The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

The Next Track episodes

July 17, 2024Episode #286: Reach
"Don’t confuse consumption with reach."
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‌Show notes:
Reach, Bob Lefsetz
Glastonbury on the BBC iPlayer
Glastonbury 2024 line-up
Our next tracks:
Robert Fripp: Washington Square Church CD, download
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
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July 03, 2024Episode #285: Is Classic Rock the New Classical Music
No one gets up in the morning and says, “I want to be in a classic rock band.”
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The most popular, obscure, Democratic, Republican and hated music in America
Queen Catalog to Be Acquired by Sony Music for £1 Billion
Music on The Sopranos
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Daniel Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas
The Three O'Clock: Sixteen Tambourines
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June 19, 2024Episode #284: You Can't Beat the System
Something always goes wrong. "The grass may look great, but it's not real grass."
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Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
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Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, by Donna Coleman)
Dog Party: Dangerous
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June 05, 2024Episode #283: Another Green World
Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World.
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Another Green World
Another Green World (Wikipedia)
Oblique Strategies
Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson
Brian Eno — Everything Merges With The Night — Timo Andres
Another Day on Earth
David Byrne: Catherine Wheel
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King Crimson - Full Show (The Noise - Live At Fréjus 1982)
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking
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May 22, 2024Episode #282: Embracing the CD Revival
Continuing with our multi-episode arc, we discuss the joys of listening to CDs.
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My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office
Another Timbre
Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre
Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77
Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas
Our next tracks:
Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Simple Minds: Empires and Dance
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May 08, 2024Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear
Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work.
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‌Show notes:
NAD C 3050 amplifier
NAD BluOS module
Cambridge Audio CXA61 amplifier
Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Adapter
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock
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Durutti Column: Vini Reilly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings
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April 24, 2024Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales
Tech is full of surprises.
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‌Show notes:
NAD C 538 CD Player
Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series
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Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country
Thurston Moore: By the Fire
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April 10, 2024Episode #279: Lyrics
We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?
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‌Show notes:
Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
Genius
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Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore
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March 27, 2024Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear.
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‌Show notes:
Cambridge Audio: EVO 150 DELOREAN EDITION All-in-One Player
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Kyusu
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Max Richter: Sleep (Piano Edition)
Little Village: Little Village
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March 13, 2024Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2
This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.
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‌Show notes:
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Our next tracks:
Vega Trails: Tremors in the Static
Pan•American: The Patience Fader
Gustaf: Package, Pt. 2)
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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.