By Steve Newton As I mentioned in a blog last month, the last time I interviewed Gord Downie he got a little "cunty" (his word) when I brought up the subject of how the Tragically Hip hadn't enjoyed nearly the same level of success in the States as it had in Canada. After that minor … Continue reading That time Gord Downie told me that he thought the Tragically Hip was a success from day one
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That time Gord Downie got all “cunty” when I picked his scab about the Hip’s perplexing lack of success in the States
david bastedo photo By Steve Newton Here's an audio excerpt from the last of the five interviews I did with Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie, back in October of 1996. At the time the Hip was touring behind its fifth full-length album, Trouble at the Henhouse, and were by far the biggest band in Canada. … Continue reading That time Gord Downie got all “cunty” when I picked his scab about the Hip’s perplexing lack of success in the States
That time Gord Downie raved to me about his buddy Hugh Dillon’s performance in Hard Core Logo
By Steve Newton The fifth and last time I interviewed Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie–on October 24, 1996–Bruce McDonald’s mockumentary Hard Core Logo had just been released. Downie’s buddy since high school, Hugh Dillon, starred as Joe Dick, the self-destructive frontman of the rock ‘n’ roll road movie’s titular punk-rock quartet. Knowing that Gord had recently … Continue reading That time Gord Downie raved to me about his buddy Hugh Dillon’s performance in Hard Core Logo