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

The Tragically Hip’s deluxe Road Apples edition has been delayed

Uh-oh. There’s been a snag. Hip fans were looking forward to the big Road Apples 30th-anniversary box set which was

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

The Tragically Hip continue to mine their vast archives for more material to feed hungry fans. October 15 will see

Interesting. Does Alzheimer’s begin in the liver? Now I’m paranoid about that next drink. I am, however, fully confident in

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

The Tragically Hip wasn’t always legendary. There were many times prior to 1988 where they showed up to play a

If you’ve been into a record store recently, you may have noticed that the prices of new vinyl records have

This image arrived with my email the other day. Nearly fifty dollars for a slab of vinyl? That’s nothing. Crawdaddy

In case you haven’t seen that 31 mph strike thrown in the majors last weekend, here it is. Moving now

It’s an addition that might raise a few eyebrows for an international exercise ride-along, but the Tragically Hip are one

Earlier this year, there was word of a legal dust-up between The Tragically Hip and Mill Street Brewery over the

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver