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Ongoing History of New Music

The 1000th Episode of the Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday December 5th, in front of a live audience at Corus Quay, the Ongoing History of New Music recorded the 1000th episode of the radio program. What some people don't know is that this Podcast started out as a radio show in February 1993 on 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. It has taken over 30 years to reach out 1000th episode! This is a podcast of that evening complete with part of the Q&A that took place. Next week there will be a "Part 2" Podcast containing everything not included in this episode. There was a lot of content! Enjoy the 1000th episode of the Ongoing History of New Music, and thank you for your continued support. Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: curiouscast.ca Email: Alan@alancross.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing

0:04.3

history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

0:09.2

Every supermarket has a premium range, but there's only one number one from Waitrose,

0:14.5

with products like the number one Wagyu Topside seasoned roasting joint,

0:18.8

naturally marbled and meltingly tender. Or the number one sticky

0:22.5

cinnamon bun pudding? Buttery, rich and perfectly spiced. And the number one smoked silver fox

0:29.0

cheddar, 18 month matured, oaky and creamy. Food worth getting the fancy plates out for,

0:35.3

Waitrose, the home of food lovers.

0:37.8

Selected stores subject to availability.

0:39.3

If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time. You'll be on it all the time. Could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls? They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone?

0:55.6

Growing up with phones isn't always easy.

0:57.3

Introduce it. the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So should I give my kid a phone?

0:55.8

Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE Safe for Sims. Sims that help moderate

1:00.8

usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone. Choose EEC for Sims. Only on the UK's best network.

1:06.9

To verify best network see E.e.com.uk slash claims. I have no idea how we got here.

1:13.5

But if we rewind things back to January 1993, I can try to reconstruct things.

1:19.9

The radio station where I'd been working for seven years had been sold again.

1:24.5

But this time, though, new management had a plan.

1:29.7

Instead of flipping the station to country, which had been a real possibility, they looked around and saw that grunge was happening,

1:36.2

Lollapalooza was a thing, and thought, yeah, this is maybe something that we can work with.

1:41.8

So instead of switching to country, the new boss is doubled

1:44.5

down on an alternative format, which was good because it meant that I still had a job.

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