The ’80s and ’90s were the golden age of the music video. MTV was a powerful musical, cultural, and even political force that extended beyond the United States. MuchMusic had the Canadian market all to itself and was minting new domestic stars by the dozen every single year. The same thing happened with video channels…
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Ongoing History Daily: This is Dexter, your pilot, speaking
Dexter Holland of The Offspring has one of the coolest hobbies in the world.
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Ongoing History: The Beastie Boys take on heavy metal
The Beasties Boys decided to poke fun at heavy metal on their debut album. It’s a classic.
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Ongoing History Daily: What is the lowest-selling song to reach number one?
It used to be a big deal to have a number one single. But by 2006, things had changed.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 59: Times when the rock'n'roll party went too far
Sex and drugs and rock’n’roll: those are the top reasons to get into the music business. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live in a world where there are no rules? But this, of course, often ends badly. What do you expect when you give some extremely talented yet emotionally immature or fragile people loads…
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Ongoing History Daily: Why AI-generated music is bad for the environment
AI can be bad for music, but it’s also very bad for the environment in a way you might not have realized.
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Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie declined a knighthood
It could have been Sir David Bowie, but he decided he didn’t want a knighthood.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (23 Feb 2026)
The Five Songs You Must Hear list includes a Twenty One Pilots cult favourite, all-female rage from Montreal, two unlikely covers, and a kick in the face.
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New Music Friday: 11 new releases to help you get through the rest of February (20 Feb 2028)
New Music Friday is an equal mix of cool new singles and some fascinating new albums, It’s a good week.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1075: The Rise and Fall and Future of the Music Video
This may seem like a silly thing to say, but once upon a time, the only way to get music was to listen for it. You turned on a radio or you bought a record. If it sounded good, there was a chance the song might become a hit. That’s what mattered: the sound of…
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Ongoing History Daily: Wet Leg facts
Time to get caught up on some of the finer points of Wet Leg.
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