Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.
259 episodes transcribedThis episode follows on from the episode on the GTOs. These two make up two parts of a three-part story, and I’m hoping to have part three, on C...
This episode took longer than normal to come up because, as you’ll see from the episode itself, I’m releasing it simultaneously with the n...
Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — health issues have continued to affect me. They *seem* to be improving, but I should also mention he...
Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — I had a chronic illness flare-up and a frankly awful January. With luck, part two of this stor...
This episode, we look at the song “Many Rivers to Cross”, the birth of reggae, and the career of the late Jimmy Cliff. Click the full post to read lin...
This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first...
Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”. This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025....
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people t...
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people t...
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people t...
This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people t...
Transcript It’s that time of year again, the time that regular listeners have come to know as Pledge Week, where for five days (this time from Tuesday...
This episode, we look at the song “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5, and the brief career of the most revolutionary guitar band of the sixties. Cli...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the secon...
