Straight Outta Kingston: recalling the Tragically Hip’s early days and breakthrough album Up to Here

Tonight the first two episodes of the four-part documentary, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, are being screened at the Vancouver Playhouse as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Canuck to the Core: how Gord Downie’s lyrics made the Tragically Hip the most Canadian band ever

Back in 2018 I became an author for the first (and maybe not last) time when my book about Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip, simply titled Gord Downie, was published.

Hey, I wrote a book about Gord Downie, and it looks freakin’ awesome!

By Steve Newton After more than 35 years as a journalist, I'm finally moving up in the world. I'm gonna be an author! Yeah, that's right. Shove over Stephen King, there's an unstoppable new force in the publishing world. Just kidding. But I do have a damn nice-looking book comin' out. On February 6 Indigo … Continue reading Hey, I wrote a book about Gord Downie, and it looks freakin’ awesome!