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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 Grateful Dead store "Art & Home" section Joe Jackson Look Sharp! button Our next tracks: Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Alfred Brendel Artist's Choice Nicky Hopkins, et al: Jamming With Edward! If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 Travis & Fripp apps Show notes: Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection Chapman Stick Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence Bloom Peek Inside Brian Eno’s Meditative Berlin Installation Video of the Berlin installation Our next tracks: Brian Eno & John Cale: Wrong Way Up Sugar: File Under Easy Listening If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Peter Chilvers.Support The Next Track

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 Travis & Fripp apps Travis & Fripp on the DGM label Show notes: Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection Travis & Fripp: Between the Silence Slow Life Frippertronics (Wikipedia) Soundscapes by Robert Fripp (Wikipedia) Bill Nelson: Live In Concert At Metropolis Studio Soft Machine Tour Our next tracks: King Crimson: Red Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way, Baby If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Theo Travis.Support The Next Track

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 It's actually three volumes and 3,000 pages long. Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs (Hyperion Records) The Big Book of Blues Dover music scores The Sandpaper Cover of The Return of the Durutti Column The Haçienda (Wikipedia) (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 Travis & Fripp, Between the Silence (three CD live set) Our next tracks: Travis & Fripp apps The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

We talk about the lowly b-side, the flip side of a single, which is fading away into obscurity. Show notes: LP record (Wikipedia) Vitaphone (Wikipedia) A-side and B-side (Wikipedia) Flexi disc (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: The Normal: Warm Leatherette The Sex Pistols: Did You No Wrong (B-Side of Virgin's God Save the Queen re-release); YouTube If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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 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 Audible Audiobook Narrator Hall of Fame - Simon Vance Bob Lefsetz, The Leftsetz Letter: "McCartney on Carpool Karaoke" "Side Splitter" AppleScript Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock Fill Your Head with Rock (Wikipedia) Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut) Still Crazy Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl Our next tracks: Durutti Column: The Guitar and Other Machines (Correction: it was released in 1987.) Family: Fearless If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Simon Vance.Support The Next Track

Is the home stereo dead? It certainly looks like it. Show notes: Carvel Radio Shack Realistic (Wikipedia) Wollensak (Wikipedia) Goliath Bosch The Good Fight Sonos Beam The Best Stereo Receiver (Wirecutter) Sonos One (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 Sonos Play: 5 Focal Chorus 705 Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Vol. 26 Cake: B-Sides and Rarities Support The Next Track

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 Show notes: Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment Perfect Sound For A Little Longer: In Defence Of The CD Episode #108 - Buying Records Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl Our next tracks: Thomas Dunford: Bach Dalindeo: Kallio If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: James Jackson Toth.Support The Next Track

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. Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment Delete Tracks Never Played AppleScript MusicWeb International E. J. Korvette (Wikipedia) Sam Goody (Wikipedia) Collecting Music in an Analog Age Morris Levy (Wikipedia) PhotoActive: a podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs, Hyperion Records Newbury Comics Musical Heritage Society (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: John Foxx: Metamatic (3CD version) Head Hands & Feet : Head Hands & Feet If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Do you get annoying earworms? And do you occasionally encounter mondegreens? We look at these two interesting phenomena. Show notes: Earworm (Wikipedia) Würm (third part of the Yes song Starship Trooper) To be or not to be - Shakespeare Live Mondegreen (Wikipedia) The Caterpillar - Night Gallery Capo app (not Coda, my apologies) Jean Aitchison: Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Music for Installations T-Bone Walker: I Want a Little Girl If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track