The New Music
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The NewMusic was a weekly music and culture television newsmagazine
that aired on the Canadian
television stations MuchMusic
, MuchMoreMusic
, Citytv
and CP24.
Created by John Martin
as a bridge between the spirits of Rolling Stone
and New Musical Express
and the formatics of a television newsmagazine
, The NewMusic presented current popular music in a broad social
, political and economic context. It won an Iris Award in 1984.
The series was cancelled in 2008. Following its cancellation, the brand has been resurrected as a blog that features news items, concert reviews and exclusive pictures.
's 2112
, whereas the current theme song is an interpolation
of Pigbag's
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag".Pigbag's
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" was also used as the show's theme during the early 1980's.
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
that aired on the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television stations MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
, MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
, Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
and CP24.
Created by John Martin
John Martin (Canadian broadcaster)
John Martin was a Canadian broadcaster, credited with "almost single-handedly" creating music television in Canada.-Early life and career:...
as a bridge between the spirits of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and New Musical Express
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and the formatics of a television newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
, The NewMusic presented current popular music in a broad social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
, political and economic context. It won an Iris Award in 1984.
The series was cancelled in 2008. Following its cancellation, the brand has been resurrected as a blog that features news items, concert reviews and exclusive pictures.
Hosts
- Jeanne BekerJeanne BekerJeanne Beker is a Canadian television personality, author and newspaper columnist, who covers fashion and lifestyle news for CTV's FashionTelevision, FashionTelevisionChannel, and The Toronto Star.-Family:...
(1979 - 1985) - J. D. Roberts (1979 - 1985)
- Daniel RichlerDaniel RichlerDaniel Richler is a Canadian arts and pop culture broadcaster and writer. He is the stepson of author Mordecai Richler.-Biography:Born in London, England, his family moved back to his stepfather's hometown of Montreal when Daniel was 15...
(1985 - 1987) - Laurie BrownLaurie Brown (broadcaster)Laurie Brown is a Canadian television journalist. Her parents were originally from Nova Scotia, and when Brown was in her teens, they and her sister moved back to that province...
(1985 - 1990) - Denise DonlonDenise DonlonDenise Anne Donlon, CM is a Canadian executive, television producer, television host, and programme director.Born in Toronto, Ontario, she joined MuchMusic in 1985 as a host and producer...
(1986 - 1993) - Jana Lynne White (1990 - 1996)
- Avi LewisAvi LewisAvram David "Avi" Lewis is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, host of the Al Jazeera English show , and former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation current-affairs program On the Map.-Family:...
(1996 - 1999) - Byron WongByron WongByron Kent Wong is a Toronto and Los Angeles-based producer, musician, director and entrepreneur.He founded Random Media Core Inc, in 1993, a Canadian company dedicated to music, design, marketing, and new media....
(1999 - 2000) - George StroumboulopoulosGeorge StroumboulopoulosGeorge Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of CBC Television's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and being a VJ for Canadian music television channel MuchMusic...
(2000 - 2004) - Hannah Sung (2004 - 2006)
- Hannah SimoneHannah SimoneHannah Simone is a television host, actress, and former fashion model. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada, and now currently stars as Cece Meyers on New Girl.-Childhood:...
(2006 - 2008)
Theme song
There have been many songs used for the theme during the opening credits, each reflecting the music of the time. The original music was the opening bars of "Overture" from RushRush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
's 2112
2112 (album)
2112 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976.The album features an eponymous seven-part suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112. The album is sometimes described as a concept album...
, whereas the current theme song is an interpolation
Interpolation (music)
Interpolation in music refers to an abrupt change in musical elements from the main theme.-In classical music:In music and musical composition, especially 20th century and later, interpolation is an abrupt change of elements, with continuation of the first idea...
of Pigbag's
Pigbag
-Origin and formation:Pigbag were formed in Cheltenham in late 1980 by Chris Hamlin, a fashion student at Cheltenham Art College. Hamlin recruited multi-instrumentalist Roger Freeman, an old friend from his hometown of Birmingham, along with Chris Lee on trumpet and James Johnstone, a guitarist,...
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag".Pigbag's
Pigbag
-Origin and formation:Pigbag were formed in Cheltenham in late 1980 by Chris Hamlin, a fashion student at Cheltenham Art College. Hamlin recruited multi-instrumentalist Roger Freeman, an old friend from his hometown of Birmingham, along with Chris Lee on trumpet and James Johnstone, a guitarist,...
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" was also used as the show's theme during the early 1980's.