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Lots of artists record and perform covers, songs written and recorded by other songwriters. We discuss covers, and Doug explains the origin of the term. 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 Bobby "Blue" Bland: Turn On Your Love Light Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 Lou Reed: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965 Our next tracks: Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 The Rolling Stones: 12 X 5 Support The Next Track

We discuss AI music, and how most musicians don't make money. Then we have some thoughts about podcast listening. 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 An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned Who Is Watching All These Podcasts? The Next Track on YouTube Our next tracks: Franz Schubert: Complete Songs, Graham Johnson Deep Sea Diver: Billboard Heart If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

It 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

After 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

We 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

Doug 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

Video 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

AI 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

Wired 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

Composer and pianist Timo Andres wrote extensive listening notes for the new box set of Steve Reich's Collected Works. We talk with him about this composer whose work over the past five decades has been incredibly influential. "I went everyone to listen to music in a more abstract way." 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: Timo Andres Timo Andres on The Next Track Steve Reich: Collected Works Will Hermes Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Reckoning Ron Wood: I've Got My Own Album To Do If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Timo Andres.Support The Next Track