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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April 20, 2018Episode #101 - Radio Paradise
Bill Goldsmith of Radio Paradise joins us to talk about programming a free-form, internet radio station, listener support, and the future of radio.
This week's guest:
Bill Goldsmith
Show notes:
Radio Paradise
Radio Paradise's playlist (updated live)
Performance Royalty Rates Increase for Online Radio (2015)
Our next tracks:
Harold Budd: Avalon Sutra
Julianna Hatfield: Julianna Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John
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Special Guest: Bill Goldsmith.
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34min
April 13, 2018Episode #100 - How We Listen to Music Today
For the 100th episode, Doug and Kirk discuss how they listen to music today, and how their music listening has changed in the two years they've been producing this podcast.
Show notes:
Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists
Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
Record Labels Splitting Long Tracks into Multiple Tracks to Maximize Streaming Income
Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs
Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music?
Our next tracks:
Max Richter: Sleep (Apple Music); CD/Blu-Ray version
Jeff Beck: Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul)
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33min
April 06, 2018Episode #99 - Radio, Radio
Radio has long been the first way that people have discovered and listened to music. It is still very powerful, in spite of the ubiquity of music streaming services. We discuss how radio works, how it's changed over the years, and where it may be going.
Show notes:
Radio 3 Concert Sound (broadcasts in FLAC)
QuickTime Broadcaster
iHeart Prepares for Bankruptcy as Soon as This Weekend
Our next tracks:
Jacob Bro: Returnings
Eric Clapton: Journeyman
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40min
March 30, 2018Episode #98 - 1981
1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year.
Show notes:
We're not going to link to all the records we mention, but here is an Apple Music playlist with most of the songs we discuss.
The Clash: Sandinista!
Rolling Stones: Tattoo You
Honky Tonk Woman: Tina Turner opening for the Rolling Stones in 1981
Sony Walkman WM-2
Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia)
The Cure: Faith and Carnage Visors
Crispy Ambulance
The Clash: Sandinista Now!, the abridged promo LP released for radio
Sandanista Now! playlist on Apple Music
Guardian Angels (Wikipedia)
Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop's year of revolution
Our next tracks:
Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
Ellen Foley: Spirit of St Louis
Listen as a playlist on Apple Music
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36min
March 24, 2018Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock
Jerry Ewing, editor of the UK's Prog magazine, discusses the history of progressive rock, and presents his new book Wondrous Stories.
This week's guest:
Jerry Ewing
Sponsor:
Audible.com. Get a free audiobook and a 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NextTrack
Show notes:
Wondrous Stories: A Journey through the Landscape of Progressive Rock
Prog magazine
Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
How the Brits Rocked America
Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Recording Sessions
Genesis: Live 1973
Midas Fall
Valis Ablaze
Ghost Community
Our next tracks:
Brad Mehldau: After Bach
The Meters: The Meters
Listen as a playlist on Apple Music.
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Special Guest: Jerry Ewing.
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39min
March 16, 2018Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute)
We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute.
This week's guest:
Kiku Day
Show notes:
Shakuhachi (Wikipedia)
Okuda Atsuya
Okuda Atsuya's CDs
Gagaku (Wikipedia)
Honkyoku (Wikipedia)
Fuke Zen (Wikipedia)
Shakuhachi music notation
European Shakuhachi Society
World Shakuhachi Festival 2018 in London
A few shakuhachi recordings on Apple Music:
Teruhish Fukuda: Japan: Musical Offering of a Shakuhachi Master
Kohachiro Miyata: Shakuhachi - Japanase Flute
Takeo Izumi: Samurai Music
Yoshikazu Iwamoto: The Spirit of Dusk
Listen as a playlist on Apple Music.
Our next tracks:
Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan: Small Town
John Prine - Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine
Listen as a playlist on Apple Music.
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Special Guest: Kiku Day.
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39min
March 09, 2018Episode #95 - Movies about Music, Part 3: Concert Movies
We finish our look at movies about music by discussing concert movies. What makes a good concert movie? Why are concert movies no longer interesting?
Show notes:
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones
Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music
The Last Waltz
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival The Criterion Collection
The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
Concert for Bangladesh
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Last Days of the Fillmore
The Beatles: Let it Be (disc; the film is no longer for sale)
Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
Readers' Poll: The Best Concert Movies of All Time (Rolling Stone)
Bolero
Bolero flash mob
U2: Live at Red Rocks
The Grateful Dead Movie
The Cure in Orange
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Festival Express
Our next tracks:
GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
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34min
March 02, 2018Episode #94 – Do Classical Record Labels Make Money?
People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works.
This week’s guest:
Andy Doe
Proper Discord
Show notes:
Naxos Records
Colin Currie Group
harmonia mundi
Artists and repertoire (A&R) – Wikipedia
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Many of the Karajan albums with “interesting” covers can be seen on this page on Amazon UK.
♫ Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Steve Reich: Pulse/Quartet
Doug: Long John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy
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Special Guest: Andy Doe.
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42min
February 23, 2018Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks
If you’re an audiobook listener, you will probably recognize this voice. We welcome Simon Vance, one of the most widely appreciated narrator of audiobooks. He discusses what it involves to record audiobooks, and how the audiobook industry works.
This week’s guest:
Simon Vance
Show notes:
Audiofile Magazine
Simon Vance’s award winning audiobooks (Audiofile)
Audies
Audible.com (Try Audible and get two free audiobooks)
Audible UK (Free trial)
Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (first of four volumes)
A Dance to the Music of Time (DVD)
Alan Moore: Jerusalem
William Boyd: Any Human Heart
Julian Barnes: Levels of Life
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea
Kazuo Ishiguro: The Unconsoled
Tom Malmquist: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Murray Perahia: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.106 “Hammerklavier” & op. 27/2 “Moonlight”
Doug: Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic
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Special Guest: Simon Vance.
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45min
February 16, 2018Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster
Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen to, and what equipment he uses.
This week’s guest:
Chuck Joiner, the MacVoices podcast
Show notes:
Audion
Sonos speakers
Apple AirPods
JBL Flip 4 waterproof speaker
Brian Eno: Nerve Net
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
View Cached Music AppleScript
Apple HomePod
https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-use-apple-musics-personal-dj-feature-to-create-you-own-personal-radio-station/
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Creedence Clearwater Revival: Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Doug: Dread Zeppelin: Bar Coda
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Special Guest: Chuck Joiner.
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34min

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