Rolling Stone — Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip announced Tuesday that lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Despite the condition, the Hip, with Downie in tow, have revealed plans to embark on another tour in the near future.... more info

Stereogum — Gord Downie, frontman for the beloved and long-running Canadian band the Tragically Hip, announced this morning that he has terminal brain cancer. The band broke the news this morning in a statement on their website, as CBC reports. But though the 52... more info

Consequence of Sound — The band will embark on one final tour together this summer. more info

The Mirror — Gord Downie intends to tour one final time despite his terminal diagnosis more info

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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip are to be honoured with their own street in Ontario. more info

ContactMusic — Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip are to be honoured with their own street in Ontario The group will soon be able to drive down Tragically Hip Way in their native Kingston after city councillor Brian Reitzel won his campaign to score the tribute... more info

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Said the Gramophone — The Tragically Hip - "Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man" "On those drives, they were so long. Through trees just like this, they remind me of it. I would just think about my mother dying." Jane C.... more info

Buffalo News, New York — As frontman with the Tragically Hip, Gord Downie is part performance artist, part poet and part rocker. Fronting that band, his closest kin is most likely post-Genesis Peter Gabriel. The Hip's music is simpler than Gabriel's, but Downie's performance... more info