The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.... more

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The podcast currently has 337 episodes available.

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June 17, 2026The Next Track, Episode #336: 50 Years of Punk
The 50th anniversary of the famous Sex Pistols concert at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester has just passed. We discuss punk rock, how it started, and what it has become.
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Show notes
Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall - Wikipedia
‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded - The Guardian
Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer) - Wikipedia
‘People are still isolated and obsessive’: De Niro, Scorsese, Foster and Schrader reunite for Taxi Driver at 50 - The Guardian
Épater la bourgeoisie - Wikipedia
Super Black Market Clash - Wikipedia
Hot Tuna (album) - Wikipedia
Caoilfhionn Rose on The Next Track
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The Durutti Column: Renascent
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Blood, Sweat & Tears
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June 03, 2026The Next Track, Episode #335: Forgotten Artists and Changing Musical Tastes
Doug discovered The DeMarco Sisters, an American close harmony singing group, watching TMC. We discuss how hugely popular artists can become forgotten and how musical tastes go out of fashion.
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The DeMarco Sisters - Wikipedia
Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades
Episode #334: Rolling Stones
Daniel Barenboim reveals radical new piano design: 'I've fallen in love with it' - The Guardian
Our next tracks:
Daniel Barenboim: Schubert Piano Sonatas
Barbershop Harmony Society: Top 20 Quartets, 2010 Philadelphia Convention
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May 20, 2026The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones
The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.)
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Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues
Laurie Anderson: United States Live (Wikipedia)
Lone Star Cafe (Wikipedia)
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Episode 48: Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE
Keith Richards: Life
Bob Spitz: The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman: Stone Alone: The Story Of A Rock'n'Roll Band
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Muddy Waters: Folk Singer
Dave Mason: Alone Together
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May 06, 2026Episode #333: What Happens When Things Get Old?
When things get old, will they still work? If hardware devices depend on software or firmware, will you still be able to use them? Those receivers and active speakers that require software to run; will they work in twenty years?
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Episode #332: Old is New Again
The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Our next tracks:
Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone Television Series Score Re-recording
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention:One Size Fits All
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April 22, 2026Episode #332: Old is New Again
Nostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods.
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Show notes
I turned an iPod Shuffle into my perfect music player – here’s how
Yer Stack
Maxell Wireless Cassette Player
Can you still buy an iPod in 2026? Here's where to look online
Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners - The New York Times
Amazon Ending Support for Older Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices
calibre
MUBI
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Something Wild
Humble Pie: Smokin'
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April 08, 2026Episode #331: Apple's 50th Anniversary
It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products.
"Instead of having a company that wanted to change the world, we now have a company that wants to charge the world."
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Show notes
David Pogue Writes the History of Apple
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Grateful Dead: Cornell, 5/8/77
U.S. Marine Band: Century Selection
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March 25, 2026Episode #330: Paul on the Run
We watched the new documentary, Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, about his post-Beatles experiment with Wings. We have thoughts.
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On Battle After Another
Sinners
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (documentary)
Man on the Run (soundtrack)
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run (book)
Wings (2 CD best-of compilation)
Bradley Lehman: Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning
Our next tracks:
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Andras Schiff
L7: The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
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March 11, 2026Episode #329: 1979
In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever.
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Sony Pressman
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Moby: Future Quiet
The Soft Boys: Can of Bees
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February 25, 2026Episode #328: Influential Albums
We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture.
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25 of the most influential albums in music history
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Phantasm: The Well-Tempered Consort - I
Plastiscines: LP1
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February 11, 2026Episode #327: Greatest Hits
The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming?
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Greatest hits album - Wikipedia
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Crumb: Dan Nadel
The Suburbs: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left the Building
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