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- alternative rock music
- hip hop culture
Podcast Focus
- explores alt-rock universe
- thematic music explorations
Publishing Consistency
- 524 episodes produced
- active for 9 years
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- available on major platforms
- distributed in Canada
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Estimated from 42 chart positions in 42 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Music History#11M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Music History#12300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Music History#14300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Music History#37100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Music History#6030K to 100K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
826K to 2.6M🎙 Daily cadence·524 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
2.8M to 8.6M🇨🇦35%🇺🇸12%🇦🇺12%+39 more - Active Followers
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1.1M to 3.5M
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Recent episodes
The History of Distortion and Feedback
Jun 10, 2026
37m 02s
The Golden Age of Synths, as told by OMD
Jun 3, 2026
36m 35s
The History of Portable Music - Part 2
May 27, 2026
36m 38s
Introducing "Hostile History"
May 23, 2026
45m 16s
The History of Portable Music - Part 1
May 20, 2026
38m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() The History of Distortion and Feedback | Distortion was once considered a mistake...now it’s a defining force in modern music. This episode explores how broken gear, happy accidents, and fearless artists turned fuzz, feedback, and overdrive into powerful creative tools, shaping everything from early rock to experimental soundscapes. This time, we dive into feedback, overdriven amps, drop-D tuning, and distortion beyond the guitar, touching on organs, synthesizers, experimental music, shoegaze, noise, and drone. From the elegance of controlled sustain to the chaos of Metal Machine Music, this is the story of how musicians learned to embrace imperfection and changed music forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 37m 02s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | ![]() The Golden Age of Synths, as told by OMD | This week, we dive into the Golden Age of Synthesizers, the period from the mid‑’70s to the mid‑’80s when synths became smaller, cheaper, and powerful enough to transform popular music forever. From early experimental machines that filled entire rooms, to the groundbreaking work of innovators like Bob Moog and Don Buchla, we trace how synthesizers moved from academic curiosity to pop‑culture force. Along the way, we hear key moments from artists who helped define the era: Wendy Carlos, Hot Butter, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, MGMT, and more. We explore how techno‑pop emerged alongside punk’s DIY spirit. Our guides through this electronic frontier are Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), who were right at the center of the movement. They share insights into the gear, the sounds, and the creative mindset that shaped a generation of music, and still echoes through today’s electronic and alternative scenes. From Autobahn to Electricity, from Mellotrons to MIDI, this is the story of how machines rewired music, and how the studio itself became an instrument. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 36m 35s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | ![]() The History of Portable Music - Part 2 | One of the many great things about music is that we can enjoy it anywhere…I’m talking about the recorded kind…everyone has a smartphone, and every smartphone has the capability of playing music, whether you’re listening to tracks stored in its memory or streaming something from a service like Spotify or apple music…as long as your device has juice, you can enjoy listening to music anywhere you are… Take this program, for example…in its radio show form, it’s being heard in homes, cars, offices, and workplaces either over the air or through a stream…if you’re listening to the podcast, you might have downloaded it to a phone, a tablet or a laptop which you can fire up anywhere at your convenience… But imagine for moment that you couldn’t take your music with you…if you wanted to listen to your favourite songs, you had to be present in a specific place and you couldn’t move from it…and that usually meant music inside the home—or perhaps someplace with something like a jukebox… This might sound absolutely awful to you…I mean, we’re so used to conjuring up music whenever we want and wherever we are…we take it with us everywhere…it’s hard to imagine life without that ability… That’s the way it was for most of human history, though…for centuries and centuries, the only way to make music portable was to bring a musical instrument with you and play it yourself… The idea of making recorded music portable—at least in a way that is convenient, cheap, and reliable—is more recent than you might think…and it went through way more incarnations than you may realize… What do you say we take a look at the history of portable music?... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 36m 38s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | ![]() Introducing "Hostile History" | Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science. While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if you want to understand the world today, you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself; it echoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 16s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | ![]() The History of Portable Music - Part 1 | One of the many great things about music is that we can enjoy it anywhere…I’m talking about the recorded kind…everyone has a smartphone, and every smartphone has the capability of playing music, whether you’re listening to tracks stored in its memory or streaming something from a service like Spotify or apple music…as long as your device has juice, you can enjoy listening to music anywhere you are… Take this program, for example…in its radio show form, it’s being heard in homes, cars, offices, and workplaces either over the air or through a stream…if you’re listening to the podcast, you might have downloaded it to a phone, a tablet or a laptop which you can fire up anywhere at your convenience… But imagine for moment that you couldn’t take your music with you…if you wanted to listen to your favourite songs, you had to be present in a specific place and you couldn’t move from it…and that usually meant music inside the home—or perhaps someplace with something like a jukebox… This might sound absolutely awful to you…I mean, we’re so used to conjuring up music whenever we want and wherever we are…we take it with us everywhere…it’s hard to imagine life without that ability… That’s the way it was for most of human history, though…for centuries and centuries, the only way to make music portable was to bring a musical instrument with you and play it yourself… The idea of making recorded music portable—at least in a way that is convenient, cheap, and reliable—is more recent than you might think…and it went through way more incarnations than you may realize… What do you say we take a look at the history of portable music?... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 54s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | ![]() A Triple Ramones Anniversary Tribute | 2026 is an important year in Ramones history… The 25th anniversary of Joey’s death, the first member of the band to leave us. The 30th anniversary of the last Ramones show. The 50th anniversary of their debut album's release. Let’s cover all of that with this triple tribute to one of the greatest and most important bands in the history of rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 59s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest All-Time Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders 6 (Bonus)✨ | alt-rockone-hit wonders+4 | — | CuriouscastThe 50 Biggest All-Time Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders | — | alt-rockone-hit wonders+5 | — | 32m 33s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders of All Time: Part 5 (10-1)✨ | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | Curiouscast | — | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | 39m 11s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders of All Time: Part 4 (20-11)✨ | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | GregorianAtari+3 | — | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | 33m 42s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders of All Time: Part 3 (30-21)✨ | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | DishwallaEMF+2 | — | alt-rockone-hit wonders+5 | — | 30m 44s | |
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| 4/8/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders of All Time: Part 2 (40-31)✨ | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | CuriouscastK's Choice+4 | — | alt-rockone-hit wonders+3 | — | 29m 36s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() The 50 Biggest All-Time Alt-Rock One-Hit Wonders: Part 1 (50-41)✨ | one-hit wondersalt-rock+3 | — | Oxford English DictionaryBillboard+1 | — | one-hit wonderalt-rock+3 | — | 30m 47s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() 9 Great Alt-Rock Cover Songs (From the Vault)✨ | alt-rockcover songs+4 | — | — | — | alt-rockcover songs+3 | — | 28m 21s | |
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Definition (from the vault)✨ | music terminologymusic history+4 | — | CuriouscastOngoing History of New Music+6 | — | music definitionsNew Rock+5 | — | 21m 48s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Catching Up with Blink 182✨ | Blink-182band history+4 | — | Blink-182Curiouscast+2 | — | Blink-182Mark Hoppus+8 | — | 28m 32s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() The Rise and Fall and Future of the Music Video - Part 2✨ | music videospop culture+4 | — | OK GoK-pop+3 | — | music videopop culture+7 | — | 35m 52s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() The Rise and Fall and Future of the Music Video - Part 1✨ | music videospop culture+4 | — | MTV | United StatesWest | music videoMTV+5 | — | 42m 07s | |
| 2/18/26 | ![]() A Brief History of Protest Music: Part 2✨ | protest musicsocial justice+3 | — | — | — | protest songssocial injustice+3 | — | 29m 02s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() A Brief History of Protest Music: Part 1 | This can be a weird, difficult world, filled with injustice, inequality, and bad people doing bad things…we’re always up against things like racism, women’s rights, labour rights, the plights of marginalized people, class struggle, the disenfranchised, various social movements—the list of righteous causes and grievances is pretty much endless. And sometimes, you just gotta fight back…but how?... Not all occasions called for armed insurrections and assassinations. One way is through music…come up with something topical and specific, put it all to music, and you have a chance of getting your message to a lot of people…and because it’s music, you might be able to reach those who might not otherwise be aware of the problem or understand what the problem is. This music isn’t confined to a specific people or group or genre or era…you can be loud and angry and filled with the greatest moral virtues screamed at the top of your lungs. But you don’t have to be in-your-face about it…your messaging can be subtle while still maintaining all the necessary effectiveness, rage and authenticity. Such songs have a long and fascinating history that goes back way further than you might realize…and these songs are everywhere today, although you may not realize it. This is a brief history of protest music, part 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 28m 54s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | ![]() What's the Big Deal About Joy Division? | Students of classical music know that Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most important and influential composers of all time…his use of instruments, four-part harmonies, and use of innovative structures in his material were all brilliant… When he was alive, he commanded plenty of respect…but after he died in March 1685, he was almost forgotten…the only reason we talk about him today is that there was a Bach revival in the 19th century…he became a retro hero in the world of classical music… No one knew anything about Robert Johnson when he was alive other than some myths and legends among hardcore fans of Delta Blues…but when his records were reissued in 1961, 23 years after he died, did his reputation explode… Charles Mingus was revered by fellow jazz artists…it was only after he passed away in 1979 that his influence on jazz was celebrated… We can also talk about posthumous praise for Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, and Elliott Smith…and although Tupac and Biggie were big stars when they were shot, they became even bigger stars in death… I’m going to add another name to this list: Ian Curtis and Joy Division…when Ian took his own life in May 1980, he and the band were so skint that he had to give his dog away because he and his wife couldn’t afford to feed him… Today, though, Ian and Joy Division are acknowledged as one of the most important and most influential post-punk bands ever…why?...what was the big deal about Joy Division? And why do they continue to be a big deal?...let’s examine this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 39m 01s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | ![]() What Exactly is Post Rock? Part 2 | In Part 2 of our deep dive into Post Rock, we explore the bands and ideas that have shaped this experimental and atmospheric approach to music. From Slint and Mogwai to Sigur Rós and Explosions in the Sky, we look at how these bands create something cinematic...emotional...and entirely unexpected. We also look at how post‑rock influences artists like Radiohead and Broken Social Scene, and why this musical philosophy continues to spread all across the globe. Prepare to discover new bands, new sounds, and a new way of thinking about what rock can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 25m 05s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | ![]() What Exactly is Post-Rock? Part 1 | What exactly is "Post‑Rock"? In this first installment of a two‑part deep dive, we unpack one of the most misunderstood labels in modern music. From its origins in the 1960s to its evolving relationship with rock, ambient, jazz, and experimental traditions...Post-Rock has come to mean different things to different listeners. In part 1, we focus on where the term came from and what it was originally trying to describe. We explore ideas like: The cultural and musical context that gave rise to post‑rock Why the genre resists simple definitions Early artists and scenes that shaped its sound and philosophy How “using rock instruments for non‑rock purposes” became both a manifesto and a limitation Rather than treating post‑rock as a fixed style, we look at it as an idea...one that reflects broader shifts in how music moved away from verse‑chorus structures and toward texture, atmosphere, and long‑form composition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 28m 42s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | ![]() 2025 In Memoriam | I'll be honest and say that this is not a happy show…in fact, it’s probably the saddest episode of the year…then again, it’s an opportunity to pay tribute to the musicians we lost in 2025. They’re gone, but that’s the thing about being a musician…the songs they left behind will remain with us for many, many years. I’m going to go through a list of deaths…this list isn’t comprehensive because we just don’t have the time to cover all the “RIP's” that happened...and because there are so many, I’ll probably miss a few, and for that, I apologize in advance. This is 2025 in memoriam, a tribute to rock stars who passed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 41s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | ![]() Introducing "Uncharted": Sid Vicious and Questions About the Murder of Nancy Spungen | On October 12, 1978, punk’s most infamous couple...Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and Nancy Spungen...hit rock bottom at New York’s Chelsea Hotel. Nancy was found dead from a single stab wound in Room 100. Sid was charged with murder, but was he really the killer? Or was it someone else in their chaotic circle? This is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…and this time, it’s the wild story of the death of Nancy Spungen and the questions that still remain decades later…Was it a drug-fueled accident, a robbery gone wrong, or something darker? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 10s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | ![]() History of the Modern Drum Kit | We are going to talk about drummers on this show…i just want you to know right from the start just in case you wanna roll your eyes and go “really? Do we have to?” Yes, we have to…there have been countless stories told about great guitarists and singers and keyboardists…drummers?... Not so much, unless your name is Dave Grohl. And we will get to him. So this was going to a profile of my favourite drummers in alt-rock…but then I got to thinking: how much do we know what about drummers play?... How many histories of the electric guitar have been written?... Monographs, coffee table books, books on collectible guitars… Now think about the books written about keyboards…there’s about three linear feet of bookshelf in my office taken up just by books on the history of synthesizers… But what about the drums today’s drummers play?... No, I think it’s time that we not only talked about drummers but also drums…think about it: how did the modern drumkit come into being?...there’s a pretty standard sort of set-up…how did that come about?...why do we play drums the way we do?... And who should we thank for making drums into what they are today?...cymbals and foot pedals and snare…where did all that come from?... See?...you’re curious now, aren’t you?...well, stand by…the history of the modern drumkit is coming up…this is stuff even most drummers don’t know… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 50s | ||||||
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