Tragically Hip Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclair played a gig in a coffee house. Here are some pictures.

[Gord Downie may be gone, but the other members of The Hip are still making music. Gord Sinclair recently staged

This Tragically Hip sign is on display for sale at Benjamin’s Tree Farm in Waterloo. I love it–except for one

Movie theatres have had a rough go of things during the pandemic. Maybe this will get people excited about going

After a period of inactivity, the Gord Downie Twitter account has been active over the last few days. This shot

Everyone is getting into the face mask game. And why not? COVID-19 will be with us for a while, so

It was August 2016 when the entire nation was transfixed by the final Tragically Hip tour. Rick Lee put together

If you’re looking for a nice summer wine, Tragically Hip Chardonnay is back. Now some music news for July 9,

Dine Alone Records is holding a raffle to raise money for Black Lives Matter and some associated charities. The Tragically

One of the great pleasures of a Canada summer is reclining outside in a chair with your favourite adult beverage.

Every day across Canada, 27 people receive news that they have a brain tumour. Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada holds

It was just about four years ago that Tragically Hip fans woke up to the news that Gord Downie was

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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