Gord Downie

Self-Portrait: Gord Downie, Magnetic Fields and Oh Susanna Dive Inward

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2017

Write what you know, as the trope dictates, and most artists do to some extent. But this year, a number of high-profile musicians took that...

Ontario Government Looks to Create Poet Laureate Position in Memory of Gord Downie

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2017

A member of the Ontario legislature is looking to honour late Tragically Hip frontman and Canadian musical icon Gord Downie through the cre...

Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, 10 to 1

Best of 2017

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2017

This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 28), we kicked things o...

Gord Downie

'Introduce Yerself' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2017

Canada lost an icon with the passing of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie last week. Now, the man's final solo LP, Introduce Yerself, is...

Watch Gord Downie Record the Final Track from 'Introduce Yerself'

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2017

Gord Downie's solo double album Introduce Yerself is set to arrive tomorrow (October 27), and ahead of time, listeners can look into the st...

​Watch Choir! Choir! Choir! and Hundreds of Fans Pay Tribute to Gord Downie in Toronto

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2017

As promised, Choir! Choir! Choir! led Tragically Hip fans in Toronto through a touching singalong tribute last night (October 24) — but if...

​Watch Japandroids Cover the Tragically Hip's "Nautical Disaster" at Massey Hall

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2017

Currently touring in support of their latest album Near to the Wild Heart of Life, Japandroids stopped at Massey Hall in Toronto last night...

Gord Downie

Introduce Yerself

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2017

As Gord Downie's family wrote in a statement following his passing on October 17, the songwriter chose to spend the time following his diag...