Ongoing History of New Music
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Ongoing History of New Music
Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Canada’s most well known music documentary hosted by the legendary Alan Cross. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you mi...
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The 50 Biggest Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders of All Time: Part 2 (40-31)
Our countdown of the biggest alt‑rock one‑hit wonders of all time continues as we break down numbers 40 to 31.
From K’s Choice and Liam L...
The 50 Biggest All-Time Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders: Part 1
Something occurred to me the other day: did the person who came up with the term “one-hit wonder” ever come up with anything else that good?
9 Great Alt-Rock Cover Songs
There’s just something fun about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself…you know, learning the lyrics, figuring out the chords and...
Definition (from the vault)
This week, we're going deep into the Ongoing History of New Music vault to talk about "Definitions".
Often in the music world, we hear t...
Catching Up with Blink 182
Blink‑182’s story has always been chaotic, inspirational, and a little unbelievable...and the last decade has been no exception.
We thou...
The Rise and Fall and Future of the Music Video - Part 2
The music video didn’t just shape pop culture…it defined it.
From the glam‑soaked excess of the ’80s and ’90s to the gritty authenticity...
The Rise and Fall and Future of the Music Video - Part 1
For decades, music videos weren’t just promotional add‑ons…they were the beating heart of global pop culture.
The music video affected t...
A Brief History of Protest Music: Part 2
Music is not only a powerful motivating tool, but it’s also a way to get a message out to a vast number of people…and when things hit the fan, music c...
A Brief History of Protest Music: Part 1
This can be a weird, difficult world, filled with injustice, inequality, and bad people doing bad things…we’re always up against things like racism, w...
What's the Big Deal About Joy Division?
Students of classical music know that Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most important and influential composers of all time…his use of instruments...
What Exactly is Post Rock? Part 2
In Part 2 of our deep dive into Post Rock, we explore the bands and ideas that have shaped this experimental and atmospheric approach to music.
...
What Exactly is Post-Rock?: Part 1
What exactly is "Post‑Rock"?
In this first installment of a two‑part deep dive, we unpack one of the most misunderstood labels in modern...
2025 In Memoriam
I'll be honest and say that this is not a happy show…in fact, it’s probably the saddest episode of the year…then again, it’s an opportunity to pay tri...
Introducing "Uncharted": Sid Vicious and Questions About the Murder of Nancy Spungen
On October 12, 1978, punk’s most infamous couple...Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and Nancy Spungen...hit rock bottom at New York’s Chelsea Hotel. Nan...
History of the Modern Drum Kit
We are going to talk about drummers on this show…i just want you to know right from the start just in case you wanna roll your eyes and go “really? Do...
Introducing "Uncharted": Depeche Mode and the Debauched Devotional Tour
I once had a conversation with someone about the craziest tours in the history of music…the usual names came up.
The who t...
60 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music in 40 or so Minutes (2025 Edition)
This is my annual data dump featuring music information you didn’t know you needed…over the last 12 months, I’ve collected this material on scraps of...
Why Bowie Still Matters - Part 3
In this third and final chapter of our look at Why Bowie Still Matters, we explore the last two decades of his life and the innovations that cemented...
Why Bowie Still Matters - Part 2
David Bowie wasn’t just a rock star...he was a cultural architect who reinvented music, fashion, and identity.
In part 2 of "Why Bowie S...
Why Bowie Still Matters - Part 1
It’s been nearly a decade since David Bowie left us, and the world hasn’t really been the same since.
In the first of a three part series...
Tales of Weird Rock’n’Roll Sex
If there’s an official mission statement for the kind of music we all love, it’s “sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll” …these are the three main food groups i...
The Backstage Rider
Going on tour is hard…you’re away from home for months at a time…there’s little sleep, bad food, too many drugs, a surfeit of alcohol, late nights, te...
Medical Mysteries of Music - The Sixth Edition
Why does music move us so deeply...even when we don’t hear it?
From brain scans lighting up with musical memories to how songs can fight...
The Rock Explainer - 6
There are plenty of unexplained things in the world of music…these are things that we often don’t even question…why do we do these things?...what is t...
Introducing... Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy | Through A Glass Darkly | 1
Taj Khyber Rowland knows he’s not who people think he is but he can’t quite remember how his life went so off course.
He decides to spoo...
Peaked Too Soon - Bands That Were Ahead of Their Time
This episode is about giving credit where credit is due. Specifically to musicians who were so far ahead of their time that the public and the industr...
The Stories Behind Iconic Album Covers Part 2
This is the second half at a look at the stories behind some of the most iconic album covers of all time…on part one, we looked at the Ramones, the Se...
The Stories Behind Iconic Album Covers Part 1
This is going to be a very visual program, which may be a bit of a challenge because you’re either listening to this as a radio show or podcast…so i n...
In the Studio with Oasis
I’ve always been fascinated with recording studios…the atmosphere, the equipment, the musical gear, the slight scent of ozone from all the electricity...
Still More Outsider Music
This program begins with an advisory…no, no—not that kind…there’s nothing dirty or obscene or controversially political coming up…it’s just that, well...
60 More Band Name Origins in 60 Minutes
This episode is directed at people who need to understand how their favourite bands got their names.
I will present you 60 band names ov...
Why Punk Happened
Every once in a while, something extraordinary happens in rock’n’roll…I hate the use of the cliché of “a perfect storm,” but that’s precisely what I’m...
The History of Hardcore
One of the things that makes rock great is the energy and the power that comes with the music..and depending where you go, that energy and power varie...
Songs of Protest
Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it…this is the protest song and it’s been with us for...
Hobbies of Musicians
What do you for fun?...hobbies, pastimes—things that you do just for you, away from your job and all your other responsibilities?...
I’ve...
The Oral History of "Madchester" - Part 2
We're going back into the Ongoing History archives to bring you a show a lot of people have asked about.
And with over 300 OGH podcasts,...
The Oral History of "Madchester" - Part 1
We're going back into the Ongoing History archives to bring you a show a lot of people have asked about.
And with over 300 OGH podcasts,...
Censorship And Music: Part 2
For this week’s podcast, we’re going to revisit the Ongoing History of New Music vault for the second part of a two-part series on censorship in music...
Censorship and Music: Part 1
For this week’s podcast, we’re going to revisit the Ongoing History of New Music vault for the first part of a two-part series on censorship in music....
What's The Big Deal About Iggy Pop
For this week’s episode, we’re going to go back into the ongoing history of new music vault and our “what’s the big deal” series. This is where we tr...