Stayed up till the wee hours of the morning watching the new documentary on the Tragically Hip, which started streaming on Prime Video today (September 20).
Tag: Mike Downie
Prime Video releases trailer for Mike Downie’s four-part doc The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
By Steve Newton Today Prime Video released the official trailer for The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, a four-part documentary directed by Mike Downie, older brother of late Hip frontman Gord Downie. The 256-minute film will premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival next month before its release on Prime. "Director Mike Downie assembles … Continue reading Prime Video releases trailer for Mike Downie’s four-part doc The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
Gord Downie’s big brother Mike notes how “unguarded” the Hip singer sounds in our interviews
By Steve Newton Last month I posted a blog about how psyched I was to learn that some of the audio from my interviews with Gord Downie was going to be used in an upcoming documentary series on the Tragically Hip. The four-part doc--which will stream on Amazon Prime in October of 2024--is being helmed … Continue reading Gord Downie’s big brother Mike notes how “unguarded” the Hip singer sounds in our interviews
The Newt is psyched that bits of his old Gord Downie interviews will be heard in the Tragically Hip’s Amazon Prime docuseries
By Steve Newton Looking back on my over 40 years as a music writer, there's one thing that I did pretty consistently that I'm really, really happy about. I kept almost all of the cassette tapes I used to record my interviews. I mean, I never thought, while I was recording my phone conversation with … Continue reading The Newt is psyched that bits of his old Gord Downie interviews will be heard in the Tragically Hip’s Amazon Prime docuseries
The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie finds humour in “The Inevitability of Death”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 16, 1995 By Steve Newton The Tragically Hip don’t always do things the way other rock groups do, and maybe that’s why folks love ’em so much. For starters, the band got its road manager, of all people, to write its official MCA Records bio. Instead of the usual hyperbole and … Continue reading The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie finds humour in “The Inevitability of Death”