The Next Track

In spite of the fact that Kirk has been a Deadhead for decades, we have never done an episode about the Grateful Dead. With the passing of Bob Weir recently, we decided to talk a bit about the Dead, its history, and its future. 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 Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners The Next Track: Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: Trios 6-disc box set Kula Shaker: K If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

We look at a specific type of rock song that could be called "anthemic." This type of song generally has a number of movements, a slow introduction, is longer than average, and ends in a crescendo. 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! EMBED_TK ‌Show notes Anthemic rock songs: Hotel California Free Bird Stairway to Heaven Nights in White Satin Baba O’Reilly Layla You Can’t Always Get What You Want Roundabout Aqualung Starless L. A. Woman Thunder Road Metal Box - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Bob Weir: Ace Aerosmith: Pump If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

The album isn't dead. Doug has been discovering new ways to listen to albums in Apple's Music app. We also chat a bit about the good old days, when you could tweak macOS. Remember ResEdit? 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 Hudlum - Many Tricks ResEdit - Wikipedia RIP Mac OS X Hints, Nov 4 2000 – Nov 4 2014 – The Robservatory Mac OS X Power Hound GrapheneOS A Space Between v3.4 Side Splitter v3.0 3M Precise Mouse Pad Logitech MX Master 4 mouse Our next tracks: The Dictators: Bloodbrothers If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Back in the day, everything was recorded on tape. Tape is deteriorating, and some people are trying to restore old recordings before they crumble. 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 ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes Rag paper - Wikipedia Compact Cassette tape types and formulations - Wikipedia The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 1 - Wikipedia Our next tracks: The Durutti Column: The Return Of The Durutti Column Zapp: Zapp If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Lots of people have gift guides this time of year, but we decided to talk about how we don't really need anything at this time of year and have nothing to recommend to others. 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 MacVoices Podcast Chris Connaker on immersive audio: Audiophile Style Duhkha (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: Schubert, Four Hands: Bertrand Chamayou & Leif Ove Andsnes Paul Collins Beat: The Beat If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Kirk recently read Cameron Crowe's memoir The Uncool, about his experience writing about music, notably for Rolling Stone. Doug and Kirk reflect on rock music journalism. 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 Cameron Crowe: The Uncool, a Memoir Almost Famous Fast Times at Ridgemont High Jerry Maguire Aloha Can AI tell us anything meaningful about Bob Dylan’s songs? - Aeon Essays Write Now with Scrivener The Bongos - Wikipedia Richard Hambleton, ‘Shadowman’ of the ’80s Art Scene, Dies at 65 - The New York Times Shadowman (documentary about Richard Hambleton) Our next tracks: Patti Smith: Horses Superchunk: Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023 If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Kirk was invited by Amazon to be part of a focus group for a forthcoming film on Amazon Prime. He talks about the experience, and he and Doug discuss the key economic difference between music streaming and video streaming. 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 Keeping Faith - BBC iPlayer Lillyhammer Our next tracks: Brian Brubaker: Eno Piano The Del Fuegos: Boston, Mass. If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Bruce Springsteen has released a four-disc set around his 1982 acoustic album Nebraska, including electric versions of many of the songs. "You could multi-track right in the bathroom." 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 Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition review – fabled album falls short of expectations Ian Penman: Infinite Wibble: Brian v. Eno Betty Cantor-Jackson - Wikipedia Springsteen on Broadway Our next tracks: Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe: Liminal The Ratchets: Glory Bound If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Why are there so many biopics about musicians lately? Follow the money... 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 Rock’s Legends Were Messy. You’d Never Know That From Today’s Movies. - The New York Times Upcoming Biopics! Which ones are you excited for? 'Hot Rodent Boyfriends' - A Guide To The Most Famous 'Rat Men' Beatlemania (musical) - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Fred Hersch: The Surrounding Green Hell-Bent: Insurgent Country, Vol. 2 If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Apple's new operating systems are out, all numbered 26, and Doug and Kirk discuss changes to the Music app. 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's overviews of the new 26 operating systems Our next tracks: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 1, Paul Badura-Skoda Linda Ronstadt: Simple Dreams If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

It's hard for us to remember, but there was a time before there was recorded music. How did people hear 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 Laurie Anderson on Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow Lyceum movement - Wikipedia Astor Place Riot - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: Ride Into the Sun Devo: Duty Now for the Future If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Some musicians fight to get control of their old music, and others sell off their back catalog. Songs are just another commodity in the capitalist 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! ‌Show notes ‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years Elvis Presley - Wikipedia Colonel Tom Parker - Wikipedia Berne Convention - Wikipedia Bowie Bonds - Wikipedia The Technium: 1,000 True Fans DGM Live: 1000 Club Our next tracks: Jerry Garcia Band: Live at the Warfield Ron Wood: Fearless If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Lots of artists record and perform covers, songs written and recorded by other songwriters. We discuss covers, and Doug explains the origin of the term. 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 Bobby "Blue" Bland: Turn On Your Love Light Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 Lou Reed: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965 Our next tracks: Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 The Rolling Stones: 12 X 5

We discuss AI music, and how most musicians don't make money. Then we have some thoughts about podcast listening. 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 An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned Who Is Watching All These Podcasts? The Next Track on YouTube Our next tracks: Franz Schubert: Complete Songs, Graham Johnson Deep Sea Diver: Billboard Heart If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

It was 50 years ago, and as years for popular music go, 1975 was a doozy. 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 Sight and Sound: 1975 1975 in music - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Al Pacino: Sonny Boy Dusty Rose Gang: A-One From Day One If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

After our previous episode discussing double albums, we wondered where to go next. We decided to turn the podcast up a notch, and discuss triple albums; much rarer than double albums, but many of them are landmarks in the history of rock 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 The Next Track: Episode #310: Double Albums List of triple albums - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Duo Ruut: Ilmateade Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston Vols 1-3 If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

We talk about double albums, which used to be a thing back in the LP day. They were special, because having an album with twice the music was (almost always) great. But they disappeared starting with the CD era and, now with digital, they don't exist any more. We talk about great double 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 Rolling Stone Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time The Next Track: Episode #191 - Exile on Monday Blinded by the Light (2019 film) Our next tracks: Blinded By the Light Echo & The Bunnymen: Porcupine If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Doug and Kirk discuss some of the things they like and dislike about the current state of audio equipment and the music industry. 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 RIAA equalization - Wikipedia Cable sheathing Our next tracks: Traffic: The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Video games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Doug has been a gamer for a long time, but Kirk only recently converted. We talk about how gaming is part of our leisure activity. 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 Batman: Arkham Asylum Assassin’s Creed Shadows Escape from Tarkov The Long Dark Stardew Valley Stray Our next tracks: Pink Floyd At Pompeii - MCMLXXII Guided by Voices: Universe Room If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

AI is everywhere. It hasn't really affected music yet, or has it? 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: Perplexity Microsoft made an ad with generative AI and nobody noticed How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers The Next Track: Episode #305: Timo Andres on Steve Reich's Collected Works Sonatas and Interludes - Wikipedia Our next tracks: John Cage, Sonatas and Interludes, James Tenney Corey Harris: Greens From the Garden If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.