For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old... more

An announcement of this year’s pledge week. To sign up to the Patreon, visit http://patreon.com/andrewhickey Transcript Welcome to Pledge Week 2024. For those... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

Transcript The next proper episode will be up in a couple of days – I’m recording it tonight – but I... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among... more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I just posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split... more

This is just a brief announcement. The fact that I’ve released stuff so inconsistently over the last year, along with... more

Episode 171 looks at “Hey Jude”, the White Album, and the career of the Beatles from August 1967 through November 1968.... more

Episode 170 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Astral Weeks”, the early solo career... more

Episode 169 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Piece of My Heart” and the... more

Episode 168 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Say a Little Prayer”, and... more

Episode one hundred and sixty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Weight” by... more

Episode 166 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Crossroads”, Cream, the myth of Robert... more

Episode 165 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Dark Star” and the career of... more

Episode 164 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “White Light/White Heat” and the career... more

Episode 163 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the... more

Episode 162 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Daydream Believer”, and the later career... more

Episode one hundred and sixty-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Alone Again Or”,... more

As we’re in the period between Christmas and New Year, the gap between episodes is going to be longer than... more

As we’re in the period between Christmas and New Year, the gap between episodes is going to be longer than... more

As we’re in the period between Christmas and New Year, the gap between episodes is going to be longer than... more

Episode 160 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Flowers in the Rain" by the... more

Transcript This is just to let people know what's happening with the podcast over the next few weeks, as we head... more

Episode 159 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Itchycoo Park” by the Small Faces,... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “White Rabbit”, Jefferson... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “See Emily Play”,... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Was Made... more

Transcript You'll have noticed that my experiment with timings has been only a qualified success. While my buffer did allow me... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Waterloo Sunset” by the Kinks,... more

Transcript Hi. We're still on a skip week, the main podcast will be back next week, but as we've now reached... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs is the last of our... more

Episode one hundred and fifty-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Heroes and Villains”... more

Episode 152 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “For What It’s Worth”, and the... more

We start season four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs with an extra-long look at “San... more

Transcript This is the official announcement that episode one hundred and fifty-one will be up in precisely one week. I’ve just... more

While I’m still on hiatus, I invited questions from listeners. This is an hour-long podcast answering some of them. (Another... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I'll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2022. Every day this week, I’ll be posting old Patreon bonus episodes of... more

The Facebook community I talk about is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/293630102611672/ The post for asking Q&A questions is here The Patreon post for Q&A... more

This week’s episode looks at “All You Need is Love”, the Our World TV special, and the career of the... more

Episode 149 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Respect”, and the journey of Aretha... more

Episode one hundred and forty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Light My Fire”... more

Episode one hundred and forty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Hey Joe” by... more

Episode one hundred and forty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Good Vibrations” by... more

This week’s episode looks at “Tomorrow Never Knows”, the making of Revolver by the Beatles, and the influence of Timothy... more

Episode 144 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Last Train to Clarksville” and the... more

Episode 143 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Summer in the City’”, and at... more

Episode one hundred and forty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “God Only Knows”... more

Episode 141 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “River Deep Mountain High’”, and at... more

Episode one hundred and forty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Trouble Every Day”... more