The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

The Next Track episodes

May 03, 2019Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp
Kirk bought some new audio equipment: a Sonos Amp. We talk about how this amp works, and how it has allowed Kirk to minimalize the equipment in his home office.
Show notes:
Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
Sonos Amp
Music Matters, Stratford-upon-Avon
Yamaha R-N803 amplifier
dbx 286s Microphone Preamp & Channel Strip Processor
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface
Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System
Marantz Melody X (M-CR612)
Kirk's Audio Test Tracks (AppleMusic playlist)
Tangent CD II
Cambridge Audio AZUR 651BD
Our next tracks:
J. J. Cale: Stay Around
Mose Allison: The Prestige Collection - Greatest Hits
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April 26, 2019Episode #146 - Woodstock
The 50th anniversary concert of Woodstock has been planned, and tickets were supposed to go on sale this week, yet have been delayed. We look back at the original Woodstock festival and how much the music influenced us.
Show notes:
Woodstock 50
Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (Wikipedia)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Wikipedia)
Woodstock Blu-Ray
Woodstock: 40 Years On
Woodstock history: all the bands and setlists from the original festival
Our next tracks:
[Santana: Soul Sacrifice (from Woodstock); edited version from the movie (YouTube)
Ten Years After: Ssssh
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April 19, 2019Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux
It’s time to have a brief discussion of the future of iTunes again. Some news has been circulating suggesting that Apple will be including separate apps for music, TV, podcasts, and books later this year. We discuss this, and how we predicted this a few months ago.
Show notes:
Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes?
Is Apple Splitting Up iTunes? Here’s How They’ll Do It
Our next tracks:
Jon Savage: This searing light, the sun and everything else - Joy Division: The Oral History
Jo Jo Gunne: Bite Down Hard
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April 12, 2019Episode #144 - Cornelius Boots and His Bad-Ass Shakuhachi
Cornelius Boots is a bad-ass shakuhachi player, and Kirk's second shakuhachi teacher. Cornelius is a composer, performer, and teachers, and has just released his third album of original compositions.
Guest:
Cornelius Boots
Sacred Root: Kung Fu Flute & Buddhist Blues (Shakuhachi Unleashed, Vol. III)
Green Swampy Water (video)
Show notes:
Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi
Taimu shakuhachi by Ken LaCosse
Ney flute (Wikipedia)
Bansuri flute (Wikipedia)
Our next tracks:
Chiku Za: Take To Iki
T. Rex: The Slider
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Special Guest: Cornelius Boots.
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April 05, 2019Episode #143 - Too Old to Rock 'n Roll
Lots of big rock stars are getting old. How much longer will these musicians be able to perform and tour?
Show notes:
Since we recorded this episode, we found out what was wrong with Mick: Mick Jagger recovers in hospital after undergoing successful heart surgery
Kirk said musicians playing in arenas and studios; obviously he meant stadiums; or stadia, if you want to be pedantic
Cruise to the Edge
Jam Cruise
27 Rockers Going Strong After 70
Ages of Rock Stars
Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry plug album + tour
The Ship of Theseus
Our next tracks:
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Reverend Gary Davis: Live in Newport
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March 29, 2019Episode #142 - Why Wi-Fi Is Important for Your Home Media Use
Most people depend on wi-fi to get data from one device to another in their home. This is the case for music and video, and having good wi-fi ensures that you can enjoy your home media without any glitches.
Show notes:
Kirk's review of the NetGear Orbi
Wi-Fi SweetSpots
AirPort (Wikipedia); look for the photo of the first AirPort base station
NetGear Orbi outdoor unit
Our next tracks:
Iron & Wine: Around the Well
The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
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March 22, 2019Episode #141 - Algorithms
Continuing our reunion tour, we welcome back our friend Andy Doe to talk about algorithms; how they work, and how they affect music listening.
Guest:
Andy Doe
Proper Discord
Show notes:
Algorithm: "a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations" (Wikipedia)
Music Genome Project (Wikipedia)
Preparing for the Post-Album Music Industry
The Toubon Law requiring a quote of French content on TV and radio
France reduces legal quota on number of French songs DJs are forced to play (2016)
Our next tracks:
Brad Mehldau Trio: Seymour Reads the Constitution!
KO KO MO: Technicolor Life
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March 15, 2019Episode #140 - The Reunion Tour
The band is back together, and we explain our new approach to the podcast. We then discuss how music may change as more people use voice assistants to request what they want to hear. And, of course, we present our own next tracks.
Show notes:
Voice Assistants Will Impoverish Music
36% of Americans now own smart speakers. Here’s what that means for musicians.
Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, Marc-André Hamelin
Fans buy the 'wrong' Stephen King book
Bob Weir: Ace
Our next tracks:
Grateful Dead: Playing in the Band, 5/21/74 (on Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It)
Blondie: Parallel Lines
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January 14, 2019Episode #139 - In Which We Bid Farewell
It's been a long, strange trip, and it's time to get truckin' on.
Show notes:
Doug's website
Kirk's website
Thanks for helping make this a wonderful adventure. See you all again somewhere.
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January 04, 2019Episode #138 - A Look Back at Music We Discovered Last Year
Music discovery has changed a lot, and as the new year rolls in, it's time to look back at 2018 and the music that we have discovered.
Show notes:
Greta Van Fleet: From the Fires
Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
Small Faces: Small Faces
Episode #114 - Theo Travis on His New Travis & Fripp Apps
Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps
Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence
Robert Fripp Soundscapes: World Financial Centre New York United States
Steppenwolf: For Ladies Only
The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker 'n' Heat
Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces
Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevail
Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming
Steve Reich: Pulse Quartet
Lew Lewis: Save the Wail
Brian Eno: Music for Installations
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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.