- The NewMusic
"The NewMusic" is a weekly music and culture television
newsmagazine that airs on the Canadian television stationsMuchMusic and on Toronto's newschannelCP24 . Created by John Martin as a bridge between the spirits of "Rolling Stone " and "New Musical Express" and the formatics of a televisionnewsmagazine , "The NewMusic" presents current popular music in a broadsocial ,political andeconomic context. It won anIris Award in1984 .Hosts
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Jeanne Beker (1979 - 1985)
*J. D. Roberts (1979 - 1985)
*Daniel Richler (1985 - 1987)
*Laurie Brown (1985 - 1990)
*Denise Donlon (1986 - 1993)
*Jana Lynne White (1990 - 1996)
*Avi Lewis (1996 - 1999)
*Byron Wong (1999 - 2000)
*George Stroumboulopoulos (2000 - 2004)
*Hannah Sung (2004 - 2006)
*Hannah Simone (2006 - present)Theme song
There have been many songs used for the theme during the opening credits,reflecting the music of the time. The original music was the opening bars of "Overture" from Rush's "2112", whereas the current theme song is an interpolation of Pigbag's
Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag .External links
* [http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/thenewmusic/ The NewMusic]
* [http://blog.muchmusic.com/ The NewMusic blog]
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