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There’s a new Tragically Hip music video

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

For years, “Montreal” was a “lost” Hip song. It was almost never performed and not formally released until the Saskadelphia

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A new music video from The Tragically Hip

November 4, 2021November 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30th Annivesary, Box Set, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

With the massive new Road Apples box set coming this month, The Tragically Hip decided to get all retro and

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Music News 

A behind-the-scenes look at restoring tracks for The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album

June 20, 2021June 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Recording Studios, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

Reels and reels of two-inch multitrack tape were used in the recording of The Hip’s Road Apples in 1990. After

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Music History 

Another twist on the word “Saskadelphia”

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Shadowy Men, Tragically Hip

By now, you know all about The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia record, which features tracks recorded in 1990 but were never

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ongoing History, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

Last month, the Tragically Hip surprised everyone with an album of new-old music called Saskadelphia featuring material they recorded in

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Music News 

A new Tragically Hip video: “Ouch” from Saskadelphia. Can you spot all the Easter eggs?

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Rick Mercer, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip, Video

“Ouch,” the lead-off track and official single from The Tragically Hip’s recent Saskadelphia album, now has its own video. Produced

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music news and sales stats: 31 May 2021 (Hint: The Hip CRUSHES it!)

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Saskadelphia, Streaming Stats, Tragically Hip

I was most interested in this week’s Canadian music sales and streaming stats because of The Hip Effect. Would the

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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 Recommended Music 

Surprise! There’s a new Tragically Hip album called Saskadelphia

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip lives. A new album, the first since Man Machine Poem in 2016, will arrive tomorrow. This requires

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