angryblackchickk:

runnersbliss:

incredibly useful.

this is so helpful!!

We grow carrots in the summertime. And nothing is in season in Canada when the ground is frozen solid.

Wildflower

Douro, Ontario

natalieportmanfan:

new photoshoot (2012).

rupert-the-bear:

A hell of a guy.

motleylookingmoriarty:

If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me
If they bury me some place I don’t want to be
You’ll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously
Away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees
Whispers of disease and the acts of enormity
And lower me slowly and sadly and properly
Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy

spamming with the hip. Don’t currrrrrrrrrrrrr. This shit rocks my world. If you don’t know who they are, well you obviously aren’t Canadian, but listen. 

cutlerish:

New Orleans is Sinking by the Tragically Hip

I remember the day after Katrina hit, the University of Toronto radio station played this song, saying “we’re probably not the only ones playing this today” when they totally were the only ones playing it, because they are a bunch of douches, apparently.

jotwat:

despite The Tragically Hip’s cult status in their home country of Canada, they’ve maintained a relatively low profile in the United States. over the years, they’ve earned a reputation as an excellent live band, with Nautical Disaster being a cornerstone in their live performance.

Nautical Disaster recounts an accident at sea and the nightmares that ensued for one of the survivors. the references evoke haunting images and seem almost too precise to be describing something vague. many of them actually share a lot of similarities with the WWII failed Allied forces raid on the German-occupied French port town of Dieppe. it was one of the most lopsided battles in WWII and most of the soldiers that perished happened to be from the Canadian army. these similarities have led to much speculation about the song’s meaning. however, when you think about it, the “4000 men” in Dieppe died on the beaches, not “in the water” like the song says. 

The Tragically Hip’s singer Gordon Downie has mentioned that the song was actually written about a failed relationship and that the nautical disaster is merely an analogy. although that’s possible, it’s also highly likely that something else was also on his mind for him to use this exact comparison. at the end of the day, the mystery just adds a certain element of intrigue.

~ nickba

rabbit-nerd:

There’s a reason that I continually elect to sing this band’s songs ad nauseum whilst making my pecks dance at karaoke. The Hip, as the kids say, fuse story telling with passion. Being the huge fan of Canadian Literature that I am, a significant majority of songs written by this band are…