Paul Langlois from The Tragically Hip is here

About this episode

Damian interviews Paul Langlois from The Tragically Hip about Canadian music culture and punk influences.

We may not be fabulously rich but c'mon, just let's go because Paul Langlois has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Tragically Hip guitarist to talk Canadian humbleness and all things punk! From The Hip being a supergroup of Teenage Head cover bands, to Queen St's Rockabilly era, to when the "Kingston Mafia" ran Toronto, to Damian saying the wrong thing to Gord, to trying to get rid of the jerks, to playing with Nirvana, to the real story behind what went wrong with the lyrics on SNL and so much more: DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! Also, don't miss Paul 's fantastic new solo record: " Smooth Rock Falls ", available everywhere, now! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Damian

Guest: Paul Langlois

Topics covered

• Canadian music
• punk rock
• The Tragically Hip
• music history
• interviews
• guitarists

Keywords

• Paul Langlois
• The Tragically Hip
• punk
• music history
• Smooth Rock Falls
• Nirvana
• Teenage Head

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Tragically Hip, Teenage Head, Nirvana

Books & works: Smooth Rock Falls

Places: Toronto, Kingston

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