The never-ending present : the story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
The biography of Canada's band. In the summer of 2016, more than a third of Canadians tuned in to watch what was likely the Tragically Hip's final performance, broadcast from their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Why? Because these five men were always more than just a band. They sold millions of records and defined a generation of Canadian rock music. But they were also a tabula rasa onto which fans could project their own ideas: of performance, of poetry, of history, of Canada itself. In the first print biography of the Tragically Hip, Michael Barclay talks to dozens of the band's peers and friends about not just the Hip's music but about the opening bands, the American albatross, the band's role in Canadian culture, and Gord Downie's role in reconciliation with Indigenous people. When Downie announced he had terminal cancer and decided to take the Hip on the road one more time, the tour became another Terry Fox moment; this time, Canadians got to witness an embattled hero reach the finish line. This is a book not just for fans of the band: it's for anyone interested in how culture can spark national conversations.
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- ISBN: 9781770414365
- Physical Description 482 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Never-Ending Present : The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. 1 | |
1 | In A Big Country | p. 5 |
2 | I Can Only Give You Everything | p. 21 |
3 | Everybody Knows The Words | p. 45 |
4 | On The Verge | p. 59 |
5 | Are You Billy Ray? Who Wants To Know? | p. 79 |
6 | Something Familiar | p. 83 |
7 | Stolen From A Hockey Card | p. 98 |
8 | You Want It Darker | p. 113 |
9 | Let's Debunk An American Myth | p. 131 |
10 | Super-Capacity | p. 151 |
11 | Escape Is At Hand For The Travelling Man | p. 163 |
12 | The Berlin Period | p. 184 |
13 | Is It Better For Us If You Don't Understand? | p. 202 |
14 | Is The Actor Happy? | p. 216 |
15 | A Heart-Warming Moment For Literature | p. 227 |
16 | As Makeshift As We Are | p. 242 |
17 | The Dance And Its Disappearance | p. 261 |
18 | Rock It From The Crypt | p. 273 |
19 | Are We The Same? | p. 285 |
20 | Oh Yeah, This Band | p. 296 |
21 | The Inevitability Of Death | p. 316 |
22 | Exit, Stage 5 | p. 334 |
23 | The Stranger | p. 357 |
24 | That Night In Kingston | p. 383 |
25 | The Luxury | p. 410 |
Endnotes | p. 427 | |
Index | p. 457 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 479 |