And the Tragically Hip News Just Keeps on Coming. Let’s Get Caught Up.

The Man Machine Poem tour has been in the books for two weeks now, but stories about the band keep rolling out. It started with this item on how the Tragically Hip totally dominated the music charts this past week. Since then, these stories have come out.

The Second Generation Hip?

Ever hear of a band called Kasador? They’ve been playing around the country opening for bands like Arkells, Wintersleep and Walk Off the Earth. This five-piece band features a bass player named Boris Baker (son of the Hip’s Robbie) and drummer Angus Fay (nephew of drummer Johnny Fay). Kasador is about three years old and has to work in their gigs between Boris’ studies in the neuroscience department at Queen’s. Angus is study jazz/performance drum kit at Humber in Toronto. Here’s a sample of what they sound like. (Via Kurt and Boom 99.7)

Searches for Hip Lyrics Go Global

According to Billboard:

Canadian rock group The Tragically Hipleads the LyricFind Global chart (dated Sept. 10) as “Ahead by a Century” debuts at No. 1.

“Century” debuts with three other Tragically Hip songs on the LyricFind Global chart: “Nautical Disaster” bows at No. 8, “Blow at High Dough” at No. 18 and “Bobcaygeon” at No. 22. Notably, none of the four songs on the chart are from the group’s most recent album, Man Machine Poem, released June 17. Rather, the songs are from various albums by the band dating back to 1989.

Read the full report here.

And The Tributes for Gord Keep Coming

Adam Wallis is studying radio at Seneca and sent me this article. And since he used the word “fortnight” correctly in a sentence in his email, I thought I’d link to his Hip story.