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
People Who (Almost) Died
Being a rock star comes with all sorts of privileges: money, fame, plenty of sex, drugs…but those things can also be very dangerous.
Take the case of slash…in September 1992, Guns N’ Roses was on to…
00:24:41 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
Key Alt-Rock Movie Soundtracks
There was a time when movie soundtracks were the lifeblood of the recorded music industry…the lp record, which was introduced in June 1948, was developed at least partially at the behest of movie stu…
00:30:30 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
The Unsung Heroes of Music: Part 2
In the winter of 1417, a young man named Poggio Braciolini was searching through a library when it found an odd manuscript sitting on a shelf…it was a thousand years old—the last surviving copy of a …
00:31:39 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
The Unsung Heroes of Music: Part 1
Not everyone who managed to change the world is famous…it is possible to do something absolutely, monumentally world-shaking and not receive any recognition for it…
I’ll give you a name: Vasyli Arki…
00:30:56 |
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Bond...James Bond...Music
When a movie is successful, someone somewhere wants more…that’s when we get a sequel…if that follow-up does well, then the sequel gets a sequel…and if that film has traction, well, then you reach the…
00:30:41 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
The History of Portable Music: Part 2
There are three moments when I remember looking at something in my hands and realizing that this was going to change my life…
The first time was on my sixth birthday when my grandmother gave me a po…
00:36:38 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
The History of Portable Music: Part 1
One of the many great things about music is that we can enjoy it anywhere…I’m talking about the recorded kind…everyone has a smartphone, and every smartphone has the capability of playing music, whet…
00:38:54 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Studio Stories with David Botrill
Long before I started doing this for a living, I had the notion that I was going to be a record producer…after all, I loved music and the idea of being able to help record it would be a great job…
S…
00:47:26 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
The Amazing Year That Was 1991
When it comes to music, not all years are created equal…listen, every year features some great new songs from great new bands…but over the long term, this music isn’t equally distributed…sometimes—ma…
00:27:34 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
U2 and The Joshua Tree at 30 with Daniel Lanois Part 2
Whenever an artist goes into the studio, they hope for the best but expect the worst…you want it the album to sell and turn you into a global superstar with all the rights and privileges thereto…but …
00:26:05 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
U2 and The Joshua Tree at 30 with Daniel Lanois Part 1
On March 9, 1987—a little more than ten years after a bunch of kids met up in a Dublin kitchen—U2 released their fifth album…expectations were running pretty high…after establishing themselves with t…
00:28:11 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
The Tragically Hip's Fully Completely Reissue With Rob Baker
“Even though it was the middle of summer, it was cold and wet,” Rob Baker remembers, “and after a full day in the studio, there was nothing to do but go back to where we were staying and watch the Ol…
00:24:30 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Oasis At War: Part 2
How well do you get along with your siblings?—assuming you have any, of course…brothers and sisters can be a pain, especially when you’re always in close quarters…and when you have to work with them,…
00:22:38 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Oasis at War: Part 1
Siblings can be a pain in the butt…just because you’re related to someone doesn’t mean you’re going to get along…not everyone can be Venus and Serena Williams…here: lemme give you some examples…
Ann…
00:21:07 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Christian Rock
There's been a lot of talk and the Christian Rock scene....especially in new rock. And many feel the bands don't get their due. They are looked at preachy do-gooders. But that's not always the case. …
00:29:27 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
The Rock Snob
This is a course in Rock Snobery. To help you understand why some terms exist in music and what they actually mean.
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00:31:07 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Alt-Rocks Great Bass Players
This week we look at one of the most under appreciated and underrated members of any rock band...the bass player.
These are the most influential bass players in the history of alt-rock.
Learn mo…
00:31:51 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
The Kings of Quirk
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—or in the case of music, the ear…what’s pleasant to one person is nothing but noise to someone else…
This is where it’s good to have some patience…there are some…
00:35:13 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
The Queens of Quirk
For a very long time—too long—women were locked in very defined roles when it came to rock’n’roll…girls were expected to look pretty and do little more than sing…okay, maybe shake a tambourine or som…
00:32:54 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
The Tribes of Alt-Rock
One of the most useful things about music is that it can be used to tell the world who you are…we’ve all done it…it is a symbol of our individuality and belief in personal freedom…it proclaims our id…
00:34:29 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
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