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
You're Going to Jail!
Welcome to a show about crime—specifically crimes committed by performers in alt-rock…and i’m not talking about petty misdemeanors, bar fights, minor felonies, drug convictions or overnight stays in …
00:27:56 |
Wed 04 Jul 2018
History of Indie Rock: Part 4
For decades, the attitude was that if you recorded for an independent label, you were in the minor leagues…after all, if you were any good or you made music that the masses were likely to enjoy, you’…
00:26:20 |
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Green Day: From their Beginning to 2005
For this weeks bonus Ongoing History Podcast, we go back to early 2005 and our profile of Green Day.
In this episode we trace their history from their very beginnings before the band even formed, ri…
00:27:12 |
Mon 25 Jun 2018
The History of Indie Rock: Part 3
There was a time when indie music was ignored by most people…the thinking was that if the music was any good, then it would have been picked up and released by a major label…
And there was some meri…
00:30:19 |
Wed 20 Jun 2018
The History of Indie Rock: Part 2
The music industry is dominated by three major record labels: Universal, Sony and Warner…they are multi-national entities that control most of the world’s trade in music and all the revenue that goes…
00:29:38 |
Wed 13 Jun 2018
The History of Indie Rock: Part 1
We’re going to spend a couple of programs tracing the history of “indie rock” and why music that has come up through these ranks has become to important to not just alternative rock but today’s rock’…
00:27:27 |
Wed 06 Jun 2018
24 Years of the Warped Tour
In the early days of rock—and we’re talking the 1950s here—the most efficient and cost-effective way to put acts on tour was to bundle them together as a package and put them on the road…
In some ca…
00:28:42 |
Wed 30 May 2018
Before They Were Famous
No one is born a rock star…well, maybe in terms of their attitude but not in terms of vocation…you gotta have the talent and you need to put in the work if you want to achieve actual rock star status…
00:26:29 |
Wed 23 May 2018
The Truth About Concert Tickets
Buying concert tickets used to be easy…you show a show you wanted to see, went down to the box office, plunked down some cash and in exchange were given a couple of stiff pieces of paper with some wo…
00:33:12 |
Wed 09 May 2018
Airplanes!
People often ask me where I come up with ideas for this program…my answer is always the same… you know that feeling when it’s Sunday night and you promise yourself you’ll start on that assignment tha…
00:31:23 |
Wed 25 Apr 2018
The 90s Part 9: The Festivals
I don’t know if you realize this, but the music festival isn’t a modern creation…people have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries…and in some cases, those original festivals are still…
00:28:21 |
Wed 18 Apr 2018
The 90s Part 8: The CanRock Revolution
Canada is now the sixth-largest music market in the world…only the US., Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger…not bad, considering that we’re living right next door to the biggest exporter of …
00:30:49 |
Wed 11 Apr 2018
The 90s Part 7: The Other Genres
One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its diversity…
The sounds from this part of the rock universe had always been varied…that’s because the idea of “alternative mu…
00:25:45 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
The 90s Part 6: The Punk Revival
The early 90s were an amazing time for music…generation x, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they were in a position to demand music that reflected their needs and wants and wishes …
00:28:45 |
Tue 03 Apr 2018
The 90s Part 5b: Hip-Hop's Effects Part 2
If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical driver of popular culture…hip-hop is king…
This doesn’t mean it’s dead, that it doesn’t have a place in our…
00:23:02 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
The 90s Part 5a: Hip-Hop's Effects Part 1
There are some things you should never mix...oil and water...nitro and glycerin...tequila and—well, it’s not a good idea to mix tequila with anything other than salt, lemon and maybe some fruit juice…
00:23:44 |
Sat 17 Mar 2018
The 90s Part 4: Britpop
I want you to think about fashion for a moment…fashion is one of the most disposable of all the artistic endeavours…much of what’s created isn’t designed to last more than a season…once the season is…
00:32:51 |
Sat 10 Mar 2018
The 90s Part 3: Grunge
Up until the 1990s, the section of the rock universe known as “alternative” was all over the place…there wasn’t what anyone could call a defining sound…if it was left of centre, weird to mainstream m…
00:26:06 |
Tue 27 Feb 2018
The 90's Part 2B: Front Women
In 1967 during the summer of love, anything seemed possible…civil rights issues were being addressed…the war in Vietnam could be stopped…drugs and free love were in the air…and women were being liber…
00:27:09 |
Wed 21 Feb 2018
The 90's Part 2A: Solo Women
In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment…they could sing, shake a tambourine and look pretty…but that’s about it…in retrospect, the sexism and misogyny…
00:24:09 |
Sun 18 Feb 2018
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