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 might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 497
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
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 talking about…a bunch of things involving cultur…
00:31:05 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
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 varies from place to place...
If you’re looking to ex…
00:31:10 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
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 centuries…
It’s music that encourages political…
00:27:02 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
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 got my dogs…my wife and I like to travel…and I’ve always had…
00:29:21 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
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, sometimes episodes get buried in the feed.
This is the seco…
00:26:23 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
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, sometimes episodes get buried in the feed.
This is the firs…
00:31:08 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
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.
Why are certain songs, bands, or styles of mus…
00:21:19 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
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.
Why are certain songs, bands, or styles of mus…
00:32:39 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
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 try to figure out why we keep hearing and reading a…
00:21:44 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
It's A Family Affair
Music is one of those things that can bring families together…and sometimes, that togetherness grows into a business…
The BeeGees had the three Gibb brothers…baby brother Andy Gibb was also part of …
00:28:42 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Weird and Shocking Rockers
Here’s a warning right from the outset: this is going to be a weird program…the performs and the music we’re going to talk about are famous because of their weird, shocking behaviour…they set out to …
00:34:12 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Good Goth - Part 2
This is the second part of our examination of the legendary Alt-Rock scene known as "Goth", and this time we go from mid 80's... right up to today.
Goth has always had a bad rap, so in our deep div…
00:20:34 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Good Goth - Part 1
Goth has always had a bad rap and that's not fair to the music, the fans and the fashion so we're going to try to clear everything up with our deep dive.
But don't worry...no one's going to get hurt…
00:20:14 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
The Second Voice
When you’re the lead singer in a band, you’re pretty much guaranteed to get all the attention…after all, you are the visual and audio focal point for pretty much everything…
Yeah, there might be a h…
00:22:09 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
The Original Ramones
Friday, August 16, 1974, was a hot summer day in New York City…it was 31 degrees, but the humidity made it feel a lot hotter…and if you were down in the Bowery amidst all the concrete, it was hotter …
00:34:47 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Rock's Most Iconic Instruments
Most of us probably go through a phase where we decide to make music for ourselves…maybe we’ll do it alone, or perhaps we want to be part of a band.
The first thing you need to do is decide what ins…
00:30:21 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Explaining Krautrock
After World War II, Germany was destroyed…the country was divided…the east was under the control of the USSR…the west was in democratic Europe…and then there was berlin, sitting in the east but cut i…
00:30:52 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Stupid History 2
What do you remember from history class back in school?... Maybe a few dates and events…maybe the names some important people…and probably how dull a lot of history classes were.
I remember being i…
00:33:49 |
Wed 14 May 2025
We Are The Road Crew - A History of Roadies
There are plenty of thankless jobs out there…think about the people who have to work outside in all kinds of weather…line workers for power companies…garbage collectors… construction workers.
Same g…
00:30:29 |
Wed 07 May 2025
The Surprising History of Glam Rock
At its best, rock is a transcendent experience, something that takes us somewhere away from the ordinary, the normal, and the safe…there’s a huge fantasy element to it…done right, rock removes us fro…
00:34:09 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
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