The Next Track: Recent Episodes

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.

A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element of rock albums. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art. - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue (https://amzn.to/487LIVv) Squaring the Circle (https://releasing.dogwoof.com/squaring-the-circle/) Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres (https://www.thenexttrack.com/49) Our next tracks: Darkside (https://www.darksidetheband.com) Mud: Use Your Imagination (https://amzn.to/3sN56Xn)

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Vinyl: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue

It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.) Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio (https://www.thenexttrack.com/218) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3L37LCR) Sonos Sub mini (https://amzn.to/3OTGYKd) Gerard Cousins: The Poet Acts (https://music.apple.com/us/album/1678764386) The Dark Side of the Rainbow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Rainbow) Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERMORE (https://music.apple.com/us/album/foreverandevernomore/1635589174) Grateful Dead: Reckoning (https://music.apple.com/us/album/reckoning-live/291317412) Our next tracks: The Necks: Sex (https://amzn.to/3L4cfc9) Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) (https://amzn.to/3P0r94m) Note: I've listened to Sex, by The Necks, several times recently. When I went to prepare the show notes, I couldn't find it on Apple Music any more. For some reason the artist has removed this from streaming.

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Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: The Zen of Everything, Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks (https://www.zen-of-everything.com/80) Rude Boy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rude_Boy_(film)) (don't watch this movie) Our next tracks: Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight (https://amzn.to/3KCRhBa) ABC: The Lexicon of Love (https://amzn.to/3KH9z4f)

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The Lexicon Of Love

Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Rock’s Resurgence (https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2023/07/17/rocks-resurgence/) Fred Jacobs (https://www.radiohalloffame.com/fred-jacobs) Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The musically fragmented decade (https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/07/musically-fragmented-decade) Yacht Rock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock) Our next tracks: Eraldo Bennochi & Harold Budd: Music for "Fragments from the Inside" (https://amzn.to/3OgAvsl) Apple Music Alternative - Post-Punk Deep Cuts (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/post-punk-deep-cuts/pl.7c82312b653f4eb48301cf2f34fe6319)

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Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, and whether anyone would want to hear a Taylor Swift live album. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings (https://www.thenexttrack.com/20) Rolling Stones: Four Flicks (https://amzn.to/3K2Aya1) Bob Dylan: Supper Club, 1993 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu7b-i2yzHI) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Here Comes Sunshine (https://store.dead.net/en/grateful-dead/special-collections/here-comes-sunshine/here-comes-sunshine-1973-dead.net-exclusive-[alac-digital-download]/081227847043.html) Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol.2: The Helsinki Concert (https://amzn.to/43rl8Ty)

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The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks

It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Glastonbury Festival (https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk) Glastonbury Festival on the BBC iPlayer (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007r6vx/glastonbury) MUBI (https://mubi.com/t/web/global/8cTPc-E6) Annette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_(film)) Our next tracks: Pat Metheny: Dream Box (https://amzn.to/44t028j) Beck, Bogert & Appice: Live 1973 & 1974 (https://amzn.to/3pzy3oE)

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Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV (https://amzn.to/3phxQ9t) Mezzo (https://www.mezzo.tv/en) Carnegie Hall+ (https://www.carnegiehallplus.com) Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall (https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en) OperaVision (https://www.youtube.com/@OperaVision/videos) Audience member banned from Royal Opera House after he loudly booed child singer during aria (https://www.classicfm.com/artists/royal-opera-house/audience-member-banned-booing-child-singer/) Our next tracks: Lully: Atys (https://amzn.to/3JqtBzk) Motorbike: Motorbike (https://motorbikernr.bandcamp.com/album/motorbike)

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We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: FreeForm (https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2022/12/apple-launches-freeform-a-powerful-new-app-designed-for-creative-collaboration/) OmniGraffle (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle) Philips Hue light bulbs (https://amzn.to/3Ng2Mjz) Eve Energy (https://amzn.to/3OXts9U) Our next tracks: Succession (https://www.hbo.com/succession) Curved Air: Air Conditioning (https://amzn.to/3oPRFVc)

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Eve Energy - Apple HomeKit Smart Home, Smart Plug & Power Meter with Built-in Schedules & Switches, App Compatibility, Bluetooth and Thread

Do charts of the top singles make sense any more? Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs (https://www.thenexttrack.com/2) The UK Singles Chart is 70. Is it time for it to retire? (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/14/the-uk-singles-chart-is-70-is-it-time-for-it-to-retire) Top of the Pops (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00704hg) Official Charts (https://www.officialcharts.com) The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001dsm0) List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones) Burning Shed (https://burningshed.com) Our next tracks: Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age (https://amzn.to/3VokQZQ) The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul (https://amzn.to/3V33sdt) Nikki Lane: Denim & Diamonds (https://amzn.to/3EUFNpT)

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Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom. Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Loupedeck Live (https://amzn.to/3NUq0KH) Loupdeck CT (https://amzn.to/3hwdYeE) Griffin PowerMate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_PowerMate) Hindenburg (https://hindenburg.com) Focusrite Vocaster Two (https://amzn.to/3EiMBxB) Descript (https://www.descript.com) Monogram (https://monogramcc.com) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3G1bY85) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/3NOFj7R) Brian Eno: Reflection (https://www.generativemusic.com/reflection.html) (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.) Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio (https://www.thesdeshop.com/collections/spatial-audio/products/brian-eno-foreverandevernomore-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio) Our next tracks: The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan (https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF) Budgie: Squawk (https://amzn.to/3fNykiX)

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Loupedeck Live – The Custom Console for Live Streaming, Photo and Video Editing with Customizable Buttons, Dials and LED Touchscreen

Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom. Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Loupedeck Live (https://amzn.to/3NUq0KH) Loupdeck CT (https://amzn.to/3hwdYeE) Griffin PowerMate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_PowerMate) Hindenburg (https://hindenburg.com) Focusrite Vocaster Two (https://amzn.to/3EiMBxB) Descript (https://www.descript.com) Monogram (https://monogramcc.com) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3G1bY85) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/3NOFj7R) Brian Eno: Reflection (https://www.generativemusic.com/reflection.html) (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.) Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio (https://www.thesdeshop.com/collections/spatial-audio/products/brian-eno-foreverandevernomore-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio) Our next tracks: The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan (https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF) Budgie: Squawk (https://amzn.to/3fNykiX)

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Loupedeck Live – The Custom Console for Live Streaming, Photo and Video Editing with Customizable Buttons, Dials and LED Touchscreen

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Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom. Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Loupedeck Live (https://amzn.to/3NUq0KH) Loupdeck CT (https://amzn.to/3hwdYeE) Griffin PowerMate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_PowerMate) Hindenburg (https://hindenburg.com) Focusrite Vocaster Two (https://amzn.to/3EiMBxB) Descript (https://www.descript.com) Monogram (https://monogramcc.com) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3G1bY85) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/3NOFj7R) Brian Eno: Reflection (https://www.generativemusic.com/reflection.html) (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.) Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio (https://www.thesdeshop.com/collections/spatial-audio/products/brian-eno-foreverandevernomore-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio) Our next tracks: The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan (https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF) Budgie: Squawk (https://amzn.to/3fNykiX)

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Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C Podcasting Audio Interface

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Loupedeck Live – The Custom Console for Live Streaming, Photo and Video Editing with Customizable Buttons, Dials and LED Touchscreen

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In a long Washington Post article, Geoff Edgers goes in search of perfect sounding vinyl records. Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: The Search for the Perfect Sound (https://wapo.st/3RVe6R9) Better Records (https://better-records.com) The Electric Recording Company (https://electricrecordingco.com) Craft Recordings (https://craftrecordings.com) Intervention Records (https://www.interventionrecords.com) Plangent Process (https://www.plangentprocesses.com) Our next tracks: The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF) Herbie Hancock: Future Shock (https://amzn.to/3rQzWLg)

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Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Running Up That Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM) Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades (https://www.thenexttrack.com/204) Our next tracks: Lou Reed: I`m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos (https://amzn.to/3y1fCtX) Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs (https://amzn.to/3LQ36TZ)

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Is it time for a new audio revolution? Immersive music may be the next big thing. Chris Connaker joins us to tell us about his 7.1.4 audio system. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Chris Connaker (https://audiophilestyle.com) ‌Show notes: Chris Connaker's articles on immersive audio (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/immersive/) Episodes with Chris Connaker (https://www.thenexttrack.com/guests/chris-connaker) Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio (https://www.thenexttrack.com/218) MoFi on the Steve Hoffman Music Forums (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab-has-been-cutting-vinyl-from-digital-since-a-long-long-time-ago.1150351/) Our next tracks: The Capture (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00085sx) Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years (https://amzn.to/3LbaNnc)

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We've decided to take rest of the summer off, and we'll be back in September. Enjoy your summer (or your winter, if you're down under).

Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Fade (audio engineering) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fade_(audio_engineering)) A Little Bit Softer Now, a Little Bit Softer Now… The sad, gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music. (https://slate.com/culture/2014/09/the-fade-out-in-pop-music-why-dont-modern-pop-songs-end-by-slowly-reducing-in-volume.html) Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, "Farewell" - Finale (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjFeDk6Kr3U) Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa (https://music.apple.com/us/album/arvo-p%C3%A4rt-tabula-rasa/1452669078) Steve Reich: Tehillim (https://music.apple.com/us/album/steve-reich-tehillim-the-desert-music/411958293) What Ever Happened To The Pop Song Fade-Out? (https://www.wpr.org/what-ever-happened-pop-song-fade-out) Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres (https://www.thenexttrack.com/49) Taper's Choice on archive.org (https://archive.org/details/TapersChoice) Our next tracks: Taper's Choice (https://taperschoice.bandcamp.com) Paul Leary: The History of Dogs, Revisited (https://amzn.to/3ag699o)

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King Crimson scribe Sid Smith joins us to talk about the new Robert Fripp box set, Exposures, which covers Fripp's years in New York City, from 1977 to 1983, around his Exposure album and his Frippertronics. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Sid Smith: In the Court of Crimson King (https://burningshed.com/sid-smith_in-the-court-of-king-crimson_book) Exposures (https://amzn.to/39z5Ia5) Exposures 2-disc version (https://amzn.to/3OnGYjN) Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Guitarists (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-guitarists-153675/) Our next tracks: No next track picks this episode; the entire box set, or the 2-disc version, will keep you going for a while. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Sid Smith.

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We haven't discussed Apple's media apps for some time, so we decided to take a look at what has changed, and what hasn't, and what probably never will. And we discuss audiophile nostalgia. "I think we're post digital." Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: I decided to not include the screenshot. KEF LSX Wireless Music System (https://amzn.to/3ahsxix) The ugly truth behind hi-fi's growing infatuation with nostalgia (https://www.whathifi.com/features/the-ugly-truth-behind-hi-fis-growing-infatuation-with-nostalgia) KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers (https://amzn.to/3ascVsl) Take Control of macOS Media Apps (Kirk's book) (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/media-apps/) Primephonic (https://www.primephonic.com) Our next tracks: Robert Fripp: Exposures (https://amzn.to/3Gk3C9V) Bonnie Raitt: Green Light (https://amzn.to/3sSOYRz)

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KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, White) (Q350WH)

Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: 1973 in Music (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_in_music) 1973 Album Releases (https://www.albumoftheyear.org/1973/releases/?page=2) Rock Music History: 1973 (https://www.rockmusictimeline.com/1973) Our next tracks: Fontaines D.C: Skinty Fia (https://amzn.to/3wUPfWB) The Who: Quadrophenia (https://amzn.to/3sSOYRz)

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Doug bought a turntable, and we discuss musical nostalgia. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Pioneer DJ PLX-500 turntable (https://amzn.to/39FzLg1) Primaphone Cabinet Grand gramophone (https://sounds.bl.uk/Sound-recording-history/Equipment/029M-2XFROWX1988X-0001V0) Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis (https://www.thenexttrack.com/56) Never-Before-Heard Music By Son House ‘Forever On My Mind’ Drops March 18 (https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2021/12/16/never-before-heard-music-by-son-house-forever-on-my-mind-drops-march-18/) Our next tracks: Son House: Forever on My Mind (https://amzn.to/3w0qfeN) Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (https://amzn.to/37WUdsg)

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No album better marks the transition from the sixties from the seventies than the Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Let it Bleed (https://amzn.to/3JZqpIr) Rolling Store review by Greil Marcus (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/let-it-bleed-182846/) Grateful Dead, 9/3/77 Englishtown, NJ (https://www.vintag.es/2015/09/historical-photos-of-fans-in-grateful.html) Gimme Shelter (https://amzn.to/3rCzjoG) (film) Our next tracks:

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The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Doug and Kirk take a look at how people listen to music today, with lots of statistics. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: The Infinite Dial 2021 (http://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-Infinite-Dial-2021.pdf) The Dial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dial) Eve Weather (https://amzn.to/3j61pUR) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3ubTfAs) Welcombe Radio (http://www.welcomberadio.co.uk) Podcasting Pocket Guide (https://amzn.to/3r2avWU) Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: Jacob's Ladder (https://amzn.to/35IW7eI) The Faces: Ooh La La (https://amzn.to/3jaemwP)

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Eve Weather - Apple HomeKit Smart Home, Connected Outdoor Weather Station for Tracking Temperature, Humidity & Barometric Pressure, Precision Sensors, Wireless, Bluetooth and Thread

A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-leland-auction-500000-nfl/) Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fillmore_West_1969:_The_Complete_Recordings) Rolling Stones VIP tickets (https://shop.axs.co.uk/QfhxBwAAAABn6A6uAAAAAAAh%2fv%2f%2f%2fwD%2f%2f%2f%2f%2fDWFlZ3ByZXNlbnRzdWsA%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f%2f8%3d/shop/search) Watch Keith Richard reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at New York show (https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-keith-richard-reunite-with-the-x-pensive-winos-at-new-york-show-3182178) Our next tracks: Marc Johnson: Overpass (https://amzn.to/3D3R7gS) Still Little Fingers: Fly the Flag (https://amzn.to/3JDQNrO)

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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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-use-thread-homekit-devices-with-apple-tv-and-homepod-mini/) Eve Weather (https://amzn.to/3pPBgNU) Qualcomm has found a way to support lossless audio over Bluetooth headphones — could Apple be next? (https://9to5mac.com/2022/03/01/qualcomm-has-found-a-way-to-support-lossless-audio-over-bluetooth-headphones-could-apple-be-next/) PhotoActive episode 104: The Leica Episode (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-104-leica) Braun Audio (https://www.braun-audio.com/en-GLOBAL) Naim Mu-So (https://amzn.to/3I2Qd5u) Basketball Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_Jones_featuring_Tyrone_Shoelaces) Our next tracks: Tuxedomoon: Half Mute (https://amzn.to/34s2anr) Stevie Wonder: Talking Book (https://amzn.to/3IYUOXk)

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Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation Wireless Speaker, Black, Single

Eve Weather - Apple HomeKit Smart Home, Connected Outdoor Weather Station for Tracking Temperature, Humidity & Barometric Pressure, Precision Sensors, Wireless, Bluetooth and Thread

Half-Mute Give Me New Noise : Half-Mute Reflected

Talking Book

Some say the Clash's London Calling is the best rock album of all time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: London Calling (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling) Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (https://amzn.to/3HcNOoe) Robert Christgau: The Year of the Lollapalooza (https://robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pj80.php) Rolling Stone: The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-1980-1075743/) Sandanista Now! Playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/sandinista-now/pl.u-q0PdXI3xYoa) Episode #98 - 1981 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/101)

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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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Alex Ross: Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with Joe Rogan (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/imagine-a-world-without-spotify) Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirms removal of Joe Rogan episodes after n-word video resurfaces (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/6/22921203/spotify-joe-rogan-episode-removal-internal-memo) Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus (https://amzn.to/34n5ksH) Malo: Malo (https://amzn.to/3LlaiGU)

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For Bunita Marcus

Malo

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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: The Weeknd: Dawn FM (https://music.apple.com/us/album/dawn-fm/1603171516) (Since we recorded this episode, the price of this album on the iTunes Store dropped to $7.99) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Discreen Music (https://amzn.to/3Kkwtwx) Donald Fagen: The Nightfly (https://amzn.to/32dkpfh)

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The Nightfly

Discreet Music

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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Annik Lafarge (https://anniklafarge.com) Chasing Chopin (http://whychopin.com/about-chasing-chopin/) ‌Show notes: Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 4: Annik Lafarge, Author of Chasing Chopin (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-now-with-scrivener-episode-no-4-annik-lafarge-author-of-chasing-chopin) George Sand, Martine Reid (https://amzn.to/3qWKAPM) (in French) The Frederick Collection of Historical Pianos (http://www.frederickcollection.org/) Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Schubert (https://amzn.to/3pY0gTe) Our next tracks: Once We Were Brothers; Robbie Robertson and The Band (https://amzn.to/3JFews2) Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So (https://amzn.to/3FROLCx)

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Badura-Skoda Plays Schubert

George Sand

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I Told You So

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? Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: ABBA’s Failure In The Marketplace (https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2021/11/21/abbas-failure-in-the-marketplace/) ABBA: Voyage (https://amzn.to/3GS13ed) Our next tracks: Robert Fripp: Music for Quiet Moments (https://amzn.to/3F0838l) Corey Harris: The Insurrection Blues (https://amzn.to/30zdo7A)

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Insurrection Blues

Music For Quiet Moments

Voyage

We don't do a Christmas gift guide every year, but we decided we'd select some trinkets and tchotchkes that we'd recommend as gifts this year. Our only constraint was that we don't choose music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Sonos Roam (https://amzn.to/3y5MH6S) IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors (https://amzn.to/3rMIpjK) Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, Alex Ross (https://amzn.to/3DmIX1X) Gator Frameworks Desktop Microphone Stand (https://amzn.to/3EAHrdX) Leatherman Rebar Multitool (https://amzn.to/3DznGSH) No Music on a Dead Planet t-shirt (https://amzn.to/3DmIX1X) IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 (https://amzn.to/3y58I5K) Wear Your Music guitar string bracelet (https://www.wearyourmusic.com/pages/famous-musician-guitar-string-bracelets) Audioengine B-Fi (https://amzn.to/3Gk5I8q) Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Audio Adapter (https://amzn.to/3pM2X9v) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/3lNg358) Binder Clips 1 (https://amzn.to/3pzjFJ3) Binder Clips 2 (https://amzn.to/3DDBQlE) Difford's Guide (https://www.diffordsguide.com) The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails (https://amzn.to/31DkmsA) LITROK USB Volume Controller (https://amzn.to/3rIwzag) Sync Cell Alpha (https://syngspace.com) Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/196) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

LITROK One Key Mute USB Volume Controller PC Computer Speaker Audio Multimedia Volume Remote Control Adjuster Support for Win7/8/10/XP/Mac/Vista/Android/iOS (Black knob)

Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Audio Adapter Receiver for Wireless Streaming with Optical and 3.5mm Speaker Inputs for iPhone, iPad, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and other AirPlay enabled devices

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails

RuiLing 40-Pack Multi-Purpose Metal Wire Binder Clip Set,20pcs 2.25 Inch & 20pcs 1.57 Inch Paper Metal Clips,for Home Office Supplier School Accessories - Black

Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music

Sonos Roam - Black

Gator Frameworks Deluxe Desktop Microphone Stand with Adjustable Height (GFW-MIC-0601)

IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors Ultra-Compact 3" Studio Monitors with Bluetooth

LEATHERMAN, Rebar Multitool with Premium Replaceable Wire Cutters and Saw, Stainless Steel with Nylon Sheath

Sonos Arc - The Premium Smart Soundbar for TV, Movies, Music, Gaming, and More - Black

Audioengine B-Fi Multiroom Music Streamer | Hi-Fi Low Latency Wi-Fi Audio Receiver, Wireless Audio Adapter for Speakers, AV Receiver, Stereo Amp, Airplay, DLNA, HD Streaming, Phone, Tablet, Computer

120pcs Binder Paper Clips Assorted Sizes, Binder Paper Clamps Office Supplies Clips for Paperwork, School, Home, Large Medium Small Paperclips Set with Box, Black

IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 (Keys 2)

Doug and Kirk both have large music libraries. They discuss some of the problems of having too much music, and how to wrangle a large library of music files. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Cull (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cull) Take Control of macOS Media Apps (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/media-apps/) Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists, Kay Larson (https://amzn.to/3r2ahQx) Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/133) Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/136) Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business (https://www.thenexttrack.com/72) Our next tracks: John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano, Philip Vandré (https://amzn.to/3FIHoN9) The Dickies - Dawn of The Dickies (https://amzn.to/3xhd3Cy)

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Dawn of the Dickies

Piano Works 2

Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists

We first spoke with TJ Connelly, who scores live sports events for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, last year, early in lockdown. He started a project called UncertainFM, which has now expanded to become a full-fledged streaming radio station. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: TJ Connelly (https://uncertain.fm) ‌Show notes: Episode #184 - TJ Connelly, Boston Sports DJ (https://www.thenexttrack.com/187) UNCERTAIN.FM: Privateer radio (https://uncertain.fm) ‘The Great Resignation’: almost one in four UK workers planning job change (https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/nov/01/the-great-resignation-almost-one-in-four-workers-planning-job-change) A Comprehensive Guide to 250+ of Apple Music’s New Mood and Activity Playlists (https://www.macstories.net/stories/a-comprehensive-guide-to-250-of-apple-musics-new-mood-and-activity-playlists/) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 Digital (https://store.dead.net/music/new-releases/listen-to-the-river-st-louis-71-72-73-digital.html) Steve Cropper: Dedicated - A Salute To The 5 Royales (https://amzn.to/3knHaTy)

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Dedicated

Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Chris Connaker (https://audiophilestyle.com) ‌Show notes: The Sounds of Summer (My Outdoor Audio Project) (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/the-sounds-of-summer-my-outdoor-audio-project-r1051/) CAPS Twenty Update, My Music Storage Situation, and Why Audiophiles Need A New iPad Pro) (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/caps-twenty-update-my-music-storage-situation-and-why-audiophiles-need-a-new-ipad-pro-r1053/) Our next tracks: The Velvet Underground (https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-velvet-underground/umc.cmc.69ic79cvvy80epfhz5efdgjjd) Dan Kicks and His Hot Licks: Original Recordings (https://amzn.to/30UknHZ)

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Original Recordings

This is the third time we discuss headphones on The Next Track. Both Doug and Kirk have found that they use fewer headphones, and use headphones differently than in the past. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Episode #5 – Headphones or Speakers? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/6) Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones (https://www.thenexttrack.com/109) Beats Solo Pro (https://amzn.to/3avZ3u7) AirPods Max (https://amzn.to/3aB7q7H) The Headphones I Use (Updated) (https://kirkville.com/the-headphones-i-use-2/) Our next tracks: The Clash: Reggae playlist) (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-clash-reggae/pl.u-9oKycoj1JM) Duke Robbilard & Scott Hamilton: Swingin' Again (https://amzn.to/3AxadZX)

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Swingin' Again

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Noise Cancelling On-Ear Headphones - Black (Renewed)

Apple AirPods Max - Silver

The recording industry doesn't just make money from new releases, but regularly reissues older releases to exploit their back catalog. Some of these are just repackaged, and others are remixed or remastered. We discuss the issues around these releases, and what all these re- terms mean. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Chicago: Carnegie Hall Complete (https://store.rhino.com/chicago-at-carnegie-hall-complete.html) Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers (https://www.thenexttrack.com/22) Steve Hoffman Forum (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/complete-chicago-iv-coming-chicago-at-carnegie-hall.1076627/page-16) Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985 (https://amzn.to/3CN3v3I) It's Steven Wilson (https://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/) who remastered the Jethro Tull albums, along with many other prog rock recordings The Who: Live at Leeds (https://amzn.to/3F1VJow) Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985) (https://amzn.to/3CN3v3I) Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! (https://amzn.to/3oj5j07)

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Frampton Comes Alive

Live at Leeds

Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 DELUXE

Pianist Sholto Kynoch founded the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2002, and it has become the most important festival for lieder and song in the UK. We discuss the festival, and how listeners around the world can watch nearly 100 concerts via streaming in October. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Sholto Kynoch (http://www.sholtokynoch.com) ‌Show notes: Oxford Lieder Festival (https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk) Our next tracks: Chicago: Chicago at Carnegie Hall Complete) (https://store.rhino.com/chicago-at-carnegie-hall-complete.html) The Litter: $100 Fine (https://amzn.to/3tHNp81)

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$100 Fine

In episode #2 of The Next Track, we discussed streaming versus owning music. That was five years ago. We decided to revisit the topic, to see if we've changed our minds. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/3) Digital music streaming penetration in the United Kingdom 2020, by demographic group (https://www.statista.com/statistics/291712/digital-music-streaming-by-demographic-group-uk/) Chicago tour dates (https://chicagotheband.com/tour/) Our next tracks: Terry Riley – Shri Camel (live video, 1977) (https://blogthehum.com/2017/06/09/amazing-footage-of-terry-riley-playing-shri-camel-at-the-holland-festival-in-1977/) Blodwyn Pig: All Said and Done (https://amzn.to/3yteOeQ)

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All Said & Done

In a delayed episode celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we take a close look at his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (https://amzn.to/3lTk1ty) Blonde on Blonde (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_on_Blonde) Double Album (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_album) Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/211) Mad Magazine fold-in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Fold-in) Our next tracks: Robert Fripp, 13th of May 1979 at Le Trompe l'Oiel (https://www.dgmlive.com/tour-dates/1720) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: US Tour '74 Live (https://amzn.to/3AApDwT)

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Blonde on Blonde

Us Tour 74

More than two-thirds of music listened to in the US is old music. Music less than 18 months old accounts for only a third of listening, and this share is dropping. We discuss what this means for the future of the music industry. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Over 66% of All Music Listening in the Us Is Now of Catalog Records, Rather Than New Releases (https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-66-of-all-music-listening-in-the-us-is-now-of-catalog-records-rather-than-new-releases/) Zeno's paradoxes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno's_paradoxes) 75% of Tiktok’s Users Say They Discover New Artists on the Platform (https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-has-over-800m-active-users-worldwide-75-of-them-say-they-discover-new-artists-on-the-platform/) Movie references aren’t the only allusions to be lost on other people (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/old-movie-references/2021/08/01/1a0b62f2-f156-11eb-81d2-ffae0f931b8f_story.html) Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres (https://www.thenexttrack.com/49) Our next tracks: Darkside: Spiral (https://amzn.to/3xqYTgq) The Electric Light Orchestra: The Electric Light Orchestra II (https://amzn.to/3yob6nF)

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Spiral

Electric Light Orchestra II

With Apple offering some music with Dolby Atmos and/or Spatial Audio on Apple Music, we talk with Chris Connaker about whether this is a Good Thing for music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Audiophile Style (https://audiophilestyle.com) Audiophile Style Podcast (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/podcast/) ‌Show notes: Episode #211 - Changing Music Forever (https://www.thenexttrack.com/215) Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/196) 1615 Gabrieli in Venice (https://www.kingscollegerecordings.com/product/1615-gabrieli-venice/?v=79cba1185463) (first classical album recorded with Dolby Atmos) The Lefsetz Letter: Spatial Audio (https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2021/06/11/spatial-audio/) Reader replies to the above (https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2021/06/12/17528/) Apple Music Rock Spatial Audio playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/rock-in-spatial-audio/pl.a82d7ac0ee854d8b8a95708c76210023) Verizon says its version of spatial audio doesn't need specific gear or content (https://www.engadget.com/verizon-adaptive-sound-spatial-audio-motorola-162018575.html) Our next tracks: Eagles -- Hotel California Live Video HQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vydym4wh9Qo) The Groundhogs: Solid (https://amzn.to/3ivRcjM)

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Solid

This week's guest, Bob Trudeau, has co-authored a book, with Barry Barnes, about the Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs. Even if you're not a fan of the Grateful Dead, this episode is an interesting discussion of a band's repertoire. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs (https://www.100essentialgratefuldeadsongs.com) ‌Show notes: Kirk's Picks (https://kirkville.com/picks/) A Long Strange Pick (https://amzn.to/3Awp9ZP) (documentary on Amazon Prime Video) The Grateful Dead Studies Association (https://deadstudies.org/2020-program/) Sunshine Daydream Deluxe (CD/Blu-Ray) (https://amzn.to/3dNVPnS) Our next tracks: Jon Hassell: Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (https://amzn.to/3ADj0uT) Summer of Soul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slFiJpAxZyQ) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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Sunshine Daydream Deluxe : Limited Edition 3-CD/Blu-ray (Exclusive)

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics

We're happy to welcome back Caoilfhionn Rose to discuss the recording and release of her second album Truly. Caoilfhionn is a young singer from Manchester, and continues the lineage of great music from that city. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose (https://www.caoilfhionnrose.co.uk) Truly (https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/album/truly) ‌Show notes: Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album (https://www.thenexttrack.com/122) Royal Northern College of Music (https://www.rncm.ac.uk) Durutti Column - LC (https://amzn.to/35J3vDp) Durutti Column - Chronicle LX: XI (https://amzn.to/3gOESeL) Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apollo-masters-fire-vinyl-records-lacquer-production-949648/) Sage Gateshead (Newcastle) (https://sagegateshead.com) Logic Pro (https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/) Our next tracks: Durutti Column: Sex and Death (https://amzn.to/2T12Mui) (Apple Music link below is not the extended version.) Phil Ochs: Pleasures of the Harbor (https://amzn.to/3vPb8Tl)

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Phil Ochs: Pleasures of the Harbor

Chronicle Lx: Xl by DURUTTI COLUMN

Sex And Death

LC

Apple has introduced lossless, high-resolution, and spatial audio on Apple Music, and claims that the latter will "change music forever." Will it? Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212183?cid=mc-ols-applemusic-article_ht212183-macos_ui-02172021) Jazz in Spatial Audio playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/jazz-in-spatial-audio/pl.efbd24628ff04ff3b5e416a6e237d753) Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/196) Satyagraha video on the iTunes Store (https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/satyagraha/umc.cmc.19trh3nd0e4gaqvxan5bj4kk9) Our next tracks: Glass: Satyagraha (https://amzn.to/3cv2uT7) Clarence Williams and His Orchestra: Clarence Williams' Q.R.S. Recordings, Vol.1 (https://amzn.to/3g7vsuF)

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QRS Recordings Volume 1

Philip Glass: Satyagraha (Metropolitan Opera)

Emma Swift has recorded a beautiful album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. We spoke with her about what Dylan's music, and what it takes to record an albums of his songs, and partly in lockdown. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Emma Swift (https://www.emmaswift.com) ‌Show notes: Blonde on the Tracks (https://emmaswift.bandcamp.com) Our next tracks: Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux, Pierre-Laurent Aimand (https://amzn.to/2SrKyll) Joni Mitchell: Hejira (https://amzn.to/34jegvo)

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Hejira

Catalogue D'oiseaux

Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, talks about the Bob Dylan archive, the Bob Dylan Center, and about Bob Dylan at 80. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Sean Latham (https://faculty.utulsa.edu/faculty/sean-latham/) Book: The World of Bob Dylan (https://amzn.to/3o6lwnu) ‌Show notes: The TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies (https://dylan.utulsa.edu) Bob Dylan Center (https://www.bobdylancenter.com/) The Bob Dylan Archive - The University of Tulsa : Bob Dylan Archives (http://bobdylanarchive.com/) Dylan@80 Virtual Conference (https://dylan.utulsa.edu/dylan-80-virtual-conference/) Our next tracks: Zappa (https://www.thezappamovie.com) Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac (https://amzn.to/3y4ZtSJ)

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The World of Bob Dylan

Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

Musician and journalist Jeff Slate has written about, and for, Bob Dylan, and has recently released an album with one disc of Dylan covers. We discuss Dylan at 80, and choose our top five Dylan albums. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Jeff Slate (https://jeffslatehq.com) Lockdown Live (https://jeffslatehq.com/store#) ‌Show notes: Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (https://www.thenexttrack.com/134) Bob Dylan discography (http://www.bobdylan.com/albums/) Bob Dylan Center, Tulsa, OK. (https://www.bobdylancenter.com) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (https://amzn.to/32UAxin) Episode #194 - Pianist Simone Dinnerstein (https://www.thenexttrack.com/197) Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After (https://www.thenexttrack.com/190) Episode #195 - Timo Andres: Making Home Videos and the Creative Process (https://www.thenexttrack.com/198) Our next tracks: Miles Davis: Get Up with It (https://amzn.to/2Ptsmq7) Leonid & Friends: "25 or 6 to 4" (https://youtu.be/9_torOTK5qc)

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Get Up With It : Miles Davis

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Setting out to discuss the 1971 album by Yes, The Yes Album, Doug and Kirk end up discussing all of Yes's core output, released over a period of a couple of years, that the band - or what's left of it - still plays 50 years later. Sort of. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Fragile (https://amzn.to/3dcGfCe) The Yes Album (https://amzn.to/3arAZcj) Close to the Edge (https://amzn.to/3g87Lmc) Yesssongs (Album) (https://amzn.to/3ga51oC) Yessongs (Movie) (https://amzn.to/2PU3JmY) Tales from Topographic Oceans (https://amzn.to/3uN7AAJ) Relayer (https://amzn.to/3g8rwu3) And You and I (video) (https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/and-you-and-i-live/349458507) Roundabout (video) (https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/roundabout-live/349458598) Yes Symphonic Live (Amazon Prime Video) (https://amzn.to/3wSMAud) The Ship of Theseus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus) Yes in the round, 1978 (Compilation of fan footage) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qN_wP2D0l4) Progeny (https://amzn.to/3uV1K0x) All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-songs-ranked/) Jon Anderson on Solo Reissues and 50 Years of 'The Yes Album' (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jon-anderson-interview-2021/) Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow (https://amzn.to/3g9E6cn) Chris Squire - Fish out of Water (https://amzn.to/3wVHHRm) Chris Squire's Swiss Choir (https://amzn.to/3dVFn44) Yes: The Steve Wilson Remixes (https://amzn.to/3tnC4cA) Our next tracks: Fretwork: Johann Sebastiani's St Matthew Passion - Live at Wigmore Hall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rrt5IgSq4) Ten Years After: Recorded Live (https://amzn.to/3mMEkHu)

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Close to the Edge

Relayer Expanded

Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Tw

Yessongs

Olias Of Sunhillow

Fish Out Of Water

Chris Squire's Swiss Choir

Fragile

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Tales From Topographic Oceans Expanded & Remastered

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Recorded Live / Ten Years After by Ten Years After (2002-07-25)

The Steven Wilson Remixes

We offer a free-form episode, where we ramble about audio equipment, music, and more. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Apple Matters (https://www.applematters.com) Douk Audio U3 Mini Class A Headphone Amplifier (https://amzn.to/39xbWEa) Behringer Microamp HA400 (https://amzn.to/3fGBpPt) Sonos Amp (https://amzn.to/3ucvGoa) HomePod theater Dolby Atmos (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207705) HomePod Mini Features Dormant Temperature and Humidity Sensor That Could Be Activated in a Future Software Update (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/22/homepod-mini-temperature-humidity-sensor/) Apple Discontinues the HomePod; Is That the End for Apple and Home Audio? (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/opinion-apple-discontinues-the-homepod-is-that-the-end-for-apple-and-home-audio/) Our next tracks: Nik Bärtsch: Entendre (https://amzn.to/2QUnKtF) The Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train (https://amzn.to/3u797Bs)

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Night Train

Sonos Amp - The Versatile Amplifier for Powering All Your Entertainment - Black

Behringer MICROAMP HA400 Ultra-Compact 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier Black, Silver

Douk Audio U3 Mini Class A Headphone Amplifier HiFi Desktop Home Stereo Amp DC5V

Entendre

In our first multimedia podcast episode, we look at iconic album covers. Depending on your podcast player, you may be able to see the albums we discuss as the podcast progresses. If not, there's a link in the show notes to a page on Kirk's website with all the album covers. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Web page with covers of the albums mentioned in this episode (https://kirkville.com/?p=73018) Inspiration for David Bowie's "Heroes" album cover (https://news.artnet.com/art-world/take-peek-david-bowies-art-collection-405296) No Music on a Dead Planet (https://musicdeclares.shop/product/jamie-reid-t-shirt-black/) The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (https://amzn.to/3cHRhOy) Our next tracks: Art Pepper: Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. 11: Atlanta (https://amzn.to/3eNY0ZJ) Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich: Dek-Tette (https://amzn.to/3vv60ET)

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Grateful Dead Movie

And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette

Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. 11: Atlanta

In another album deep dive, we discuss Wish You Were Here, Kirk's favorite Pink Floyd album. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Wish You Were Here (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album)) Wish You Were Here review (Rolling Stone) (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/wish-you-were-here-3-96417/) Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock (https://www.thenexttrack.com/61) Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock (https://www.thenexttrack.com/100) Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Wembley, 1974) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-pts-1-6-live-at-wembley/1519133925) Raving and Drooling (Wembley, 1974) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-pts-1-6-live-at-wembley/1519133925) Pink Floyd - Live - Wembley , Empire Pool, London, November 16 , 1974 (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFdFthdV6to) Igor Levit on playing Satie's Vexations (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/arts/music/igor-levit-vexations.html) Igor Levit (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Levit) Our next tracks: Beethoven: Late piano sonatas, Igor Levit (https://amzn.to/2Pln1AK) Savoy Brown: Getting to the Point (https://amzn.to/3bWYJ7R)

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Getting to the Point

Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas

Dylanologists Jackie Lees and Keith Miles have written a book about Bob Dylan in London, highlighting the importance of the city to Dylan's career and growth as an artist. Keith Miles joins us to discuss this book, and tell some tales of the troubadour in the city. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Keith Miles (https://twitter.com/barberville) Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales (https://amzn.to/3dkCBXj) ‌Show notes: Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0) Bob Dylan: Blood in My Eyes (video) (https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/blood-in-my-eyes/326346320) Bob Dylan: The complete Supper Club soundboards (https://soundcloud.com/bob-dylan-supperclub-1/bob-dylan-complete-supper-club) The Lone Star Café (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Star_Cafe) Fur Peace Ranch Quarantine Concerts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uoIzH4EPxup_Cu-ojgRA) Our next tracks: Hot Tuna: 2001-07-27, Kent Connecticut (https://music.apple.com/us/album/2001-07-27-kent-community-house-kent-ct-tuna2001-07-27/1547963745) Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris: The Complete Trio Collection (https://amzn.to/3bfKniy)

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The Complete Trio Collection

Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales

There haven't been many transcriptions of Philip Glass's music for guitar, and Gerard Cousin's new album, Escape, shows just how ideal Glass's music is for this instrument. We talk with Gerard Cousins about the classical guitar, its repertoire, and the long process of transcription necessary to create this recording. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Gerard Cousins (https://www.gerardcousins.com) Escape (https://gerardcousins.bandcamp.com/merch/cd-escape-philip-glass-gerard-cousins-us-import) Philip Glass: Opening (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXpK-Vy_vA) ‌Show notes: Julian Bream: 20th Century Guitar (https://amzn.to/3oJsc9M) Narcisco Yepes: Bach, Works for Lute I (https://amzn.to/3cCcKd9); Works for Lute II (https://amzn.to/2MyfAFj) Paul Galbraith: Nocturnal (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY74itDa-Mw) Orange Mountain Music (http://www.orangemountainmusic.com) Biber: Rosary Sonatas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary_Sonatas) Larry Coryell: European Impressions (https://amzn.to/3oH6a7p) Eric Whitacre: This Marriage (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMWjhyM1CYo) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Film Music (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/brian-eno-film-music/pl.u-9oJNFoj1JM) Bobby Keys: Bobby Keys (https://amzn.to/3ar1j5u)

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Julian Bream 20th Century Guitar LP

European Impressions

J.S. Bach: Works for Lute II; Narciso Yepes

Bach: Works for Lute I / Narciso Yepes Guitar

Bobby Keys

In his recent book Evil Geniuses, Kurt Andersen noted that people have dressed the same for decades, and that music has barely changed since the 1980s. We discuss this decades long stasis, and why it may have happened. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Kurt Andersen (https://www.kurtandersen.com) Studio 360 (https://www.kurtandersen.com/studio-360) Fantasyland (https://amzn.to/3qvlCVA) Evil Geniuses (https://amzn.to/3bX2HPw) ‌Show notes: Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres (https://www.thenexttrack.com/49) New York City blackout of 1977 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977) Setlist.fm, July 13, 1977 (https://www.setlist.fm/search?country=us&query=date:1977-07-13) Hasta la Vista, America: Trump’s Farewell Address (https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobook/hasta-la-vista-america-trump-farewell-address/) The Zen of Everything, Episode 40: Change (https://www.zen-of-everything.com/40) Robert Fripp: Music for Quiet moments (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/robert-fripp-music-for-quiet-moments/pl.u-J9amIJmLkM) Our next tracks: Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams (https://amzn.to/3sQSwSK) The James Gang: Miami (https://amzn.to/2MaSX9i)

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Blue Maqams

Miami

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History

Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History

Another year is gone, and what a year. Four the 200th episode of The Next Track, we take stock of what 2020 meant for us musically, talk about some of the wonderful musicians we were able to interview in lockdown, and mention a couple of musical discoveries we have made. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). ‌Show notes: Frank Sinatra: It Was a Very Good year (https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-was-a-very-good-year/1440858119?i=1440858705) We won't link to all the episodes we mention, so just go to The Next Track website (https://www.thenexttrack.com) and see all the interesting topics and interviewees of the past year Uncertain Times, with TJ Connelly (https://uncertain.fm) Dropkick Murphys (http://www.dropkickmurphys.com) Eric Clapton and Van Morrison Release Their Anti-Mask Anthem (Vanity Fair) (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/eric-clapton-and-van-morrison-release-their-anti-mask-anthem) A Certain Ratio: ACR LOCO (https://music.apple.com/us/album/acr-loco/1518860901) Jo Jo Gunne (http://www.jojogunne.com/band.html) Material: Memory Serves (https://music.apple.com/us/album/memory-serves/463428014) Massacre: Killing Time (https://music.apple.com/us/album/killing-time/375834654) Shadowman (https://amzn.to/3hL9BZ0) - documentary about Richard Hambleton If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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We again re-run our annual Christmas show, because it was so good that we couldn't imagine doing a better Christmas show. And because we really don't want to do a new Christmas show. And because we're really proud of the extensive show notes that took so long to collate. If you've already heard it and don't want to listen again, we'll understand. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack).

There’s got to be a German word for this. It’s that feeling, that first second, when you heard Jingle Bells in the middle of summer.

Show notes:

Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Trio Mediaeval: Folk Songs
Bruce Springsteen: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Do They Know It’s Christmas
We Are the World
Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan: Must Be Santa (video)
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
Apple Music Christmas Playlist
Die Hard
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas
I Wish it Could Be Christmas (article)
The Kinks: Father Christmas
Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: I Believe in Father Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Roomful of Blues: Roomful of Christmas

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Christmas In The Heart

Roomful Of Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Blu-Ray)

The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

Die Hard (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

It's A Wonderful Life

William S. Burroughs was an author who had a huge influence on rock musicians. Casey Rae's new book charts this influence through the years, as Burroughs met with many of the great musicians of his time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Casey Rae (https://www.rocknrollburroughs.com/about-the-author) William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll (https://amzn.to/37KFVGN) Dead to Me podcast (https://www.deadtomepod.com) Show notes: Beat Godfather Meets Glitter Mainman: William Burroughs Interviews David Bowie (https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/beat-godfather-meets-glitter-mainman-william-burroughs-interviews-david-bowie-92508/) RE/Search (https://www.researchpubs.com) Call Me Burroughs (https://amzn.to/2JLmKEM) The Best of William Burroughs from Giorno Poetry Systems (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-william-burroughs-from-giorno-poetry-systems/530029351) Break Through in Gray Room (https://music.apple.com/us/album/break-through-in-grey-room/1040297033) A Thanksgiving Prayer (https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/a-thanksgiving-prayer/1445835042) William S. Burroughs and Bill Laswell: The Road to Western Lands (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-road-to-the-western-lands-ep/1135082718) It's 10pm, Do You Know Where Your Children Are? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBy9VDEWKOE) Our next tracks: From Brussels With Love (https://amzn.to/37M4SSr) The Network: Trans Am EP (https://amzn.to/3m10mUY)

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Trans Am

Call Me Burroughs

William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll

From Brussels With Love / Various

A comment by a tech reviewer incited us to discuss who is qualified to pass judgment on the audio quality of devices. We discuss this with our favorite audiophile, Chris Connaker. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Chris Connaker (https://audiophilestyle.com) Chris Connaker on The Next Track (https://www.thenexttrack.com/guests/chris-connaker) Show notes: Apple HomePod mini Review: Siri in a Compact Speaker (Kirk's review) (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/apple-homepod-mini-review-siri-in-a-compact-speaker/) A New Listening Room Part One (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/a-new-listening-room-part-one-r751/) A New Listening Room Part Two: Acoustics, Speakers, DSP (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/a-new-listening-room-part-two-acoustics-speakers-dsp-r863/) The Next Track: Episode 167, Tuning the Perfect Music Listening Room (https://www.thenexttrack.com/170) Apple HomePod Review - An Audiophile Perspective (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/apple-homepod-review-an-audiophile-perspective-r697/) Can a Good Soundbar Rival a True Surround-Sound System in a Blind Listening Test? (Wirecutter) (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/soundbar-vs-surround-sound-system/) Amazon Music HD Is Still Lossy (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/update-amazon-music-hd-is-still-lossy-r961/) Episode #159 - Has Lossless and High-Resolution Audio Finally Come to the Masses? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/162) Josh.ai (https://www.josh.ai) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Film Music 1976 - 2020 (https://amzn.to/33gGVRF) Spooky Tooth: Spooky Two (https://amzn.to/362iCZj)

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Film Music 1976 - 2020

Spooky Two

Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick is arguably the best progressive rock concept album of all time. Doug and Kirk have long been fans of this record, and discuss the genesis of the recording and the music, which still stands, nearly 50 years after its release, as one of the great albums of all time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: Episode #191 - Exile on Monday (https://www.thenexttrack.com/194) Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick (https://amzn.to/3phLKmZ) Thick as a Brick (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thick_as_a_Brick) Thick as a Brick - live in London, 1977 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAt1b21S97k) Thick as a Brick newspaper (http://www.world-enlightenment.com/THICKASABRICK/TAAB/ARTICLES/BRICK01.HTM) Thick as a Brick lyrics (https://genius.com/Jethro-tull-thick-as-a-brick-lyrics) Our next tracks: The Eagles: Live (https://amzn.to/3lpUmFW) The Who: Quadrophenia (https://amzn.to/3llTF0p)

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Thick As A Brick

Live: Eagles

Quadrophenia

We last spoke with composer and pianist Timo Andres early in the lockdown, after he made a series of videos for a recital program that had been cancelled at Carnegie Hall. Over the past few months, Andres has refined the art of filming himself at the piano, and uses both audio and video recording as part of his creative process. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Timo Andres (https://www.andres.com) Timo Andres' YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChE-9yjMtxCsJMGLu0rjfNA) Show notes: Episode #183 - Composer and Pianist Timo Andres on Concertizing at Home (https://www.thenexttrack.com/186) Alex Ross: I hate "classical music." (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/02/16/listen-to-this) Timo Andres: How can I live in your world of ideas? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVaM5BYNyDQ) IRCAM (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRCAM) Timo Andres: Debussy — Reflets dans l’eau / Ellington — Reflections in D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1zx33-Kzh4) ORTF stereo technique (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORTF_stereo_technique) Adam Abeshouse (https://www.abeshouseproductions.com) I Still Play (https://amzn.to/2G4sdon) Sony RX100 VII (https://amzn.to/31PBf0g) Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (https://amzn.to/34BEWZ2) Davinci Resolve (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve/) MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) (https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee) Score follower video: Stravinsky — Symphonies of Wind Instruments — piano transcription by Timo Andres (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQQ1Axej0g) The Orchestra - iPad app (https://apps.apple.com/app/the-orchestra/id560078788) Our next tracks: John Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Paul O'Dette (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/dowland-complete-lute-works-paul-odette/pl.u-e1oEse2a3g) Young-Holt Unlimited : The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited (https://amzn.to/35DPUwJ)

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I Still Play

Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

Sony RX100 VII Premium Compact Camera with 1.0-type stacked CMOS sensor (DSCRX100M7)

The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein used the lockdown to record an album of music by Philip Glass and Franz Schubert. We discuss how she built her career, how she recorded this album, and talk about Schubert's wonderful last piano sonata. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Simone Dinnerstein (https://www.simonedinnerstein.com) Show notes: A Character of Quiet (https://www.simonedinnerstein.com/a-character-of-quiet) Paapa Essiedu in Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company (https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/23/hamlet-review-paapa-essiedu-rsc-tragedy) Photo of Simone Dinnerstein playing for Philip Glass (https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUPWsKAZ0h) Circles: Glass Piano Concerto No. 3, and Bach Keyboard Concerto in G Minor (https://www.simonedinnerstein.com/circles) Our next tracks: Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (1984) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/philip-glass-einstein-on-the-beach-feat-robert-wilson/559017137) Led Zeppelin: Physical Grafitti (Deluxe Edition) (https://amzn.to/2SQ3fMk)

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Physical Graffiti

Is stereo the right way to listen to music? After all, it is an artificial attempt to reproduce the sound of live music. Perhaps we should revolt against the tyranny of the sweet spot. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: Grateful Dead June 1976 box set (https://store.dead.net/june-1976-15cd-boxed-set-1.html) Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7-sFL1OxM) How To: Position Desktop Speakers (https://kirkville.com/how-to-position-desktop-speakers/) BOSE 201 Bookshelf Speakers (https://amzn.to/30gMTAj) KEF Q350 speakers (https://amzn.to/3468NaK) Two ears - two loudspeakers? (http://www.syntheticwave.de/Two_Ears-Two_Loudspeakers.htm) KEF LS50 Meta speakers (https://amzn.to/3cKJ0ZO) Chris Connaker: A New Listening Room Part Two: Acoustics, Speakers, DSP (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/a-new-listening-room-part-two-acoustics-speakers-dsp-r863/) Sonos Arc (https://amzn.to/33fvcDd) Q Acoustics 3020i Bookshelf Speakers (https://amzn.to/3kYmnnf) Episode #178 - Lieder and Opera Singer Ian Bostridge (https://www.thenexttrack.com/181) Our next tracks: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Complete Schubert Lieder (https://amzn.to/30lnUMr) Morphine: Cure for Pain (https://amzn.to/2ScEOII)

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KEF LS50 Meta (Pair, Mineral White)

Cure for Pain

Complete Schubert Lieder

Bose 301-V Stereo Loudspeakers (Pair, Black)

Q Acoustics 3020i Bookshelf Speaker Pair (Arctic White)

KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, White) (Q350WH)

Sonos Arc - The Premium Smart Soundbar For TV, Movies, Music, Gaming, And More - White

Following our discussion of CDs in episode #190, we continue our discussion about these plastic discs, mainly because Doug bought some new audio gear and is now CD-obsessed. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: Episode #190 - Nostalgic about CDs (https://www.thenexttrack.com/193) Elizabethtown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethtown_(film)) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Case_of_Benjamin_Button_(short_story)) Wendy Brooke on Twitter @ProgRockers (https://twitter.com/ProgRockers) The story of the Grateful Dead Europe 72' release (https://kirkville.com/coming-soon-grateful-dead-complete-europe-72-box-set/) The Cure: Faith (Cassette release) (https://www.discogs.com/The-Cure-Faith-And-Carnage-Visors/release/2576780) A Certain Ratio: The Graveyard and the Ballroom (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graveyard_and_the_Ballroom) Our next tracks: A Certain Ratio: acr:set (https://amzn.to/3c2MypK) The Flock: Dinosaur Swamps (https://amzn.to/3caqdqj)

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Acr:Set

Dinosaur Swamps

We begin an irregular series of key albums that stand out in the history of music. For our first foray into this type of discussion, we talk about The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: The Renaissance Men of Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/192) Exile on Main Street (https://amzn.to/3lIxa6b) Exile on Main Street (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St) Stones in Exile (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stones_in_Exile) Robert Frank: The Americans (https://amzn.to/3lOC8Pd) Exile on Main Street review, Lenny Kaye, Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/exile-on-main-street-96177/) Side Splitter (AppleScript) (https://dougscripts.com/566) Our next tracks: Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: Spinner (https://amzn.to/3hSiK10) Brian Eno & John Cale: Wrong Way Up (https://amzn.to/2QOKuId) Phil Manzanera: Diamond Head (https://amzn.to/3bhxDYx)

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Spinner 25th Anniversary

Diamond Head by Phil Manzanera

Exile On Main Street Remastered

The Americans

Wrong Way Up 30th Anniversary

We wax nostalgic about CDs, those plastic (and partly metal) discs that changed the music industry starting in the mid-1980s, and whose popularity has waned since the rise of streaming. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: CD Text to CD Info AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=mxcdtexttocdinfo) Dave’s Picks Volume 34 (https://store.dead.net/dave-s-picks-vol-34.html) FNAC (https://www.fnac.com) Goldberg Variations by Kenneth Gilbert (https://www.discogs.com/JS-Bach-Kenneth-Gilbert-Variations-Goldberg/release/15185347) Compact disc bronzing (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc_bronzing) CD Single (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_single) BTHVN 2020 - Beethoven The New Complete Edition (https://amzn.to/2CJt78i) BACH 333 – The New Complete Edition (https://amzn.to/2DWOzax) Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition (https://amzn.to/3aBjh4G) NAD C538 (https://nadelectronics.com/product/c-538-compact-disc-player/) Denon AVR-S540BT (https://amzn.to/2Q78WUI) Our next tracks: Durutti Column: Vini Reilly (https://amzn.to/3gcCPxF) The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (https://amzn.to/3gbCQSc)

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Vini Reilly + WOMAD Live

BTHVN 2020 - Beethoven The New Complete Edition 1

Denon AVR-S540BT Receiver, 5.2 channel, 4K Ultra HD Audio and Video, Home Theater System, built-in Bluetooth and USB port, Compatible with HEOS Link for Wireless Music Streaming

Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition 2

BACH 333 – The New Complete Edition

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

A reviewer suggested that we mentioned John Cage in this podcast as a "cheap marketing ploy." That made use think about taste: highbrow, lowbrow, and unibrow. We reflect on whether we are really the "Renaissance men of music." Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: John Cage Trust (https://johncage.org) Episode #186 - Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani (https://www.thenexttrack.com/189) Episode #7 – Music and Genres (https://www.thenexttrack.com/8) Brotherhood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_(American_TV_series)) The Murder Capital live from the Guinness Storehouse (https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0629/1150272-other-voices-courage-watch-lankum-in-concert/) Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After (https://www.thenexttrack.com/190) - Springsteen on Broadway (https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80232329) Our next tracks: John Cage, Witold Lutosławski - LaSalle-Quartett, String Quartets (https://www.discogs.com/John-Cage-Witold-Lutosławski-LaSalle-Quartett-Streichquartette-String-Quartets/release/1184912) Jack Bruce: Harmony Row (https://amzn.to/2Dlo7qF)

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Harmony Row

Kathryn Williams plays the flute, and, because of some health issues, has a unique approach to the breath. In addition to being a free diver, she has been commissioning pieces of music for one single breath. And she's going to try to break the Guinness world record for the longest sustained note on a wind instrument. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Kathryn Williams (http://www.kathryngwilliams.com) Show notes: The Listening Service: Music and breathing - BBC Sounds (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kgwd) Royal Northern College of Music (https://www.rncm.ac.uk) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Workingman's Dead (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (https://amzn.to/3hpyDvj) The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band: Poor Until Payday (https://amzn.to/2EcmrQx)

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Poor Until Payday

Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary

John Wyver's company Illuminations produces films of live performances: theater, dance, opera, and music. He joins us to discuss the future of live performances in what he calls The After, that period when Covid-19 is just a memory. Will live performances be able to start again even if there isn't a vaccine? How can social distancing allow live performances to return? Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: John Wyver - Illuminations (https://www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk) Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History (https://amzn.to/3gBWDuU) Show notes: Shakespeare, from Theater to Cinema: Interview with John Wyver - Part 1 (https://kirkville.com/shakespeare-from-theater-to-cinema-interview-with-john-wyver-producer-of-the-rscs-live-from-stratford-upon-avon-productions/), Part 2 (https://kirkville.com/filming-shakespeare-interview-with-john-wyver-part-2/) The BBC Shakespeare Collection (https://amzn.to/31VJOrb) Wigmore Hall live streams (https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/wigmore-hall-live/past-live-streams) Royal Opera House streams (https://stream.roh.org.uk/products) Episode #183 - Composer and Pianist Timo Andres on Concertizing at Home (https://www.thenexttrack.com/186) Bolero Julliard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqzkn-jX-JU) Magdalen College: Virtual May Morning 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEBsmxAfGiY) As ‘Hamilton’ becomes a movie, suddenly we’re all in the room where it happens (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/as-hamilton-becomes-a-movie-suddenly-were-all-in-the-room-where-it-happens/2020/06/24/a327c0e6-b3e8-11ea-aca5-ebb63d27e1ff_story.html) Berlin Philharmonker Digital Concert Hall (https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home) Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways (https://amzn.to/3iH37KS) Supergrass: Life on Other Planets (https://amzn.to/2VSUL9d)

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Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History

The Shakespeare Collection [DVD] [1978] [Region2] Requires a Multi Region Player

Life on Other Planets

Rough and Rowdy Ways

We meet harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who is showing how the harpsichord is no longer an instrument just for "old" music. His latest recording features contemporary music for harpsichord and electronics. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Mahan Esfahani (https://www.mahanesfahani.com) Musique? Modern and electro-acoustic works for harpsichord (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68287) Show notes: Wigmore Hall (https://wigmore-hall.org.uk) The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons (https://amzn.to/2AVAU1Z) Kazoophony (https://www.kazooamerica.org/kazoophony.html) Episode #179 - Pianist Marc-André Hamelin (https://www.thenexttrack.com/182) A Playlist of Music by Black Classical Composers (https://kirkville.com/a-playlist-of-music-by-black-classical-composers/) Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: Suite: April 2020 (https://www.bradmehldau.com) Black Stone Cherry: Black to Blues (https://amzn.to/2NpVTwn)

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Black to Blues

The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons

Plex is a great way to manage your media library. Doug and Kirk discuss how they use it. Note: we recorded this episode before the lockdown began, but held off publishing it because we had a number of interviews with musicians in lockdown. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Show notes: Plex (https://www.plex.tv/) A Suitable Boy (https://amzn.to/2XOXNg0) Our next tracks: Ustad Vilayat Khan: From the NCPA Archives (https://music.apple.com/us/album/from-the-ncpa-archives-vilayat-khan-remastered/504526419) The Pointer Sisters: Yes We Can Can - The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings (https://amzn.to/3f8yviB)

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A Suitable Boy: A Novel (Modern Classics)

Yes We Can Can: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings

TJ Connelly is a sports DJ: he provides "scores" for live sporting events, such as baseball, football, and hockey games. Since the lockdown, he's been out of work, and he has been focusing his attention on Uncertain Times, a daily streaming radio show. We talk with him about what it means to score live sports, and how his streaming show is reconnecting him with real radio. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: TJ Connelly (https://tjconnelly.com) Uncertain Times (https://uncertain.fm/live/) Show notes: Jock Jams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_series) The Duo Behind The Sound Of Fenway Park (WGBH) (https://www.wgbh.org/news/post/duo-behind-sound-fenway-park) QLab (https://qlab.app) WFNX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFNX) Our next tracks: Harrington, Gustin & Zahn: Tura Lura (https://harringtongustinzahn.bandcamp.com/album/tura-lura) D.I.Y.: Mass. Ave. - The Boston Scene (https://amzn.to/2ZPkaDE)

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D.I.Y.: Mass. Ave. -- The Boston Scene 1975-83

Timo Andres is a young composer and pianist, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2016. We discuss his music, and how he missed his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall du to the coronavirus lockdown, and decided to make home videos of all the works to present his program to the public. (Apologies for the audio; we made some mistakes when recording.) Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Timo Andres (https://www.andres.com/) Timo Andres's recordings (https://www.andres.com/albums/) House Special; Timo Andres's Carnegie Hall recital filmed in his living room (https://www.andres.com/2020/04/29/3157/) Show notes: Episode #24 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/25) Episode #25 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music, Part 2 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/26) List of clarinet quartets (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet_quintet) I Still Play (Nonesuch) (https://amzn.to/2LKRBPu) Milou (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_(character)) Life Inside an Electronic Cottage (Washington Post: 1980) (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/12/30/careers-life-inside-an-electronic-cottage/) FabFilter (https://www.fabfilter.com) Our next tracks: Coda (https://amzn.to/2TnJ8pE) Malo: Malo (https://amzn.to/2zRiONy)

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Malo

I Still Play

Oliver Craske has just published the first biography of the legendary Indian musician Ravi Shankar. Craske knew and worked with Shankar near the end of his life, and carried out extensive research to tell the tale of the man who brought Indian music to the west. (Apologies for the poor Skype audio quality.) Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Oliver Craske (https://www.faber.co.uk/author/oliver-craske/) Indian Sun (https://linktr.ee/indiansun) Show notes: The Ravi Shankar Foundation (http://www.ravishankar.org) Ravi Shankar: Improvisations (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ravi-shankar-collection-improvisations/724917730) Our next tracks: Thomas Mapfumo: Mabasa (https://music.apple.com/us/album/mabasa/204323924) Fleetwood Mac: Mr Wonderful (https://amzn.to/35Z6VBe)

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Mr. Wonderful

Anne Midgette resigned as classical music critic for the Washington Post a few months ago, but she is well placed to discuss the dangers facing live performances of classical music in The After. And she tells us about the historical novel she's writing about the woman who built pianos for Beethoven. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Anne Midgette (https://annemidgette.com) Anne Midgette's articles on the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/anne-midgette/) Show notes: Furloughed Musicians and A New Digital Frontier: Performing Arts in the COVID-19 Shutdown (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/04/performing-arts-in-the-covid-19-shutdown) Julliard Bolero (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqzkn-jX-JU) A String Quartet Is Crushed by the Coronavirus (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/arts/music/string-quartet-coronavirus.html) Classical music in crisis - this what the future looks like (https://david-taylor.org/blog/classical-music-in-crisis-this-what-the-future-looks-like) Coronadämmerung (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ChqaZxLT4) Our next tracks: Bruce Springsteen: Greetings from Asbury Park N. J. (https://amzn.to/3bffPLU) Kraftwerk: Computer World (https://amzn.to/3bivDgS)

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Computer World

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

We talk with harpsichordist, conductor, and "general music addict" Richard Egarr, about original performance practice in early music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Richard Egarr (https://www.intermusica.co.uk/artist/Richard-Egarr) Show notes: Richard Egarr on Harmonia Mundi (http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/artists/437) Richard Egarr on Linn Records (https://www.linnrecords.com/artist-richard-egarr) Academy of Ancient Music (https://www.aam.co.uk) Goldberg Variations (https://amzn.to/2VUlcLS) Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning (http://larips.com) How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) (https://amzn.to/2VU4Gf0) Schubert: Lebenssturme (Richard Egarr's four-hands Schubert recording) (https://amzn.to/3aOGXB3) Livestream: Richard Egarr & Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya: Quatre-Mains, May 5 (https://www.geelvinck.nl/concerten/livestream-richard-egarr-alexandra-nepomnyashchaya-quatre-mains/) Our next tracks: J. S. Bach: Suites for Violoncello Solo, Anner Bylsma (https://amzn.to/2ygLtew) The Electric Flag: A Long Time Comin' (https://amzn.to/35tmDo0)

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Lebenssturme

J. S. Bach: Suites for Violoncello Solo

A Long Time Comin'

How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)

Bach: Goldberg Variations

We talk with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, whose repertoire, in more than 60 recordings, covers many little-known composers, as well as a number of twentieth-century works, by composers such as Ives, Rzewski, and Feldman. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Marc-André Hamelin (https://www.marcandrehamelin.com) Show notes: Marc-André Hamelin on Hyperion Records (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A49) Marc-André Hamelin stream for the 92nd Street Y (https://www.92y.org/archives/marc-andre-hamelin-piano) Rockport Music’s Virtual Gala 2020 (https://rockportmusic.org/rockport-musics-virtual-gala-2020/) Cathy Fuller (https://www.classicalwcrb.org/people/cathy-fuller#stream/0) Catoire: Piano Music (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDH55425) Ives & Barber: Piano Sonatas (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67469) Ives: Three Places in New England, Ruggles: Sun Treader, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (https://amzn.to/2zmdv8w) Charles Ives: Essays Before a Sonata (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3673/3673-h/3673-h.htm) Ives: Concord Sonata, John Kirkpatrick (https://www.discogs.com/Charles-Ives-John-Kirkpatrick-The-Concord-Sonata/release/3771682) Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67077) Feldman: For Bunita Marcus (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68048) Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: For Philip Guston (https://amzn.to/2xXnqB3) The Andrew Oldham Orchestra: The Rolling Stones Songbook (https://amzn.to/3cMGot9)

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Ives: Three Places in New England, Ruggles: Sun Treader, etc.

The Rolling Stones Songbook

For Philip Guston

We talk with Ian Bostridge, Kirk's second-favorite lieder singer, about life in lockdown, and about Schubert's Winterreise, the song cycle that Bostridge is best known for, through his many performances, recordings, films, and a book he wrote about it. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Ian Bostridge (https://www.askonasholt.com/artists/ian-bostridge/) Show notes: Lieder (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lied) Ian Bostridge – a life in music (Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/sep/09/ian-bostridge-opera-life-music) Ravel: Chansons madécasses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chansons_madécasses) Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (https://amzn.to/2wKT1p2) Michel Pastoreau: Blue: The History of a Color (https://amzn.to/2VdwWZH) Ian Bostridge: Why Winterreise? Schubert’s song cycle, then and now (video, 2014) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuEapI4dEBQ) Ian Bostridge and Jeremy Denk on Winterreise: Anatomy of an Obsession (video, 2015) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9r7pW_PBT4) Witchcraft and its Transformations, c.1650-c.1750 (https://amzn.to/2Ve5j2M) Our next tracks: Ian Bostridge: Winterreise (video, 2016) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnuvs2w7ges) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Alfred Brendel (video, 1979) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PQtpc_5QHI)- Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters (https://amzn.to/3evzr1h)

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Witchcraft and Its Transformations, c. 1650 - c. 1750 (Oxford Historical Monographs)

Schuberts Winter Journey

Blue: The History of a Color

Head Hunters

Michael Connelly writes crime fiction, and his character Harry Bosch loves jazz. We talk with Michael about how he decided what music Bosch liked, and how he uses music in the novels and TV series. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). Guest: Michael Connelly (https://www.michaelconnelly.com) The Murder Book Podcast (https://www.michaelconnelly.com/podcast/) Sound of Redemption – The Frank Morgan Story (https://www.michaelconnelly.com/extras/sound/) Music from Bosch playlist (https://amzn.to/3a8xeW7) (curated by Amazon) Bosch playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/bosch/pl.u-ZpmlF0DPMR7) (user created on Apple Music) The house in Bosch (https://www.iamnotastalker.com/2019/01/04/harry-boschs-house-from-bosch/) Bosch's stereo system (with a McIntosh 240 tube amplifier) (https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=general&m=694556) Apple Music Jazzzzzzzzz playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/pl.f31fb34cf8ad46f0a27c960fa805cc4c) Show notes: The Music in the Novels (https://www.michaelconnelly.com/extras/music/) The Bosch TV series (https://www.michaelconnelly.com/bosch-tv/) Our next tracks: Kenny Wheeler: Angel Song (https://amzn.to/2wFOSmo) The Derek Trucks Band: Already Free (https://amzn.to/3cfNo19)

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Already Free

Music from Bosch

Angel Song

A lot of musicians, suddenly faced with no opportunities for public performance, are opting to stream live from their homes. Andy Doe joins us to discuss what it means for all the musicians to have to build streaming studios in their homes from scratch, and gives tips on how best to set up cameras, lights, and microphones. Guest: Andy Doe (https://properdiscord.com) Show notes: Tim Cook's video (https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1246916489589837824?s=20) Rode NT-USB Mini (https://amzn.to/3ciY6nV), a small, inexpensive USB microphone with good audio quality May Morning - Magdalen College (https://www.magdalencollegechoir.com/may-morning-) Impulse response reverb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolution_reverb) Alex Ross's COVID-19 livestream list (https://www.therestisnoise.com/2020/03/covid-19-live-streams.html) Our next tracks: Lou Reed: Street Hassle (https://amzn.to/39XTeCP) DEVO: Duty Now For The Future (https://amzn.to/2wscEC7)

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Street Hassle

Duty Now for the Future / New Traditionalists

Rode NT-USB-Mini USB Microphone with Detachable Magnetic Stand, Built-in Pop Filter and Headphone Amplifier

We chat with violinist Alina Ibragimova, who is taking advantage of the lockdown to learn the Paganini caprices in her home in London. Guest: Alina Ibragimova (https://www.alinaibragimova.com) Alina Ibragimova on Hyperion Records (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A1677) The Alina Ibragimova Violin Playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-alina-ibragimova-violin-playlist/1485555310) on Apple Music Show notes: Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien (https://www.askonasholt.com/artists/alina-ibragimova-cedric-tiberghien-violin-and-piano-duo/) Review of Rolf Wallin violin concerto, Proms 2018 (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/23/venables-and-wallin-violin-concertos-review-virtuosity-and-substance) Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67691/2) Our next tracks: Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time (https://amzn.to/34hyPr7) (CD); Berliner Philharmoniker & Yutaka Sado (https://amzn.to/39Vn7UB) (DVD/Blu-Ray) Zoë Keating: Into the Trees (https://amzn.to/2UOCdqr)

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From Me Flows What You Call Time / Twill by Twilight

Berliner Philharmoniker & Yutaka Sado [Blu-ray]

Into the Trees

In this episode, we talk with the pianist and author Stephen Hough, about how the lockdown is affecting him, how he has "the backside of a rhinoceros," and we discuss how classical concerts could change in the future. Guest: Stephen Hough (http://www.stephenhough.com) Angela Hewitt on Twitter (https://twitter.com/houghhough) Stephen Hough on Hyperion Records (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A95) The Stephen Hough Piano Playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-stephen-hough-relaxing-piano-playlist/1296734890) an Apple Music Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More (https://amzn.to/39IONLX) Show notes: I miss concerts but solo music-making seems more sublime than ever (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/27/stephen-hough-i-miss-concerts-but-solo-music-making-seems-more-sublime-than-ever) (Guardian) MacArthur Fellows (https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/) Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/19) Piano Day (https://www.pianoday.org) Our next tracks: Nils Frahm: Empty (https://www.nilsfrahm.com/empty/) Fountains Of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers (https://amzn.to/2wX3wFO)

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Welcome Interstate Managers

Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More

In the first of a number of out-of-band episodes that we're planning to release in the coming weeks, we talk with pianist Angela Hewitt, best known for her extraordinary recordings of all of Bach's keyboard works. Guest: Angela Hewitt (https://angelahewitt.com) Angela Hewitt on Twitter (https://twitter.com/HewittJSB) Angela Hewitt on Hyperion Records (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A542) The Angela Hewitt Bach Playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/album/bach-the-angela-hewitt-bach-playlist/1239803435) an Apple Music The Angela Hewitt Baroque Playlist (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-angela-hewitt-baroque-playlist/1239804618) on Apple Music Show notes: Led by the hand (https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,374438,00.html) (article about Murray Perahia's thumb injury) Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/11/virtuoso-mourns-beloved-150000-piano-smashed-by-movers) Fazioli pianos (https://www.fazioli.com/en) A Late Quartet (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226240/) Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18) Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson: Ella And Oscar (https://amzn.to/3bFeVsy)

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Ella And Oscar Remastered

These are difficult times for many people, who are now required to stay at home. Music can help us get through this. In this "two guys not in a pub" episode, Doug and Kirk reflect on social isolation and music. Show notes: Bus-sized fatberg weighing 40 tonnes cleared from London sewer (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/bus-sized-fatberg-cleared-from-london-sewer) GrimeGran's Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/grimegran) The Dropkick Murphys - Streaming Up From Boston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j06g0TE_Ao) Royal Shakespeare Company in cinemas (https://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/in-cinemas/?from=ql) National Theatre Live (http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk) Dead & Company YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJz0ly741rjN_cfsW5ktYQ) (lots of videos, including full concerts) The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks (https://amzn.to/2WJub3w) The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall (https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home) Alex Ross's COVID-19 live streams list (https://www.therestisnoise.com/2020/03/covid-19-live-streams.html) TJ Connelly's "Uncertain Times" streamcast (https://uncertain.fm/live/) (M-F, 10-12 ET) Rugby Meets Red Rover: Kabaddi Has Captured the Heart of India (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/sports/kabaddi-india.html) Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/working-from-home/) Our next tracks: Roger Eno and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours (https://amzn.to/33LTW4U) Freak Power: More Of Everything For Everybody (https://amzn.to/2WDx2uV)

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The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks

More of Everything for Everybody

Mixing Colours

While there are lots of reasons to opt for minimal audio equipment, for some people there is an enduring allure for vintage stereo amps and receivers from the hi-fi heydays of the 1970s. The time when audio gear had knobs and dials and VU meters, like the fins and grilles on 1950s cars. We discuss our lust for those baroque audio devices of yore. Show notes: How a Digital Guy Fell in Love with a Vintage Stereo Receiver (https://medium.com/cuepoint/how-a-digital-guy-fell-in-love-with-a-vintage-stereo-receiver-3bc132a347d7) Braun Regie 550 CEV550 Dieter Rams Design (https://picclick.fr/Braun-Regie-550-CEV550-Dieter-352354460614.html) Flickr stream of vintage hi-fi gear (https://www.flickr.com/photos/48136705@N05/) Quadraphonic sound (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadraphonic_sound) Onkyo RN855 (https://www.richersounds.com/onkyo-network-stereo-receiver.html) Yamaha AS-801 (https://www.richersounds.com/yamaha-as-801.html) Our next tracks: Robert Fripp at the Kitchen 2/5/78 (https://www.dgmlive.com/tour-dates/2331) Hot Tuna: Hoppkorv (https://amzn.to/2IIDiJn)

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Ashley Kahn wrote the book on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, the jazz album everyone owns if they one at least one jazz album. We talk with Ashley about the recording of Kind of Blue, and about its legacy. (Apologies for the audio issues.) Guest: Ashley Kahn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Kahn) Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece (https://amzn.to/3a3vUEc) Show notes: Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (https://amzn.to/2w5gAbC) Glenn Gould's 1955 and 1981 recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations (https://amzn.to/3abY689) Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs (https://www.thenexttrack.com/2) Miles Davis: Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud: Original Soundtrack (https://amzn.to/392zONs) Richard Williams: The Blue Moment (https://amzn.to/32qWqEW) Ashley Kahn: A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album (https://amzn.to/2ThziVd) Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (documentary) (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-rfotn2/13497/) Our next tracks: Miles Davis: Circle in the Round (https://amzn.to/2vfPmic) Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (https://amzn.to/382wRes)

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Glenn Gould: A State of Wonder - The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981

Circle in the Round

Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece

Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud Lift To The Scaffold Original Soundtrack

The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music

Kind Of Blue

A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album

Bitches Brew

We talk with Kyle Devine, author of a new book about the environmental impact of music recordings, which raises a number of issues that we had never previously considered. Guest: Kyle Devine (https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/people/aca/tenured/kylerd/) Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music (https://amzn.to/39lSXJX) Show notes: Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming) Shellac (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac) Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apollo-masters-fire-vinyl-records-lacquer-production-949648/) What the Vinyl Records Comeback Really Looks Like… (https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/08/15/vinyl-records-comeback-really-looks/) Phtalate (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate) William T. Vollmann: Carbon Ideologies (https://amzn.to/2Si4699) Our next tracks: Sir András Schiff plays The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Visual Album) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/sir-andr%C3%A1s-schiff-plays-well-tempered-clavier-book/1491864032) Cream: Goodbye Tour - Live 1968 (https://amzn.to/38ruiny)

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Goodbye Tour - Live 1968

Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music (The MIT Press)

Andy Doe joins us again to discuss the perils of having software-controlled audio equipment. After the Affaire Sonos, when the company announced that a lot of its older products would become "obsolete," perhaps it's time to think more carefully about how long hardware we buy will last, when it depends on software. Guest: Andy Doe (https://properdiscord.com) Show notes: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk) LSO Live (https://lsolive.lso.co.uk) Starting in May 2020, some of our oldest products will no longer receive software updates or new features. We want to explain why and your options. (https://blog.sonos.com/en-gb/end-of-software-updates-for-legacy-products/) Sonos Recycling Program Just Creates Waste (https://kirkville.com/sonos-recycling-program-just-creates-waste/) Playing Multi-Room Audio After Sonos (https://kirkville.com/playing-multi-room-audio-after-sonos/) Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google – The New York Times (https://kirkville.com/sonos-squeezed-by-the-tech-giants-sues-google-the-new-york-times/) HomePod vs. Sonos One Stereo Pair Comparison (https://kirkville.com/homepod-vs-sonos-one-stereo-pair-comparison/) AirPlay (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPlay) Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google – The New York Times (https://kirkville.com/sonos-squeezed-by-the-tech-giants-sues-google-the-new-york-times/) Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp (https://www.thenexttrack.com/150) Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers) The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks (https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks) Internet of Shit (https://internetofshit.net/home) Our next tracks: Yesterday (https://amzn.to/37CbelR) The Rezillos: Can't Stand The Rezillos (https://amzn.to/38P7j5C)

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Can't Stand The Rezillos: The Almost Complete Rezillos

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Chris Connaker of Audiophile Style renovated the attic of his house and turned it into the ultimate listening room. He then tuned it using amazing speakers, acoustic treatment, and DSP (digital signal processing). He explains how he went about this, and how the room itself is perhaps the most important element in an audio system. Guest: Chris Connaker (https://audiophilestyle.com/) Show notes: A New Listening Room Part One (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/a-new-listening-room-part-one-r751/) A New Listening Room Part Two: Acoustics, Speakers, DSP (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/a-new-listening-room-part-two-acoustics-speakers-dsp-r863/) REW (Room EQ Wizard) (https://www.roomeqwizard.com) DSP - Digital Signal Processing (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processing) Our next tracks: Yes: Close to the Edge Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here David Bowie: Heroes The Clash: London Calling Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street Brian Eno: Another Green World The Who: Live at Leeds Grateful Dead: Live/Dead Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

For the first episode of the new decade - the last one recorded in the previous decade - Doug and Kirk look back on their year in music. Show notes: Honkyoku (Kirk's shakuhachi website) (https://honkyoku.com) The Zen of Everything (Kirk's podcast) (https://www.zen-of-everything.com) Rode Procaster microphone (https://amzn.to/2to4FEa) Yamaha AG03 mixer (https://amzn.to/2Fc9Slh) Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp (https://www.thenexttrack.com/150) KEF Q350 speakers (https://amzn.to/2F9Kk8x) Q Acoustics 3020I speakers (https://amzn.to/36hLA5n) Amazon Echo Dot (https://amzn.to/2QIuiHQ) Tivoli Audio model One (https://amzn.to/2MOGxS3) Episode #162 - Apple's New Improved macOS Media Apps (https://www.thenexttrack.com/165) Doug's AppleScripts (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/index.php) Time Out: We Don’t Give Music Enough Time to Grow on Us Anymore (https://kirkville.com/time-out-we-dont-give-music-enough-time-to-grow-on-us-anymore/) John Cale: Music for a New Society (https://amzn.to/2sDkGWQ) Our next tracks: Chick Corea Trio: Trilogy (https://amzn.to/2QhZjnd) Harry Nilsson: Pussy Cats (https://amzn.to/2Qfzx2U)

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Trilogy

Rode Procaster Broadcast Dynamic Vocal Microphone

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KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, White) (Q350WH)

Echo Dot (3rd Gen, 2018 release) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal

M:Fans

Q Acoustics 3010i Compact Bookshelf Speaker Pair (Arctic White)

Tivoli Audio model One Am/ fm Table Radio, Classic/ Walnut, 2.4 Lb

Pussy Cats

There’s got to be a German word for this. It’s that feeling, that first second, when you heard Jingle Bells in the middle of summer.

Show notes:

Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Trio Mediaeval: Folk Songs
Bruce Springsteen: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Do They Know It’s Christmas
We Are the World
Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan: Must Be Santa (video)
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
Apple Music Christmas Playlist
Die Hard
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas
I Wish it Could Be Christmas (article)
The Kinks: Father Christmas
Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: I Believe in Father Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Roomful of Blues: Roomful of Christmas

Our next tracks: Harold Budd: Bandits of Stature (https://amzn.to/2S27S6H) Frank Zappa: The Hot Rats Sessions (https://amzn.to/2S4mJ0p)

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Hot Rats 50th Anniversary

Bandits of Stature

Roomful Of Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Blu-Ray)

The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

Die Hard (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

Christmas In The Heart

It's A Wonderful Life

Sid Smith is the official biographer of King Crimson. He recently updated his book, In The Court Of King Crimson - An Observation Over 50 Years, that tells the tale of this seminal band. We talk with Sid about everything Crimson. Guest: - In The Court Of King Crimson - An Observation Over 50 Years (https://burningshed.com/sid-smith_in-the-court-of-king-crimson_book) Show notes: DGM Live (https://www.dgmlive.com) Episode #161 - Philip Thomas on Morton Feldman's Piano Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/164) Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock (https://www.thenexttrack.com/100) Our next tracks: CBGB (movie) (https://amzn.to/33N6Yxh) Jeff Beck: Blow By Blow (https://amzn.to/2YcsLNK)

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None

Blow By Blow

Lewis Shiner's latest novel Outside the Gates of Eden is a saga that begins at a Dylan concert in 1965, then follows a musician and his friends as they age, up to the present. This novel has a huge scope, with moving scenes about music, and about a generation growing up. (Apologies for the sketchy Skype audio quality.) Guest: - Lewis Shiner (https://www.lewisshiner.com) Show notes: Outside the Gates of Eden (https://amzn.to/2QBFacq) Episode #28 – Music and Mystery: Author Peter Robinson on Music in His Novels (https://www.thenexttrack.com/29) Why Bob Dylan Matters (https://amzn.to/2qltEqS) Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners (https://www.thenexttrack.com/70) Our next tracks: Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel (https://amzn.to/2qlwXyi) Mother's Finest: Another Mother Further (https://amzn.to/2rdIlfu)

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Greatest Hits

Dogrel

Outside the Gates of Eden

Why Bob Dylan Matters

Doug and Kirk spend a half hour or so discussing Apple's new apps that replace iTunes on the Mac. They rant, they praise, they shrug, they laugh, and they reminisce on what was, while imaging what could have been. It was a very good year. Show notes: The iTunes Guy column on Macworld (https://www.macworld.com/column/itunes-guy/) CarPlay Crashes Constantly in My Car (https://kirkville.com/carplay-crashes-constantly-in-my-car/) The iTunes and Everything Apple forum on Audiophile Style (https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/forum/87-itunes-and-everything-apple/) Kirk's new book, Take Control of macOS Media Apps (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/media-apps/) Poll: What Do You Think of the New macOS Media Apps that Replace iTunes? (https://kirkville.com/poll-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-macos-media-apps-that-replace-itunes/) In Praise of the iTunes Column Browser (https://kirkville.com/in-praise-of-the-itunes-column-browser/) hierarchically /ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl.i/ (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hierarchically) Search Results to Playlist AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/618) Join Together (https://dougscripts.com/apps/jointogetherapp.php) Most Recent AppleScript Updates (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scriptcount.php?sortBy=Most%20Recent&op=y) Our next tracks: Dietmar Berger: The Manchester Gamba Book (https://amzn.to/2JThxrB) The Pretty Things: Greatest Hits (https://amzn.to/2rdIlfu)

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Greatest Hits

Manchester Gamba Book C 1660 / Various

Episode #161 - Philip Thomas on Morton Feldman's Piano Music Philip Thomas has recorded a 5-CD set of all of Morton Feldman's music for solo piano. We discuss with him one of the most interesting of 20th century composers and the unique nature of sound in Feldman's works. Guest: Philip Thomas (https://www.philip-thomas.co.uk) Morton Feldman Piano box set on another timbre (http://www.anothertimbre.com/mortonfeldmanpiano.html) Show notes: Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre (https://www.thenexttrack.com/158) Morton Feldman (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Feldman) David Tudor (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tudor) American Sublime - Morton Feldman’s mysterious musical landscapes (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/06/19/american-sublime) (Alex Ross in the New Yorker on Morton Feldman) Our next tracks: Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium (https://amzn.to/2p9DOKi) XTC: Black Sea (https://amzn.to/3608Gha)

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Black Sea: Definitive Edition

Officium

Ginger Baker has died, and we reflect on older musicians and how they keep on performing, even without any new material, until their golden years. Show notes: Ginger Baker obituary (The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-obituary) Beware of Mr. Baker (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1931388/) Episode #143 - Too Old to Rock 'n Roll (https://www.thenexttrack.com/146) Cream Farewell Concert (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZ0pv9R1uY) Town Hall / Symphony Hall, Birmingham (https://www.thsh.co.uk/whats-on/category/gigs) Steve Hackett: Selling England by the Pound Cruise (http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsTour2020.html) Episode #24 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/25) Our next tracks: Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark: Souvenir (https://amzn.to/31ZQ3Y1) Mike Oldfield: Five Miles Out (https://amzn.to/2OvtDtR)

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Five Miles Out

Souvenir

Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone? We talk with Chris Connaker, of Audiophile Style, to try to understand Amazon's logic. Guest: Chris Connaker: Audiophile Style (https://audiophilestyle.com/), Superphonica (https://superphonica.com/) Show notes: Amazon Music HD (https://amzn.to/2lyoeWQ) Amazon Launches Amazon Music HD (and Lies a Lot) (https://kirkville.com/amazon-launches-amazon-music-hd-and-lies-a-lot/) Apple's Mastered for iTunes; now called Apple Digital Masters (https://www.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/) Amazon's press release, with the quote from Neil Young (https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-music-introduces-highest-quality-audio-streaming-amazon) Book Review - Neil Young's To Feel The Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/book-review-neil-youngs-to-feel-the-music-a-songwriters-mission-to-save-high-quality-audio-r834/) Episode #38 – New in Audio at the Consumer Electronics Show (where we discuss MQA) (https://www.thenexttrack.com/39) Our next tracks: Franz Schubert: Piano Trios Op.99 & 100 (https://amzn.to/2lpCSQs) To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales (https://amzn.to/2mvPiX8) (Discogs info (https://www.discogs.com/Various-To-Cry-You-A-Song-A-Collection-Of-Tull-Tales/release/2623401))

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To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales

Schubert: Piano Trios Op.99 And 100

Doug and Kirk discuss some audio-related projects they carried out this summer, new Sonos gear, streaming audio in the home, the iTunes visualizer, and more. Show notes: My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office (https://kirkville.com/my-new-vitsoe-shelves-have-freed-up-space-in-my-office/) Rams (documentary about Dieter Rams) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rams-subtitled/id1475443451?uo=4&at=11l6om) Kef Q150 speakers (https://amzn.to/2LrJuaT) Q Acoustics 3010i speakers (https://amzn.to/2NWOENT) Kirk's comfy chair is an older model from this brand, similar to this style. (https://shop.stressless.com/en-gb/recliners/stressless-opal/p/000000000000078016?pid=12550150940103) Sonos Move (https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/move.html) Sonos One SL (https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/one-sl.html) Sonos Port (https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/port.html) Sonos Connect (https://amzn.to/31g7eEH) Kef LS 50 wireless speakers (https://amzn.to/2LsaKpX) Netgear Orbi mesh wi-fi system (https://amzn.to/34GiFaP) Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/139) Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux (https://www.thenexttrack.com/148) Episode #152 - Flogging a Dead App: Is it Really the Death of iTunes? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/155) Sculpting Time - The Andrei Tarkovsky Collection (https://amzn.to/2Ad8RHm) Three Dog Night (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Dog_Night) Our next tracks: Tarkovsky Quartet: Nuit Blanche (https://amzn.to/2NVrBD1) Three Dog Night: Captured Live at the Forum (https://amzn.to/2NYJbGu)

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KEF Q150 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, White)

Sonos Connect - Wireless Home Audio Receiver Component for Streaming Music - White

Sculpting Time - The Andrei Tarkovsky Collection [Blu-ray]

Q Acoustics 3010i Compact Bookshelf Speaker Pair (Arctic White)

Captured Live At The Forum

Nuit Blanche

NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with 2.2Gbps speed (RBK23) Router & Extender replacement covers up to 6,000 sq. ft., 3-pack includes 1 router & 2 satellites

KEF LS50 Mini Monitor - Black Edition (Pair)

Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the marketing behind those Big Classical Box Sets. Guest: Andy Doe (https://andydoe.com/) Proper Discord (https://properdiscord.com/) Show notes: Andy's video about how to unwrap a CD (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRLrMcJvbo) O-cards and J-cards (https://www.nationalaudiocompany.com/2127-2/) Beethoven Symphonies, Roger Norrington, The London Classical Players (https://amzn.to/2L1Cl0U) Beach Boys: US Singles Collection (https://amzn.to/2MH74Cp) Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years (https://amzn.to/2MFMUsH) Bach 333 – The New Complete Edition (https://amzn.to/2L18mq3) Mozart 225 - Complete Edition (https://amzn.to/2L200OA) In Praise of the iTunes Column Browser (https://kirkville.com/in-praise-of-the-itunes-column-browser/) Julianna Hatfield, Only Everything: https://kirkville.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hatfieldOnlyEverything.png Our next tracks: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Schubert (https://amzn.to/2ZyqUpE) The Kinks: The Anthology 1964-1971 (https://amzn.to/2PgAQ2Z)

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US Singles Collection Box

Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 · Overtures / London Classical Players · Sir Roger Norrington

Classic CD, Murray Perahia - the First 40 Years)[68CD + 5DVD Boxst][002kr]

The Anthology 1964 - 1971

Mitsuko Uchida Plays Schubert

Mozart 225: Complete Edition / Various

BACH 333 – The New Complete Edition

We discuss the future of the music business, and come up with at last 10 ideas about how things will change in the next 10 years. Because 10 is a good number. Show notes: Robert Klein: "Now You Can Get Every Record Ever Recorded" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRjl_nIRSLk) 10 Ways The Music Industry Will Change In 10 Years (https://www.vibe.com/photos/10-ways-music-industry-changes-10-years) The future of music: 10 predictions from industry professionals (https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/future-of-music-10-predictions-from-industry-professionals) 10 Trends That Will Reshape the Music Industry (https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/10-trends-that-will-reshape-the-music-industry/) David Cronenberg: eXistenZ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz) Watch Beatlemania Descend On Abbey Road To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Iconic Album Cover Shoot (https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/beatlemania-abbey-road-fiftieth/) Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (https://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Nocturnal after John Dowland (https://brittenpears.org/explore/benjamin-britten/music/work-of-the-week/49-nocturnal-after-john-dowland/) Our next tracks: Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal, after John Downland; performed by Paul Galbraith (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY74itDa-Mw) Gang of Four: Entertainment! (https://amzn.to/2Z6hi57)

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Entertainment!

We welcome Simon Reynell, who runs Another Timbre, a one-man record label that releases experimental and contemporary music. Simon tells us how he started the label, and what it's like to run a record label in a niche of this kind. Guest: Simon Reynell (http://www.anothertimbre.com/allaboutjazzarticle.html) Another Timbre (http://www.anothertimbre.com) Show notes: Frank Denyer: music for shakuhachi (http://www.anothertimbre.com/denyershakuhachi.html) John Cage: Two2 (http://www.anothertimbre.com/cagetwo2.html) John Cage's Number Pieces (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Pieces) Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business (https://www.thenexttrack.com/72) Episode #80 – John Cage (https://www.thenexttrack.com/83) Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33" (https://www.thenexttrack.com/126) Wandelweiser (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandelweiser) Edition Wandelweiser Records (https://www.wandelweiser.de) Wandelweiser und so weiter (http://www.anothertimbre.com/page145.html) Harold Budd on Morton Feldman (https://harmonicsdb.wordpress.com/2014/12/31/harold-budd-on-morton-feldman/) Brian Eno on the Andrew Marr Show (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00071g0/the-andrew-marr-show-21072019) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks) (https://amzn.to/3187FjA) Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica (https://amzn.to/2YqqD7J)

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Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks [2 CD][Hardcover Book Edition]

Trout Mask Replica

The Sony Walkman was introduced 40 years ago. When it first came out, it was the biggest change in musical listening since the record player. It ushered in an era of personal listening, and, with the popularity of cassette tapes, changed the music industry. Show notes: As Sony's Walkman Turns 35, a Look Back at Its Inception (https://time.com/2940385/sony-walkman-35-years/) (Shows a photo of the TCS-300) TC-D5 (http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/tc-d5) TPS-L2 (the first Walkman) (http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/tps-l2) 3M Wollensak Magnetic Tape Recorder, Model 1500 SS, 1960-1965 (https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/388490) Aiwa portable cassettes players (http://www.walkman-archive.com/gadgets/series_aiwa_px_line.html) Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music) Laurie Anderson: United States Live (https://music.apple.com/us/album/united-states-live/285632854) Our next tracks: The Cure: Faith) (https://amzn.to/2Sps7cP) Led Zeppelin: Physical Grafitti (https://amzn.to/2JQK9AI)

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Physical Graffiti

Faith

Philosopher John Lysaker joins us to discuss his recent book about Brian Eno's Music for Airports. We talk about the idea of ambient music, and how Music for Airports defined a genre. Guest: John Lysaker (https://www.johntlysaker.com) John Lysaker's book Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports (https://amzn.to/2Xo8Cam) Show notes: Episode #150 - Ambient Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/153) Brian Eno: Ambient 1, Music for Airports (https://amzn.to/2xszkiC) Music for Airports liner notes (http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/MFA-txt.html) Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa (https://amzn.to/2XqFuiL) Brian Eno: Behind The Reflection - BBC Click (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv7epY75Wa0) Scape (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scape/id506703636) Brian Eno: Reflection (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brian-eno-reflection/id1180524479) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Another Day on Earth) (https://amzn.to/2Jmeo2f) Crazy Horse: Crazy Horse (https://amzn.to/326hobH)

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Another Day on Earth

Ambient 1 / Music for Airports

Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports (The Oxford Keynotes Series)

Crazy Horse

Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa

"iTunes is dead!!!" claim a number of websites and publications. Even on the TV news they were saying that "Apple has discontinued iTunes," that "it's the end of an era." Apple made big announcements at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in early June. Did they really kill off iTunes? We look at this subject, yet again, for what will be the last episode about the future of iTunes, at least until the next one. Show notes: Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/139) Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux (https://www.thenexttrack.com/148) Episode #149 - In Which We Discuss the Potential Breakup of iTunes Yet Again Because We Really Didn't Have Anything Else to Talk About This Week (https://www.thenexttrack.com/152) iTunes Doesn’t Look so Dead to Me (https://www.kirkville.com/itunes-doesnt-look-so-dead-to-me/) About the upcoming changes with iTunes on Mac (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210200) First Thoughts About Music.app (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/2019/06/first-thoughts-about-music-app/) Our next tracks: Rolling Thunder Revue (Netflix) (https://www.netflix.com/title/80221016) Toadies: Rubberneck (https://amzn.to/2ZvRlZh)

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Rubberneck

We welcome back Chris Connaker, who tells us about the latest trends in hi-fi at the Munich High End audio show. Guest: Chris Connaker: Audiophile Style (https://audiophilestyle.com/), Superphonica (https://superphonica.com/) Show notes: High End Munich (https://www.highendsociety.de/index.php/en/home.html) Josh (https://www.josh.ai) Qobuz (https://www.qobuz.com) Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp (https://www.thenexttrack.com/150) Focal Maestro Utopia Evo speakers (https://www.focal.com/en/home-audio/high-fidelity-speakers/utopia-iii-evo/floorstanding-speakers/maestro-utopia-evo) Warwick Acoustics (https://warwickacoustics.com) DCS Bartók DAC (https://www.dcsltd.co.uk/products/bartok-headphone-dac-amplifier/) Burmester Audiosysteme (https://www.burmester.de/en/) Tech Das (https://techdas.jp) Our next tracks: Tangerine Dream: Official Bootleg Series Volume Three (https://amzn.to/2WqgjfG) BR5-49: The Best of BR5-49 (https://amzn.to/2KugGyG)

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Best of: Br5-49

Official Bootleg Series Vol 3

The problem with the genre of ambient music is that most of it is not ambient music. No one really agrees on what exactly ambient music is. We discuss the genre, and the music, and how we feel about this type of music. Show notes: Brian Eno: Music for Airports, Bang on the Can (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eno-wyatt-davies-bang-on-a-can-music-for-airports/389889337): Music for Airports](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eno-wyatt-davies-bang-on-a-can-music-for-airports/389889337) Ambient Essentials (Apple Music) (https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/ambient-essentials/pl.472dc0c5efe548bb9846e484378aa47b) Morton Subotnick: SIlver Apples of the Moon (https://music.apple.com/us/album/morton-subotnick-silver-apples-of-the-moon-the-wild-bull/472279905) Brian Eno: Ambient 1: Music for Airports (https://music.apple.com/us/album/ambient-1-music-for-airports/724435863) Brian Eno: Discreet Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/discreet-music/724643909) Brian Eno: Music for Installations (https://music.apple.com/us/album/music-for-installations/1355781373) Morton Feldman: Triadic Memories (https://music.apple.com/us/album/feldman-triadic-memories/1401568259) Terry Riley: In C (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_C) Lester Bangs interviews Eno (http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/interviews/musn79.html) George Winston: December (https://music.apple.com/us/album/december/418470064) Ludovico Einaudi: Seven Days Walking: Day 3 (https://music.apple.com/us/album/seven-days-walking-day-3/1458597198) Harold Budd: Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (https://music.apple.com/us/album/ambient-2-the-plateaux-of-mirror/724653175) Miles Davis: The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-complete-in-a-silent-way-sessions/833082788) List of ambient music artists (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambient_music_artists) Our next tracks: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing The Piano 2013 In Yokohama (https://amzn.to/2WgOoOl) David Bowie: Stage (https://amzn.to/2HvcQTR)

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ryuichi Sakamoto / Playing The Piano 2013 In Yokohama (DVD+BD+2CDS) [Japan DVD] RZBM-59565

David Bowie Stage

We discuss the potential breakup of iTunes yet again, because there is some new information about what the future of iTunes will be. Show notes: Steve Troughton-Smith (https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith) Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes (https://dougscripts.com) Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/139) Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux (https://www.thenexttrack.com/148) Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes (https://dougscripts.com) Remove n Characters from Front or Back (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=removenchars) Grateful Dead - Set 1 - 10/31/80 - Radio City Music Hall (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKsKOpNq7og) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: The Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80 & 10/10/80 (https://amzn.to/30pBnkP) Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus (https://amzn.to/2VJoWkZ)

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The Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80 & 10/10/80 RSD Exclusive 2019

Waiting for Columbus

We don't often talk about TV, but this week we discuss some TV series, how people watch TV, and in particular the disappearing experience of appointment TV. And we link this all with iTunes, at least a bit. Show notes: Line of Duty (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00yzlr0) Line of Duty season finale is UK's most watched TV show of 2019 (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/06/line-of-duty-season-finale-uk-most-watched-tv-show-2019) Goodbye, Farewell and Amen (MAS*H) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Farewell_and_Amen) Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80221016) The Twilight Zone (complete series) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-twilight-zone-the-complete-series/id1362191621?uo=4&at=11l6om) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/studio-60-on-the-sunset-strip-season-1/id195695521?uo=4&at=11l6om) Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: World Gone Wrong (https://amzn.to/2HaHhPb) Easy Star All-Stars: Dub Side of the Moon (https://amzn.to/2Yc9bQg)

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World Gone Wrong

Dub Side of the Moon

Kirk bought some new audio equipment: a Sonos Amp. We talk about how this amp works, and how it has allowed Kirk to minimalize the equipment in his home office. Show notes: Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers (https://www.thenexttrack.com/22) Sonos Amp (https://amzn.to/2VcgV7T) Music Matters, Stratford-upon-Avon (http://www.musicmatters.co.uk/store/stratford-on-avon/) Yamaha R-N803 amplifier (https://amzn.to/2H0sdn6) dbx 286s Microphone Preamp & Channel Strip Processor (https://amzn.to/2DMiFKB) Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface (https://amzn.to/2Y50TKe) Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System (https://www.thenexttrack.com/137) Marantz Melody X (M-CR612) (https://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?catid=wirelessmusicsystems&subcatid=0&productid=melodyxmcr612) Kirk's Audio Test Tracks (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/kirks-audio-test-tracks/pl.u-3rZysqvY4l) (AppleMusic playlist) Tangent CD II (https://tangent-audio.com/products/9-electronics/165-tangent-cd-ii/) Cambridge Audio AZUR 651BD (https://www.richersounds.com/cambridge-651bd-blk.html) Our next tracks: J. J. Cale: Stay Around (https://amzn.to/2PMGk23) Mose Allison: The Prestige Collection - Greatest Hits (https://amzn.to/2PLqdlg)

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YAMAHA Hi-Fi Audio Component Receiver Black (R-N803BL)

Sonos Amp - The Versatile Amplifier for Powering All Your Entertainment - Black

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen) USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools First, Red, 2i2 - 2 Mic Pres

Greatest Hits: The Prestige Collection by Mose Allison (2000-06-26)

dbx 286s Microphone Preamp & Channel Strip Processor, Mono 4-Way

Stay Around

The 50th anniversary concert of Woodstock has been planned, and tickets were supposed to go on sale this week, yet have been delayed. We look back at the original Woodstock festival and how much the music influenced us. Show notes: Woodstock 50 (https://www.woodstock.com) Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock:_Music_from_the_Original_Soundtrack_and_More) Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Dogs_%26_Englishmen_(album)) Woodstock Blu-Ray (https://amzn.to/2VxxDyd) Woodstock: 40 Years On (https://amzn.to/2DzVXoH) Woodstock history (https://www.woodstock.com/history/): all the bands and setlists from the original festival Our next tracks: [Santana: Soul Sacrifice (from Woodstock); edited version from the movie (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZceAQSJvc) Ten Years After: Ssssh (https://amzn.to/2DzWmaH)

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Woodstock [Blu-ray] [2009] [Region Free]

Ssssh

Woodstock: 40 Years On

It’s time to have a brief discussion of the future of iTunes again. Some news has been circulating suggesting that Apple will be including separate apps for music, TV, podcasts, and books later this year. We discuss this, and how we predicted this a few months ago. Show notes: Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/139) Is Apple Splitting Up iTunes? Here’s How They’ll Do It (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/is-apple-splitting-up-itunes-heres-how-theyll-do-it/) Our next tracks: Jon Savage: This searing light, the sun and everything else - Joy Division: The Oral History (https://amzn.to/2IGFyCd) Jo Jo Gunne: Bite Down Hard (https://amzn.to/2ICEMpY)

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Bite Down Hard

This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History

Cornelius Boots is a bad-ass shakuhachi player, and Kirk's second shakuhachi teacher. Cornelius is a composer, performer, and teachers, and has just released his third album of original compositions. Guest: Cornelius Boots (https://corneliusboots.com) Sacred Root: Kung Fu Flute & Buddhist Blues (Shakuhachi Unleashed, Vol. III) (https://corneliusboots.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-root-kung-fu-flute-buddhist-blues-shakuhachi-unleashed-vol-iii) Green Swampy Water (https://youtu.be/gXROBTZz-vo) (video) Show notes: Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (https://www.thenexttrack.com/99) Taimu shakuhachi by Ken LaCosse (http://mujitsu.com/taimu.html) Ney flute (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ney) Bansuri flute (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansuri) Our next tracks: Chiku Za: Take To Iki (https://origin.cdbaby.com/cd/chikuza) T. Rex: The Slider (https://amzn.to/2X97lPV)

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The Slider

Lots of big rock stars are getting old. How much longer will these musicians be able to perform and tour? Show notes: Since we recorded this episode, we found out what was wrong with Mick: Mick Jagger recovers in hospital after undergoing successful heart surgery (https://www.nme.com/news/music/mick-jagger-undergoes-successful-heart-surgery-2472682) Kirk said musicians playing in arenas and studios; obviously he meant stadiums; or stadia, if you want to be pedantic Cruise to the Edge (https://cruisetotheedge.com) Jam Cruise (https://www.jamcruise.com) 27 Rockers Going Strong After 70 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/27-rockers-going-strong-after-70-14303/mick-jagger-70-207682/) Ages of Rock Stars (https://www.ranker.com/list/ages-of-rock-stars/ranker-music) Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival (http://www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com) Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry plug album + tour (https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/03/15/whos-next-daltrey-and-townshend-set-for?videoId=526074516) The Ship of Theseus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus) Our next tracks: Jethro Tull: Aqualung (https://amzn.to/2WN1FL0) Reverend Gary Davis: Live in Newport (https://amzn.to/2I0kwz6)

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Aqualung by JETHRO TULL (1999-02-09)

Live At Newport

Most people depend on wi-fi to get data from one device to another in their home. This is the case for music and video, and having good wi-fi ensures that you can enjoy your home media without any glitches. Show notes: Kirk's review of the NetGear Orbi (https://www.kirkville.com/hardware-review-netgear-orbi-wifi-system-covers-lots-of-space-at-a-cost/) Wi-Fi SweetSpots AirPort (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPort); look for the photo of the first AirPort base station NetGear Orbi outdoor unit (https://amzn.to/2OvwDEt) Our next tracks: Iron & Wine: Around the Well (https://amzn.to/2Otx2rc) The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (https://amzn.to/2JM23b5)

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NETGEAR Orbi Outdoor Satellite (Works with Orbi Systems only)

The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards

Around the Well

Continuing our reunion tour, we welcome back our friend Andy Doe to talk about algorithms; how they work, and how they affect music listening. Guest: Andy Doe (https://andydoe.com/) Proper Discord (https://properdiscord.com/) Show notes: Algorithm: "a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations" (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm) Music Genome Project (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Genome_Project) Preparing for the Post-Album Music Industry (https://www.kirkville.com/preparing-for-the-post-album-music-industry-keithj40-medium/) The Toubon Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law) requiring a quote of French content on TV and radio France reduces legal quota on number of French songs DJs are forced to play (2016) (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/france-reduces-legal-quota-on-number-of-french-songs-djs-are-forced-to-play-a6938201.html) Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau Trio: Seymour Reads the Constitution! (https://amzn.to/2Y9Nqlb) KO KO MO: Technicolor Life (https://amzn.to/2Fp8ZWj)

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Seymour Reads the Constitution!

Technicolor Life

The band is back together, and we explain our new approach to the podcast. We then discuss how music may change as more people use voice assistants to request what they want to hear. And, of course, we present our own next tracks. Show notes: Voice Assistants Will Impoverish Music (https://www.kirkville.com/voice-assistants-will-impoverish-music/) 36% of Americans now own smart speakers. Here’s what that means for musicians. (https://haulixdaily.com/2019/02/smart-speakers-music-business) Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, Marc-André Hamelin (https://amzn.to/2TGKiyJ) Fans buy the 'wrong' Stephen King book (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10911626/Fans-buy-the-wrong-Stephen-King-book.html) Bob Weir: Ace (https://amzn.to/2UAchw7) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Playing in the Band, 5/21/74 (on Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It (https://amzn.to/2FaGRr6)) Blondie: Parallel Lines (https://amzn.to/2F3GcGm)

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Parallel Lines

Pacific Northwest '73-74': Believe It If You Need It

Ives: Concord Sonata / Barber: Piano Sonata

Ace

It's been a long, strange trip, and it's time to get truckin' on. Show notes: Doug's website (https://dougscripts.com/) Kirk's website (https://www.kirkville.com)

Thanks for helping make this a wonderful adventure. See you all again somewhere.

Music discovery has changed a lot, and as the new year rolls in, it's time to look back at 2018 and the music that we have discovered. Show notes: Greta Van Fleet: From the Fires (https://amzn.to/2F9sBPN) Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album (https://www.thenexttrack.com/122) Small Faces: Small Faces (https://amzn.to/2SDbOZ1) Episode #114 - Theo Travis on His New Travis & Fripp Apps (https://www.thenexttrack.com/117) Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps (https://www.thenexttrack.com/118) Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence (https://www.dgmlive.com/news/new%20T&F) Robert Fripp Soundscapes: World Financial Centre New York United States (https://www.dgmlive.com/albums/world-financial-centre-new-york-united-states-2) Steppenwolf: For Ladies Only (https://amzn.to/2s7WUhV) The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons (https://amzn.to/2AvY0sk) John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker 'n' Heat (https://amzn.to/2RtFURG) Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces (https://www.thenexttrack.com/124) Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevail (https://amzn.to/2Aoz9Xx) Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming (https://www.thenexttrack.com/47) Steve Reich: Pulse Quartet (https://amzn.to/2LP9BY0) Lew Lewis: Save the Wail (https://amzn.to/2CNXaJd) Brian Eno: Music for Installations (https://amzn.to/2LO49op)

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Steve Reich: Pulse / Quartet

Music For Installations

For Ladies Only

Hooker 'N Heat

From The Fires

The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons

Stranger Heads Prevail

Save The Wail plus bonus tracks

Small Faces

Apple has killed off its second attempt at a "music social network," Connect, which was part of Apple Music. We ponder what it would take to create a useful music social network. Show notes: Discogs iTunes Features That Have Been Retired (https://www.kirkville.com/itunes-features-that-have-been-retired/) Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar (https://www.thenexttrack.com/63) The Classical Music Recordings Discussion Group (Facebook) (https://www.facebook.com/groups/878042938946518/) How to Share Your Listening History in Apple Music (https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-share-your-listening-history-in-apple-music/) Doug's profile on Apple Music (https://itunes.apple.com/profile/dougadams) Kirk's profile on Apple Music (https://itunes.apple.com/profile/mcelhearn) Our next tracks: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (https://amzn.to/2VfLVjH); two-disc CD (https://amzn.to/2R6KaGu) Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits (https://amzn.to/2Sjp1pQ)

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Springsteen on Broadway

None

Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits

We look at some possible future scenarios about iTunes, in part because a recent change that Apple has made. Show notes: Episode #104 - The Future of iTunes (https://nexttrack.fireside.fm/107) Why iTunes Isn’t Bloated (https://www.kirkville.com/why-itunes-isnt-bloated/) Mojave Update Updates iTunes (https://dougscripts.com/itunes/2018/12/mojave-update-updates-itunes/) Apple Support page, "Update to the latest version of iTunes" (https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201352#mac) Steve McGuire maintains a list of recent stand-alone iTunes installers at Apple Support (https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13022) Episode #122 - What if Apple Does Stop Selling Downloads? (https://www.thenexttrack.com/125) Our next tracks: Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix) (https://www.netflix.com/title/80232329); two-disc CD (https://amzn.to/2R6KaGu) "Compared to What" Les McCann & Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/compared-to-what/50234801?i=50234803); Eddie Harris: The Electrifying Eddie Harris (https://amzn.to/2EHFRvF)

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Springsteen on Broadway

The Electrifying Eddie Harris / Plug Me In

Doug and Kirk make a list, and check it twice, presenting some ideas for music-related Christmas gifts. Show notes: Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/133) Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/136) Angle plugs (https://amzn.to/2QSJbcT) Banana plugs (https://amzn.to/2rB5Qw3) TwelveSouth BackPack for iMac (https://amzn.to/2QNeIgn) iTunes gift cards for Apple Music (https://amzn.to/2UPRKV4) Technics SL-1210 MK2 turntable (https://amzn.to/2PDpW27) IsoAcoustics speaker stands (https://www.kirkville.com/audio-accessory-review-isoacoustics-desktop-speaker-stands/) Behringer U-Phono UFO202 Audiophile USB/Audio Interface with Built-in Phono Preamp (https://amzn.to/2PASUjf) Bach 333 (https://www.kirkville.com/coming-soon-an-even-bigger-classical-box-set-bach-333/) Mozart 225 (https://www.kirkville.com/big-classical-box-set-mozart-225-complete-mozart-and-more/) Bach 333: Amazon.com (https://amzn.to/2PDqdCr), $523: Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/2SSsifV): £400, Amazon FR (https://www.amazon.fr/Bach333-complete-Coffret-Tirage-Limité/dp/B07D2Y539K/kirkmcelhesho-21), €384 Bloom: 10 Worlds (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bloom-10-worlds/id1438214016?mt=8) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/2EoRd6P) Apple HomePod Compared to Sonos One (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/apple-homepod-compared-to-sonos-one/) Sony CDP-CX355 Mega Storage Compact Disc 300 CD Changer Player (https://amzn.to/2ElbOIU) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Technics SL-1210MK2 Professional Turntable

Sonos One (Gen 1) - Voice Controlled Smart Speaker (White) (Discontinued by manufacturer)

BACH 333 – The New Complete Edition

Twelve South Backpack for iMac and Apple Displays | Hidden Storage Shelf for Hard Drives and Accessories (Silver)

Sony CDP-CX355 Mega Storage Compact Disc 300 CD Changer Player

BEHRINGER Audiophile USB/Audio Interface with Built-in Phono Preamp, Black, (UFO202)

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, joins us to discuss downsizing audio systems. You really can get good sound with a minimal setup these days, and Chris explains how. Guest: - Computer Audiophile (https://www.computeraudiophile.com) - Superphonica (https://superphonica.com) Show notes: Sonos Beam (https://amzn.to/2Up05yT) Focal Chorus 705 speakers (https://amzn.to/2UhLWDo) Sonos Playbar (https://amzn.to/2SufI6b) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/2rpJIVs) Chris Connaker's HomePod review (https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/reviews/apple-homepod-review-an-audiophile-perspective-r697/) Apple HomePod Compared to Sonos One (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/apple-homepod-compared-to-sonos-one/) Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream, 8/27/72, Veneta, OR (https://amzn.to/2Qlo2J2) Sonos Sub (https://amzn.to/2PlNp7Z) The Definitive Dynaudio Music 1, 3, 5, 7 Speaker Review (https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/reviews/the-definitive-dynaudio-music-1-3-5-7-speaker-review-r753/) Devialet Phantom (https://www.devialet.com/en-gb/phantom-premier-speaker/) Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin (https://amzn.to/2QfsSap) Aurender S5W (https://www.aurender.com/page/s5w) Tivoli Audio Pal (https://amzn.to/2SxrNYa) Naim Mu-so (https://www.naimaudio.com/mu-so-qb) Our next tracks: Planet Earth II & Blue Planet II (4K Blu-Ray) (https://amzn.to/2KYmpec) Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light (https://amzn.to/2EhWcqy)

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Sunshine Daydream Veneta, OR, 8/27/72

Tivoli Audio Pal BT Bluetooth Portable Radio (Anise Flower)

Focal - Chorus 705 (Walnut)

Sonos Playbar - The Mountable Sound Bar for TV, Movies, Music, and More - Black

Sonos Beam - Smart TV Sound Bar with Amazon Alexa Built-in - Black

Planet Earth II/ Blue Planet II [4K UHD]

None

Sonos One (Gen 1) - Voice Controlled Smart Speaker (Black) (Discontinued by manufacturer)

Shadows & Light

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless HiFi Speaker, Black

Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Doug's picks. Check out Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/133) to hear Kirk's picks. Show notes: Doug's ten desert island discs (links to Apple Music, except for Exposure which isn't streamable): The Clash: London Calling (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/london-calling/684811762) The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya Yas Out! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-yer-ya-yas-out-the-rolling-stones-in-concert-live/656481149) Humble Pie: Performance Rockin' the Fillmore (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/performance-rockin-the-filmore/1429178303) Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/car-wheels-on-a-gravel-road/411861) Fats Waller: Greatest Hits (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fats-waller-greatest-hits-remastered/304747899) JS Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brandenburg-concertos/552670287) Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way Baby (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youve-come-a-long-way-baby/714927896) Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hot-rats/549914876) Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/taking-tiger-mountain-by-strategy/724602951) Robert Fripp: Exposure (https://www.amazon.com/Exposure-Standard-Robert-Fripp/dp/B000F3A7LO) We also mentioned Peter Gabriel performing Here Comes the Flood (https://youtu.be/G0GcqYGv1AA) from the 1979 Kate Bush Christmas Special (via YouTube).

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Exposure

A recent article in Rolling Stone says that the album is dying. Andy Doe says that "every word in that article is shite." Guest: - Andy Doe (https://andydoe.com/) - Proper Discord (https://properdiscord.com/) Show notes: The Album Is in Deep Trouble – and the Music Business Probably Can’t Save it (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-album-is-in-deep-trouble-and-the-music-business-probably-cant-save-it-753795/) Zeno's paradoxes (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes) Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs (https://www.thenexttrack.com/2) Existentialism Is a Humanism (https://amzn.to/2TfeuN9) Our next tracks: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, et al (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ralph-vaughan-williams-the-lark-ascending-tallis-fantasia/691644405) Baxter Dury: Happy Soup (https://amzn.to/2DFuZ0A)

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Happy Soup

Existentialism Is a Humanism

Musician and journalist Jeff Slate wrote the liner notes for the latest Bob Dylan Bootleg Series release, More Blood, More Tracks, covering the Blood on the Tracks sessions. Guest: - Jeff Slate (http://www.jeffslatehq.com) - Jeff Slate's articles about music (http://www.jeffslatehq.com/articles_by_jeff/) Show notes: More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 Deluxe Edition (https://amzn.to/2qHGRH0) When Bob Dylan Saw God (Esquire) (https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a13119247/bob-dylan-trouble-no-more-bootleg-series-volume-13-review/) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Deluxe Edition (https://amzn.to/2DhCFoV) A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks (https://amzn.to/2DjjgUx) Bob Dylan’s First Day with “Tangled Up in Blue” (New Yorker) (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/bob-dylans-first-day-with-tangled-up-in-blue) Mondo Scripto (https://www.halcyongallery.com/exhibitions/bob-dylan-mondo-scripto) Blind Willie McTell (Apple Music) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-willie-mctell/157471642?i=157472464) Our next tracks: More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 Deluxe Edition (https://amzn.to/2qHGRH0) Billy F. Gibbons: The Big Bad Blues (https://amzn.to/2PpSPDU)

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A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks

The Big Bad Blues

More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Super Deluxe

Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Kirk's picks. Show notes: Kirk's ten desert island discs (links to Apple Music): Hume: Musicall Humours, Jordi Savall (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tobias-hume-musicall-humors/212550229) Bach: Goldberg Variations, Andras Schiff (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bach-goldberg-variations-bwv-988-live/909208941) Schubert: Piano Sonata no. 21, D960, Maria Joao Pires (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/complete-solo-recordings/899950112) Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kind-of-blue/268443092) Grateful Dead: American Beauty (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/american-beauty/664831661) Budd/Eno: Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ambient-2-the-plateaux-of-mirror/724653175) Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (1978 ECM recording) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reich-music-for-18-musicians/202990915) Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood-on-the-tracks/158320766) Durutti Column: LC (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lc/1322069918) Feldman: Piano and String Quartet, Kronos Quartet, Aki Takahashi (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/morton-feldman-piano-and-string-quartet/79033105)

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Classical music is vast. How can listeners new to the genre find what they want to listen to, and learn to appreciate the many styles of music it contains. We talk with Timothy Judd who helps listeners do this through his blog. Guest: Timothy Judd (http://thelistenersclub.com/about-timothy-judd/) Show notes: The Listeners' Club (http://thelistenersclub.com) Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/19) Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak (https://www.thenexttrack.com/129) Complete Music of Carl Ruggles (https://amzn.to/2SCxEwr) Our next tracks: Bach 333 (https://www.kirkville.com/coming-soon-an-even-bigger-classical-box-set-bach-333/]) Tony Joe White: Hoodoo (https://amzn.to/2PxCvjB)

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Hoodoo

Complete Music of Carl Ruggles

Streaming music has changed the economics of the music industry, but it has also affected the way songs are made. We discuss some of these changes and how music is adapting to the new ecosystem. Show notes: 7 Songs That Prove Streaming Has Changed Song Structures (https://output.com/blog/7-songs-that-prove-streaming-has-changed-song-structures) Martin Connor (https://www.rapanalysis.com/2018/07/rapanalysis-com-staff/) The dying art of the great song intro (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41500692) Ramones: Ramones (https://amzn.to/2yCxSLq) The Clash: Sandinista! (https://amzn.to/2D4nYWN) Bob Dylan: Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TbmP2vXeQs) Our next tracks: Chiku Za: Honte no Shirabe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_MIIXsIw) Madness: Absolutely (https://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-Madness/dp/B0033WDCRK)

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Ramones

Absolutely

Sandinista!

We all know that the recorded music industry has gone through many changes in recent decades, but it can be interesting to take a long view of the various ways that music has been sold. Show notes: Frank Denyer: Music for Shakuhachi (http://www.anothertimbre.com/denyershakuhachi.html) Visualizing 40 Years of Music Industry Sales (Visual Capitalist) (https://t.co/hyJcgCiGkg) Ringtones Composed by Brian Eno for the Nokia 8800 Scirocco Phone (https://www.kirkville.com/ringtones-composed-by-brian-eno-for-the-nokia-8800-scirocco-phone/) Creating the Windows 95 Startup Sound (http://mentalfloss.com/article/50824/creating-windows-95-startup-sound) 48% of people who buy vinyl don't listen to the records (https://www.whathifi.com/news/48-people-who-buy-vinyl-dont-listen-to-records) Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album (https://www.thenexttrack.com/122) Cassette Store Day (http://cassettestoreday.com) Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists (https://www.thenexttrack.com/93) Our next tracks: Bach: the Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, La Petite Band, Sigiswald Kuijken (https://amzn.to/2CPHLJp) PJ Harvey: Rid of Me (https://amzn.to/2PGgQTk)

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Rid of Me

Cantatas for the Comeplete Liturgical Year

Sometimes, you hear music where you least expect it, and where you don't choose to hear it. Show notes: Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann (https://www.thenexttrack.com/126) Waitrose (https://www.waitrose.com) (My partner tells me that none of the grocery stores in the UK play background music any more; they used to, but stopped.) Muzak (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak) Stah Mahket (https://www.starmarket.com/#1) Stawp and Shawp (https://stopandshop.com) Music licensing (ASCAP) (https://www.ascap.com/help/ascap-licensing) Episode #27 – Composing Music for Stage and Screen, with Paul Englishby (https://www.thenexttrack.com/28) RSC gives musicians a central role at Stratford (https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/16/rsc-musicians-central-role-shakespeare-stratford-evelyn-glennie-troilus) Songs for As You Like It (composed by Laura Marling) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-for-as-you-like-it/673199796) Tafelmusik (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafelmusik) Furniture music (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music) Brian Eno: Music for Airports (https://amzn.to/2RJwWNx) Why Politicians Keep Using Songs Without Artists’ Permission (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/why-politicians-keep-using-songs-without-artists-permission-36386/) Sounds of Nature playlist on Apple Music (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/sounds-of-nature/pl.040f99fdd83542a79b28fc4c13f773bd) George Winston (http://www.georgewinston.com) Our next tracks: Mikel Rouse: International Cloud Atlas (https://mikelrouse.bandcamp.com/album/international-cloud-atlas) Lew Lewis: Save the Wail (https://amzn.to/2pM0kFV)

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Save The Wail plus bonus tracks

Ambient 1 / Music for Airports

How is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast. Show notes: Episode #124 - Deluxe Editions (https://www.thenexttrack.com/127) Blue Yeti microphone (https://amzn.to/2OzAoex) Rode NT1 microphone (https://amzn.to/2OvnkHl) Audio Hijack (https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) Take Control of Audio Hijack (https://www.kirkville.com/learn-how-to-record-any-audio-on-your-mac-with-my-new-book-take-control-of-audio-hijack/) Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann (https://www.thenexttrack.com/126) Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces (https://www.thenexttrack.com/124) Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners (https://www.thenexttrack.com/70) Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar (https://www.thenexttrack.com/63) Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists (https://www.thenexttrack.com/93) Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment (https://www.thenexttrack.com/92) Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/19) Episode #9 – Will Hermes on Discovering New Music (https://www.thenexttrack.com/10) Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock (https://www.thenexttrack.com/61) Episodes with Andy Doe (https://www.thenexttrack.com/search?utf8=✓&term=andy+doe) Episodes with Chris Connaker (https://www.thenexttrack.com/search?utf8=✓&term=chris+connaker) Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (https://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps (https://www.thenexttrack.com/118) Episode #114 - Theo Travis on His New Travis & Fripp Apps (https://www.thenexttrack.com/117) PhotoActive (https://www.photoactive.co) Intego Mac Security Podcast (https://podcast.intego.com) Our next tracks: Durutti Column: M24J: Anthology (https://amzn.to/2OCNesD) Joe Strummer: Joe Strummer 001 (https://amzn.to/2OyRQjC)

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Rode NT1 Condenser Microphone Cardioid (Discontinued)

Blue Yeti USB Mic for Recording and Streaming on PC and Mac, Blue VO!CE effects, 4 Pickup Patterns, Headphone Output and Volume Control, Mic Gain Control, Adjustable Stand, Plug and Play – Blackout

Joe Strummer 001

M24J Anthology

Deluxe editions, super deluxe editions, and more. The record industry is trying hard to get us to buy our favorite music again. Show notes: Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (Deluxe Edition) (https://amzn.to/2QgkOlo) Durutti Column: Without Mercy (Deluxe Edition) (https://amzn.to/2Qfi47J) Grateful Dead: Europe '72 (https://www.kirkville.com/coming-soon-grateful-dead-complete-europe-72-box-set/) Rhino Records (https://www.rhino.com) Bob Dylan: 1965-1966, The Cutting Edge, Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (6 disc edition) (https://amzn.to/2zCA6vn) Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (https://amzn.to/2QelRSN) Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (https://amzn.to/2zC4gyW) Brian Eno: Music for Installations (https://amzn.to/2ImSb33) Grateful Dead: Pacific Northwest '73 - '74, The Complete Recordings (http://www.dead.net/store/music/new-releases/pacific-northwest-73-74-complete-recordings-boxed-set) Miles Davis: Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Edition + DVD (https://amzn.to/2QgzK2V) Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two (https://amzn.to/2OkycHO) The Who: Live at Leeds, Super Deluxe Edition (https://amzn.to/2Qe7Nsw) Humble Pie: Performance: Rockin' the Filmore - The Complete Recordings (https://amzn.to/2xVEx2c) Mozart 225 (https://www.kirkville.com/big-classical-box-set-mozart-225-complete-mozart-and-more/) Bach 333 (https://www.kirkville.com/coming-soon-an-even-bigger-classical-box-set-bach-333/) After we recorded this episode, the new version of the White Album, by the Beatles (https://www.kirkville.com/a-new-version-of-the-white-album-with-demos-outtakes-and-more/), was announced. It's a super deluxe edition with demos, outtakes, and more Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 (https://amzn.to/2OhiqgU) The Reflex Revision - Stevie Wonder: I Wish (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14vptYYYlTY&list=RDsKqdMAxjKs4&index=2), The Reflex YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_2xFz9HCOnyj-JlGLpuAA)

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Music for Installations

Bootleg Series Vol.12 - Limited

Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two

The Bootleg Series, Volume 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

Without Mercy

Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1

Rumours

Live at Leeds

Performance: Rockin' the Filmore - The Complete Recordings

Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary

Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work. This week's guest: Kyle Gann (https://www.kylegann.com) No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33" (https://amzn.to/2Duy5Wb) Show notes: Episode #80, John Cage (with Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust) (https://www.thenexttrack.com/83) Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business (https://www.thenexttrack.com/72) Episode #102 - Silence (https://www.thenexttrack.com/105) John Cage and the Anechoic Chamber (https://www.kirkville.com/john-cage-and-the-anechoic-chamber/) Muzak (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak) Searching for Silence John Cage's Art of Noise, by Alex Ross (New Yorker) (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/10/04/searching-for-silence) David Tudor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tudor) John Cage: Silence: Lectures and Writings (https://amzn.to/2DfRbz3) John Cage performing Water Walk on I've Got a Secret, 1960 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSulycqZH-U) John Cale on I've Got a Secret, 1963 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mqO-xsRyTM) Joseph Campbell (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell) New Music America festival, 1982 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Music_America) Harold Budd - Children on the Hill (transcr. Kyle Gann) (https://soundcloud.com/sarah-cahill8/harold-budd-children-on-the-hill-transcr-kyle-gann) From Brussels With Love (https://amzn.to/2QMvPfc)

Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: After Bach (https://amzn.to/2ppr5zM) Frank Zappa: Chunga's Revenge (https://amzn.to/2ppjMIo)

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After Bach

Chunga's Revenge

From Brussels with Love / Various

No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33" (Icons of America)

Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition

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 (https://andydoe.com/) Proper Discord (https://properdiscord.com/) Show notes: We got much of our data from Nielsen's U.S. Mid-Year Report 2018 (https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2018/us-music-mid-year-report-2018.html) Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album (https://www.thenexttrack.com/122) Our next tracks: Ólafur Arnalds: re:member (https://amzn.to/2NcCTnt) Brian Auger's Oblivion Express: Live in Los Angeles (https://amzn.to/2xcwQ7y)

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Live in los Angeles

re:member

Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces. Guest: - The Prog Report (https://progreport.com) - Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums: Images and Words Behind Prog’s Most Celebrated Albums 1990-2016 (https://amzn.to/2NVBNbO) Show notes: Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock (http://www.thenexttrack.com/100) Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock (http://www.thenexttrack.com/61) Modern prog rock playlist on Apple Music (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/the-a-list-modern-prog-rock-1990-2018/pl.u-KN0LuZ25JJ2) Essential Modern Prog Rock Songs 1990-2016 by The Prog Report on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/user/progreport/playlist/6dkBTR6Wovn86LEDAmIKdV) New Progressive Rock by The Prog Report on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/user/progreport/playlist/0wVJ7N4glrdkdnIYkXqMuG) Our next tracks: Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age (https://amzn.to/2oMYnsh) 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 (https://amzn.to/2wR3POz)

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Live in the Air Age

Stranger Heads Prevail

Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums: Images And Words Behind Progs Most Celebrated Albums 1990-2016

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. (https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A#search_section) The Story of Fleetwood Mac (YouTube). (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMbKvj0vOGo) Rock Family Trees: Fleetwood Mac (Part 1 of 5) (https://youtu.be/bYaE5qFpGQM) Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music (http://www.thenexttrack.com/79) Our next tracks: Brian Tairaku Ritchie: Ryoanji (https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/btritchie) Levon Helm & The RCO All Stars: Live at the Palladium NYC (https://amzn.to/2NyOhpD)

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Live at The Palladium in New York City New Year's Eve 1977

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 (http://www.caoilfhionnrose.co.uk) Show notes: Caoilfhionn Rose: Awaken (https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/album/awaken) The Passions: Thirty Thousand Feet over China (Apple Music) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thirty-thousand-feet-over-china/1213998478) Renaissance (http://renaissancetouring.com/band/) Durutti Column: Chronicle LX : XL (https://amzn.to/2NeI8Pm) Caoilfhionn Rose's cover of Joy Division's Atmosphere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcELNWU5Jz4) Gondwana Records (http://www.gondwanarecords.com) Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/info/20016/combined_authority/183/the_mayor_of_greater_manchester) The Sage, Gateshead (http://www.sagegateshead.com) The Bridgewater Hall (https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk) Our next tracks: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2, André Watts, Leonard Bernstein (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rachmaninov-piano-concertos-nos-2-3/255859677) Happy Mondays: Pills 'n' Thrills and Belly Aches (https://amzn.to/2Ne3Hzx)

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Chronicle LX: XL

Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches

Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic for the Washington Post, discusses her article about classical music for beginners. Guest: Anne Midgette (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/anne-midgette/) Show notes: A beginner’s guide to enjoying classical music. No snobs allowed (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/a-beginners-guide-to-enjoying-classic-music-no-snobs-allowed/2018/08/10/ca5e2c5c-998e-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html) El Sistema (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sistema) Detroit Symphony Orchestra (https://www.dso.org) National Symphony Orchestra (http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/index) Hilary Hahn (http://www.hilaryhahn.com) Hilary Hahn's encore project (http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131105-grand-finales-the-encore-revived) Simone Dinnerstein (http://www.simonedinnerstein.com) New World Symphony (https://www.nws.edu) Glyndebourne (https://www.glyndebourne.com) Our next tracks: Hilary Hahn: In 27 Pieces (https://amzn.to/2nHg9N2) Iggy Pop and James Williamson: Kill City (https://amzn.to/2PdGoao)

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Kill City

In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores

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 (https://www.photoactive.co) Richard Russo: Nobody's Fool (https://amzn.to/2AVFE6X), Everybody's Fool (https://amzn.to/2ATZYWd) Nobody's Fool (movie) (https://amzn.to/2OqYBAl) Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (book; part one of four) (https://amzn.to/2B6n0JI); A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement (audiobook; part one of four) (https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-First-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0XUJS) Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks (http://www.thenexttrack.com/96) Coming Soon: An Even Bigger Classical Box Set, Bach 333 (https://www.kirkville.com/coming-soon-an-even-bigger-classical-box-set-bach-333/) Our next tracks: András Schiff Plays Schubert on an 1820 Fortepiano (https://www.kirkville.com/cd-review-andras-schiff-plays-schubert-on-an-1820-fortepiano/) BR5-49: Bonus Beats (Apple Music link; not available on CD) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bonus-beats-ep/897038538)

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Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement

Everybody's Fool: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)

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 (http://www.dead.net/store/apparel) Grateful Dead store "Art & Home" section (http://www.dead.net/store/home) Joe Jackson Look Sharp! button (http://buttonmuseum.org/buttons/look-sharp-joe-jackson) Our next tracks: Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Alfred Brendel Artist's Choice (https://amzn.to/2NKfBB2) Nicky Hopkins, et al: Jamming With Edward! (https://amzn.to/2LrWwH0)

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Plays Schubert

Jamming With Edward

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 (http://www.peterchilvers.com/) Travis & Fripp apps (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/travis-fripp-i-iii/id1408185328?mt=8?uo=4&at=11l6om) Show notes: Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (http://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Chapman Stick (http://stick.com) Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence (https://www.dgmlive.com/news/new%20T&F) Bloom (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bloom/id292792586?mt=8?uo=4&at=11l6om) Peek Inside Brian Eno’s Meditative Berlin Installation (http://www.sleek-mag.com/2018/04/05/brian-eno-installation/) Video of the Berlin installation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcqweAKgD24) Our next tracks: Brian Eno & John Cale: Wrong Way Up (https://amzn.to/2JVB8EH) Sugar: File Under Easy Listening (https://amzn.to/2JTFiwB)

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File Under: Easy Listening

Wrong Way Up

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 (https://www.theotravis.com) Travis & Fripp apps (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/travis-fripp-i-iii/id1408185328?mt=8?uo=4&at=11l6om">iTunes) Travis & Fripp on the DGM label (https://www.dgmlive.com/tag/travis-fripp) Show notes: Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (http://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence (https://www.dgmlive.com/news/new%20T&F) Slow Life (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/slow-life/1333430678) Frippertronics (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics) Soundscapes by Robert Fripp (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundscapes_by_Robert_Fripp) Bill Nelson: Live In Concert At Metropolis Studio (https://amzn.to/2LyzNoI) Soft Machine Tour (https://www.theotravis.com/index.php/dates-list/smg) Our next tracks: King Crimson: Red (https://amzn.to/2JAQRZC) Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way, Baby (https://amzn.to/2uBfYqA)

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Live In Concert At Metropolis Studios London - Bill Nelson & The Gentlemen Rocketeers

Red-Ristampa

You've Come A Long Way, Baby

Remember how, back in the day, you used to get cool stuff with your records? Lyric sheets, liner notes, stickers, and other things? Show notes: Graham Johnson: Franz Schubert, The Complete Songs (https://amzn.to/2ujl9et) It's actually three volumes and 3,000 pages long. Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs (Hyperion Records) (https://amzn.to/2NLNulG) The Big Book of Blues (https://amzn.to/2LeOYUb) Dover music scores (http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-music.html) The Sandpaper Cover of The Return of the Durutti Column (http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/04/return-of-the-durutti-column-feature) The Haçienda (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haçienda) (Sorry, I said FAC 52; it was really FAC 51.) Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (http://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Travis & Fripp, Between the Silence (three CD live set) (https://www.dgmlive.com/news/new%20T&F) Our next tracks: Travis & Fripp apps (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/travis-fripp-i-iii/id1408185328?mt=8?uo=4&at=11l6om) The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk (https://amzn.to/2LaGltD)

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Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs

Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs

Talk Talk Talk

The Big Book of Blues (Big Books of Music)

We talk about the lowly b-side, the flip side of a single, which is fading away into obscurity. Show notes: LP record (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_record) Vitaphone (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaphone) A-side and B-side (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side) Flexi disc (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexi_disc)

Our next tracks: The Normal: Warm Leatherette (https://amzn.to/2KNPqvE) The Sex Pistols: Did You No Wrong (B-Side of Virgin's God Save the Queen re-release); YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niaIRGZFMdU)

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Warm Leatherette

We discuss the changes in the way we have listened to music over the decades with Simon Vance, esteemed narrator of audiobooks, who saw all the great British bands live in their prime. This week's guest: - Simon Vance (http://simonvance.com) Show notes: We don't link to all the many bands and records that Simon mention in this episodes; we'll leave it up to you to search for them. 2018 Audie Awards with Simon Vance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWqpcwVC8Y) Audible Audiobook Narrator Hall of Fame - Simon Vance (https://www.audible.com/ep/NHOF_SimonVance) Bob Lefsetz, The Leftsetz Letter: "McCartney on Carpool Karaoke" (http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2018/06/22/mccartney-on-carpool-karaoke/) "Side Splitter" AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/566) Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock (http://www.thenexttrack.com/100) Fill Your Head with Rock (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fill_Your_Head_with_Rock) Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut) (https://amzn.to/2KrIsc1) Still Crazy (https://amzn.to/2N3U8n4) Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl (http://www.thenexttrack.com/108) Our next tracks: Durutti Column: The Guitar and Other Machines (https://amzn.to/2tMwu5X) (Correction: it was released in 1987.) Family: Fearless (https://amzn.to/2N6Metd)

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Fearless

The Guitar And Other Machines

Still Crazy

Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut) [Blu-ray]

Is the home stereo dead? It certainly looks like it. Show notes: Carvel (https://www.carvel.com) Radio Shack (https://www.radioshack.com) Realistic (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realistic_(brand)) Wollensak (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollensak) Goliath (https://amzn.to/2JTNHVE) Bosch (https://amzn.to/2yn9ZKa) The Good Fight (https://amzn.to/2to9kT5) Sonos Beam (https://amzn.to/2JTGhlu) The Best Stereo Receiver (Wirecutter) (https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-stereo-receiver/) Sonos One (https://amzn.to/2yv6wcs) (In the show, Kirk mentioned the Play:1, but that's not the model that will support AirPlay 2; it's the newer Sonos One. Their products are a bit confusing.) Stand for Sonos Play:1 (https://amzn.to/2tkpRHG) Sonos Play: 5 (https://amzn.to/2M7in2r) Focal Chorus 705 (https://amzn.to/2MJUGya) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Vol. 26 (http://www.dead.net/store/daves-picks/daves-picks-volume-26-albuquerque-civic-auditorium-nm-111771) Cake: B-Sides and Rarities (https://amzn.to/2tndxqg)

Sonos Beam - Smart TV Sound Bar with Amazon Alexa Built-in - Black

None

None

B-Sides and Rarities

None

Sonos One (Gen 1) - Voice Controlled Smart Speaker (Black) (Discontinued by manufacturer)

Sonos Play: 5 - Ultimate Wireless Smart Speaker - Black

GT STUDIO Sonos Speaker Stands for SONOS One, One SL, Play:1, Play:3, Premium Design Improves Surround Sound, Heavy Base, Complete Cord Concealment- (Single, Black)

Focal - Chorus 705 (Walnut)

James Jackson Toth joins us to discuss why we shouldn't give up on the CD. This week's guest: James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand (http://www.woodenwand.org) Show notes: Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment (http://www.thenexttrack.com/92) Perfect Sound For A Little Longer: In Defence Of The CD (http://thequietus.com/articles/24710-cd-revival-vinyl-revival-cheap-cds-compact-discs) Episode #108 - Buying Records (http://www.thenexttrack.com/111) Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl (http://www.thenexttrack.com/108) Our next tracks: Thomas Dunford: Bach (https://amzn.to/2JTNQrq) Dalindeo: Kallio (https://amzn.to/2LufwjN)

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Head Hands & Feet

Thomas Dunford Plays Bach

Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about buying records: what was so nice about browsing record stores, and what are we missing. Show notes: Andy Doe shows how to open any kind of CD (https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-unwrap-a-cd/). Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment (http://www.thenexttrack.com/92) Delete Tracks Never Played AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/301) MusicWeb International (http://www.musicweb-international.com) E. J. Korvette (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Korvette) Sam Goody (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Goody) Collecting Music in an Analog Age (https://www.kirkville.com/collecting-music-in-an-analog-age-2/) Morris Levy (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Levy) PhotoActive: a podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem (https://www.photoactive.co) Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs, Hyperion Records (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDS44201/40) Newbury Comics (https://www.newburycomics.com) Musical Heritage Society (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Heritage_Society)

Our next tracks: John Foxx: Metamatic (3CD version) (https://amzn.to/2LwFWBJ) Head Hands & Feet : Head Hands & Feet (https://amzn.to/2LufwjN)

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Head Hands & Feet

Metamatic

Do you get annoying earworms? And do you occasionally encounter mondegreens? We look at these two interesting phenomena. Show notes: Earworm (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm) Würm (third part of the Yes song Starship Trooper) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-yes-album/1049017157) To be or not to be - Shakespeare Live (https://vimeo.com/174434551) Mondegreen (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen) The Caterpillar - Night Gallery (https://thewordwebzine.weebly.com/tv/night-gallery-earwig-episode-might-be-greatest-horror-tv-episode-ever) Capo app (not Coda, my apologies) (http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/) Jean Aitchison: Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon (https://amzn.to/2LduEC8) Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection (http://www.thenexttrack.com/36) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Music for Installations (https://amzn.to/2Jann5z) T-Bone Walker: I Want a Little Girl (https://amzn.to/2scQKN2)

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Music For Installations

Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 4th Edition

Babylon By Bus Remastered

Doug and Kirk discuss headphones: the pros and cons of listening to music on headphones, and the different types of headphones you can use to listen to music. Show notes: RadioShack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack) Grado (https://www.gradolabs.com) The Headphones I Use (Updated) (https://www.kirkville.com/the-headphones-i-use-2/) Grado Prestige Series SR325e Headphones (https://amzn.to/2GQRYTs) Binaural recording (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording) Awesome binaural albums (thread on the Head-Fi forum) (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/awesome-binaural-albums.511850/) Head-Fi forum (https://www.head-fi.org) Our Headphones: The headphones that Doug and Kirk use when recording podcasts: - Doug: Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Studio Headphones (https://amzn.to/2INCKAo) - Kirk: AKG K702 Reference Open-Back Over-Ear Studio Headphones (https://amzn.to/2xbTMH9) Our next tracks: Railroad Earth: Elko (https://amzn.to/2LsWXNP) Bob Marley and The Wailers: Babylon By Bus (https://amzn.to/2scQKN2)

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GRADO SR325e Stereo Headphones, Wired, Dynamic Drivers, Open Back Design

Elko

Babylon By Bus Remastered

AKG Pro Audio K702 Over-Ear, Open-Back, Flat-Wire, Reference Studio Headphones,Black

beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm Over-Ear Studio Headphones in Gray. Enclosed design, wired for professional recording and monitoring

Andy Doe joins us to discuss the present and future of vinyl records. The tea ceremony of listening to an LP... This week's guest: Andy Doe (https://andydoe.com/) Proper Discord (https://properdiscord.com/) Show notes: Episode #51 – Ask Andy: Is Vinyl Better than CD? (http://www.thenexttrack.com/53) Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (https://themindreels.com/2015/01/26/kings-of-the-road-1976-wim-wenders/), note the records in the second photo; the record player is to their right. Vinyl record sales over time (https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2015/01/20/vinyl-comeback-really-looks-like/) 48% of people who buy vinyl don't listen to the records (https://www.whathifi.com/news/48-people-who-buy-vinyl-dont-listen-to-records) Record Store Day (https://recordstoreday.com) Are there negative effects of Record Store Day? Now that you asked… (http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/are-there-negative-effects-of-record-store-day-now-that-you-asked/) Harmonia Mundi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_Mundi) Windham Hill Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_Hill_Records) Album Mount Vinyl Record Shelf Stand and Wall Mount, Invisible and Adjustable, 5 Pack (Amazon) (https://amzn.to/2IQiX6A) Episode #102 - Silence (http://www.thenexttrack.com/105) "Side Splitter" AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/566) Our next tracks: The Hilliard Ensemble: Perotin (https://amzn.to/2rOm05S) Rockpile: Seconds of Pleasure (https://amzn.to/2GtaZv3)

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Perotin

Seconds of Pleasure by Rockpile (1990) Audio CD

Album Mount Vinyl Record Shelf Stand and Wall Mount, Invisible and Adjustable, 5 Pack

Doug and Kirk discuss the future of iTunes. What effect will streaming and Apple's forthcoming video service have on iTunes? Will it split into several apps? Will it still be called iTunes? Show notes: The Great Disappointment (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Disappointment) Less or fewer (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/less-or-fewer) One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/) Focal (https://www.focal.com) Sony's "high-resolution capable" Bluetooth speaker (https://amzn.to/2IgardX) The big music labels are selling big chunks of their Spotify stakes (https://www.recode.net/2018/5/7/17326590/spotify-warner-sony-equity-sales) Will Music Streaming Ever Be Profitable? (https://www.statista.com/chart/577/revenue-and-net-loss-of-pandora-and-spotify/) Our next tracks: Frank Sinatra: Standing Room Only (https://amzn.to/2KVFdKO) Rank and File: Sundown (https://amzn.to/2KOeDTP)

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Standing Room Only

Sundown

Sony SRSHG1/BLK Hi-Res Wireless Speaker- Charcoal black

We welcome Dean Asker, a Eurovision Song Contest fan and expert, to discuss the past and present of this unique annual event. Curious how the voting works? We find out. This week's guest: Dean Asker (https://twitter.com/deanasker) Show notes: The Eurovision Song Contest (https://eurovision.tv) Eurovision Song Contest (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest) Lordi: Hard Rock Hallelujah (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU) European Broadcasting Union (https://www.ebu.ch/home) Logo TV (http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/0mq1jg/eurovision-song-contest-2018-eurovision-song-contest-2018-trailer) Our next tracks: Crispy Ambulance: The Plateau Phase (https://amzn.to/2Kx8Cuo) Pete Townshend: Empty Glass (https://amzn.to/2I9MFDf)

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The Plateau Phase

Empty Glass

Doug and Kirk discuss silence: how it is important in music, between pieces of music, around music, and on its own. Show notes: Listen Different: Add Silence to your iTunes and iPod Playlists (https://www.kirkville.com/listen-different-adding-silence-to-your-itunes-and-ipod-playlists/) High-Resolution Silence (https://www.kirkville.com/high-resolution-silence/) A Space Between AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/491) Robert J. Lertsema (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Lurtsema) (Wikipedia) Bis Records (http://bis.se) John Cage: 4'33" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4′33″) (Wikipedia) John Cage: 4'33" score (https://amzn.to/2KhYupn) Episode #80 – John Cage (http://www.thenexttrack.com/83) John Cage and the Anechoic Chamber (https://www.kirkville.com/john-cage-and-the-anechoic-chamber/) Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rautavaara-cantus-arcticus-symphonies-nos-4-and-5/326947505) (Apple Music) Jackson Browne: Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 & 2 (https://amzn.to/2JzbEgB) Bruce Springsteen; 3/19/96, Belfast, Northern Ireland (http://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,17589/Bruce-Springsteen-mp3-flac-download-3-19-1996-Kings-Hall-Belfast-UK.html) Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone (Judas) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrlLDG0ynU) Side Splitter AppleScript (https://dougscripts.com/566) Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (https://amzn.to/2Fm8wSG) Our next tracks: John Cage: Ryoanji (https://amzn.to/2r4c1YJ) Polyrock: Polyrock (https://amzn.to/2JwFHp1)

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Ryoanji

433 CENTENNIAL EDITION

Polyrock

Kind Of Blue

Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 & 2

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 (http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=About) Show notes: Radio Paradise (http://www.radioparadise.com) Radio Paradise's playlist (updated live) (http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=Playlist) Performance Royalty Rates Increase for Online Radio (2015) (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/performance-royalty-rates-increase-for-online-radio-20151217) Our next tracks: Harold Budd: Avalon Sutra (https://amzn.to/2Hi6Ye3) Julianna Hatfield: Julianna Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John (https://amzn.to/2JaLb8G)

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Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John

Avalon Sutra

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 (http://www.thenexttrack.com/93) Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much? (http://www.thenexttrack.com/88) Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment (http://www.thenexttrack.com/92) Record Labels Splitting Long Tracks into Multiple Tracks to Maximize Streaming Income (https://www.kirkville.com/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 (http://www.thenexttrack.com/72) Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs (http://www.thenexttrack.com/2) Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music? (http://www.thenexttrack.com/3) Our next tracks: Max Richter: Sleep (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sleep/1358135251) (Apple Music); CD/Blu-Ray version (https://amzn.to/2JGEQTF) Jeff Beck: Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) (https://amzn.to/2EJ3pvk)

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Sleep

Rock'n'Roll Party Honoring Les Paul

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) (https://www.bbc.co.uk/taster/pilots/radio-3-concert-sound) QuickTime Broadcaster (https://support.apple.com/kb/dl764?locale=en_US) iHeart Prepares for Bankruptcy as Soon as This Weekend (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-01/iheart-is-said-to-prepare-for-bankruptcy-as-soon-as-this-weekend) Our next tracks: Jacob Bro: Returnings (https://amzn.to/2uQrukk) Eric Clapton: Journeyman (https://amzn.to/2IAhKwO)

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Journeyman

Returnings

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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/1981-music-sampler/pl.u-yP49VFdmALV) with most of the songs we discuss. The Clash: Sandinista! (https://amzn.to/2GFuswD) Rolling Stones: Tattoo You (https://amzn.to/2GKkZUO) Honky Tonk Woman: Tina Turner opening for the Rolling Stones in 1981 (https://tinaturnerblog.com/2011/01/30/honky-tonk-woman-tina-turner-opening-for-the-rolling-stones-in-1981/) Sony Walkman WM-2 (http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/wm-2) Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music) The Cure: Faith and Carnage Visors (https://www.discogs.com/The-Cure-Faith-And-Carnage-Visors/release/842538) Crispy Ambulance (http://www.crispyambulance.com/intro.html) The Clash: Sandinista Now! (https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Sandinista-Now/release/3422469), the abridged promo LP released for radio Sandanista Now! playlist (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/sandanista-now/pl.u-q0PdXI3xYoa) on Apple Music Guardian Angels (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels) Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop's year of revolution (https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/17/1981-pop-year-of-revolution) Our next tracks: Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (https://amzn.to/2GktIxN) Ellen Foley: Spirit of St Louis (https://amzn.to/2uy7mDA) Listen as a playlist (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-98-the-next-track/pl.u-z1NdYie29V1) on Apple Music If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Tattoo You Remastered

The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6

Spirit of St Louis

Sandinista!

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 (https://www.thefloodgallery.com/collections/vendors?q=Jerry%20Ewing) Sponsor: Audible.com. Get a free audiobook and a 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NextTrack (http://www.audibletrial.com/NextTrack) Show notes: Wondrous Stories: A Journey through the Landscape of Progressive Rock (https://www.thefloodgallery.com/products/wonderous-stories-standard-edition?variant=3573610217495) Prog magazine (http://teamrock.com/prog) Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock (http://www.thenexttrack.com/61) How the Brits Rocked America (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01b64yq/episodes/guide) Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks (http://www.thenexttrack.com/96) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Recording Sessions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxrn38OfDw8) Genesis: Live 1973 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBcz3tBH74) Midas Fall (https://www.midasfall.com) Valis Ablaze (https://www.valisablaze.com) Ghost Community (http://ghostcommunity.co.uk) Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: After Bach (https://amzn.to/2GmjU5B) The Meters: The Meters (https://amzn.to/2DQJSJe) Listen as a playlist (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-97-the-next-track/pl.u-yP4vAtdmALV) on Apple Music. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Jerry Ewing.

The Meters - Expanded Edition

After Bach

We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute. This week's guest: Kiku Day (http://www.kikuday.com) Show notes: Shakuhachi (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuhachi) Okuda Atsuya (https://www.komuso.com/people/people.pl?person=725) Okuda Atsuya's CDs (https://www.shakuhachi.com/R-Shaku-Okuda.html) Gagaku (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagaku) Honkyoku (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honkyoku) Fuke Zen (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuke-shū) Shakuhachi music notation (http://senryushakuhachi.com/notation) European Shakuhachi Society (http://shakuhachisociety.eu) World Shakuhachi Festival 2018 in London (http://www.wsf2018.com) A few shakuhachi recordings on Apple Music: - Teruhish Fukuda: Japan: Musical Offering of a Shakuhachi Master (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/japan-musical-offering-of-a-shakuhachi-master/1331089843) - Kohachiro Miyata: Shakuhachi - Japanase Flute (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shakuhachi-japanese-flute/296219395) - Takeo Izumi: Samurai Music (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/samurai-music-traditional-zen-music-by-shakuhachi-bamboo/264939761) - Yoshikazu Iwamoto: The Spirit of Dusk (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/musique-du-monde-fl%C3%BBte-shakuhachi-lesprit-du-cr%C3%A9puscule/151382276) - Listen as a playlist (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/shakuhachi/pl.u-MebzgsAgl1Z) on Apple Music. Our next tracks: Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan: Small Town (http://amzn.to/2FVL17d) John Prine - Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine (http://amzn.to/2Dvdg7F) Listen as a playlist (https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-96-the-next-track/pl.u-0vLK3uY53kr) on Apple Music. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Kiku Day.

Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

Small Town

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 (http://amzn.to/2Fvx0de) Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music (http://amzn.to/2FmSxsf) The Last Waltz (http://amzn.to/2oWL7SB) The Complete Monterey Pop Festival The Criterion Collection (http://amzn.to/2G9xiau) The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (http://amzn.to/2oV0jQ2) Concert for Bangladesh (http://amzn.to/2Hk9P5S) Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (http://amzn.to/2FtOZ3E) Last Days of the Fillmore (http://amzn.to/2G9Y6rs) The Beatles: Let it Be (http://amzn.to/2oWEcZv) (disc; the film is no longer for sale) Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (http://amzn.to/2oZNvXV) Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (http://amzn.to/2oY6yCs) Readers' Poll: The Best Concert Movies of All Time (Rolling Stone) (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-best-concert-movies-of-all-time-20120314/10-bullet-in-a-bible-0598780) Bolero (https://vimeo.com/7881392) Bolero flash mob (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILNDWCLVnpw) U2: Live at Red Rocks (http://amzn.to/2FmTa5g) The Grateful Dead Movie (http://amzn.to/2tu6orb) The Cure in Orange (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjvYlObkaAk) Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (http://amzn.to/2FpTlwz) Festival Express (http://amzn.to/2oVzTxr) Our next tracks: GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium (http://amzn.to/2oY7Mh2) Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (http://amzn.to/2p1iByi) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Director's Cut)

Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Joe Cocker

Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii (Director's Cut)

Concert for Bangladesh

The Last Waltz

Fillmore: The Last Days

Stop Making Sense [Blu-ray]

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Mad Dogs & Englishmen Remastered

Live at Red Rocks

Let It Be

The Grateful Dead Movie [Blu-ray]

30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition] [Blu-ray]

GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium [2 CD]

Festival Express [Blu-ray]

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones [Blu-ray]

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.

It Ain't Easy

Berlioz: Les Troyens

Steve Reich: Pulse / Quartet

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.

Dance To The Music Of Time [DVD]

Jerusalem

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Any Human Heart

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Dance to the Music of Time: Spring

Pretzel Logic Remastered

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.106 'Hammerklavier' & op. 27/2 'Moonlight

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.

Bar Coda

JBL Flip 4, Black - Waterproof, Portable & Durable Bluetooth Speaker - Up to 12 Hours of Wireless Streaming - Includes Noise-Cancelling Speakerphone, Voice Assistant & JBL Connect+

Chronicle: 20 Greatest 1976

Nerve Net

Kirk got his HomePod. He spent a couple of hours listening to music to judge the sound quality. In short, it sounds great at times, but at others it doesn’t.

Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.

Show notes:

Wrapping it right: In praise of Apple’s packaging
Sonos PLAY:5
Cambridge Audio Minx Air 100
Coldplay: The Scientist
Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound
Talking Heads: I Zimbra
Brian Eno: Just Another Day

(This disc is not available on Apple Music.)

The Cure: Faith
David Bowie: “Heroes”
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Brian Eno: St. Elmo’s Fire
Joy Division: She’s Lost Control
Grateful Dead: Ripple
Brad Mehldau: Exit Music (For a Film)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”; Takács Quartet
Tobias Hume: Musicall Humours, Jordi Savall
Purcell: Fantasies for Viols, Phantasm
Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No.39 Aria: “Erbarme Dich” Magdalena Kozená
Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Blue
Brad Mehldau: River Man
Grateful Dead: Truckin’
Coldplay: ‘Til Kingdom Come

Our next tracks:

Doug: Abraham Inc.: Tweet-Tweet

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Tweet-Tweet

Cambridge Audio Minx Air 100 Speaker for Bluetooth & Airplay (iOS & iTunes) Compatible Devices - White

Another Day on Earth

Sonos Play: 5 - Ultimate Wireless Smart Speaker - Black

Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming.

This week’s guest:

Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly’s newsletter

Show notes:

The Problem with Muzak
The Secret Lives of Playlists
Future of Music Coalition
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
U.S. Copyright Authorities to Make Subscription Music Services Increase Payout Rate to Publishers and Musicians
Topsify
Filtr
Digster
Hands On: iTunes 10’s Ping feature
Merlin
Music fans bought a lot of cassettes last year

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Nils Frahm: All Melody
Doug: Ten Years After: Watt

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Special Guest: Liz Pelly.

Watt

All Melody

Musician and journalist James Jackson Toth launched an experiment in dedicated listening; sitting and listening attentively to just one album a week. He failed. He tells us why, and how we may have too much music to listen to.

You stop hearing music at a certain point and you start hearing decisions.

This week’s guest:

James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand

Show notes:

Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
Brian Eno: Nerve Net (Expanded Edition)
The Cure: Pornography
Jeffrey Lewis
Douglas Rushkoff: Present Shock
Episode #79 – 1977
Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
New York Times review of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Be Bop Deluxe concert at the Palladium, October, 1976.
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Other People (Nicolas Jaar’s label)
Liz Pelly: The Problem with Muzak

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Improved Sound Limited: Suicide Road
Doug: The Florida Boys: Southern Gospel Treasury

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Special Guest: James Jackson Toth.

Southern Gospel Treasury

Nerve Net - Expanded Edition by Brian Eno

Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now

Pornography Remastered

Buying and selling hi-fi equipment can be fraught with problems. Chris Connaker joins us to talk about the situation, and to present his new venture, Superphonica, a platform for buying and selling audio goods.

Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website
Superphonica

Show notes:

@NextTrackCast
Audiophilia Forever: An Expensive New Year’s Shopping Guide
Readly
Schitt Audio
Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
Sony a7RIII camera
escrow.com

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Lou Reed: The Blue Mask
Doug: The Remains: Live 1969

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

Sony a7R III Mirrorless Camera: 42.4MP Full Frame High Resolution Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with Front End LSI Image Processor, 4K HDR Video and 3" LCD Screen - ILCE7RM3/B Body, Black

Live 1969

The Blue Mask

What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.

Show notes:

Pitch (Wikipedia)
Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo, Peter Wispelwey
Music tuning (Wikipedia)
Musical temperament (Wikipedia)
Pythagoras (Wikipedia)
Pythagorean tuning (Wikipedia)
Meantone temperament (Wikipedia)
Online recordings with unequal temperaments
Britten: Saint Nicolas, King’s College Choir
1615, Gabrieli in Venice, King’s College Choir

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Ralph Kirkpatrick, clavichord
Doug: David Bowie: Let’s Dance (Demo Single)

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 BWV 846-869

Six Suites for Cello Solo

Britten: Saint Nicolas, Hymn to St. Cecilia, Rejoice in the Lamb

1615 Gabrieli in Venice

As the new year rings in, we take a look at our music listening habits and think about how we may want to change them.

Show notes:

SwinsianRoon
PlexTidalQobuzEssential Bollywood playlistThe A-List: K-PopOur next tracks:
Kirk: Daniel Lanois: For the Beauty of Wynona Doug: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: The Jazz Age

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For The Beauty Of Wynona

The Jazz Age

As we amass music in our physical or digital libraries, it can reach a point where it doesn’t make sense to keep adding more music. How much really is too much?

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Show notes:

Play Random Albums AppleScript
Collecting Music in an Analog Age
High Fidelity
The Deadhead’s Taping Compendium, Volume 1: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1959-1974
The Deadhead’s Taping Compendium, Volume 2: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1975-1985
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
Searching for the Perfect Recording
Discogs
Paul Badura-Skoda: 90th Anniversary Edition
Gramophone
Hyperion Records
Naxos Records
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 24: Berkeley, Ca, 8/25/72

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bill Nelson: Rosewood Volume 1 and Volume 2
Doug: Pseudo Echo: Live at the Viper Room, Pseudo Echo: Nutbush City Limits (single)

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Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Tw

Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

The Deadhead's Taping Compendium, VOLUME II: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1975-1985

The Deadhead's Taping Compendium, Volume 1: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1959-1974

High Fidelity [Blu-ray]

Paul Badura-Skoda

We answer a few listener questions about Apple’s AirPods, how to rip optical discs (other than CDs), and moving and merging iTunes libraries.

Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.

Show notes:

Apple AirPods
Sennheiser PX 100-II i headphones
Episode #57 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Optical Discs
iTunes Now Hides CD Action Settings if No Optical Drive Is Detected
Rip audio tracks from your DVDs
How to rip audio from your Blu-ray discs
Audio Hijack
Episode #50 – Streaming Music in Your Home
Audacity
Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (Blu-Ray)
Fission
Take Control of Audio Hijack
How To Move Your iTunes Library to an External Hard Drive
How To Combine or Merge Two iTunes Libraries
Dupin
Super Remove Dead Tracks
Track Down Purchases

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bach: Art of Fugue, by Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantia
Doug: Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Zardi’s

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Ella At Zardi's

Philip Glass & Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach

Sennheiser PX 100-II i Light Weight Supra-Aural Headset with 3 Button Control for i-Pod,i-Phone and i-Pad (Black)

We welcome Daniel Spreadbury to discuss the software that composers use to put their notes onto virtual paper.

This week’s guest:

Daniel Spreadbury, Dorico
Dorico

Show notes:

Sibelius
ARM processor
An original score of a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
A score by William Byrd
German organ tablature
French-style lute tablature
Bach’s unfinished fugue
Real book
Newzik
A shakuhachi score

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Stan Richardson: Shakuhachi Meditation Music
Doug: 10cc: Sheet Music

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Special Guest: Daniel Spreadbury.

Sheet Music

As winter closes in, and the holiday season approaches, we discuss the strange ritual of listening to Christmas music for just one month a year.

There’s got to be a German word for this. It’s that feeling, that first second, when you heard Jingle Bells in the middle of summer.

Show notes:

Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Trio Mediaeval: Folk Songs
Bruce Springsteen: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Do They Know It’s Christmas
We Are the World
Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan: Must Be Santa (video)
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
Apple Music Christmas Playlist
Die Hard
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas
I Wish it Could Be Christmas (article)
The Kinks: Father Christmas
Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: I Believe in Father Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Roomful of Blues: Roomful of Christmas

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Colin Currie Group: Steve Reich music live in Paris (videos)
Doug: The Rolling Stones: On Air

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The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

ON AIR Deluxe

Roomful Of Christmas

It's A Wonderful Life

Christmas In The Heart

Die Hard (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Blu-Ray)

We bring back our regular guest Andy Doe to discuss some of the technical terms we read about with audio equipment: Ω and dB, also known as ohms and decibels.

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

Ohm (Wikipedia)
Resistor color code chart
Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
Decibel (Wikipedia)
Comparative Examples Of Noise Levels
dB SPL
dBFS (Wikipedia)
Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Brian Eno: Another Green World
Doug: Dixie Dregs: What If

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Another Green World

What If

We welcome Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust, to discuss the life and legacy of composer John Cage.

“I am most interested in music that doesn’t say anything.” John Cage, 1991

This week’s guest:

Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust

Show notes:

The Selected Letters of John Cage
John Cage Unbound: A Living Archive (New York Public Library)
Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
Diary: How To Improve The World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) (1991)
John Cage / Morton Feldman: Radio Happenings I – V
John Cage & Morton Feldman Radio Happenings (book and DVD)
John Cage performing Water Walk on I’ve Got a Secret (1960):
John Cale on I’ve Got a Secret (1963):
Mesostics
Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage
4’33” (Wikipedia)
No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage’s 4’33”
The Curious Score for John Cage’s “Silent” Zen Composition 4’33”
4’33” score
Freeman Etudes (Books One & Two), Freeman Etudes (Books Three & Four)
Number Pieces (Wikipedia)
Ryoanji Drawings Recommended pieces; Apple Music links:
String Quartet in Four Parts, Lasalle Quartet
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano (first recording by Maro Ajemian)
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Third Construction
Cheap Imitation
Ryoanji

Our next tracks:

Kirk: ECM playlist
Doug: Ben Waters: Boogie 4 Stu – A Tribute to Ian Stewart

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Special Guest: Laura Kuhn.

The Selected Letters of John Cage

Boogie For Stu

No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33" (Icons of America)

Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage

John Cage & Morton Feldman Radio Happenings: Conversations / Gesprache: Recorded at / Aufgenommen im WBAI New York City, July 1966 to January 1967 (English and German Edition)

John Cage: Catalogue Raisonne of Visual Art Works Vol. I - Ryoanji

Freeman Etudes Books 3 & 4

433 CENTENNIAL EDITION

Cage: Freeman Etudes, Books One & Two Complete Music for Violin One

Doug and Kirk look at how 1977 was a watershed year for popular music.

Show notes:

ECM Records Now Available on Apple Music
Eagles: Hotel California
Billy Joel: The Stranger
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
The Clash: The Clash (UK version)
The Clash: Give ’em Enough Rope
The Clash: The Clash (US version)
Four Manchester bands we owe to the Sex Pistols’ Lesser Free Trade Hall gig 40 years ago
Elvis Costello: My Aim is True
Elvis Costello: Less Than Zero > Radio, Radio on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Fever
Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
Grateful Dead Movie
The Hobbit
Abba: The Movie
Episode #59 – 1967 and the Summer of Love
100K+ Descend Upon Central New Jersey For Grateful Dead Show On This Date In 1977
Photos from Englishtown 1977
Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 15, Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ, 9/3/77
Beach Boys Turn Central Park Into California Dreamin’ (New York Times)
Sha Na Na
Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Run-DMC: Walk This Way
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Meatloaf: Bat out of Hell
40 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Settles 10-Month Lawsuit with Manager Mike Appel
Talking Heads: Talking Heads: 77
Television: Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon (Wikipedia)
The 1977 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Okay, I’m not going to link to every album in the Chritsgau list…
“Heroes” (Wikipedia)
Laserium

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Tangerine Dream: Encore
Doug: Eric Clapton: Slowhand

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Rumours

Marquee Moon

The Hobbit Deluxe Edition

Bat out of Hell

Slowhand Remastered

Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track

Encore: Live

The Clash U.K. Version

My Aim Is True

Hotel California

The Grateful Dead Movie [Blu-ray]

Give 'em Enough Rope

The Stranger

The Clash U.S. Version

ABBA: The Movie [Blu-ray]

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Talking Heads 77

Conductor Alexander Joel talks about the profession of conductor for operas and orchestras.

This week’s guest:

Alexander Joel
Repertoire

Show notes:

Alexander Joel’s Wagner Ring cycle, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Alexander Joel on Operabase
ARTE TV story about Alexander Joel (in German)
Video of Alexander Joel conducting Verdi’s La Traviata
Conductor killed by conducting staff: The ironic death of Jean-Baptiste Lully

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Tuxedomoon: Desire
Doug: Mountain: Climbing

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Special Guest: Alexander Joel.

Climbing!

Doug and Kirk discuss Apple Music, how it’s changed the way they listen to music, and how to get the most out of the service.

Show notes:

Chris Breen
Bach: French Suites, by Murray Perahia

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Cage / Lutoslawski: String Quartets, Lasalle Quartet
Doug: Greta Van Fleet: Black Smoke Rising

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Doug and Kirk were teenagers when disco hit. They didn’t care for it then, but has their opinion change after 40 years? Is it time to reevaluate disco music?

Show notes:

Chic: Good Times (12″ version)
The Joy of Disco – BBC Documentary
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Saturday Night Fever
New York City blackout, July 13, 1977
Son of Sam
Jumping the shark
Why ‘Disco sucks!’ sucked
Disco Demolition Night
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Readers’ Poll: The Best Disco Songs of All Time
Apple Music: Essential Disco Hits

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards
Doug: Frank Zappa: Halloween 77

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The Lounge Lizards

Saturday Night Fever (1977) (BD) [Blu-ray]

Halloween 77 Costume

Doug and Kirk discuss their favorite music documentaries.

Show notes:

Synth Britannia (YouTube)
Synth Britannia (BBC)
Rock Family Trees (BBC)
Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
Rock Family Trees (book)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Long Strange Trip
History of the Eagles
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, The Bootleg Series Vol. 7
The Wrecking Crew
Gimme Shelter
Sam Cutler: You Can’t Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates
Bach: A Passionate Life
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
BBC Four

How the Brits Rocked America: Go West

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bruce Springsteen: March 19, 1996 – Belfast, UK
Doug: Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!

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The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Pete Frame's Complete Rock Family Trees

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Documentary [Blu-ray]

Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years (Blu-Ray)

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!

You Can’t Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and other wonderful Reprobates

Bootleg Series-No Direction Home 7

We welcome Jeffrey Norman, who has been mixing, mastering, and restoring Grateful Dead recordings for more than 35 years.

This week’s guest:

Jeffrey Norman: Mockingbird Mastering
Jeffrey Norman’s project list

Show notes:

Mid-side (MS) recording technique
Owsley Stanley (Bear)
What’s Become of the Bettys? The Fate of the Long-Lost Grateful Dead Soundboards
Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners
Plangent Process
The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 box set
Long Strange Trip
Kirk’s Next Track pick of the Doc & Merle Watson release – Episode #70 – Movies about Music, Part 1: Fiction
Owsley Stanley Foundation
Grateful Dead – Cornell 5/8/77
Grateful Dead – Sunshine Daydream Veneta, OR, 8/27/72
Grateful Dead – Closing of Winterland, 12/31/78

Correction to Kirk’s next track selection. The New Riders of the Purple Sage came on after the Grateful Dead’s first acoustic set.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Dick’s Picks Vol. 8 – Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, May 2, 1970
Doug: Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers

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Special Guest: Jeffrey Norman.

Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers

Cornell 5/8/77

Long Strange Trip Soundtrack

Closing Of Winterland, The: December 31, 1978

Sunshine Daydream Veneta, OR, 8/27/72

Dick's Picks Vol. 8-Harpur College, Binghamton, NY May 2, 1970 Set

Andy Doe helps Kirk and Doug understand “make louder boxes.”

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

“You are experiencing audio ennui.”

Show notes:

Yamaha R-N301 network receiver
Recommended Components: Fall 2017 Edition Integrated Amps & Receivers
Richer Sounds
Grado headphones
Episode #71 – Hi-Fi Separates, Part 1: Network Streamers
Bentley Continental

One note about the musical Girl From the North Country. Between the recording and release of this podcast, the show will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre in London for 12 weeks, from December 29. See it if you can.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Girl from the North Country, Original Cast Recording
Doug: Dr. John: The ATCO Albums Collection

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Atco Albums Collection

Girl from the North Country Original London Cast Recording

Doug and Kirk take a close look at changes Apple has made to iTunes in its latest version, 12.7.

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Show notes:

This Is Where iTunes Is Bloated
What’s New in iTunes 12.7
Here’s Why Removing Apps from iTunes Is Stupid
How to Copy Apps, Ringtones, and Files to Your iOS Devices with iTunes 12.7
Script to Add or Edit a Playlist Description
How to Share Your Listening History in Apple Music
Doug Adams’ Apple Music profile
Kirk McElhearn’s Apple Music profile
Krystian Zimerman: Schubert Piano Sonatas
John Foxx & The Maths: The Machine
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Ghost Star
How to Use Apple Music’s Personal DJ Feature to Create You Own Personal Radio Station
Super Remove Dead Tracks
Track Down Purchases
Music Folder Files Not Added
Find Empty iTunes Media Folders
Apps By Apple ID

Our next tracks:

Kirk: James Blood Ulmer: Odyssey
Doug: Sticky Fingers: Like a Rolling Stone

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Odyssey

Like a Rolling Stone

Chris Connaker joins us to talk about hi-fi separates. Today, we discuss the network streamer. How does it work? Do you need one?

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website

Show notes:

Yamaha R-N301 network receiver
Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs (Digital-Analog Converters)
Auralic Aries Mini
Chris’s review of the Auralic Aries Mini
Bosch, on Amazon Prime Video
Manchester Rock (Apple Music playlist)

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Art Pepper: The Complete Maiden Voyage Concerts (Apple Music)
Doug: Electronic: Electronic

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

Electronic

Doug and Kirk chat about their favorite movies about music, and some that they don’t like. This is the first of three parts; the other parts will be released in the next couple of months.

Show notes:

Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut)
The Almost Famous Stairway to Heaven scene
Almost Famous: the Tiny Dancer scene
24 Hour Party People
Control
High Fidelity
Still Crazy
Amadeus (I said I saw the play Monday; that was a mistake, I saw it last January.)
A Late Quartet
Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues
Inside Llewyn Davis
Bird
Round Midnight
Mo’ Better Blues
Miles Ahead
Lady Sings the Blues
A Hard Day’ Night

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bear’s Sonic Journals: Never the Same Way Once (Apple Music), CDs from the Owsley Stanley Foundation
Doug: David Johansen: Live It Up

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Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut) [Blu-ray]

Bird

Inside Llewyn Davis [Blu-ray]

Mo' Better Blues

Round Midnight (DVD)

High Fidelity [Blu-ray]

24 Hour Party People

Amadeus: Director's Cut [Blu-ray]

A Late Quartet [Blu-ray]

Lady Sings The Blues

Control (The Miriam Collection)

Live It Up

A Hard Day's Night (Criterion Collection)

Still Crazy

Miles Ahead [Blu-ray] [DVD]

We talk with Brian Brandt of Mode Records about releasing recordings of avant garde music, and the difficulties of the music business.

Apologies for the audio quality of this episode. We had endless Skype issues for this interview.

This week’s guest:

Mode Records

Show notes:

John Cage Edition
Morton Feldman Edition
Morton Feldman: String Quartet No. 2
Episode #66 – Minimalist Pianist R. Andrew Lee
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres

Our next tracks:

Kirk: LCD Soundsystem: American Dream
Doug: The Knack: Get The Knack

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Special Guest: Brian Brandt.

american dream

Get the Knack

Andy Doe joins us to discuss hi-fi snake oil. In part one of a two-part series, we look at cables.

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

A Gift for Music Lovers Who Have It All: A Personal Utility Pole
UL Listed Hospital Grade Receptacles
How Hi-Fi Magazines Write about Cables, Part 14: Ethernet Cables
Ethernet

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Iron & Wine: Beast Epic
Doug: Big Audio Dynamite: No. 10, Upping Street

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

No. 10, Upping St.

Beast Epic

Author Peter Conners tells us the story of the legendary 5/8/77 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall, Cornell University, and its legacy.

A technical note: you may have noticed that your podcast app re-downloaded a bunch of old episodes last week. We moved the server that hosts The Next Track to HTTPS, and this seems to have treated all existing episodes as new. So we’re very sorry for any extra bandwidth you may have used. Note that iTunes also seems to have redownloaded them, so you may have duplicate audio files for some episodes; check your media folder to make sure.

This week’s guest:

Peter Conners

Show notes:

Cornell ’77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Dead’s Concert at Barton Hall
Grateful Dead: Cornell 5/8/77
Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead
JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene
Grateful Dead: May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition)
Dark Star Orchestra
Rocking The Cradle, Egypt 1978
Legion of Mary: Dec 14-15 1974

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Tobias Hume: Musicall Humours
Doug: Van Morrison: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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Special Guest: Peter Conners.

Cornell '77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Dead's Concert at Barton Hall

Rocking the Cradle, Egypt 1978 (Live)

Garcia Live Volume Three: Dec 14-15 1974 NW Tour

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Cornell 5/8/77 (Live)

Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead

JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene

Pianist R. Andrew Lee joins us to discuss the minimal, and often very long, works of music he performs and records.

(Sorry about the audio quality; there were some problems recording this episode.)

This week’s guest:

R. Andrew Lee

Show notes:

Irritable Hedgehog Records
Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music
Tom Johnson: An Hour for Piano, performed by Frederic Rzewski
Dennis Johnson: November
The Four Pillars Appearing from The Equal D under Resonating Apparitions of The Eternal Process in The Midwinter Starfield 16 VIII 10 (Kansas City)

Our next tracks:

Kirk: The Complete Music of Carl Ruggles
Doug: David Bromberg: Reckless Abandon/Bandit in a Bathing Suit

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Special Guest: R. Andrew Lee.

Hour for Piano

Complete Music of Carl Ruggles

Reckless Abandon / Bandit in a Bathing Suit

Doug and Kirk express frustration about the number of complexity of remote controls they use.

Show notes:

All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best – Bill Wyman
Episode #64 – Album Artwork in Digital Files
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote
Philips Hue lights
The Clash – Remote Control

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Theatre of Hate: The Live Albums
Doug: John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker ‘n Heat

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Hooker 'N Heat

Logitech 915-000237 - Harmony Ultimate Home Touch Screen Remote - Black (Renewed)

Doug and Kirk tell you everything you ever wanted to know about album artwork in digital files.

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Show notes:

Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes
Size of Artwork
Sort by Artwork Size
iTunes Artwork Finder
ImageOptim
Deleting the iTunes Album Artwork Cache Folder May Resolve Problems with Album Art Displaying
Is Artwork Embedded
Tracks Without Embedded Artwork to Playlist
Re-Embed Artwork
Coverscope
Re-Apply Downsized Artwork
Find Album Artwork with Google
Search CD Universe for Album
Search SlothRadio for Artwork
Search Amazon Book Covers
Save Album Art to Album Folder
Save Album Art as folder.jpg
Restore Artwork From Album Folder

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus, by Marc-André Hamelin
Doug: Dan Baird: SoLow

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Solow

Feel Your Feelings Fool!

Author Will Romano discusses his new book, Close to the Edge, How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock.

This week’s guest:

Will Romano

Show notes:

Close to the Edge
Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock
Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock
Prog Rock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Rock’s Most Progressive Music
Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Genesis: Foxtrot
Doug: Yes: Yessongs

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Special Guest: Will Romano.

Close to the Edge: How Yes's Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock

Close to the Edge

Yessongs

Close to the Edge

Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music

Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock

Foxtrot

Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his.

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website

Show notes:

Audiophiles in Japan are installing their own electricity poles
dCS
Linear power supplies
Cable lifters?
Screw-in pointy things
IsoAcoustic speaker stands
Gear acquisition syndrome
A Beginners’ Guide To Acoustic Treatment
Feng shui

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Matthias Goerne: Schubert Lieder
Doug: Status Quo; The Last Night of the Electrics

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

The Last Night of the Electrics

We ask Andy Doe why classical concerts have such rigid traditions and etiquette regarding audience reactions. And we discuss the Bravo Guy, present at concert halls around the world.

Note: We apologize that this episode runs a bit longer than usual, but it was too interesting and too much fun to cut.

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, April 5, 2017
András Schiff – Beethoven, the 32 Sonatas
András Schiff – Encores After Beethoven
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores
The rules for Hilary Hahn’s encore contest
Alex Ross: Hold Your Applause: Inventing and Reinventing the Classical Concert (PDF)

Our next tracks:

Kirk: DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield: Hudson
Doug: The Suburbs: Hey Muse!

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Hey Muse!

Encores After Beethoven

In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Complete Edition

Hudson

Journalist Geoff Edgers joins us to discuss his Washington Post article about the slow death of the electric guitar.

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This week’s guest:

Geoff Edgers on the Washington Post

Show notes:

Why my guitar gently weeps – The slow, secret death of the six-string electric. And why you should care.
How Much Did This Guitar Story Cost Me? $2,376.99 – The story behind my story on the death of the electric guitar
Behind the scenes of ‘The slow death of the electric guitar’ – a.k.a. how we got paid to set a guitar on fire
Fender Play
Tom Feldmann
Toby Walker
School of Rock
♫ Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Santana – Soul Sacrifice (Live at Woodstock 1969)
Doug: Adrian Belew – Desire of the Rhino King

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Special Guest: Geoff Edgers.

Desire of the Rhino King

We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967.

One correction. I said that Bob Dylan didn’t release any albums in 1967. That’s false; John Wesley Harding was released on December 27 of that year.

Summer of Love
The Monterey Pop Festival
The Acid Tests
Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
Newport Jazz Festival
Newport Folk Festival
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (film)
Long Strange Trip
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Super Deluxe Ed
Events of 1967
Our World
Magical Mystery Tour
1967 in Film
1967 in Music

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow
Doug: Traffic: Mr. Fantasy

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Surrealistic Pillow

Mr. Fantasy

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Super Deluxe

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Author David Weigel joins us to discuss his book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock.

This week’s guest:

Dave Weigel’s website
David Weigel’s writing on the Washington Post

Show notes:

The Show that Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
Dave Weigel’s Prog Spring series on Slate
Mark Prindle’s record reviews
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
Wollman Skating Rink New York Concert Setlists
Tangerine Dream: Encore: Live

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Yes: Close to the Edge
Doug: Family: Bandstand

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Special Guest: David Weigel.

Bandstand

Encore: Live

Close to the Edge

Close to the Edge

In The Court Of Std

The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn’t know how many kinds of optical disc there are…

“It is the betamax of audio formats…”

Show notes:

Optical disc – Wikipedia
Compact disc – Wikipedia
Compact Disc Digital Audio – Wikipedia
Close to the Edge
Nyquist frequency – Wikipedia
44,100 Hz – Wikipedia
Error detection and correction
Pulse-code modulation
Super Audio CD
Hybrid disc
DVD-Audio
Mode Records DVD-A releases
High Fidelity Pure Audio (Blu-Ray Audio)
HDCD
Grateful Dead
Cambridge Audio 651BD
Compressed audio optical disc (MP3 CD)

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Miles Davis: Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings, 1951-1956
Doug: Slim Gaillard: Slim Gaillard Rides Again

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Close to the Edge

Slim Gaillard Rides Again

Close to the Edge

Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings, 1951-1956

We take a close look at iTunes playlists, how they work, what you can do with them, and how you can bend them to your will.

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Show notes:

Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes
Model-view-controller (Wikipedia)
Understanding iTunes Library Files
iTunes playlist windows are back

AppleScripts mentioned:

Delete Empty Playlists
Merge-Delete Playlists
Smarts
Playlists Info
Show In Playlists

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Jackson Browne: Running on Empty
Doug: The Heavy: The House That Dirt Built

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The House That Dirt Built

Running on Empty

Chris Connaker, of ComputerAudiophile.com, joins us to talk about the most interesting audio hardware he saw – and heard – at this year’s Munich High End Audio Show.

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website

Show notes:

High End Munich
Focal Grand Utopia EM speakers
Focal Utopia headphones
McIntosh
Constellation Audio Leo
Devialet Phantom speaker
Marten Coltrane 3
Elac Adante speakers
DCS Vivaldi DAC
Innuos music servers
Audeze LCDi4 in-ear earphone

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Penguin Café: The Imperfect Sea
Doug: Jimmy Smith: Root Down

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

The Imperfect Sea

Root Down

Guitarist Woody Mann joins us to discuss his documentary about the life of the great blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis.

This week’s guest:

Woody Mann

Show notes:

Harlem Street Singer (documentary)
Harlem Street Singer (album)
Empire Roots Band – music from the documentary Harlem Street Singer
Students of Rev. Gary Davis
Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis, Ian Zack
Hot Tuna – First Pull Up, Then Pull Down

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Brad Mehldau: Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3
Doug: The Regrettes: Feel Your Feelings Fool!

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Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis

Highway 61 Revisited

Songs: The Art Of The Trio, Volume Three

Harlem Street Singer

First Pull Up Then Pull Down

We welcome author and Dylanologist Andrew Muir to talk about Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour, and his recent concerts in the UK.

Just a quick note: we’ve posted a brief survey about The Next Track, and we would love it if you could take the two minutes to answer a dozen questions about the podcast, how you listen, what you like, and feel free to suggest any topics you’d like us to cover.

This week’s guest:

Andrew Muir

Show notes:

One More Night: Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour
Bob Dylan tour dates
Bob Dylan setlists
Bob Dylan: Chronicles, Volume One
Dylan & the Dead
Wikipedia article about the Never Ending Tour; includes a timeline of the band members

Bob Dylan’s gambler’s hat:

Full audio of Bob Dylan’s concert in Bournemouth, May 4, 2017:

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Apple Music playlist, Erased Tapes Essentials
Doug: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited

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Special Guest: Andrew Muir.

Dylan & The Dead

One More Night: Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour

Chronicles, Vol. 1

Highway 61 Revisited

We mark the end of The Next Track’s first year with a review of our most interesting episodes.

Just a quick note: we’ve posted a brief survey about The Next Track, and we would love it if you could take the two minutes to answer a dozen questions about the podcast, how you listen, what you like, and feel free to suggest any topics you’d like us to cover.

Show notes:

Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs
Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music?
Episode #3 – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Audio File Formats
Episode #9 – Will Hermes on Discovering New Music
Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering?
Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music
Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues
Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead
Episode #24 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music, Episode #25 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music, Part 2
Episode #27 – Composing Music for Stage and Screen, with Paul Englishby
Episode #28 – Music and Mystery: Author Peter Robinson on Music in His Novels
Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection
Episode #40 – The Revenge of Analog, with David Sax
Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Episode #10 – Setting Up a Home Media Server
Episode #16 – Managing and Storing Digital Media Files
Episode #29 – Tagging Audio Files
Episode #39 – Storing Media on a Network-Attached Storage Device
Episode #47 – 10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo
Episode #50 – Streaming Music in Your Home
Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs (Digital-Analog Converters)
Episode #38 – New in Audio at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Episode #43 – Streaming Music 2.0
Episode #11 – Audio Myths & Superstitions
Episode #26 – Andy Doe Answers Your Questions about Audio Equipment and Technology
Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
Episode #45 – Ask Andy, Hi-Fi Equipment and Speaker Placement
Episode #51 – Ask Andy: Is Vinyl Better than CD?
Episode #12 – iTunes & AppleScript
Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes

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We welcome Andy Doe to discuss the pros and cons of vinyl versus CD.

Just a quick note: we’ve posted a brief survey about The Next Track, and we would love it if you could take the two minutes to answer a dozen questions about the podcast, how you listen, what you like, and feel free to suggest any topics you’d like us to cover.

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

Do Vinyl Records Sound Better than CDs? (Spoiler: Nope)
♫ Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering?
Neil Young Criticizes the Vinyl Resurgence: and He’s Right
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Bob Dylan: Triplicate
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Carlos Kleiber
The Tape Project
Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians
Not mentioned in the show, but Andy wanted us to add this: Video explaining how digital sampling works

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Chicago Transit Authority: Chicago Transit Authority
Doug: The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies

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Chicago Transit Authority

Triplicate

Muswell Hillbillies

Classic Albums: Grateful Dead - Anthem to Beauty

Beethoven: Symphony No.7

Developer Paul Kafasis joins us to discuss in-house streaming: AirPlay, Bluetooth, and Google Cast.

This week’s guest:

Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Software

Show notes:

Episode #43 – Streaming Music 2.0
Episode #47 – 10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo
Kirk’s Yamaha R-N301
Rogue Amoeba’s AirFoil
Google Chromecast

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed
Doug: David Lindley: El Rayo-X

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Special Guest: Paul Kafasis.

Days Of Future Passed

El Rayo-X

Doug and Kirk take a look at common misconceptions people have about iTunes.

iTunes is just a database.

Show notes:

Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes
Kirkville
Missing Tracks and Stray Files
How to Set Up iTunes as a Minimalist Music Player

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art – The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue (Not released in the US until May 16.)
Doug: The Baja Marimba Band: Those Were The Days

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Vinyl: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue

Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group talks about music between genres.

… finding the space between genres…

This week’s guest:

Dave Harrington

Show notes:

DARKSIDE
DARKSIDE: Psychic
DARKSIDE: Pyschic Live (DVD)
Other People
DARKSIDE Live Archive
The Next Track, Episode #7: Music and Genre
Dave Harrington on Soundcloud (live recordings and more)
Nicolas Jaar
Guitar Power ep. 2
Bill Frisell: East-West
Daniel Lanois: Acadie
Dave Harrington: Become Alive
Jambands.com: Dave Harrington from Darkside to Dark Star
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Dirty Harry soundtrack
Dave Harrington Group: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Bill Nelson: Das Kabinett (The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari)
Dave Harrington: Burn Your Money

Our First 100 Days by Our First 100 Days

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia
Doug: J. Geils Band: Live Full House

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Special Guest: Dave Harrington.

Bitches Brew

Full House "Live"

Psychic Live

Psychic

Acadie

Dirty Harry: Original Score

East/West

Dysnomia

We discuss the ten ways you can connect your computer to an amplifier or receiver.

Show notes:

10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to a Stereo
1/8″ headphone jack to dual RCA cable
Mini Toslink to Toslink optical audio cable
Digital coaxial audio/video cable
USB-A to USB-B connector
Behringer U-Control UCA202
Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs
Wharfedale Diamond A1 and A2 active speakers
Netgear Orbi mesh wi-fi router
Yamaha R-N301
TP-Link powerline adapter
Rogue Amoeba: Airfoil

One correction: the Apple TV 3 has a Toslink connector, but not a headphone jack. It has a square Toslink jack, that you can connect to another device with a standard Toslink to Toslink cable.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bob Dylan: Triplicate
Doug: Kevin Ayers: Whatevershebringswesing

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Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 Ultra-Low Latency 2 In/2 Out USB/Audio Interface with Digital Output

NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with 3Gbps Speed (RBK50) – Router & Extender Replacement Covers Up to 5,000 sq. ft., 2-Pack Includes 1 Router & 1 Satellite White

Whatevershebringswesing

Triplicate

We talk with percussionist Colin Currie, who discusses performing and recording Steve Reich’s seminal minimalist work Drumming.

This week’s guest:

Colin Currie

Show notes:

Steve Reich: Drumming (the original 1974 recording)
Steve Reich’s Clapping Music app
The score of Steve Reich’s Drumming
Colin Currie Group Record Steve Reich’s Drumming
Colin Currie Group at the Southbank Centre, London, May 5, 2017
Steve Reich: Tehillim & The Desert Music

Steve Reich’s notes about Drumming:

For one year, between the fall of 1970 and the fall of 1971, I worked on what turned out to be the longest piece I have ever composed. Drumming lasts from 55 to 75 minutes (depending on the number of repeats played) and is divided into four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four pairs of tuned bongo drums, stand-mounted and played with sticks; the second, for three marimbas played by nine players together with two women’s voices; the third, or three glockenspiels played by four players together with whistling and piccolo; and the fourth section is for all these instruments and voices combined.

While first player the drums during the process of composition, I found myself sometimes singing with them, using my voice to imitate the sounds they made. I began to understand that this might also be possible with the marimbas and glockenspiels as well. Thus the basic assumption about the voices in Drumming was that they would not sing words, but would precisely imitate the sound of the instruments. The women’s voices sing patterns resulting from the combination of two or more marimbas playing the identical repeating pattern one of more quarter notes out of phase with each other. By exactly imitating the sound of the instruments, and by gradually fading the patterns in and out, the singers cause them to slowly rise to the surface of the music and then fade back into it, allowing the listener to hear these patterns, along with many others, actually sounding in the instruments. For the marimbas, the female voice was needed, using consonants like “b” and “d” with a more or less “u” (as in “you”) vowel sound. In the case of the glockenspiels, the extremely high range of the instrument precluded any use of the voice and necessitated whistling. Even this form of vocal production proved impossible when the instrument was played in its higher ranges, and this created the need for a more sophisticated form of whistle: the piccolo. In the last section of the piece these techniques are combined simultaneously with each imitating its particular instrument.

The sections are joined together by the new instruments doubling the exact pattern of the instruments already playing. At the end of the drum section three drummers play the same pattern two quarter notes out of phase with each other. Three marimba players enter softly with the same pattern also played two quarter notes out of phase. The drummers gradually fade out so that the same rhythm and pitches are maintained with a gradual change of timbre. At the end of the marimba section, three marimbas played in their highest range are doubled by three glockenspiels in their lowest range so that the process of maintaining rhythm and pitch while gradually changing timbre is repeated. The sections are not set off from each other by changes in key, the traditional means of gaining extended length in Western music. Drumming shows that it is possible to keep going in the same key for quite a while if there are instead considerable rhythmic developments together with occasional, but complete, changes of timbre to supply variety.

I am often asked what influence my visit of Africa in summer of 1970 had on Drumming. The answer is confirmation. It confirmed my intuition that acoustic instruments could be used to produce music that was genuinely richer in sound than that produced with electronic instruments, as well as confirming my natural inclination towards percussion (I became a drummer at the age of 14).

The transition from glockenspiels to the last section of the piece, for all instruments and voices combined, is made by a new musical process I call build-up and reduction. Drumming begins with two drummers building up the basic rhythmic pattern of the entire piece from a single drum beat, played in a cycle of twelve beats with rests on all the other beats. Gradually additional drumbeats are substituted for the rests, one at a time, until the pattern is completed. The reduction process is simply the reverse where rests are gradually substituted for the beats, one at a time, until only a section leads to a build-up for the drums, marimbas, and glockenspiels simultaneously.

There is, then, only one basic rhythmic pattern for all of Drumming. This pattern undergoes changes of phase position, pitch, and timbre, but all the performers play this pattern, or some part of it, throughout the entire piece.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Terry Riley: In C
Doug: Boston: Boston

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Special Guest: Colin Currie.

Boston

Reich: Tehillim / The Desert Music

Reich: Drumming

Terry Riley: In C

We welcome Andy Doe for another Ask Andy episode, where we discuss hi-fi equipment and speaker placement.

“If you have a valuable disc, always use a brand-new needle.”

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

Episode #41 – Whatever Became of EQ?
The Master Set speaker placement system (PDF file)
Kirk’s Doctor Evil chair (and cat):

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Doug: Rolling Stones: 12 x 5

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

12 X 5

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music [Blu-ray]

We discuss bootleg recordings, live recordings, and torrents.

“Once we’re done with it, the audience can have it.” Jerry Garcia

Show notes:

Charles Dickens copyright
International Copyright Act of 1891
Bob Dylan: Great White Wonder
Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Charlie Parker: Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings
Flick Lives has an archive of Jean Shepherd recordings for download
Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The “Royal Albert Hall Concert”
Taping the Dead
archive.org
Wolfgang’s Vault

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
Doug: Plastic Ono Band: Live Peace in Toronto 1969

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Live Peace in Toronto 1969

Domo Arigato Deluxe

Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall Concert"

The Bootleg Series, Volume 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

Chris Connaker joins us to discuss how music streaming service can make the next step.

People just want to hear the song they want to hear.

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker of the The Computer Audiophile website

Show notes:

This week’s guest:

Tidal
Deezer Elite
Qobuz
Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers
SiriusXM radio
Pandora

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Leon Redbone: Long Way from Home
Doug: Cactus: Cactus

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

Cactus

Long Way from Home

We take a close look at playlists. What they are, where they came from, and what you can do with them.

Show notes:

This week’s guest:

High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
High Fidelity (movie)
Elizabethtown
Yamaha CD-C600BL 5-Disc CD Changer
The True Story of Audion
Search Results to Playlist script
Join Together app

Our next tracks:

Kirk: The Clash: Super Black Market Clash
Doug: Mogul Thrash: Mogul Thrash

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High Fidelity [Blu-ray]

Super Black Market Clash

High Fidelity

YAMAHA CD-C600BL 5-Disc CD Changer Black

Elizabethtown (2005)

Mogul Thrash

Andy Doe joins us to talk about EQ. What is it, how does it work, do you need it, and where did it go?

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

This week’s guest:

Equalization on Wikipedia
The Mysterious Loudness Control: What Does It Do?
How to tweak your sound in iTunes and on iOS devices
The Next Track, Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Grateful Dead: Morning Dew, 5/8/77, Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Doug: Pink Floyd: The Wall

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

THE WALL

Author David Sax talks about his book The Revenge of Analog: why people like vinyl, and why other analog technologies are popular today.

This week’s guest:

David Sax, The Revenge of Analog: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/revengeofanalog/

Show notes:

This week’s guest:

My review of The Revenge of Analog
The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz
Do Vinyl Records Sound Better than CDs?
Discogs

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Harold Budd: Perhaps
Doug: Kirsty MacColl: Tropical Brainstorm

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Special Guest: David Sax.

Tropical Brainstorm

Perhaps

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Doug and Kirk discuss storing a media library on a network-attached storage device. We focus on using a NAS with iTunes, but there’s some useful information for those using a NAS with other media software.

Show notes:

WD MyCloud EX2
Plex
Doug’s Launch at Login applet
How to map a network drive on Windows

Our next tracks:

Kirk: John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
Doug: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Jukebox Explosion

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Fragments Of A Rainy Season

Jukebox Explosion

Chris Connaker went to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He reports for us on new audio equipment and the MQA music format.

This week’s guest:

Chris Connaker of the The Computer Audiophile website

Show notes:

Chris Connaker’s Long Strange Trip
Chris’s overview of his visit to the CES
Pandora is available in the US, Australia, and New Zealand
The Next Track, Episode #6: What Is High-Resolution Audio?
Chris’s 2014 article High Resolution Audio Isn’t Coming Soon From Apple
Mastered for iTunes (PDF)
MQA website, Wikipedia
Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Music, from 2007
Klipsch, The Three
The Revenge of Analog, by David Sax
AudioQuest Dragonfly Red DAC

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Genesis – Seconds Out
Doug: The Bomboras: It Came From Pier 13!

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

It Came from Pier 13!

Seconds Out

Klipsch Heritage Wireless The Three Play-Fi Bluetooth Speaker, Ebony (Renewed)

AudioQuest - DragonFly Red USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier

The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter

Mac writer Rob Griffiths tells us how to efficiently rip DVDs and Blu-Rays.

This week’s guest:

Rob Griffiths

Show notes:

The Committed podcast
The Complete West Wing on iTunes (in HD)
Revisiting ripping Blu-Ray discs
Detailed instructions for installing the transcode-video tools
Pioneer Slim External Blu Ray Writer BDR-XD05B
MacGo Blu-Ray Player
MakeMKV
HandBrake 1.0
VLC Media Player
transcode-video
Installing transcode-video
Difference Between Mp4 and M4v
Change Videos from Home Movies to Movies, TV Shows or Music Videos in iTunes
iFlicks 2
Hamlet, by the Royal Shakespeare Company
A deep dive into HandBrake and Video Transcoding
WD My Passport 4 TB portable hard drive

Our next tracks:

Kirk: King Crimson
Doug: Public Image Ltd. – Album

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Special Guest: Rob Griffiths.

Pioneer BDR-XD05B 6x Slim Portable USB 3.0 Blu-Ray Burner (Black) - Supports BDXL/BD/DVD/CD - Bonus CyberLink Media Suite 10 Windows Software

William Shakespeare: Hamlet

Album

WD 4TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBK-WESN

Andy Doe returns to discuss how music consumption has changed in this era of fragmented media.

“We are the acquisitors.”

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

Chris Anderson: The Long Tail, Free

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Pink Floyd: Animals
Doug: Corey Harris: Greens From the Garden

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Free: The Future of a Radical Price

Animals

Greens from the Garden

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

Musician and developer Peter Chilvers discusses making apps with Brian Eno, including the new generative music composition Reflection.

“Imagine lots and lots of theremins looping back at you…”

Show notes:

Peter Chilvers’ website
Ten years working with Brian Eno
Generative Music website with Peter’s apps Scape, Bloom, Trope, and Air
Kirk’s review of the Reflection CD and app
Kirk’s 2013 review of Four apps for making ambient music on your iOS device

Note: Peter Chilvers’ explanation of the Reflection app’s pricing, which comes in around the 23-minute mark, is a brief recording he made after the show because he was unsatisfied with the way he replied to the question during the recording.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Brad Mehldau: Blues and Ballads
Doug: Homer & Jethro: Country Their Way – 36 All-Time Greatest Hits

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Special Guest: Peter Chilvers.

Blues and Ballads

Country Their Way: 36 All-Time Greatest Hits

We take a look at the pros and cons of syncing music to your portable device versus using the cloud to store your music.

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Show notes:

Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic
How Many Matches Does iTunes Match Match, When iTunes Match Does Match Matches?
Apple improves iCloud Music Library matching, ditches copy-protected matched files for Apple Music users
Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is
Macworld: Ask the iTunes Guy

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Brian Eno: Reflection
Doug: David Bowie: Stage

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David Bowie Stage

In this special, one-hour, year-end episode, we feature clips from some of our more popular episodes. If you’re just discovering The Next Track, this highlight reel will give you an idea of the topics we cover in the show.

Alex Ross on classical music
Sunny Nam on mastering records
Elijah Wald on the blues
Timo Andres on composing classical music
David Browne on the Grateful Dead
Will Hermes on discovering new music

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Show notes:

Below are links to for each of the original episodes featuring our guests, other episodes mentioned in the show, and links to their websites, books, and more.

Episode 18: Alex Ross on classical music
Episode 7: Music and genres
Alex Ross’s website, The Rest is Noise
Alex Ross’s writings on The New Yorker
Alex Ross’s books: The Rest is Noise, Listen to This
Episode 15: Sunny Nam or mastering and remastering
Sunny Nam’s company Jacob’s Well Mastering
Sunny Nam’s recordings on Discogs
Episode 20: Elijah Wald on the blues
Elijah Wald’s website
Elijah Wald’s Songobiography
Elijah Wald’s book: Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Episode 24: Timo Andres on contemporary classical music
Timo Andres’s website
Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records
Episode 23: David Browne on the history of the Grateful Dead
David Browne’s website
So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
Episode 9: Will Hermes on discovering new music
Will Hermes’ website
Will Hermes’ writing on Rolling Stone; his reviews on WNYC; All Things Considered
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever

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Listen to This

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever

Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues

So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead

Chris Connaker of the Computer Audiophile website explains what a DAC is, how it works, and a whether you need one. (And how you already have lots of them.)

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Show notes:

The Computer Audiophile website

DACs – digital-analog converters:

Digital-to-Analog Convertor, Wikipedia
Schiit Audio
Explanation of 44.1 kHz CD sampling rate
Kirk’s Macworld review of the Cambridge Audio DacMagic (it wasn’t ten years ago, as I thought, but just six years ago)
dCS Vivaldi
Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface
The Next Track, Episode 6: What is High-Resolution Music?
AudioQuest Dragonfly Red, AudioQuest Dragonfly Black
Kirk’s review of the Yamaha R-N 301 receiver
Meridian Explorer USB DAC
iFi Micro iDSD USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier
Schiit Modi 2 USB Digital/Analog Converter

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bob Dylan: Time out of Mind
Doug: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Streetcore

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

AudioQuest - DragonFly Red USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier

Time Out Of Mind

Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 Ultra-Low Latency 2 In/2 Out USB/Audio Interface with Digital Output

Meridian Director USB DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter)

Streetcore

Modi 2 USB Digital/Analog Converter

iFi Micro iDSD USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier

AudioQuest DragonFly Black v1.5 Plug-in USB DAC + Preamp + Headphone Amp

We welcome Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to discuss his experiences with Apple Music.

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This week’s guest:

Jim Dalyrmple of The Loop.

Show notes:

Jim Dalrymple’s article on The Loop: Apple Music hits 20 million subscribers by focusing on Hip-Hop
Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is
From 2013: New in iTunes: Genius Shuffle

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Born to Run (audiobook), written and narrated by Bruce Springsteen
Doug: The Flamin’ Groovies: Teenage Head

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Special Guest: Jim Dalrymple.

BORN TO RUN

Teenage Head

Why not spread a bit of holiday cheer? Doug and Kirk pick their selections for great Christmas gifts.

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Show notes:

IsoAcoustics speaker stands
Auralex Acoustics MoPAD Monitor Acoustic Isolation Pads
The Rolling Stones in Mono
In Praise of Mono Recordings
NRBQ: High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective
András Schiff: Beethoven, The Piano Sonatas
Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface
Mozart 225
Mozart 225: The Complete Operas
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger (Super Deluxe Edition)
Philip Glass and Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach Blu-Ray
Under-table cable carrier
Headphone angle plugs
Velcro cable ties
Velcro rolls
The Last Waltz, 40th Anniversary Edition
Drobo on YouTube

Our next tracks:

This week, we have no next tracks, since much of the show is our next tracks.

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Microfiber Cloth Cable Straps Hook and Loop Reusable Fastening Cable Ties, Multicolor, 60 Piece

The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary 1

Badmotorfinger

Philip Glass & Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach

Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 Ultra-Low Latency 2 In/2 Out USB/Audio Interface with Digital Output

SEYOO Sport Earphones for Work, Gold, 3 Pack (xg)

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Complete Edition

Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition 2

Tech-Dek, Cable-Safe - Cable Corral Under Desk Cable Manager, Color: Black, Material: Rubber-Coated Recycled Steel, Dimensions: 22.5”L x 4”H x 6”W, Tray Dimensions: 30”L x 2.75”W, Qty: 1

The Rolling Stones In Mono

Auralex Acoustics Studio Monitor Isolation Pads 1 Pair MOPAD

Mozart:Complete Operas

High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective Set

None

Doug and Kirk explain everything you need to know about tagging your digital audio files.

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Show notes:

The ID3 version 2.3.0 specifications
Take Control of iTunes 12: The FAQ
How to better organize your classical music in iTunes 12.5 (using Work and Movement tags)
Smarts, Doug’s app for managing smart playlists
Re-Embed Artwork AppleScript
Save Artwork as folder.jpg AppleScript
Scripts Recommended by Task

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Johann Sebastian Bach, Complete Cantatas, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Doug: Lyle Lovett: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Bach Cantatas

Author Peter Robinson joins us to discuss how he uses music in his DCI Banks series of mystery novels.

This week’s guest:

Peter Robinson

Show notes:

DCI Banks
Girl from the North Country
Playlists for Peter Robinson’s novels
Martin Carthy

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bill Evans: Turn Out the Stars
Doug: Leon Russell: Leon Russell And The Shelter People

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Special Guest: Peter Robinson.

Leon Russell And The Shelter People

Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard

Paul Englishby talks about composing music for stage and screen, including the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of The Tempest.

This week’s guest:

Paul Englishby
Paul Englishby on IMDB

Show notes:

The Tempest at the Royal Shakespeare Company
Clips of Paul Englishby’s music for the RSC’s production of The Tempest
The Tempest: Music and Speeches
Miles Davis improvising the score for Louis Malle’s Ascenseur pour l’echafaud

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Mozart 225
Doug: Mose Allison: Greatest Hits – The Prestige Collection

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Special Guest: Paul Englishby.

Mose Allison - Greatest Hits

Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition 2

Andy Doe answers listener questions about audio equipment and technology in our first Ask Andy episode.

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This week’s guest:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Show notes:

CD Text to CD Info AppleScript
Blu-Spec CD
MQA

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, d. 956
Doug: The Firesign Theater: Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers!

Schubert: String Quintet in C, d. 956

The second and final part of our interview with Timo Andres, discussing his compositions, and the business of classical music. Listen to part one.

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This week’s guest:

Timo Andres’s website
Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records

Show notes:

The Blind Banister, on the Pulitzer Prize website
Alex Ross of the New Yorker on Timo Andres and other “student composers” in 2004
Russell Platt of the New Yorker on Timo Andres in 2016
Time Andres and the Britten Sinfonia
Boston Symphony Orchestra: World premiere of Timo Andres’s Everything Happens So Much, November 18, 2016

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, bpy Donna Coleman/a>
Doug: Frank Zappa: Yellow Shark

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Special Guest: Timo Andres.

Yellow Shark

Charles Ives: Piano Music Volume 1 Concord Sonata, Three-Page Sonata, Four Transcripts From Emerson

Doug and Kirk welcome Timo Andres, composer and performer of contemporary classical music. This is the first part of a two-part interview.

One of the ways that […] any type of musician finds their style is by setting out to imitate something and failing.

This week’s guest:

Timo Andres’s website
Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records

Show notes:

Alex Ross of the New Yorker on Timo Andres and other “student composers” in 2004
Russell Platt of the New Yorker on Timo Andres in 2016
Timo Andres: Shy and Mighty
Timo Andres: Home Stretch
Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music
Boston Symphony Orchestra: World premiere of Timo Andres’s Everything Happens So Much, November 18, 2016

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Steve Reich: Drumming on CD – Drumming on vinyl
Doug: Brian Eno: Another Green World

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Special Guest: Timo Andres.

Another Green World

Home Stretch

Reich: Drumming

Shy And Mighty

Reich: Drumming 20C

Metal Machine Music

Doug and Kirk welcome David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead to discuss the history of this iconic band.

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This week’s guest:

David Browne’s website
So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead

Show notes:

Kirk’s review of So Many Roads
The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound

Our next tracks:

Kirk: The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack
Doug: The Grateful Dead: Terrapin Station

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Special Guest: David Browne.

So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead

Terrapin Station

Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan.

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Reader email:

A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on last week’s episode page.

News:

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry:

Highway 61 Revisited, particularly Desolation Row.
Blonde on Blonde, for Visions of Johanna.
John Wesley Harding, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower.

And more:

No Direction Home, documentary about Dylan’s early years.
Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings

Show notes:

Elegy for the iPod
Apple Composite AV Cable
Mactracker
iTrip

Our next tracks:

Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke.

Kirk: Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Doug: Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do

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John Wesley Harding

The 1966 Live Recordings

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Documentary [Blu-ray]

Blonde on Blonde

Ive Got My Own Album to Do

Griffin iTrip Bluetooth Aux -Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit for Cars with 3.5 mm Aux Input - Stream Audio from Your Phone to Your Car via Bluetooth

Highway 61 Revisited

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964

Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up, and why we might want to use them.

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You’re listening to this at home for your own pleasure, it doesn’t actually matter if it’s accurate. What matters is that you like it.

This week’s guest:

Andy Doe, Proper Discord

Show notes:

Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer
Wharfdale Diamond SW150 Subwoofer
Mackie HR824 Mk 2 Studio Monitor
Pyle Home PCB3BK 3-Inch 100-Watt Mini Cube Bookshelf Speakers
Online Tone Generator

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Johann Sebastian Bach, Suites for Solo Cello, by Anner Bylsma
Doug: Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra: Ray Sings, Basie Swings

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Ray Sings, Basie Swings

Mackie HR824mkii 8-inch2-Way Studio Monitor

Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer - Power Port Technology, Up to 100 Watts, Big Bass in Compact Design, Easy Setup with Home Theater Systems Black

Pyle Home PCB3BK 3-Inch 100-Watt Mini Cube Bookshelf Speakers - Pair (Black) (Pair)

Wharfedale Diamond SW150 Subwoofer (Black)

We welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues.

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Show notes:

Elijah Wald’s website
Elijah Wald’s Songobiography
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Mayor of McDougal Street
Inside Dave van Ronk (the album with the cat on the cover)
Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings
Kirk’s review of Dylan Goes Electric
Robert Palmer: Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta

Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig, May 20, 1965:

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Hot Tuna
Doug: Howlin’ Wolf: The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions

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Special Guest: Elijah Wald.

Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta

Hot Tuna Contains 5 Bonus Tracks

Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties

The Centennial Collection

Inside Dave Van Ronk

Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues

Inside Llewyn Davis [Blu-ray]

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

Mayor of MacDougal Street

Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live?

“Bravo!”

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Show notes:

Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Vol. 19, Honolulu, HI, January 23, 1970
The Who: Live at Leeds, Super Deluxe Edition
Humble Pie: Performance – Rockin’ The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings
ZZ Top: Live – Greatest Hits From Around The World
Hot Tuna: Hot Tuna
Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive!
The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium 1965
Yes: Yessongs
Chicago: Live at Carnegie Hall
Grateful Dead: Europe 72
Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East
Allman Brothers Band: Eat a Peach
Deep Purple: Live in Japan
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Deluxe Edition)
Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan: Shadows in the Night
The Beatles: Please Please Me
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir: Bach, Complete Sacred Cantatas
nugs.net
Live Phish
Dead & Company

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Alfred Brendel: Live and Radio Performances, 1968-2001
Doug: Elton John: 17-11-70

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Kind Of Blue

Frampton Comes Alive

At Fillmore East

Alfred Brendel in Recital: Live and Radio Performances, 1968-2001

Eat A Peach Remastered

Live at Leeds

Europe '72 Expanded

The Song Remains The Same

Live - Greatest Hits From Around The World

Hot Tuna

Bach Cantatas

Made in Japan

Please Please Me

Cd Bob Dylan Shadows In The Night

Performance - Rockin' The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings

Fallen Angels

Live at Carnegie Hall

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12

Live At Shea Stadium 1965 (CD MINI LP OBI)

Yessongs

17-11-70

We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today. This episode runs a bit longer than usual, but we think you’ll enjoy the whole show.

“I mix the familiar and the obscure.”

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Show notes:

Alex Ross’s website, The Rest is Noise
Alex Ross’s writings on The New Yorker
Alex Ross’s books: The Rest is Noise, Listen to This
The Composers of Quiet: The Wandelweiser collective makes music between sound and silence
Wandelweiser Miscellany

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Dennis Johnson: November – Interview with R. Andrew Lee
Doug: Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band: Bongo Rock

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Special Guest: Alex Ross.

Listen to This

Bongo Rock

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

Doug and Kirk look at the audio-related elements of this week’s Apple product announcement. The headphone jack, AirPods, and Apple Music.

“Frankly, I don’t listen to a lot of new music. I’m still trying to catch up on a lot of old music.”

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Show notes:

Correction: When discussing AirPods, we said that they cannot be used with devices other than a Mac, iOS device, or Apple Watch. Since we recorded this show, Apple has stated that the AirPods can be used with any Bluetooth device. However, they only pair automatically with Macs, iOS devices, and Apple Watches.

News:

Apple: Jacks Off iPhone 7
Jabra Revo Bluetooth headphones
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple’s AirPod Mistake
Chums Slip Fit 3mm Rope Eyewear Retainer
Plantronics Voyager Legend UC Bluetooth Headset
I Forgot How Bad Apple’s EarPods (not AirPods) Sound
Apple Activates “My New Music Mix” “My Favorites Mix” on macOS and iOS Betas

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding – Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings
Doug: The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958

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The Original Mono Recordings

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The Carl Stalling Project-Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958

John Wesley Harding

Doug and Kirk discuss some news and some music and audio technology history, then examine the best ways to manage and store a digital media collection.

Show notes:

News:

Rudy Van Gelder, Renowned ‘A Love Supreme’ Engineer, Dead at 91 – Rolling Stone
Music Technology of the 1970s: A Timeline – Pitchfork

Managing and Storing Digital Media Files:

TuneSpan
Drobo
WD My Cloud 4 TB
Synology

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Harold Budd: Children on the Hill
Doug: Bis: Social Dancing

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WD 4TB My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN

Social Dancing

Doug and Kirk welcome Sangwook “Sunny” Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer. He explains what mastering and remastering are, and we learn a lot about the magic that mastering engineers perform.

“All the processing I’m doing is done on the analog side.”

Show notes:

Jacob’s Well Mastering
Sunny Nam’s recordings on Discogs
Doug Sax
The Doors on vinyl

Sunny Nam’s mastering studio.

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Blind Gary Davis: Harlem Street Singer
Doug: Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy & Elsewhere

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Special Guest: Sunny Nam.

The Doors

Harlem Street Singer

Roxy & Elsewhere

Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening. And Kirk gives an update on his first Pearl Jam listening experience.

“For $10,000 there better be a powerful placebo effect.”

Show notes:

News:

Pearl Jam: Ten
A Gift for Music Lovers Who Have It All: A Personal Utility Pole
Records’ rebirth fueled by older music obsessives, not young hipsters
Ch-Ch-Changes in the Physical Music Retail Landscape
A Couple of Work and Movement Scripts
iTunes Gets a Splash of Color
iTunes 12.5 and iOS 10 Music App to Add Lyrics to Song Playback
Ultravox: The Island Years
Wim Martens: a man of no fortune and with a name to come
Talking Heads: Fear of Music
Hugo Ball
Honda Civic 2016: A case study of the disappearing radio

Our next tracks:

Doug: ZZ Top: Rhythmeen
Kirk: Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 19: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, HI, 1/23/70

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A Man of No Fortune

Ten [Explicit]

Fear of Music

Rhythmeen

Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services?

“I have never heard a song by Pearl Jam.”

Show notes:

News:

Apple Is Finally Making iTunes Better for Classical Music
Dislike is a New iTunes 12.5 Track Property

Streaming music services:

Pearl Jam
Qobuz
Apple Music
Spotify
Tidal
Pandora
Roon
Pearl Jam: Ten

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Organisation
Doug: Daryl Hall: Sacred Songs

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

Organisation

Sacred Songs

Ten [Explicit]

Doug and Kirk discuss iTunes and AppleScript. This was bound to come sooner or later, since Doug is the AppleScript ninja. We look at what AppleScript does, and discuss more than a dozen of the most useful AppleScripts to use to manage your iTunes library.

“AppleScript does not run on Windows, and Windows does not run in my house.”

Show notes:

News:

New Pink Floyd box set covers the early years: 1965 – 1972
Pink Floyd copyright release: 1965: Their First Recordings
Everything you need to know about playing music with AirPlay
Classical Music Needs More Silence
Listen Different: Add Silence to your iTunes and iPod Playlists
High-Resolution Silence

iTunes & AppleScript:

Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes
Artist – Name Corrector
Remove n Characters from Front or Back
This Tag, That Tag
Search Replace Tag Text
Proper English Title Capitalization
List MIAs
Super Remove Dead Tracks
Music Folder Files Not Added
Move Playlists to Folder
Playlist Manager
Find Album Artwork With Google
Save Album Art as folder.jpg
Embed Artwork
Re-Embed Artwork
PDF Adder
View Cached Music
Copy Tag Info Tracks to Tracks
A Space Between
Download FAQ and Video
Windows Solutions?
Bill Nelson’s Artisanal Music

Our next tracks:

Doug: Roomful of Blues: Live at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Kirk: Bill Nelson: All That I Remember

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Live At Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

Doug and Kirk welcome back Andy Doe, digital music consultant, to discuss myths and superstitions around audio: cables, breaking in hardware, digital audio, and more. But first we discuss classical music playlists on streaming services.

“Hooray, good for you, you have magical bat ears.” Andy Doe.

Show notes:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Classical music playlists:

Here’s What’s Wrong with Classical Music on Streaming Services (Part Whatever)

Audio myths & superstitions:

Articles on Kirk’s website about hi-fi magazines writing about audio equipment
How Hi-Fi Magazines Write about Cables, Part 7: An Audiophile Shelf
IsoAcoustic speaker stands
Mastered for iTunes

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Bach: Lute Works (original version for ten-string guitar), Stephan Schmidt
Doug: Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Yas Out

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert Expanded Edition

Bach: Complete Lute Works arr. 10-string guitar

Have you ever wanted to set up your own home media server? Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of doing this, and explain how to set up a Mac mini as a media server.

Show notes:

Discovering new music:

Apple’s Mac mini
OS X Server
I wish there was an iTunes Server
WD My Passport 4 TB portable hard drive
Carbon Copy Cloner
Change Screen Resolution on Headless OS X Server
Sonos
Plex
The Merchant of Venice, by the Royal Shakespeare Company
Apple improves iCloud Music Library matching, ditches copy-protected matched files for Apple Music users
VNC Viewer
The best way to watch media on the new Apple TV: iTunes Home Sharing vs. Plex

Our next tracks:

Doug: Jeff Beck, Loud Hailer
Kirk: Emerson String Quartet – Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon

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The Merchant of Venice [Blu-ray]

Emerson String Quartet - Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon

Loud Hailer

WD 4TB Black My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBKD0040BBK-NESN [Old Model]

In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome NPR and Rolling Stone music critic Will Hermes. We take a brief stroll down memory lane, then discuss music discovery: how does a music critic, overwhelmed with choice, discover new music.

“For me to just become a nostalgia merchant; as a writer, and as a music fan, not interested.”

Show notes:

Discovering new music:

Will Hermes’ website; his writing on Rolling Stone; his reviews on WNYC; All Things Considered
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire, by Will Hermes
NPR Music
Uncut Magazine
The Wire
Pitchfork
Rate Your Music
Other People
Listen to all ten albums from Brian Eno’s Obscure Records label
Day of the Dead
Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
Rock Family Trees

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians
Doug: Johnny Thunders, So Alone

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Special Guest: Will Hermes.

Music For 18 Musicians

Day of the Dead

SO ALONE

Pete Frame's Complete Rock Family Trees

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever

Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan

In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss spoken word recordings. How to get them, how to manage them, and how to listen to them. And we discuss how the history of recording started with recordings of spoken word content.

“Like a Victorian call center.”

Show notes:

Spoken word and audiobook recordings:

Key dates in the history of audiobooks
Walt Whitman reading four lines of America
James Joyce reading from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake
JRR Tolkien reads from The Lord of the Rings
Audible.com, Audible UK, free trial with two free audiobooks
Librivox: free, public domain audiobooks
Join Together, Mac app that splices multiple audio files into one
Ripping and Playing Audiobooks

Our next tracks:

Doug: Fleetwood Mac, The Boston Box
Kirk: Arkangel Shakespeare, and King Lear on the iTunes Store

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The Boston Box

In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn analyze the rumor that Apple is planning to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone, and then discuss how people organize music by genre.

“No matter where we steer this thing, we always end up driving down inelegant boulevard.”

Show notes:

The headphone jack rumor:

An iPhone without a headphone jack? No way!
On the Recurring Rumor that Apple Is Getting Rid of the iPhone Headphone Jack
What’s the Logic Behind Apple’s New Headphone Jack?
Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter

Headphones with lightning connectors:

Philips Fidelo M2/27
Audeze EL-8 Titanium

Organizing music by genre:

ID3 version 1 genre list
Gracenote’s genre list
How the Over-Genrification of Music Is Bad for Listeners and Musicians
Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is (List of iTunes Store genres in a comment to this article)
YouTube Users Are Reinventing The Way We Classify Music – vocativ

Our next tracks:

Doug: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings By Bobby Whitlock
Kirk: Bach, Goldberg Variations (1981), on Glenn Gould: The Complete Columbia Album Collection box set

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Glenn Gould: The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Where There's A Will There's A Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings By Bobby Whitlock (2013-06-24)

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AUDEZE Audeze EL-8 Titanium w/Lightning Cable (Lightning Connection corresponding Headphone)

Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter

In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Chris Connaker who runs the Computer Audiophile website to discuss high-resolution audio. What are the pros? The cons? Is high-res for you?

“Is high-resolution worth it? There really is no definitive answer to that…”

Show notes:

The Computer Audiophile website

High-resolution audio:

Episode #3 – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Audio File Formats
Gimell Records, John Taverner – Missa Corona spinea
Why do CDs use a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz?
Hdtracks
JRiver Media Center
Fiio X7 portable audio player
roon
The Dark Art of Mastering Music – Pitchfork

Our next tracks:

Kirk: Roadies
Doug: 2, Mudcrutch

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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

MUDCRUTCH 2

FiiO X7 32GB Hi-Res Lossless Music Player, Titanium

In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a quick look at the new features coming to Apple Music, and then discuss how we listen to music with headphones and speakers. What’s the best kind of headphones? When should you use speakers? Why not use both (not at the same time, of course)?

Show notes:

News:

A Brief Overview of New Features Coming to Apple Music

Headphones and speakers:

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Studio Headphones
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
AKG K 240 Semi-Open Studio Headphones
Sony MDRV6 headphones
Sony STR-DH100 receiver
Jabra Revo Bluetooth headphones
Bose 201 speakers
Denon PMA 720AE amplifier
Focal Chorus 705v speakers
Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100
IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 speaker stands
Mackie MR mk3 studio monitors
Sonos PLAY:5
Yamaha R-N301 network stereo receiver

Our next tracks:

Kirk: The Drop, Brian Eno
Doug: The Ventures, The Ventures A Go-Go

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beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm Over-Ear Studio Headphones in Gray. Enclosed design, wired for professional recording and monitoring

Bose 201 Direct/Reflecting speaker system - Black

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 Black

Sony STR-DH100 2-Channel Audio Receiver (Black) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Denon PMA-720AE (zwart), Stereo versterkers

Sennheiser HD280PRO Headphones (old model)

Pair of Mackie MR mk3 Series MR5mk3 5-Inch 2-Way Powered Studio Monitors

Yamaha R-N301BL Network Stereo Receiver, Black

AKG Pro Audio K240 STUDIO Over-Ear, Semi-Open, Professional Studio Headphones

Focal - 705V Wenge (Pr)

Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones with CCAW Voice Coil

Sonos Play: 5 - Ultimate Wireless Smart Speaker - Black

IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 Monitor Isolation Stands (6.1” x 7.5”) Old Model

In episode #4 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name, its album, and more.

“This is the kind of mass-production of music that Henry Ford would have appreciated.” Andy Doe.

Show notes:

Andy Doe
Proper Discord

Streaming music shenanigans:

Albums are getting unbearably long and sh*tty streaming rules are to blame

Metadata:

Metametadata: almost everything you read about classical metadata is wrong
Dart Music

Our next tracks:

Doug: Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical
Kirk: The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions, Miles Davis

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.

The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions

Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical

In episode #3 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn examine the various audio file formats that you may encounter when you listen to music. You’re familiar with MP3, AAC, and, perhaps, Apple Lossless, but do you know your FLAC from your AIFF, or your WAV from your Ogg Vorbis?

Show notes:

Audio file formats:

Here’s a selection of links about audio file formats, working with lossless audio, etc.

An Overview of Audio File Formats Supported By iTunes
Everything you need to know about digital audio files
The ABCs of Lossless Music Files
Wikipedia article about lossless compression
The complete guide to using iTunes with lossless audio
Why You Shouldn’t Use WAV Files with iTunes
How to Play FLAC or Other Lossless Audio Files in iTunes, with links to free apps for Mac and Windows to convert audio files to different formats
Rip To Lossless – and Never Rip Again

Our next tracks:

Doug: Tomita, Greatest Hits

Kirk: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, Winterreise & Schwanengesang, by Ian Bostridge

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Tomita's Greatest Hits

Schubert: 3 Song Cycles

In episode #2 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a brief look at the iTunes 12.4 update, and then discuss streaming music versus owning it. Do you want to have access to most of the recorded music available or do you want to own your music, listen to it when you want, even if labels or artists decide they don’t want to play with streaming services?

Show notes:

News and Updates:

Kirk’s review of iTunes 12.4 on Macworld
Some Minor Changes in iTunes – Kirkville

Main topic, streaming versus owning music:

A New Survey of British Consumers Suggests That People Older Than 35 May Be Being “Left Out in the Cold” by Music-Streaming Services
Music Taste Matures by Age 35 (And It’s Different for Parents)
ECM Records
ECM Selected Recordings IX-XX, ECM’s only album available to stream on Apple Music
Hyperion Records
Other People Records
Pandora Music

Our next tracks:

Doug: I Still Do, Eric Clapton

Kirk: Fallen Angels, Bob Dylan

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Fallen Angels

Oscd Ec I Still Do

In episode #1 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn introduce the podcast, and explain the topics they plan to cover. They discuss streaming music and downloads, and spend some time looking at the history of music listening, from songs to albums to songs, with some tapes along the way. Then they discuss their next tracks, the music they’re planning to listen to next.

Show notes:

Introduction to The Next Track, and what the podcast is going to cover.
Doug Adams’ website, Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes.
Kirk McElhearn’s website, Kirkville.
Songs to albums to songs. How people listened to music over the years. First songs, then albums, and back to songs again with streaming.
All or Nothing at All, documentary about Frank Sinatra. Available on HBO in the US, and on Netflix in some other countries.
Leonard Bernstein Edition (Sony), Leonard Bernstein Collection (DG).
The Who, Live at Leeds, Deluxe Edition.
Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks Vol. 18, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA 7/17/76
Woodstock: 40 Years On. Even better, the Woodstock movie, director’s cut, on Blu-Ray with lots of footage that wasn’t in the original film.
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Festival Express

Our next tracks:

Doug: Live at Winterland ’68, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company

Kirk: Surprise, Paul Simon

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The Leonard Bernstein Collection - Volume One

Live at Leeds

Festival Express [Blu-ray]

Woodstock: 40 Years On

Leonard Bernstein Edition - Concertos & Orchestral Works

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music (40th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]