The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

The Next Track episodes

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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32 min
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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37 min
July 07, 2021Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau
This week's guest, Bob Trudeau, has co-authored a book, with Barry Barnes, about the Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs. Even if you're not a fan of the Grateful Dead, this episode is an interesting discussion of a band's repertoire.
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Guest:
The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs
‌Show notes:
Kirk's Picks
A Long Strange Pick (documentary on Amazon Prime Video)
The Grateful Dead Studies Association
Sunshine Daydream Deluxe (CD/Blu-Ray)
Our next tracks:
Jon Hassell: Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
Summer of Soul
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34 min
June 23, 2021Episode #212 - Caoilfhionn Rose's Second Album, Truly
We're happy to welcome back Caoilfhionn Rose to discuss the recording and release of her second album Truly. Caoilfhionn is a young singer from Manchester, and continues the lineage of great music from that city.
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Guest:
Caoilfhionn Rose
Truly
‌Show notes:
Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
Royal Northern College of Music
Durutti Column - LC
Durutti Column - Chronicle LX: XI
Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant
Sage Gateshead (Newcastle)
Logic Pro
Our next tracks:
Durutti Column: Sex and Death (Apple Music link below is not the extended version.)
Phil Ochs: Pleasures of the Harbor
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Special Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose.
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34 min
June 09, 2021Episode #211 - Changing Music Forever
Apple has introduced lossless, high-resolution, and spatial audio on Apple Music, and claims that the latter will "change music forever." Will it?
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‌Show notes:
About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support
Jazz in Spatial Audio playlist
Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong?
Satyagraha video on the iTunes Store
Our next tracks:
Glass: Satyagraha
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra: Clarence Williams' Q.R.S. Recordings, Vol.1
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38 min
May 26, 2021Episode #210 - Emma Swift on Her Album of Dylan Covers Blonde on the Tracks
Emma Swift has recorded a beautiful album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. We spoke with her about what Dylan's music, and what it takes to record an albums of his songs, and partly in lockdown.
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Guest:
Emma Swift
‌Show notes:
Blonde on the Tracks
Our next tracks:
Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux, Pierre-Laurent Aimand
Joni Mitchell: Hejira
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33 min
May 12, 2021Episode #209 - Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, on Bob Dylan at 80
Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, talks about the Bob Dylan archive, the Bob Dylan Center, and about Bob Dylan at 80.
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Guest:
Sean Latham
Book: The World of Bob Dylan
‌Show notes:
The TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies
Bob Dylan Center
The Bob Dylan Archive - The University of Tulsa : Bob Dylan Archives
Dylan@80 Virtual Conference
Our next tracks:
Zappa
Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
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45 min
April 28, 2021Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80
Musician and journalist Jeff Slate has written about, and for, Bob Dylan, and has recently released an album with one disc of Dylan covers. We discuss Dylan at 80, and choose our top five Dylan albums.
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Guest:
Jeff Slate
Lockdown Live
‌Show notes:
Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan discography
Bob Dylan Center, Tulsa, OK.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Episode #194 - Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After
Episode #195 - Timo Andres: Making Home Videos and the Creative Process
Our next tracks:
Miles Davis: Get Up with It
Leonid & Friends: "25 or 6 to 4"
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Special Guest: Jeff Slate.
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55 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.