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Andy Doe answers listener questions about audio equipment and technology in our first Ask Andy episode. Sponsor: Drobo, simple to use storage arrays designed to protect your important data forever. Visit Drobo.com. This week’s guest: Andy Doe Proper Discord Show notes: CD Text to CD Info AppleScript Blu-Spec CD MQA Our next tracks: Kirk: Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, d. 956 Doug: The Firesign Theater: Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andy Doe.Support The Next Track

The second and final part of our interview with Timo Andres, discussing his compositions, and the business of classical music. Listen to part one. Sponsor: Drobo, simple to use storage arrays designed to keep your data safe forever. Visit Drobo.com. This week’s guest: Timo Andres’s website Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records Show notes: The Blind Banister, on the Pulitzer Prize website Alex Ross of the New Yorker on Timo Andres and other “student composers” in 2004 Russell Platt of the New Yorker on Timo Andres in 2016 Time Andres and the Britten Sinfonia Boston Symphony Orchestra: World premiere of Timo Andres’s Everything Happens So Much, November 18, 2016 Our next tracks: Kirk: Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, by Donna Coleman Doug: Frank Zappa: Yellow Shark 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

Doug and Kirk welcome Timo Andres, composer and performer of contemporary classical music. This is the first part of a two-part interview. One of the ways that […] any type of musician finds their style is by setting out to imitate something and failing. This week’s guest: Timo Andres’s website Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records Show notes: Alex Ross of the New Yorker on Timo Andres and other “student composers” in 2004 Russell Platt of the New Yorker on Timo Andres in 2016 Timo Andres: Shy and Mighty Timo Andres: Home Stretch Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music Boston Symphony Orchestra: World premiere of Timo Andres’s Everything Happens So Much, November 18, 2016 Our next tracks: Kirk: Steve Reich: Drumming on CD – Drumming on vinyl Doug: Brian Eno: Another Green World 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

Doug and Kirk welcome David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead to discuss the history of this iconic band. Sponsor: Drobo, simple to use storage arrays designed to keep your data safe forever. Visit Drobo.com. This week’s guest: David Browne’s website So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead Show notes: Kirk’s review of So Many Roads The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Our next tracks: Kirk: The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack Doug: The Grateful Dead: Terrapin Station If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: David Browne.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan. Sponsor: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Make sure your iTunes management tools are updated for latest version of iTunes and for macOS Sierra at Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Reader email: A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on last week’s episode page. News: Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry: Highway 61 Revisited, particularly Desolation Row. Blonde on Blonde, for Visions of Johanna. John Wesley Harding, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower. And more: No Direction Home, documentary about Dylan’s early years. Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings Show notes: Elegy for the iPod Apple Composite AV Cable Mactracker iTrip Our next tracks: Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke. Kirk: Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 Doug: 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.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up, and why we might want to use them. Sponsor: Drobo, simple to use storage arrays designed to keep your data safe forever. Visit Drobo.com. You’re listening to this at home for your own pleasure, it doesn’t actually matter if it’s accurate. What matters is that you like it. This week’s guest: Andy Doe, Proper Discord Show notes: Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer Wharfdale Diamond SW150 Subwoofer Mackie HR824 Mk 2 Studio Monitor Pyle Home PCB3BK 3-Inch 100-Watt Mini Cube Bookshelf Speakers Online Tone Generator Our next tracks: Kirk: Johann Sebastian Bach, Suites for Solo Cello, by Anner Bylsma Doug: Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra: Ray Sings, Basie Swings If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andy Doe.Support The Next Track

We welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues. Sponsor: Master iTunes with Kirk’s ebook and save 30% on Take Control of iTunes 12: The FAQ, the indispensable guide to iTunes. Show notes: Elijah Wald’s website Elijah Wald’s Songobiography Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties Inside Llewyn Davis The Mayor of McDougal Street Inside Dave van Ronk (the album with the cat on the cover) Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings Kirk’s review of Dylan Goes Electric Robert Palmer: Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig, May 20, 1965: Our next tracks: Kirk: Hot Tuna Doug: Howlin’ Wolf: The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Elijah Wald.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live? “Bravo!” Sponsor: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Make sure your iTunes management tools are updated for latest version of iTunes and for macOS Sierra at Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Show notes: Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Vol. 19, Honolulu, HI, January 23, 1970 The Who: Live at Leeds, Super Deluxe Edition Humble Pie: Performance – Rockin’ The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings ZZ Top: Live – Greatest Hits From Around The World Hot Tuna: Hot Tuna Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium 1965 Yes: Yessongs Chicago: Live at Carnegie Hall Grateful Dead: Europe 72 Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East Allman Brothers Band: Eat a Peach Deep Purple: Live in Japan Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Deluxe Edition) Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels Bob Dylan: Shadows in the Night The Beatles: Please Please Me Miles Davis: Kind of Blue John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir: Bach, Complete Sacred Cantatas nugs.net Live Phish Dead & Company Our next tracks: Kirk: Alfred Brendel: Live and Radio Performances, 1968-2001 Doug: Elton John: 17-11-70 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Alex Ross, a renowned music critic for The New Yorker and author of 'The Rest is Noise,' dives deep into the world of classical music. He discusses the evolving definition of the genre and the influence of marketing versus artistic expression. Ross explores the transition from traditional formats to digital streaming, reflecting on how this shift alters our listening habits. He also addresses the accessibility of classical music, the high costs of performances, and innovative ways to attract a diverse audience while sharing personal musical recommendations.

Doug and Kirk look at the audio-related elements of this week’s Apple product announcement. The headphone jack, AirPods, and Apple Music. “Frankly, I don’t listen to a lot of new music. I’m still trying to catch up on a lot of old music.” Sponsor: Master iTunes with Kirk’s ebook and save 30% on Take Control of iTunes 12: The FAQ, the indispensable guide to iTunes. Show notes: Correction: When discussing AirPods, we said that they cannot be used with devices other than a Mac, iOS device, or Apple Watch. Since we recorded this show, Apple has stated that the AirPods can be used with any Bluetooth device. However, they only pair automatically with Macs, iOS devices, and Apple Watches. News: Apple: Jacks Off iPhone 7 Jabra Revo Bluetooth headphones Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter Apple’s AirPod Mistake Chums Slip Fit 3mm Rope Eyewear Retainer Plantronics Voyager Legend UC Bluetooth Headset I Forgot How Bad Apple’s EarPods (not AirPods) Sound Apple Activates “My New Music Mix” “My Favorites Mix” on macOS and iOS Betas Our next tracks: Kirk: Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding – Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings Doug: The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track