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The Next Track
Hosted by Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn · EN
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.
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The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones
2w ago00:27:25Tap to summarizeThe Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.) 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! Show notes Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues Laurie Anderson: United States Live (Wikipedia) Lone Star Cafe (Wikipedia) The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks Episode 48: Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE Keith Richards: Life Bob Spitz: The Rolling Stones Bill Wyman: Stone Alone: The Story Of A Rock'n'Roll Band Our next tracks: Muddy Waters: Folk Singer Dave Mason: Alone Together If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #333: What Happens When Things Get Old?
4w ago00:29:37Tap to summarizeWhen things get old, will they still work? If hardware devices depend on software or firmware, will you still be able to use them? Those receivers and active speakers that require software to run; will they work in twenty years? 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! Show notes Episode #332: Old is New Again The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series Blu-ray Our next tracks: Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone Television Series Score Re-recording Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention:One Size Fits All If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #332: Old is New Again
Apr 2200:26:12Tap to summarizeNostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods. 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! Show notes I turned an iPod Shuffle into my perfect music player – here’s how Yer Stack Maxell Wireless Cassette Player Can you still buy an iPod in 2026? Here's where to look online Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners - The New York Times Amazon Ending Support for Older Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices calibre MUBI Our next tracks: Something Wild Humble Pie: Smokin' If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #331: Apple's 50th Anniversary
Apr 800:29:20Tap to summarizeIt was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products. "Instead of having a company that wanted to change the world, we now have a company that wants to charge the world." 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! Show notes David Pogue Writes the History of Apple Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Cornell, 5/8/77 U.S. Marine Band: Century Selection If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #330: Paul on the Run
Mar 2500:30:42Tap to summarizeWe watched the new documentary, Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, about his post-Beatles experiment with Wings. We have thoughts. 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! Show notes On Battle After Another Sinners Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (documentary) Man on the Run (soundtrack) Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run (book) Wings (2 CD best-of compilation) Bradley Lehman: Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning Our next tracks: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Andras Schiff L7: The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #329: 1979
Mar 1100:32:36Tap to summarizeIn another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever. 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! Show notes Sony Pressman Our next tracks: Moby: Future Quiet The Soft Boys: Can of Bees If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #328: Influential Albums
Feb 2500:30:06Tap to summarizeWe discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture. 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! Show notes 25 of the most influential albums in music history Our next tracks: Phantasm: The Well-Tempered Consort - I Plastiscines: LP1 If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #327: Greatest Hits
Feb 1100:30:44Tap to summarizeThe Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era 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! Show notes Greatest hits album - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Crumb: Dan Nadel The Suburbs: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left the Building If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #326: The Grateful Dead Episode
Jan 2800:27:08Tap to summarizeIn spite of the fact that Kirk has been a Deadhead for decades, we have never done an episode about the Grateful Dead. With the passing of Bob Weir recently, we decided to talk a bit about the Dead, its history, and its future. 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! Show notes Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners The Next Track: Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: Trios 6-disc box set Kula Shaker: K If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #325: Anthemic Rock Songs
Jan 1400:30:01Tap to summarizeWe look at a specific type of rock song that could be called "anthemic." This type of song generally has a number of movements, a slow introduction, is longer than average, and ends in a crescendo. 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! EMBED_TK Show notes Anthemic rock songs: Hotel California Free Bird Stairway to Heaven Nights in White Satin Baba O’Reilly Layla You Can’t Always Get What You Want Roundabout Aqualung Starless L. A. Woman Thunder Road Metal Box - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Bob Weir: Ace Aerosmith: Pump If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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