The Next Track

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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Aug 14, 2024 • 27min

Episode #288: Merch

It's tough to make money in the music business. So artists sell merch. 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: Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead parking lot market) Live Nation announces it will drop merch cuts and pay $1,500 stipend to all club acts Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them. Adele in Munich Robert Fripp: The Guitar Circle Robert Fripp merch Handmade by Toyah & Robert Cameo - Robert Fripp videos I thought Bob Dylan had fallen in love with me – then he asked me for $5,000 Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 Elastica: Elastica 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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Jul 31, 2024 • 30min

Episode #287: The Summer Doldrums

It's the summer of Apple beta software. We chat a bit about the Music app, new operating systems, and how Apple's AI could affect Apple 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: macOS Sequoia Preview Moom Soulver How to Install Apple Beta Software for macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and tvOS 11 Install macOS Sequoia Beta in a Virtual Machine on an M1, M2, or M3 Mac with UTM "By saying, “Hey Siri, I like this song,” HomePod and Apple Music become the perfect musicologist..." The Music Genome Project Our next tracks: Reformation: Mishka Rushdie Momen Leon Russel: Carney 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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Jul 17, 2024 • 29min

Episode #286: Reach

"Don’t confuse consumption with reach." 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: Reach, Bob Lefsetz Glastonbury on the BBC iPlayer Glastonbury 2024 line-up Our next tracks: Robert Fripp: Washington Square Church CD, download Rory Gallagher: Calling Card 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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Jul 3, 2024 • 28min

Episode #285: Is Classic Rock the New Classical Music

No one gets up in the morning and says, “I want to be in a classic rock band.” 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 most popular, obscure, Democratic, Republican and hated music in America Queen Catalog to Be Acquired by Sony Music for £1 Billion Music on The Sopranos Our next tracks: Daniel Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas The Three O'Clock: Sixteen Tambourines 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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Jun 19, 2024 • 29min

Episode #284: You Can't Beat the System

Something always goes wrong. "The grass may look great, but it's not real grass." 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: Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome Our next tracks: Charles Ives: Concord Sonata, by Donna Coleman) Dog Party: Dangerous 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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Jun 5, 2024 • 30min

Episode #283: Another Green World

Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World. 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: Another Green World Another Green World (Wikipedia) Oblique Strategies Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson Brian Eno — Everything Merges With The Night — Timo Andres Another Day on Earth David Byrne: Catherine Wheel Our next tracks: King Crimson - Full Show (The Noise - Live At Fréjus 1982) Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking 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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May 22, 2024 • 30min

Episode #282: Embracing the CD Revival

Continuing with our multi-episode arc, we discuss the joys of listening to CDs. 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: My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office Another Timbre Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77 Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas Our next tracks: Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Simple Minds: Empires and Dance 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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May 8, 2024 • 32min

Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear

Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work. 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: NAD C 3050 amplifier NAD BluOS module Cambridge Audio CXA61 amplifier Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Adapter CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock Our next tracks: Durutti Column: Vini Reilly 35th Anniversary Edition The Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings 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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Apr 24, 2024 • 29min

Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales

Tech is full of surprises. 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: NAD C 538 CD Player Episode #177 - Author Michael Connelly on Music in the Harry Bosch Novels and TV Series Our next tracks: Original Cast Recording: Girl from the North Country Thurston Moore: By the Fire 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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Apr 10, 2024 • 27min

Episode #279: Lyrics

We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years? 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: Billie Eilish Clarifies Comments About ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Variants: ‘I Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’ Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades Genius Our next tracks: Timo Andres: The Blind Banister The Hanging Stars: On a Golden Shore 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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