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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September 21, 2018Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann
Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work.
This week's guest:
Kyle Gann
No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33"
Show notes:
Episode #80, John Cage (with Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust)
Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
Episode #102 - Silence
John Cage and the Anechoic Chamber
Muzak (Wikipedia)
Searching for Silence John Cage's Art of Noise, by Alex Ross (New Yorker)
David Tudor
John Cage: Silence: Lectures and Writings
John Cage performing Water Walk on I've Got a Secret, 1960
John Cale on I've Got a Secret, 1963
Joseph Campbell (Wikipedia)
New Music America festival, 1982
Harold Budd - Children on the Hill (transcr. Kyle Gann)
From Brussels With Love
Our next tracks:
Brad Mehldau: After Bach
Frank Zappa: Chunga's Revenge
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Special Guest: Kyle Gann.
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38min
September 14, 2018Episode #122 - What if Apple Does Stop Selling Downloads?
The rumor that keeps coming back: the one that says that Apple is going to stop selling downloads. Andy Doe joins us to discuss this, and give us an overview of how streaming music is affecting the music business.
This week's guest:
Andy Doe
Proper Discord
Show notes:
We got much of our data from Nielsen's U.S. Mid-Year Report 2018
Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
Our next tracks:
Ólafur Arnalds: re:member
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express: Live in Los Angeles
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37min
September 07, 2018Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces
Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces.
Guest:
The Prog Report
Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums: Images and Words Behind Prog’s Most Celebrated Albums 1990-2016
Show notes:
Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock
Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Modern prog rock playlist on Apple Music
Essential Modern Prog Rock Songs 1990-2016 by The Prog Report on Spotify
New Progressive Rock by The Prog Report on Spotify
Our next tracks:
Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age Note that the album on Apple Music, linked below, is missing one of the best tracks, and the longest track on the record: Shine.
Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevail
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Special Guest: Roie Avin.
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40min
August 31, 2018Episode #120 - Best Sellers
There's a new best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAA. We look at the top records, and some of them are a bit surprising.
Show notes:
The best-selling albums according to the RIAA.
The Story of Fleetwood Mac (YouTube).
Rock Family Trees: Fleetwood Mac (Part 1 of 5)
Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
Our next tracks:
Brian Tairaku Ritchie: Ryoanji
Levon Helm & The RCO All Stars: Live at the Palladium NYC
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41min
August 24, 2018Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
Caoilfhionn Rose, a young musician from Manchester, has recorded her first album, due to be released in October. She has previously recorded with The Durutti Column, and Vini Reilly has mentored her. She talks about the challenges of releasing an album, touring, busking, and more.
Guest:
Caoilfhionn Rose
Show notes:
Caoilfhionn Rose: Awaken
The Passions: Thirty Thousand Feet over China (Apple Music)
Renaissance
Durutti Column: Chronicle LX : XL
Caoilfhionn Rose's cover of Joy Division's Atmosphere
Gondwana Records
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
The Sage, Gateshead
The Bridgewater Hall
Our next tracks:
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2, André Watts, Leonard Bernstein
Happy Mondays: Pills 'n' Thrills and Belly Aches
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Special Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose.
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33min
August 17, 2018Episode #118 - No Snobs Allowed - Anne Midgette on Classical Music for Beginners
Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic for the Washington Post, discusses her article about classical music for beginners.
Guest:
Anne Midgette
Show notes:
A beginner’s guide to enjoying classical music. No snobs allowed
El Sistema
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn's encore project
Simone Dinnerstein
New World Symphony
Glyndebourne
Our next tracks:
Hilary Hahn: In 27 Pieces
Iggy Pop and James Williamson: Kill City
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Special Guest: Anne Midgette.
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47min
August 10, 2018Episode #117 - Back from Vacation
Doug and Kirk took a week off. They are back to discuss their music listening during that week, and more.
Show notes:
PhotoActive: a podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem
Richard Russo: Nobody's Fool, Everybody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (movie)
Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (book; part one of four); A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement (audiobook; part one of four)
Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks
Coming Soon: An Even Bigger Classical Box Set, Bach 333
Our next tracks:
András Schiff Plays Schubert on an 1820 Fortepiano
BR5-49: Bonus Beats (Apple Music link; not available on CD)
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31min
August 03, 2018Episode #116 - Wearing Your Favorite Band
We talk about artist t-shirts, and how they represent a search for identity and a desire to belong to a certain group. And they look cool.
Show notes:
Grateful Dead t-shirts
Grateful Dead store "Art & Home" section
Joe Jackson Look Sharp! button
Our next tracks:
Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Alfred Brendel Artist's Choice
Nicky Hopkins, et al: Jamming With Edward!
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31min
July 27, 2018Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps
Peter Chilvers joins us to follow up on last week's episode, where Theo Travis discussed his new apps built around Travis & Fripp performances, that Peter developed.
Guest:
Peter Chilvers
Travis & Fripp apps
Show notes:
Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection
Chapman Stick
Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence
Bloom
Peek Inside Brian Eno’s Meditative Berlin Installation
Video of the Berlin installation
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno & John Cale: Wrong Way Up
Sugar: File Under Easy Listening
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Special Guest: Peter Chilvers.
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32min
July 20, 2018Episode #114 - Theo Travis on His New Travis & Fripp Apps
Flautist and saxophonist Theo Travis joins us to discuss the three new Travis & Fripp apps he has recently released, and his various music projects.
Guest:
Theo Travis
Travis & Fripp apps
Travis & Fripp on the DGM label
Show notes:
Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection
Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence
Slow Life
Frippertronics (Wikipedia)
Soundscapes by Robert Fripp (Wikipedia)
Bill Nelson: Live In Concert At Metropolis Studio
Soft Machine Tour
Our next tracks:
King Crimson: Red
Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way, Baby
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Special Guest: Theo Travis.
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40min

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