The poem that became a song that became a career
Today’s story is one I’ve been wanting to do for a long time and I finally got around to it
Patrick Hicks Music Stories
Welcome to the best place for music history on Substack. Featuring a captivating thematic video series, exclusive artist interviews and insightful commentary on today's music scene. Hosted by Patrick Hicks, a music history expert with over 500K followers.
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Making a band with Loog
Recently a company called Loog reached out to ask if I’d be interested in trying out some of their instruments for my kids.
The Odyssey of a Song
With Christopher Nolan’s the Odyssey in theaters I’ve been thinking about MY favorite interpretation of the epic poem - and the way it involves one of my favorite music stories
Story 5 - The Band that Changed Rock Music
Watch now | Today we’re wrapping up this 5 part series with a band that brought Summertime Blues back onto the charts and also may have accidentally started a new genre of music
Story 4 - the Festival that Changed Rock Music
Watch now | Our story continues today with a one of a kind music festival
Story 3 - The Show That Changed Rock Music
Today the story continues with a story about a show that was MTV before MTV
Story 2 - the Song that Changed Rock Music
Watch now | The story series continues today
The Song that Changed Rock Music - Story 1
A couple weeks ago I started working on a new music story but as I was researching I started to realize that the story I really wanted to tell was bigger than just the story of one band.
The Battle for the Soul of Eamon
Today’s story is about one of the biggest hits of the 2000s… and how it’s success almost ended the artist who sang it
Interview with Nick Kivlen from Sunflower Bean
After over a decade of playing guitar and singing in his band Sunflower Bean, Nick Kivlen found that the time was right to release his first solo album.