Ongoing History of New Music podcast

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.

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.

 

#468

The 100 Greatest Rock Moments of the Millennium So Far - Part 2: (90-81)

So much can happen in 25 years…let’s go back to how the 20th century began…in just a quart... more

29 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:38

29 Jan 2025


#467

The 100 Greatest Rock Moments of the Millennium So Far - Part 1: (100-91)

Keeping up to date with the news cycles is exhausting…so much comes at us from so many dif... more

22 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:32

22 Jan 2025


#466

In Memoriam 2024

A couple of years ago, it became obvious that we were entering an era where music fans wer... more

15 Jan 2025

32 MINS

32:59

15 Jan 2025


#465

Theories, Thoughts, and Half-Baked Ideas

One of the byproducts of doing a show like this for as long as I’ve been doing it is that ... more

08 Jan 2025

39 MINS

39:40

08 Jan 2025


#464

The Kings of Quirk

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—or in the case of music, the ear…what’s pleasant to o... more

01 Jan 2025

33 MINS

33:00

01 Jan 2025


#463

The Queens of Quirk

For a very long time—too long—women were locked in very defined roles when it came to rock... more

25 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:08

25 Dec 2024


#462

60 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music (2024 Edition)

All right…I hope you’re ready because a lot of information—some of it important, some of i... more

18 Dec 2024

44 MINS

44:49

18 Dec 2024


#461

Rivers Cuomo and Weezer - Alt-Rock's Nerd Heroes Part 2

The way I see it, there are three types of bands that stretch across a spectrum…first, the... more

11 Dec 2024

42 MINS

42:36

11 Dec 2024


#460

Rivers Cuomo and Weezer - Alt-Rock's Nerd Heroes Part 1

If Rivers Cuomo of Weezer were to walk past you on the street, you probably wouldn’t notic... more

04 Dec 2024

36 MINS

36:56

04 Dec 2024


#459

Dreampop - A History

We’re about to get all dreamy and floaty and all blissed out by taking a look at another s... more

27 Nov 2024

34 MINS

34:35

27 Nov 2024


#458

The Most Explosive Band Bust-ups and Breakups

This is an episode all about bust-ups and break-ups, those times when tensions within a ba... more

20 Nov 2024

37 MINS

37:21

20 Nov 2024


#457

Stories Behind Songs - 5

We’ve all sat listening to music and though to ourselves “what does this song mean?...what... more

13 Nov 2024

38 MINS

38:47

13 Nov 2024


#456

Murder Ballads (and Other Deadly Songs)

This is an episode about murder…call this a crossover episode with my true crime podcast, ... more

06 Nov 2024

33 MINS

33:52

06 Nov 2024


#455

Introducing... Haunted Canada

When Nadine Bailey was 7 years old she woke up terrified of dark figures looming at the en... more

01 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:29

01 Nov 2024


#454

Celtic Rock - A History

Anyone with a passing knowledge of rock is aware of its origins back in the late 40s and e... more

30 Oct 2024

30 MINS

30:02

30 Oct 2024


#453

Mighty Managers of Rock

If you’re a musical artist and you start to do well, the point will come when you need a m... more

23 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:04

23 Oct 2024


#452

Stupid History: The Music Version 1

For some people, history is dry and boring…it’s all dates and wars and dusty facts about t... more

16 Oct 2024

40 MINS

40:52

16 Oct 2024


#451

Survey Says: Useful and Odd Music Surveys and Polls

By the time this episode is over, you will learn things about your fellow music fans (and ... more

09 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:02

09 Oct 2024


#450

Oasis at War Part 2 - Revisited

After years and years or rumour and speculation, we now have an Oasis reunion.  The brothe... more

06 Oct 2024

27 MINS

27:36

06 Oct 2024


#449

The Last Moments of - Part 3

We don’t like to think about our favourite musicians as being mortal…because let’s face it... more

02 Oct 2024

40 MINS

40:51

02 Oct 2024


#448

Oasis at War Part 1 - Revisited

After years and years or rumour and speculation, we now have an Oasis reunion.  The brothe... more

29 Sep 2024

26 MINS

26:34

29 Sep 2024


#447

Connections 3

It may not seem like it, but everything in this universe is connected in all kinds of unse... more

25 Sep 2024

46 MINS

46:35

25 Sep 2024


#446

Lostwave

Tell me if this sounds familiar…you’re sitting around with a bunch of friends talking abou... more

18 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:22

18 Sep 2024


#445

Twee Pop: A History

There’s a scene in the 2000 movie “High Fidelity” that introduced a lot of people to the n... more

11 Sep 2024

31 MINS

31:48

11 Sep 2024


#444

A History of Moshing

I do not dance…I’m too awkward and too self-aware of my awkwardness…I know we’re all suppo... more

04 Sep 2024

34 MINS

34:03

04 Sep 2024


#443

Hidden Figures

I’ve always been something of a nut when it comes to the space program…but even though I’v... more

28 Aug 2024

30 MINS

30:37

28 Aug 2024


#442

A Brief History of Alt Psychedelic Rock

Here’s one of the most misunderstood and misused words in the English language: “psychedel... more

21 Aug 2024

28 MINS

28:30

21 Aug 2024


#441

The History of the Record Store

Before we begin, I am very aware that there are people listening to this program who have ... more

14 Aug 2024

37 MINS

37:09

14 Aug 2024