Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
This episode is on “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, and is the third part of a trilogy following the episode...
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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.
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20 of 261 episodesSong 185: “Peaches En Regalia” by Frank Zappa
This 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 t...
Teaser Trailer: It’s a Superpower??
Some of you will have seen me talk in the past about a site called The Daily Tism, a satirical news site by and for autistic people which is...
Song 184: “The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes” by the GTOs
This episode took longer than normal to come up because, as you’ll see from the episode itself, I’m releasing it simultaneously...
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, Part 2: “His Disciples Lead Him In”
Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — health issues have continued to affect me. They *seem* to be improving, but I should also...
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean
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...
Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff
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 t...
Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the fu...
Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”
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...
Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same
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...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle
Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”. This episode is part of Pledge We...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake
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 encourag...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull
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 encourag...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo
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 encourag...
PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers
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 encourag...
Announcing Pledge Week 2025
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 fr...
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
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 si...
Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”
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...
Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric
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...
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes I Have A Great Notion”
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...