An autistic man who needs to find out everything there is to know about his special interest or his brain will itch until he’s dead has had his life “ruined” by discovering the single most verbose music history podcast in a frankly overcrowded market, it has been rumoured.
Dexter Livingstone, 49, first got hooked on chart-topping music history podcast, A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, after listening to early episodes, which were then, deceptively, 25 minutes to half an hour long.
But since, in what Livingstone is calling a “bait and switch”, the discussions of each song have ballooned into fascinating multi-hour, multi-episode sagas listeners are unable to tear themselves away from, with creator Andrew Hickey described by disgruntled fans as “out of control”.
Livingstone commented: “Hickey is a monster. He just won’t stop. And unfortunately, what he’s saying is interesting enough to have been featured in The New Yorker and on The Tonight Show, so I’m going to be listening to him drone on about the Beach Boys until one of us dies.”
“I’ve had to choose between the podcast and my wife and kids,” Livingstone continued. “She issued an ultimatum. They’re gone. They took the dog. Also I lost my job. This is Andrew Hickey’s fault.”
Livingstone added: “But if he’s so much as a minute late releasing his next episode, I’m firebombing his house.”
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is an epic ride, with Andrew Hickey expertly weaving a colossal narrative that has more than earned its place as one of the greatest contributions to contemporary music history of all time. We highly recommend binge listening from the very beginning. In particular, enjoy the many caveats, digressions and preemptive apologies one would expect from its autistic creator.
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