Baz Luhrman's The Get Down captures heat of 1970s New York

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Today's panellists are Emily Keeler of Little Brother, Esquire columnist Stephen Marche, and filmmaker Charles Officer. Up for discussion: 

The Get Down: Baz Luhrman brings us a new Netflix drama set in the early days of hiphop. We take a closer look at the much buzzed-about show and discuss why 1970s New York has returned to the pop culture zeitgeist. "You see the Bronx basically on fire all the time ... telling that story, having that very fertile environment to create art, I get why that's inspiring," says Keeler. Officer adds that gentrification, culture wars, and other tensions create a pressure cooker for creativity. "It seems like art always comes out of this," he says. 

 
 

The Tragically Hip's farewell tour: The Hip play the final show of an emotional summer tour on Saturday. We'll talk about their potent mix of rock, mortality, and grace, too. Marche, who attended the recent Toronto show, say the performance was truly special. "It just felt unbelievably intimate." 

Tragically Hip perform Pigeon Camera

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Duration 1:24

Part of the Tragically Hip's performance of Pigeon Camera in Winnipeg Friday night.