AS IS: Thoughts on Eddie Van Halen
Thoughts on Eddie Van Halen By: Ric Hickey “Eruption”, Edward Van Halen’s signature, was actually the first thing I ever heard by Van Halen, as WEBN had their debut LP in heavy rotation right […]
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My Career In Record Stores – Part III
My Career In Record Stores – Part III By Ric Hickey 1985 brought with it the arrival of the first CDs. Originally they were packaged in the long box blister packs and all […]
My Career In Record Stores – Part II
My Career In Record Stores – Part II By Ric Hickey During that first Christmas season of working in the mall back in 1984 I was exposed to many different kinds of people, […]
My Career In Record Stores – Part I
My Career In Record Stores – Part I By Ric Hickey My 17th birthday was in August 1984. That was the same month when I saw Frank Zappa in concert for the first […]
The Creative Process During Crisis
The Creative Process During Crisis By: Ric Hickey VISIONS COME TO PREPARED SPIRITS A brief but powerful text exchange with my baby brother Matt this morning has […]
