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Tragically Hip

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This could be the most Canadian thing you see this Canada Day

July 1, 2022July 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada Day, Canadian, Tragically Hip

This is pretty Canadian: The Tragically Hip, performing at a Canada Day concert featuring a little kid imitating Gord Downie

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Concerts 

A report on The Hip’s Gord Sinclair playing in Ottawa

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Sinclair, Neat Coffee Shop, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Tragically Hip

[Another concert report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Friday night Neat Coffee Shop continued its Summer Shed

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Krusen, iPod, Johnny Lydon, Limewire, Muppets, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Richard Beland, Spotify, Tragically Hip, Travis Barker, White Label Vinyl, Wire

As an introvert myself, I can identify with this. Now some music news for May 18, 2022. Limewire is back–but

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Music History 

David Milgaard, the subject of The Tragically Hip song “Wheat Kings,” has died

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Milgaard, Fully Completely, Gail Ann Miller, Tragically Hip, Wheat Kings, Wrongful Convictions

I grew up five miles from the Stoney Mountain Federal Prison in Manitoba. In fact, I used to play minor

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The Tragically Hip are about to release their first standalone live album in 25 years

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Live Album, Road Apples, Roxy, Tragically Hip, Westwood One

If you go deep into my CD collection, you’ll find a bootleg of The Tragically Hip performing a set at

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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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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Apple Music, Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies, Beatles, Billie Eilish, Facebook, Instagram, Joe Rogan, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Rush, Spotify, Ted Nugent, Tragically Hip, Will Butler

Imagine if this was your mom. Now that image is in your head, this is music news for February 7,

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Music History 

Remember that time The Tragically Hip played CBGB?

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fully Completely CBGB, Tragically Hip

While The Tragically Hip band could attract tens of thousands to gigs in Canada by the early 90s, they were

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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 History 

RIP Mike Nesmith of The Monkees and the man who named The Tragically Hip

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Elephant Parts, Mike Nesmith, Monkees, MTV, Music VIdeos, Rio, RIP, Tragically Hip

You’ll read all kinds of obituaries about Mike Nesmith, the brainiest of The Monkees, who died this week of natural

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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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