Check out this lovely tribute to Gord Downie by Toronto band FourOneSix.
July 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This popped into my email yesterday. I somehow missed it when Toronto band FourOneSix released it on their album, …And
Browsing the "Tragically Hip" Tag
MOST READ: Hey, man, thanks: Kingston radio station plays unreleased Tragically Hip track, “Wait So Long”
October 22nd, 2018 | by Amber Healy
In honour of the anniversary of Gord Downie’s death, Kingston’s KROCK dubbed itself Gord FM on Oct. 18. All day,
A Gord Downie shrine appeared in Kingston last night
October 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Sheryl and her husband were in Market Square in Kingston, Ontario, last night on the first anniversary of the death
Today is the first anniversary of the death of Gord Downie. There are plenty of things to report.
October 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was just after 8 am EDT on the morning of October 17, 2017, that news of Gord Downie’s death
Rock My World Canada, Chapter 13: The Tragically Hip
October 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s
I wonder how many other people are getting Gord Downie/Hip tattoos today?
October 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was one year ago today that we heard the news that Gord Downie had passed on. The best tweet
Random music news for Wednesday, October 17, 2018
October 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Is there something special happening in Canada today? I seem to remember that there’s supposed to be some kind of
There’s a hooray-for-weed-legalization concert Thursday featuring members of The Tragically Hip
October 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Another couple of weeks and cannabis will be legal in Canada. Expect the celebrations to ramp up. If you’re in
A NASA astronaut just wrote and recorded a song with The Tragically Hip. From Space.
October 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield started a thing when he took a guitar up to the International Space Station and began
Spooky: The spirit of Gord Downie spotted at Burning Man? Judge for yourself.
September 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Paula Kim Derring was out in the Nevada desert at Burning Man this past week when she noticed something odd
Interested in some long-lost Tragically Hip demos? Listen here.
September 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The Internet is a repository of fascinating artefacts. A fan points us to a long-lost demo recorded by the Tragically
Random music news for Tuesday, August 28, 2018
August 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Happy 32nd birthday to Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine. In other music news for August 28, 2018… Canadian
Like cats? The Tragically Hip’s “Poets” house is up for sale
July 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re a fan of the Tragically Hip, you’ll be familiar with the feline aspects of the “Poets” video. The
Random music news for Thursday, July 19, 2018
July 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing
Weed Kings: The Tragically Hip’s corporate legal marijuana investment
July 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Before Gord Downie died, the Tragically Hip were asked if they’d like a piece of the action regarding the upcoming
Something’s On: Strictly Hip takes on Phantom Power at the Horseshoe
July 8th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
A year after the first-of-its-kind collaboration with an orchestra, and just months after their first appearance there in their more
The Tragically Hip unveil their new strains of legal weed
July 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As investors in UP Cannabis (also known as Newstrike and with the ticker symbol HIP.V) one of the companies that will
Random music news for Thursday, July 5, 2018
July 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I got my first back-to-school school supplies email yesterday. Too soon, people. Too soon. And now, music news for July
There’s a hidden tribute to Gord Downie at the Hip’s recording studio
May 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back on Thursday, I attended an event at The Bathhouse, the Tragically Hip’s recording studio west of Kingston. All the
The Tragically Hip held rare open house at their Bathouse Studios near Kingston. I was invited.
May 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you know where to look along Main Street in Bath, Ontario, a town just west of Kingston, you’ll see
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 821: The Truth About Concert Tickets
May 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Buying concert tickets used to be easy. When you heard of a show you wanted to see, you went down
Author Michael Barclay discusses new book on Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip
April 17th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
There will be skeptics of “The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip.” Any band as
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