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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November 24, 2021Episode # 223 - Culling Cruft
Doug and Kirk both have large music libraries. They discuss some of the problems of having too much music, and how to wrangle a large library of music files.
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‌Show notes:
Cull
Take Control of macOS Media Apps
Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists, Kay Larson
Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1
Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2
Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
Our next tracks:
John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano, Philip Vandré
The Dickies - Dawn of The Dickies
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November 10, 2021Episode #222 - TJ Connelly's Streaming Radio Station, UncertainFM
We first spoke with TJ Connelly, who scores live sports events for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, last year, early in lockdown. He started a project called UncertainFM, which has now expanded to become a full-fledged streaming radio station.
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Guest: TJ Connelly
‌Show notes:
Episode #184 - TJ Connelly, Boston Sports DJ
UNCERTAIN.FM: Privateer radio
‘The Great Resignation’: almost one in four UK workers planning job change
A Comprehensive Guide to 250+ of Apple Music’s New Mood and Activity Playlists
Our next tracks:
Grateful Dead: Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 Digital
Steve Cropper: Dedicated - A Salute To The 5 Royales
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Special Guest: TJ Connelly.
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October 27, 2021Episode #221 - Chris Connaker's Outdoor Audio Project
Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans.
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Guest: Chris Connaker
‌Show notes:
The Sounds of Summer (My Outdoor Audio Project)
CAPS Twenty Update, My Music Storage Situation, and Why Audiophiles Need A New iPad Pro)
Our next tracks:
The Velvet Underground
Dan Kicks and His Hot Licks: Original Recordings
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October 13, 2021Episode #220 - Headphones, Take 3
This is the third time we discuss headphones on The Next Track. Both Doug and Kirk have found that they use fewer headphones, and use headphones differently than in the past.
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‌Show notes:
Episode #5 – Headphones or Speakers?
Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones
Beats Solo Pro
AirPods Max
The Headphones I Use (Updated)
Our next tracks:
The Clash: Reggae playlist)
Duke Robbilard & Scott Hamilton: Swingin' Again
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September 29, 2021Episode #219 - Reissues, Remixes, and Remasters
The recording industry doesn't just make money from new releases, but regularly reissues older releases to exploit their back catalog. Some of these are just repackaged, and others are remixed or remastered. We discuss the issues around these releases, and what all these re- terms mean.
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‌Show notes:
Chicago: Carnegie Hall Complete
Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
Steve Hoffman Forum
Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985
It's Steven Wilson who remastered the Jethro Tull albums, along with many other prog rock recordings
The Who: Live at Leeds
Our next tracks:
Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985)
Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive!
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September 15, 2021Episode #218 - Sholto Kynoch, Pianist and Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival
Pianist Sholto Kynoch founded the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2002, and it has become the most important festival for lieder and song in the UK. We discuss the festival, and how listeners around the world can watch nearly 100 concerts via streaming in October.
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Guest:
Sholto Kynoch
‌Show notes:
Oxford Lieder Festival
Our next tracks:
Chicago: Chicago at Carnegie Hall Complete)
The Litter: $100 Fine
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39min
September 01, 2021Episode #217 - To Stream or to Own Music Redux
In episode #2 of The Next Track, we discussed streaming versus owning music. That was five years ago. We decided to revisit the topic, to see if we've changed our minds.
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‌Show notes:
Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music?
Digital music streaming penetration in the United Kingdom 2020, by demographic group
Chicago tour dates
Our next tracks:
Terry Riley – Shri Camel (live video, 1977)
Blodwyn Pig: All Said and Done
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August 18, 2021Episode #216 - Blonde on Blonde
In a delayed episode celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we take a close look at his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.
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‌Show notes:
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
Blonde on Blonde (Wikipedia)
Double Album (Wikipedia)
Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80
Mad Magazine fold-in
Our next tracks:
Robert Fripp, 13th of May 1979 at Le Trompe l'Oiel
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: US Tour '74 Live
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August 04, 2021Episode #215 - People Aren't Listening to Much New Music
More than two-thirds of music listened to in the US is old music. Music less than 18 months old accounts for only a third of listening, and this share is dropping. We discuss what this means for the future of the music industry.
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‌Show notes:
Over 66% of All Music Listening in the Us Is Now of Catalog Records, Rather Than New Releases
Zeno's paradoxes
75% of Tiktok’s Users Say They Discover New Artists on the Platform
Movie references aren’t the only allusions to be lost on other people
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Our next tracks:
Darkside: Spiral
The Electric Light Orchestra: The Electric Light Orchestra II
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July 21, 2021Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio
With Apple offering some music with Dolby Atmos and/or Spatial Audio on Apple Music, we talk with Chris Connaker about whether this is a Good Thing for music.
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Guest:
Audiophile Style
Audiophile Style Podcast
‌Show notes:
Episode #211 - Changing Music Forever
Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong?
1615 Gabrieli in Venice (first classical album recorded with Dolby Atmos)
The Lefsetz Letter: Spatial Audio
Reader replies to the above
Apple Music Rock Spatial Audio playlist
Verizon says its version of spatial audio doesn't need specific gear or content
Our next tracks:
Eagles -- Hotel California Live Video HQ
The Groundhogs: Solid
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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.
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