The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 761: The History of Indie Rock, Part 2
All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and the people who believe in them to propel our music forward. This is the way it’s always been since the beginning of rock. “The History of Indie Rock” is a four-part Ongoing History series that seeks to give credit where credit is due and to help explain how our music got to where it is today. Part two of the series will deal with what happened in the indie alt-rock world in the late 70s and early 80s. For all of you asking for me to talk about hardcore, there’s plenty here for you.
Songs featured on this week’s show:
Theadora Kelly Project, “Indie Hipster Kid”
Buzzcocks, “Boredom”
Specials, “Gangsters”
Joy Division, “Digital”
M|A|R|R|S, “Pump Up the Volume”
My Bloody Valentine, “Soon”
Primal Scream, “Velocity Girl”
The Smiths, “This Charming Man” (NY Vocal)
Black Flag, “Wasted”
Bad Religion, “Bad Religion”
Dead Kennedys, “California Uber Alles”
The Ongoing History of New Music can be heard on the following stations:
- 102.1 The Edge/Toronto – Sunday night at 7
- Live 88-5/Ottawa
- 107.5 Dave-FM/Kitchener
- FM96/London – Sunday night at 7, Monday night at 11
- The Drive/Kingston
- Power 97 Winnipeg (Coming soon!)
- 98.1 The Bridge/Lethbridge – Saturday night at 6, Sunday morning at 10am
- Rock 97.7/Grand Prairie – Sunday nights at 6.
- 92X/Calgary
- Sonic 102.9/Edmonton
- The Zone/Victoria
- The Fox/Vancouver (Coming soon!)
- Live 105/Halifax
We’re still looking for more affiliates in Kamloops, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon, Windsor, Montreal, Charlottetown, Moncton, Fredericton, and St John’s and anywhere else with a transmitter. If you’re in any of those markets and you want the show, lemme know and I’ll see what I can do.
