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
Bent Bands
I used to be a big fan of “King of the Hill”…Hank Hill would often look at his son Bobby and say…
“that boy ain’t right”
I know how he feels…you know when you encounter someone and there’s somethi…
00:28:43 |
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Songs Based on Real Events
Streaming is a very cool way to access tens of millions of songs with a few pokes on your phone…the idea of being able to listen to virtually any song from any era of human history with such ease is …
00:26:50 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Alt Rocks Craziest People
It's another bonus episode and this one by request. Someone asked recently: "Have you ever done a show about alt-rocks really out-there people? I don't mean that they've done terrible things...just..…
00:25:16 |
Sun 16 Sep 2018
Drummers
When we started posting "bonus" epiosodes of the Ongoing History, lots of people began requesting topics...wondering if we had ever covered them.
With 800+ shows in the vault, there is a good chance…
00:25:54 |
Mon 10 Sep 2018
Alt Rock Concept Albums: Part 2
Every song comes from some sort of story. Sometimes it’s just the story of a feeling…good or bad…or maybe it’s just a way of getting a point of view across.
Other songs are actual stories. They have…
00:23:03 |
Wed 05 Sep 2018
Sloan In Their Own Words: Part 2
It's not easy making a living as a rock band in Canada...
This is afterall the second largest country in the world. And when you consider that the Trans-Canada Highway is over 7600 kilometers long, …
00:26:13 |
Sun 02 Sep 2018
Alt Rock Concept Albums: Part 1
There are many ways to tell a story...a book, a movie, at TV, a comic book. You also use music of course; a ballad is a story set to music, a lot of music videos tell a story. Operas and ballet are …
00:28:20 |
Wed 29 Aug 2018
Sloan In Their Own Words: Part 1
Over the years, there have been a good number of Canadian bands that have gone on hiatus, broken up, taken time apart....and eventually reunited.
Some have made it work....others not so much.
Take…
00:34:59 |
Sun 26 Aug 2018
Medical Mysteries of Music
Okay here is something that may shock you.
As far as scientists can tell, there is no biological or evolutionary need for humans to have…music. As a species, we could get along just fine without it.…
00:26:03 |
Wed 22 Aug 2018
Going Solo
Sometimes when you’re in a band, you have ideas and ambitions that might not line up exactly with what your band is doing. This can cause tension, friction, confusion...suspicion. So, one of two thin…
00:25:56 |
Sun 19 Aug 2018
Useless information
Alright, let’s face it. My entire carrier is based on obscure information. The weirder stuff I can find out about a band, an artist, a musician, a performer…the better. However. Obscure information d…
00:26:40 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
Eggheads and Geeks
We're going to dispel some myths about the rock star. Over the decades, most people have come to believe that rock stars...of both sexes...are drunken, drugged out sex machines that had they not lear…
00:25:53 |
Mon 13 Aug 2018
Fans and Fatalities
It's not only expensive to put on a concert or a tour, but it's also risky. There's the whole issue of liabiltiy. If a fan gets hurt or killed, the resulting lawsuits can be crippling. You need insur…
00:28:54 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
A Not-So Brief History of Ska: Part 2
Ska was born in Jamaica in the 1950's. It was declared over at least twice. The first wave pettered out in the 1960's as Reggae took hold. Then in the early 1980's, post-punk Ska was suddenly deemed …
00:22:02 |
Wed 08 Aug 2018
A Not-So Brief History of Ska: Part 1
How many of today's Ska fans...and there are millions and millions of them all across the world...realise how deep and how rich, and how complicated the history of this music really is?
From first w…
00:25:11 |
Wed 01 Aug 2018
Rage Against The Machine: Part 2
On this Podcast, conclude our 2009 profile of Rage Against The Machine. Few bands in Alt-Rock are as passionate, powerful and influenctial as these four guys. We trace the roots of Rage from their ea…
00:23:57 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
The Inventors
Every walk of life has its stars...the famous people who get all the attention. In business it's the CEO's, in sports the athletes. In movies it's the actors and to some extent, the directors. And in…
00:27:44 |
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Rage Against The Machine: Part 1
Few bands in Alt-Rock are as passionate, powerful and influenctial as Rage Against The Machine. On this weeks bonus summer Podcast, and by request, we dig into the archives to bring you our 2009 prof…
00:20:18 |
Mon 23 Jul 2018
Great Lost Albums
I hate not finishing something I start…for example, if I pick up a novel, I’m determined to finish the thing even if I hate it…
But then I look around the house and I see all the jobs that I didn’t …
00:29:52 |
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Christian Rock
For this weeks bonus Ongoing History Podcast, we go back to January 2005 and our look at Christian Rock.
In this episode we trace its history and evolution of in the Alt-Rock world. It's not all Cr…
00:24:28 |
Tue 10 Jul 2018
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