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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 Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (Wikipedia) Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Wikipedia) Woodstock Blu-Ray Woodstock: 40 Years On Woodstock history: all the bands and setlists from the original festival Our next tracks: [Santana: Soul Sacrifice (from Woodstock); edited version from the movie (YouTube) Ten Years After: Ssssh If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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? Is Apple Splitting Up iTunes? Here’s How They’ll Do It Our next tracks: Jon Savage: This searing light, the sun and everything else - Joy Division: The Oral History Jo Jo Gunne: Bite Down Hard If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 Sacred Root: Kung Fu Flute & Buddhist Blues (Shakuhachi Unleashed, Vol. III) Green Swampy Water (video) Show notes: Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi Taimu shakuhachi by Ken LaCosse Ney flute (Wikipedia) Bansuri flute (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: Chiku Za: Take To Iki T. Rex: The Slider If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Cornelius Boots.Support The Next Track

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 Kirk said musicians playing in arenas and studios; obviously he meant stadiums; or stadia, if you want to be pedantic Cruise to the Edge Jam Cruise 27 Rockers Going Strong After 70 Ages of Rock Stars Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry plug album + tour The Ship of Theseus Our next tracks: Jethro Tull: Aqualung Reverend Gary Davis: Live in Newport If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 Wi-Fi SweetSpots AirPort (Wikipedia); look for the photo of the first AirPort base station NetGear Orbi outdoor unit Our next tracks: Iron & Wine: Around the Well The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 Proper Discord Show notes: Algorithm: "a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations" (Wikipedia) Music Genome Project (Wikipedia) Preparing for the Post-Album Music Industry The 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) Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau Trio: Seymour Reads the Constitution! KO KO MO: Technicolor Life If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 36% of Americans now own smart speakers. Here’s what that means for musicians. Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, Marc-André Hamelin Fans buy the 'wrong' Stephen King book Bob Weir: Ace Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Playing in the Band, 5/21/74 (on Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It) Blondie: Parallel Lines If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

It's been a long, strange trip, and it's time to get truckin' on. Show notes: Doug's website Kirk's website Thanks for helping make this a wonderful adventure. See you all again somewhere.Support The Next Track

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 Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album Small Faces: Small Faces Episode #114 - Theo Travis on His New Travis & Fripp Apps Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence Robert Fripp Soundscapes: World Financial Centre New York United States Steppenwolf: For Ladies Only The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker 'n' Heat Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevail Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming Steve Reich: Pulse Quartet Lew Lewis: Save the Wail Brian Eno: Music for Installations If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar The Classical Music Recordings Discussion Group (Facebook) How to Share Your Listening History in Apple Music Doug's profile on Apple Music Kirk's profile on Apple Music Our next tracks: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; two-disc CD Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track