Ongoing History

• The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post Punk Explosion, part 1: New Wave

  Punk lit the match that unleased years of musical evolution. On part one of this series on post-punk music, we look at the rise of a pseudo-genre called New Wave.

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  Jul 8
  
• The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Strokes

  At the end of the 90s, things seemed pretty bleak for rock. Was it finally over? Not quite. It took some trust fund kids in New York City to help turn things around.

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  Jun 25
  
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 952: The history of hardcore punk

  Trigger warning: This episode is very fast, very loud, and very aggressive. If that doesn't scare you off, buckle in.

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  Apr 29
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 951: Late bloomers

  Rock'n'roll is for the young. Mostly, but not always.

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  Apr 22
• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 950: 18 bands who successfully changed lead singers

  What do you do when you lose your lead singer? For some bands, that's a death sentence. For others, it's just the start of a new chapter.

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  Apr 15
• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 949: Imagine Dragons

  Few bands to emerge since the turn of the century have managed to get this big. How did Imagine Dragons do it?

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  Apr 8
• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 946: The concept of selling out, part 2

  The definition of "selling out" used to be so much simpler. Today, it's...complicated.

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  Mar 18
• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode: 939: Rock’n’roll tattoos

  Got ink? It's almost a required part of the rock'n'roll uniform these days. Let's take a look into the particulars of rock'n'roll tattoo culture.

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  Jan 21
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Alt-Rock One-Hit-Wonders of the 90s, part 2

  Still with the summer repeats but I can assure you that I'm already hard at work on the new season which starts after Labour Day. -AC

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  Dec 31, 2021
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• The Ongoing History of new music, episode 935: 60 mind-blowing things about music in 60 minutes (2021 edition)

  Looking for a ton of weird music trivia in one place? Then you've found it with this week's show.

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  Dec 10, 2021