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.
Episodes
October 15, 2025 • 27 mins
This is the second half at a look at the stories behind some of the most iconic album covers of all time…on part one, we looked at the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins, all in chronological order, ending in 1993.
Now we’re going to pick things up in 1994.
This is part two of a show that looks at some of the most iconic-...
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October 8, 2025 • 27 mins
This is going to be a very visual program, which may be a bit of a challenge because you’re either listening to this as a radio show or podcast…so i need to work with me on this…
Vinyl is back in a way that no one could have ever predicted…in countries like Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and beyond, vinyl is once again outselling CDs…and a surprising number of people are buying vinyl even if they don’t have a turntable…
Wha...
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October 1, 2025 • 26 mins
I’ve always been fascinated with recording studios…the atmosphere, the equipment, the musical gear, the slight scent of ozone from all the electricity running through the circuits.
Yeah, you can make very good records at home, but there’s
something special about recording a song or making an album in a professional recording studio…
This time, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best-known Oasis songs, and we’re about to go deep...
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September 24, 2025 • 29 mins
This program begins with an advisory…no, no—not that kind…there’s nothing dirty or obscene or controversially political coming up…it’s just that, well—what you’re about to hear is different…very different…and I mean really different.
There are thousands of music genres out there…but on this program, we’re going to look at something special…it’s a genre known as “outsider music”
You know the kid at school who seemed to live a lit...
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September 17, 2025 • 37 mins
This episode is directed at people who need to understand how their favourite bands got their names.
I will present you 60 band names over the course of this program…the first 20 will be a study of current popular groups…then we’ll move to some retro names, followed by some random labels.
And we’ll conclude with groups filed under “what were they thinking?,” “terrible original names,” “offensive names” (I’ll have to be careful...
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September 10, 2025 • 31 mins
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 culture, politics, demographics, economics and technology all collide and mix in just the right way for something totally new and unexpected to be created…
Lemme give you some examples…Elvis came along in the 1950s just as millions of post-w...
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September 3, 2025 • 31 mins
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 exorcise a little aggression and anger and frustration, you have several choices...there are various flavours of metal that can serve your purpose, ranging from the melodic (Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” for example) along with Sabbath and...
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August 27, 2025 • 27 mins
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 and social change… and if done right—and if circumstances are correct—the song can mobilize people to take action, lift spirits and annoy (or even scare) authorities of the establishment…
Protest music comes in all forms: classical, f...
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August 20, 2025 • 29 mins
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 this thing about the JFK assassination…I’ve read all the books, seen all the documentaries…I’ve even been to Dallas and the grassy knoll, and the book depository…I can’t explain it, but I just find it interesting…
Maybe you’re into sp...
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August 13, 2025 • 26 mins
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 second part of our Oral History of Madchester as told by someone who was there to see it and make it happen.
Gaz Whelan of the Happy Monday's!
This really is something else...
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August 6, 2025 • 31 mins
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 first of a two part series on the Oral History of Madchester as told by someone who was there to see it and make it happen.
Gaz Whelan of the Happy Monday's!
This really is something else...
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July 30, 2025 • 21 mins
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 music censored? Who makes these decisions? Why? And what can musicians do about it?
Although this episode is from the earlier part of the ongoing history library, it remains highly relevant. We thought you’d enjoy listening… this is Censo...
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July 23, 2025 • 32 mins
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 music censored? Who makes these decisions? Why? And what can musicians do about it?
Although this show is from the earlier part of the ongoing history library, it remains very relevant. We thought you’d enjoy listening… this is Censorshi...
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July 16, 2025 • 21 mins
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 about these old names from the past. How are they connected to today's music? What did they do 20, 30 years ago and why should we care? And if they were so damn important, why didn't they ever sell a lot of records in the first place? Si...
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July 9, 2025 • 28 mins
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 that universe for a while…
Then there’s The Beach Boys…the original lineup included Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their cousin Mike Love…Murray Wilson—the father of Brian, Dennis, and Carl—was their manager…he was terrible at it (...
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July 2, 2025 • 34 mins
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 get our attention—and they did…
Some of us appreciated what they were doing…but the vast majority didn’t get them at all…they were branded as sick, deviant, sociopathic, psychopathic, and even criminal…
Yet all found some measure of f...
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June 25, 2025 • 20 mins
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 dive, we'll try to clear everything up..
This is "Good Goth-Part 2"
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June 20, 2025 • 20 mins
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.
We are going to examine the Alt-Rock scene from the early 70's, and take it right up to today.
This is "Good Goth...Part 1"
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June 12, 2025 • 22 mins
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 hot guitarist or someone else flashy in the group, but for the 99% of the time, the spotlight is on you…which is fine if you’re the lead singer…
But if you’re not?...what if you’re the schlep on bass or drums?...what if you’re the newes...
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June 4, 2025 • 34 mins
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 still...and it smelled.
But what happened that night, when a bunch of punks took the stage at a scussy dive bar called "CBGB's", would change music forever.
This is the story of the original Ramones.
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