A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

If you listen to many podcasts, you find that many are just people telling you what they like—not a lot of research and not a lot to learn. This podcast is so amazingly researched and incredibly written as to be amazing. Such depth, intricacy and history behind the songs and the people and times that created the songs. Thank you. Also, thanks for introducing me to Johnny Otis! He was everywhere!

I hear music I have loved for years, with a new depth and perspective. Academically deep but never dull, Andrew Hickey has opened my eyes and ears.

I count myself as a pretty knowledgeable amateur, B+ to A-, but this is so far beyond my depth I would be drowning and lost at sea within just a few minutes of each episode. Hickey is a true scholar whose niche is the monkey nerve of rock ‘n’ roll. How he weaves the tapestry of every episode is uncanny and I rarely lose my place. I would call it stream of consciousness, but it all works together. Three thumbs up !

Read about this pod via Tim Heidecker a few months back and I’ve been obsessed ever since. Hickey is all about being as thorough and truthful as possible. In this day and age when the concept of “truth” is consistently under attack by nefarious forces in our culture and planet at-large, Hickey’s voice and work is a reminder of how much potential our humanity has. Thank you, Andrew.