The Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music is a Canadian radio program, produced by Corus Entertainment and hosted by Alan Cross. It is syndicated to several other radio stations, mostly but not exclusively Corus-owned, across Canada.

The Ongoing History chronicles the history of alternative rock, from its roots in punk and new wave to the modern day. An episode of the show may profile an important musician or band (Sex Pistols, The Smiths, R.E.M., Foo Fighters, The Cure, Nirvana, U2, Nine Inch Nails, The Velvet Underground, etc.), a significant musical trend such as grunge or Madchester, or a theme such as payola, gay musicians or significant cult figures.

Some topics are covered in a single show, while more substantial topics may be presented over two, three or four episodes.

The program first aired in 1993 on CFNY-FM in Toronto. It was produced directly by CFNY until 2008, when Cross left the station to become the head of Corus' new media division. Although the program continued to air on CFNY, it became a production of Corus' interactive ExploreMusic division until Cross left the company in 2011. The show was discontinued at that time, although it resumed production in September 2014 after Cross was rehired by CFNY.

Shorter Ongoing History segments, about a minute long, air at various times throughout the day on some of the program's affiliate stations during commercial breaks. In 2005, Cross also began production of a daily podcast available freely from their website. The minute-long podcasts share a similar format to the weekly show and detail one interesting rock fact each day.

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