baker Says

August 26, 2016August 25, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment Canadian Press, News Photographers Association of Canada, Rob Baker, The Tragically Hip

In truth, the K Rock Centre in Kingston just wasn’t big enough to hold 7,000 fans and make it safe

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Controversy 

The Cryptic Tweet That Has Tragically Hip Fans in a Lather

August 17, 2016 Alan Cross 10 Comments Rob Baker, Tragically Hip, Tweet

The Tragically Hip have done ZERO press for the Man Machine Poem tour. They’ve been totally silent when it comes

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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