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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The Next Track episodes:

May 04, 2022Episode #234 - Musical Nostalgia
Doug bought a turntable, and we discuss musical nostalgia.
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‌Show notes:
Pioneer DJ PLX-500 turntable
Primaphone Cabinet Grand gramophone
Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis
Never-Before-Heard Music By Son House ‘Forever On My Mind’ Drops March 18
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Son House: Forever on My Mind
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story
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April 20, 2022Episode #233 - The End of the Sixties
No album better marks the transition from the sixties from the seventies than the Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed.
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‌Show notes:
Let it Bleed
Rolling Store review by Greil Marcus
Grateful Dead, 9/3/77 Englishtown, NJ
Gimme Shelter (film)
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April 06, 2022Episode #232 - How People Listen to Music Today
Doug and Kirk take a look at how people listen to music today, with lots of statistics.
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‌Show notes:
The Infinite Dial 2021
The Dial
Eve Weather
Sonos Arc
Welcombe Radio
Podcasting Pocket Guide
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Brad Mehldau: Jacob's Ladder
The Faces: Ooh La La
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March 23, 2022Episode #231 - 60 Years
A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time.
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‌Show notes:
Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires
Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
Rolling Stones VIP tickets
Watch Keith Richard reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at New York show
Our next tracks:
Marc Johnson: Overpass
Still Little Fingers: Fly the Flag
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March 09, 2022Episode #230 - I was born a ramblin' man...
Doug and Kirk don't know what to talk about for this episode, so they ramble about the smart home, audio gear, TVs, music, and more.
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‌Show notes:
How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini
Eve Weather
Qualcomm has found a way to support lossless audio over Bluetooth headphones — could Apple be next?
PhotoActive episode 104: The Leica Episode
Braun Audio
Naim Mu-So
Basketball Jones
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Tuxedomoon: Half Mute
Stevie Wonder: Talking Book
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February 23, 2022Episode #229 - London Calling
Some say the Clash's London Calling is the best rock album of all time.
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‌Show notes:
London Calling (Wikipedia)
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Robert Christgau: The Year of the Lollapalooza
Rolling Stone: The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980
Sandanista Now! Playlist
Episode #98 - 1981
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February 09, 2022Episode 228: [bleep] Spotify
Spotify is getting some flack for hosting an exclusive audio program with someone who spreads covid misinformation, and a number of musicians, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, have pulled their music from the service. And streaming still doesn't pay well; music streaming services should raise their prices to be able to pay more.
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‌Show notes:
Alex Ross: Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with Joe Rogan
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirms removal of Joe Rogan episodes after n-word video resurfaces
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Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus
Malo: Malo
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January 19, 2022Episode #227 - The Crutch Interregnum
One of Doug's favorite words is "interregnum," and he uses it here to describe the transitional period when record companies lost control of their product.
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‌Show notes:
The Weeknd: Dawn FM (Since we recorded this episode, the price of this album on the iTunes Store dropped to $7.99)
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Brian Eno: Discreen Music
Donald Fagen: The Nightfly
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January 05, 2022Episode #226 - Annik Lafarge on Chasing Chopin
Annik Lafarge has written a fascinating book about Chopin's well-known 2nd piano sonata (the one with the funeral march), discussing not just the music, but also the social and cultural context of the time.
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Guest:
Annik Lafarge
Chasing Chopin
‌Show notes:
Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 4: Annik Lafarge, Author of Chasing Chopin
George Sand, Martine Reid (in French)
The Frederick Collection of Historical Pianos
Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Schubert
Our next tracks:
Once We Were Brothers; Robbie Robertson and The Band
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So
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December 22, 2021Episode #225 - ABBA's Failure
Neither Doug nor Kirk cares about ABBA very much, but we were interested by a letter from music industry insider Bob Lefsetz about "ABBA's Failure in the Marketplace." Did ABBA really fail? Has Bob Lefsetz missed a few elements in the ABBA story?
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‌Show notes:
ABBA’s Failure In The Marketplace
ABBA: Voyage
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Robert Fripp: Music for Quiet Moments
Corey Harris: The Insurrection Blues
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