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Critic, Novelist
Music critic, novelist, and contributor to the Globe and Mail
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Sean Michaels
FROM Sean Michaels
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Millions of Canadians tune in for Tragically Hip’s final show The Tragically Hip are considered essential Canadian music, but they’re not so well-known in the US. The pride of Canada played their last show on Saturday night, and the reason they’re calling it quits is actually quite tragic. Lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer. Millions tuned in to the live CBC broadcast of their final show.
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