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We discuss the state of Apple's Music app and new or missing features for 2023. Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: The iTunes Guy Doug's Scripts Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic (press release, August 2021) "Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year..." This link goes to the Classical genre on Apple Music Our next tracks: Andrew O'Hagan: Mayflies, BBC adaptation The Cars: Heartbeat City 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 look at some Christmas gifts for music lovers. Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Our previous Christmas episodes In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson at 50 Douk Audio VU22 Dual Analog VU Meter Display Douk Audio VU3 Dual Analog VU Meter, 2-Way Amplifier/Speaker Switch Wim Wenders: A Curzon Collection FAC 51 The Haçienda 1982 The Haçienda - The Club that Shoot Britain Sonos 20% off sale Pioneer DJ PLX-500 Direct Drive Turntable Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Complete Lieder Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Record labels no longer have control of which songs become popular, and, as a recent article in Billboard says, there are too many songs and not enough hits. (Yes, we recorded this back in October.) Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling to Create New Stars Bob Lefsetz, The Billboard Article Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio Robert Fripp - Celebrity Video Messages King Crimson 1000 Club Objective and Subjective Review Of My 7.1.4 Immersive Audiophile System (Chris Connaker's listening room) Our next tracks: Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Christine McVie: The Legendary Christine Perfect Album If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Do charts of the top singles make sense any more? Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs The UK Singles Chart is 70. Is it time for it to retire? Top of the Pops Official Charts The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones Burning Shed Our next tracks: Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul Nikki Lane: Denim & Diamonds 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 new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom. Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Loupedeck Live Loupdeck CT Griffin PowerMate Hindenburg Focusrite Vocaster Two Descript Monogram Sonos Arc Sonos One Brian Eno: Reflection (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.) Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio Our next tracks: [The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan](https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF) Budgie: Squawk If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

In a long Washington Post article, Geoff Edgers goes in search of perfect sounding vinyl records. Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: The Search for the Perfect Sound Better Records The Electric Recording Company Craft Recordings Intervention Records Plangent Process Our next tracks: The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night Herbie Hancock: Future Shock If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Running Up That Hill Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades Our next tracks: Lou Reed: I`m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Is it time for a new audio revolution? Immersive music may be the next big thing. Chris Connaker joins us to tell us about his 7.1.4 audio system. 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! Support The Next Track. Guest: Chris Connaker ‌Show notes: Chris Connaker's articles on immersive audio Episodes with Chris Connaker Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio MoFi on the Steve Hoffman Music Forums Our next tracks: The Capture 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.Special Guest: Chris Connaker.Support The Next Track

We've decided to take rest of the summer off, and we'll be back in September. Enjoy your summer (or your winter, if you're down under).Support The Next Track

Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs. 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! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Fade (audio engineering) A Little Bit Softer Now, a Little Bit Softer Now… The sad, gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music. Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, "Farewell" - Finale Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa Steve Reich: Tehillim What Ever Happened To The Pop Song Fade-Out? Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres Taper's Choice on archive.org Our next tracks: Taper's Choice Paul Leary: The History of Dogs, Revisited If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track