The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

The Next Track episodes

December 04, 2024Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack
Apparently "nostalgia concerts," where bands play full albums, have become common; not everyone likes this idea. Rolling Stone made a list of the "best" 74 albums of 1974. And we discuss movie soundtracks, with specific reference to Hans Zimmer's music for Interstellar.
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‌Show notes:
No More Nostalgia Concerts, Please
The Cure: live stream of Songs of a Lost World
The 74 Best Albums of 1974
Intersteller
Hans Zimmer
Our next tracks:
Kraftwerk: Autobahn
David Byrne: The Catherine Wheel
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November 20, 2024Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed
We talk about selling records with the unique Burning Shed, the British online record store that offers a curated selected of progressive rock, new wave, ambient, and electronic music.
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‌Show notes:
Burning Shed
Our next tracks:
The Durutti Column - A Life of Reilly, by James Nice
Sponge: 1994
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November 06, 2024Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players
With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island.
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‌Show notes:
Phil Lesh obituary
Our next tracks:
Grateful Dead: Fallout from the Phil Zone
Stanley Clarke: School Days
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October 23, 2024Episode #293: Desert Island Discs Redux
We discuss desert island discs as a thought experiment, though we didn't agree on the ground rules.
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‌Show notes:
Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1
Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2
Schubert: Winterreise, Ian Bostridge & Thomas Adès
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould 1981
Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet, Kronos Quartet and Aki Takahashi
Hume: Musicall Humours, Jordi Savall
Elastica: Elastica
The Who: Quadrophenia
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Streetcore
Gustaf: Package, Pt.2
The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Yas Out
The Clash: London Calling
Brian Eno: Music for Airports
Bang on a Can: Music for Airports
Grateful Dead: American Beauty
Bill Evans: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
King Crimson: Red
Castaway
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October 09, 2024Episode #292: Music as Product
Music is a product. We discuss how music is sold and promoted.
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‌Show notes:
On the State of the (Book)World, with Lauren Groff and Neel Mukherjee
MUBI
BFI Player
Nightsleeper - iPlayer
Our next tracks:
Philip Glass, String Quartet No. 1 - Tana Quartet
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers: L.A.M.F. (The Lost '77 Mixes)
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September 25, 2024Episode #291: Why Can't Concerts Be More Interesting?
Kirk attended a unique concert recently, and Doug and Kirk discuss how concerts could be more interesting.
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‌Show notes:
Episode #178 - Lieder and Opera Singer Ian Bostridge
Winterreise review - agony and ecstasy as Bostridge and Drake bring Schubert’s song cycle to dramatic life
Palladium
Lone Star Cafe
The Bottom Line
Our next tracks:
La Folia 1490-1701: Jordi Savall
X: Smoke & Fiction
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September 11, 2024Episode #290: Why Most People Have Better Audio on Their TV Systems
People are more likely to have good audio for their TV, to watch movies and films, than for music these days.
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‌Show notes:
Panasonic Streaming 4K Blu Ray Player DP-UB820-K
Our next tracks:
2001: A Space Odyssey (4K Ultra HD)
Kiss: Alive
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August 28, 2024Episode #289: Audio Gear and Firmware: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind
Don't buy hi-fi audio equipment that needs firmware updates. (This means you, Sonos.)
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‌Show notes:
Cambridge Audio EVO ONE
Sonos, still trying to fix its broken app, lays off 100 employees
Episode #168 - L'Affaire Sonos and Obsolescence in Audio Equipment
KEF LSX II
Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear
Our next tracks:
Radio On
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
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August 14, 2024Episode #288: Merch
It's tough to make money in the music business. So artists sell merch.
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‌Show notes:
Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead parking lot market)
Live Nation announces it will drop merch cuts and pay $1,500 stipend to all club acts
Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Adele in Munich
Robert Fripp: The Guitar Circle
Robert Fripp merch
Handmade by Toyah & Robert
Cameo - Robert Fripp videos
I thought Bob Dylan had fallen in love with me – then he asked me for $5,000
Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead
Our next tracks:
Grateful Dead: Friend Of The Devils: April 1978
Elastica: Elastica
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July 31, 2024Episode #287: The Summer Doldrums
It's the summer of Apple beta software. We chat a bit about the Music app, new operating systems, and how Apple's AI could affect Apple Music.
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‌Show notes:
macOS Sequoia Preview
Moom
Soulver
How to Install Apple Beta Software for macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and tvOS 11
Install macOS Sequoia Beta in a Virtual Machine on an M1, M2, or M3 Mac with UTM
"By saying, “Hey Siri, I like this song,” HomePod and Apple Music become the perfect musicologist..."
The Music Genome Project
Our next tracks:
Reformation: Mishka Rushdie Momen
Leon Russel: Carney
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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.