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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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Episode #312: 1975
Jul 16, 202500:32:25Tap to summarizeIt was 50 years ago, and as years for popular music go, 1975 was a doozy. 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 Sight and Sound: 1975 1975 in music - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Al Pacino: Sonny Boy Dusty Rose Gang: A-One From Day One 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 311: Triple Albums
Jul 2, 202500:33:07Tap to summarizeAfter our previous episode discussing double albums, we wondered where to go next. We decided to turn the podcast up a notch, and discuss triple albums; much rarer than double albums, but many of them are landmarks in the history of rock 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! Show notes The Next Track: Episode #310: Double Albums List of triple albums - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Duo Ruut: Ilmateade Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston Vols 1-3 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 #310: Double Albums
Jun 18, 202500:31:01Tap to summarizeWe talk about double albums, which used to be a thing back in the LP day. They were special, because having an album with twice the music was (almost always) great. But they disappeared starting with the CD era and, now with digital, they don't exist any more. We talk about great double 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! Show notes Rolling Stone Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time The Next Track: Episode #191 - Exile on Monday Blinded by the Light (2019 film) Our next tracks: Blinded By the Light Echo & The Bunnymen: Porcupine If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #309: Shouting at Clouds
Jun 4, 202500:30:07Tap to summarizeDoug and Kirk discuss some of the things they like and dislike about the current state of audio equipment and 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! Show notes RIAA equalization - Wikipedia Cable sheathing Our next tracks: Traffic: The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #308: Playing Games
May 21, 202500:29:26Tap to summarizeVideo games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Doug has been a gamer for a long time, but Kirk only recently converted. We talk about how gaming is part of our leisure activity. 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 Batman: Arkham Asylum Assassin’s Creed Shadows Escape from Tarkov The Long Dark Stardew Valley Stray Our next tracks: Pink Floyd At Pompeii - MCMLXXII Guided by Voices: Universe Room If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #307: AI Is Everywhere
May 7, 202500:30:24Tap to summarizeAI is everywhere. It hasn't really affected music yet, or has 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! Show notes: Perplexity Microsoft made an ad with generative AI and nobody noticed How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers The Next Track: Episode #305: Timo Andres on Steve Reich's Collected Works Sonatas and Interludes - Wikipedia Our next tracks: John Cage, Sonatas and Interludes, James Tenney Corey Harris: Greens From the Garden If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #306: Displacement and the Long Tail
Apr 23, 202500:30:51Tap to summarizeWired editor Chris Anderson came up with the idea of "the long tail" in 2004, suggesting that older books, music, and other creative works would continue to sell in small amounts, making enough money over time for these creators to survive. He was wrong. Very wrong. 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: Chris Anderson, The Long Tail (Wired) Darkside at Coachella (unfortunately, the full video is no longer available; here's one song that's on YouTube) Very Seldom Casual, on uncertain.fm Our next tracks: Yasunori Imamura: J.S. Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 2 Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
Transcribe →Episode #202 - Guitarist Gerard Cousins on His New Album of Music by Phillip Glass
Feb 3, 2021Tap to summarizeThere 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. Guest: Gerard Cousins Escape Philip Glass: Opening (YouTube) Show notes: Julian Bream: 20th Century Guitar Narcisco Yepes: Bach, Works for Lute I; Works for Lute II Paul Galbraith: Nocturnal (YouTube) Orange Mountain Music Biber: Rosary Sonatas Larry Coryell: European Impressions Eric Whitacre: This Marriage (YouTube) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Film Music Bobby Keys: Bobby Keys If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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