The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

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June 20, 2022Episode #237 - Sid Smith on Robert Fripp's Exposures
King Crimson scribe Sid Smith joins us to talk about the new Robert Fripp box set, Exposures, which covers Fripp's years in New York City, from 1977 to 1983, around his Exposure album and his Frippertronics.
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‌Show notes:
Sid Smith: In the Court of Crimson King
Exposures
Exposures 2-disc version
Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Guitarists
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No next track picks this episode; the entire box set, or the 2-disc version, will keep you going for a while.
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Special Guest: Sid Smith.
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June 01, 2022Episode #236 - Update on Apple's Media Apps
We haven't discussed Apple's media apps for some time, so we decided to take a look at what has changed, and what hasn't, and what probably never will. And we discuss audiophile nostalgia.
"I think we're post digital."
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‌Show notes:
I decided to not include the screenshot.
KEF LSX Wireless Music System
The ugly truth behind hi-fi's growing infatuation with nostalgia
KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers
Take Control of macOS Media Apps (Kirk's book)
Primephonic
Our next tracks:
Robert Fripp: Exposures
Bonnie Raitt: Green Light
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29 min
May 23, 2022Episode #235 - 1973
Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music.
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‌Show notes:
1973 in Music (Wikipedia)
1973 Album Releases
Rock Music History: 1973
Our next tracks:
Fontaines D.C: Skinty Fia
The Who: Quadrophenia
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May 04, 2022Episode #234 - Musical Nostalgia
Doug bought a turntable, and we discuss musical nostalgia.
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‌Show notes:
Pioneer DJ PLX-500 turntable
Primaphone Cabinet Grand gramophone
Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis
Never-Before-Heard Music By Son House ‘Forever On My Mind’ Drops March 18
Our next tracks:
Son House: Forever on My Mind
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story
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29 min
April 20, 2022Episode #233 - The End of the Sixties
No album better marks the transition from the sixties from the seventies than the Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed.
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‌Show notes:
Let it Bleed
Rolling Store review by Greil Marcus
Grateful Dead, 9/3/77 Englishtown, NJ
Gimme Shelter (film)
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29 min
April 06, 2022Episode #232 - How People Listen to Music Today
Doug and Kirk take a look at how people listen to music today, with lots of statistics.
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‌Show notes:
The Infinite Dial 2021
The Dial
Eve Weather
Sonos Arc
Welcombe Radio
Podcasting Pocket Guide
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Brad Mehldau: Jacob's Ladder
The Faces: Ooh La La
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37 min
March 23, 2022Episode #231 - 60 Years
A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time.
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‌Show notes:
Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires
Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
Rolling Stones VIP tickets
Watch Keith Richard reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at New York show
Our next tracks:
Marc Johnson: Overpass
Still Little Fingers: Fly the Flag
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March 09, 2022Episode #230 - I was born a ramblin' man...
Doug and Kirk don't know what to talk about for this episode, so they ramble about the smart home, audio gear, TVs, music, and more.
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‌Show notes:
How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini
Eve Weather
Qualcomm has found a way to support lossless audio over Bluetooth headphones — could Apple be next?
PhotoActive episode 104: The Leica Episode
Braun Audio
Naim Mu-So
Basketball Jones
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Tuxedomoon: Half Mute
Stevie Wonder: Talking Book
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32 min
February 23, 2022Episode #229 - London Calling
Some say the Clash's London Calling is the best rock album of all time.
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‌Show notes:
London Calling (Wikipedia)
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Robert Christgau: The Year of the Lollapalooza
Rolling Stone: The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980
Sandanista Now! Playlist
Episode #98 - 1981
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26 min
February 09, 2022Episode 228: [bleep] Spotify
Spotify is getting some flack for hosting an exclusive audio program with someone who spreads covid misinformation, and a number of musicians, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, have pulled their music from the service. And streaming still doesn't pay well; music streaming services should raise their prices to be able to pay more.
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‌Show notes:
Alex Ross: Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with Joe Rogan
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirms removal of Joe Rogan episodes after n-word video resurfaces
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Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus
Malo: Malo
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33 min

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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.