| The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip Contributor(s): Barclay, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770414363 ISBN-13: 9781770414365 Publisher: ECW Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (1.80 lbs) 504 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The #1 National Bestseller Shortlisted for the 2019 Speaker's Book Award Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award "Barclay combines his admiration of the band with his knowledge of the music industry to make a clever, touching, and very informative book that may well be the definitive work on an important piece of Canadian pop culture." -- Publishersweekly.com, starred review The long-awaited, first-ever print 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barclay, Michael: - Co-author of Have Not Been the Same, Michael Barclay is the Associate Editor of Exclaim! Magazine, a national free monthly devoted to underground music. He is also a contributing writer to Toronto's eye Weekly and a freelance writer and broadcaster. Between 1993 and 1999 he was the Music Editor of Southwestern Ontario's Id Magazine and played keyboards in the band Black Cabbage. Michael lives in Toronto, Ontario. |
