The Next Track

"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 sho...

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 Soprano...

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, ple...

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 — Everyth...

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: Pal...

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 O...

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...

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 repetit...

Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, affects people with many interests: musicians, photographers, and audiophiles. We discuss how this syndrome can affect people, and why people just want to keep buying more gear. 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 : Cambridge Audio: EVO...

This time, Kirk chose three rock stars to discuss from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994. 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 : Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994 Our next tracks : Vega Trails:...

We didn't all do our homework, but Doug discusses three chapters from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994. 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 : Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994 Black Sabbath:...

We have a “two guys in a pub” episode, in which we talk about the next musical artist to perform at The Sphere: Dead & Company. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro, the Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and more. 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 : Dead &amp...

We discuss the first album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, aka OMD, called Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. This was a foundational album in the synth-pop movement that started in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the UK. 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 : Orch...

Doug has long been a fan of Frank Zappa’s music, yet we’ve never spent an episode discussing it. In our irregular series looking at individual albums, we look at Zappa’s best-selling record, the 1979 Sheik Yerbouti. 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 : Frank Zappa: Sheik...

Keith Richards is still alive. We recorded this episode on his 80th birthday, and we discussed how he is one of the most important guitarists in rock music, and the backbone of The Rolling Stones 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 : @officialKeef - Keith Richards an Twit...

Apple’s recent operating system updates have added some changes to the Music app. We look into these features and how they affect the way you manage your 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 : Take Control of Mac Media Apps Patreon Doug’s Apple Scripts Our next trac...

Composer and pianist Timo Andres worked on a new edition of Philip Glass’s piano études. He talks about these works, about what piano études are, and about Glass’s 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! Guest : Timo Andres Timo Andres’s YouTube channel ‌Show notes : Timo Andres’s...

Apple is slowly phasing out iTunes on Windows, after having done so four years ago on Mac. Is it the end of the iTunes brand? 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 : Apple is finally killing off iTunes—for real this time Episode #162 - Apple's New Improved macOS Media Apps...

We discuss Miles Davis's groundbreaking 1970 album Bitches Brew. 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 : Bitches Brew The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions Rolling Stone review of Bitches Brew Guardian review of Bitches Brew Miles Runs the Voodoo Down - 8/18/1970 - Tanglewood...

Roger Waters decided to make a new version of Dark Side of the Moon. It's a mistake. 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 : Dark Side of the Moon Gets Rogered - Episode #235 - 1973 The Wall: Film Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds Our next tracks : Bach: Art of the Fugue, An...

The Sphere is a huge new venue in Las Vegas, with a massive scene that provides an immersive video experience. U2 has been playing there, with concerts that combine their music with innovative visuals. 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 Sphere Behind the scenes at...

Recordings change music by freezing it in time. 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 : Hubbub (Paywall, free to read with account creation) Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers Episode #187 - Live Performances...

A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element of rock albums. 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 : Vinyl. Album. Cove...

It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.) 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 #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolb...

Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices. 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 Zen of Everything, Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks Rude Boy (don't wa...