Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist prof
For this weeks bonus Ongoing History Podcast, we go back to January 2005 and our look at Christian R
Welcome to a show about crime—specifically crimes committed by performers in alt-rock…and i’m not ta
For decades, the attitude was that if you recorded for an independent label, you were in the minor l
For this weeks bonus Ongoing History Podcast, we go back to early 2005 and our profile of Green Day.
There was a time when indie music was ignored by most people…the thinking was that if the music was
The music industry is dominated by three major record labels: Universal, Sony and Warner…they are mu
We’re going to spend a couple of programs tracing the history of “indie rock” and why music that has
In the early days of rock—and we’re talking the 1950s here—the most efficient and cost-effective way
No one is born a rock star…well, maybe in terms of their attitude but not in terms of vocation…you g
Buying concert tickets used to be easy…you show a show you wanted to see, went down to the box offic
People often ask me where I come up with ideas for this program…my answer is always the same… you kn
I don’t know if you realize this, but the music festival isn’t a modern creation…people have been ga
Canada is now the sixth-largest music market in the world…only the US., Japan, the UK, Germany and F
One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its diversity… The sounds fro
The early 90s were an amazing time for music…generation x, a powerful demographic force, reached the
If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical driver of
There are some things you should never mix...oil and water...nitro and glycerin...tequila and—well,
I want you to think about fashion for a moment…fashion is one of the most disposable of all the arti
Up until the 1990s, the section of the rock universe known as “alternative” was all over the place…t
In 1967 during the summer of love, anything seemed possible…civil rights issues were being addressed
