feed02.fireside.fm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:55:47 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Next Track https://www.thenexttrack.com Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:15:05 +0100 Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video. en-us © 2026 Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn episodic A podcast about how people listen to music today. Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video. false Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn kirk@mcelhearn.com yes Support the show! The Next Track, Episode #335: Forgotten Artists and Changing Musical Tastes https://www.thenexttrack.com/340 81402a1d-9999-45c8-a544-715715f0ddea Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug discovered The DeMarco Sisters, an American close harmony singing group, watching TMC. We discuss how hugely popular artists can become forgotten and how musical tastes go out of fashion. 30:15 false Doug discovered The DeMarco Sisters, an American close harmony singing group, watching TMC. We discuss how hugely popular artists can become forgotten and how musical tastes go out of fashion.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+0zsI9Llo ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones https://www.thenexttrack.com/339 c1457757-62f5-4ec1-ad0d-ba7ea0ed8d29 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.) 27:25 false The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.)

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]]> The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.)

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]]> The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.)

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+FLVlTICs ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #333: What Happens When Things Get Old? https://www.thenexttrack.com/338 1392caf0-da9d-4037-87ba-56cf2c15d726 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn When things get old, will they still work? If hardware devices depend on software or firmware, will you still be able to use them? Those receivers and active speakers that require software to run; will they work in twenty years? 29:37 false When things get old, will they still work? If hardware devices depend on software or firmware, will you still be able to use them? Those receivers and active speakers that require software to run; will they work in twenty years?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+3XYalvQf ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #332: Old is New Again https://www.thenexttrack.com/337 099122dd-533e-4c38-b30f-656c82e9ccfc Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Nostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods. 26:12 false Nostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+2gchcCZ6 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #331: Apple's 50th Anniversary https://www.thenexttrack.com/336 916ff458-0210-4a9b-9281-eeb2ef63f70c Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products. "Instead of having a company that wanted to change the world, we now have a company that wants to charge the world." 29:20 false It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products.

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]]> It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products.

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]]> It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+JZbeP2Fk ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #330: Paul on the Run https://www.thenexttrack.com/335 5a1a7b9b-84bf-43b5-a378-02b91bc09677 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We watched the new documentary, Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, about his post-Beatles experiment with Wings. We have thoughts. 30:42 false We watched the new documentary, Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, about his post-Beatles experiment with Wings. We have thoughts.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+U5PeT1Qz ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #329: 1979 https://www.thenexttrack.com/334 e72bc8c5-ef50-490f-bcaa-a246912406ca Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever. 32:36 false In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever.

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]]> In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+a8yci_8t ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #328: Influential Albums https://www.thenexttrack.com/333 308a5db9-cb3a-4d74-898a-5d0834863176 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture. 30:06 false We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture.

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]]> We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+XQvRkh6j ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #327: Greatest Hits https://www.thenexttrack.com/332 c1b7dbc3-5dbc-43fe-b3d4-f185f713f2aa Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming? 30:44 false The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+YUMfuFsH ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #326: The Grateful Dead Episode https://www.thenexttrack.com/331 8a9fd590-6b56-4cd6-9734-e4f4fceb35be Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 27:08 false 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+4SAdOL4W ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #325: Anthemic Rock Songs https://www.thenexttrack.com/330 e1e875f2-368e-4d99-9a2e-9415aa596a5b Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 30:01 false 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.

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  • 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
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  • 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

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  • 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

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+tO4-gFkn ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #324: Listening to Albums on a Mac https://www.thenexttrack.com/329 ba25b296-0458-4395-9c44-36924a148b90 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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? 31:44 false 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?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+qJV8TFt3 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #323: Old Tapes Are Deteriorating, and Music Is Fading Away https://www.thenexttrack.com/328 f7f3b065-02c9-4735-b5f1-2e1c56068926 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Back in the day, everything was recorded on tape. Tape is deteriorating, and some people are trying to restore old recordings before they crumble. 31:38 false Back in the day, everything was recorded on tape. Tape is deteriorating, and some people are trying to restore old recordings before they crumble.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+X7LxMKGa ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #322: Our Non-Gift Guide https://www.thenexttrack.com/327 a90ba4f6-5244-48b8-a889-2c7cd341e4dc Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 31:36 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+yMHnZS4w ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #321: Writing About Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/326 c4a68425-8aad-4eef-b6ec-6bf4170f758e Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 27:02 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+KKryMLvH ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #319: Electric Nebraska https://www.thenexttrack.com/324 1004c356-e5df-44f7-88f0-ef9a8fa779f0 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Bruce Springsteen has released a four-disc set around his 1982 acoustic album Nebraska, including electric versions of many of the songs. 27:41 false Bruce Springsteen has released a four-disc set around his 1982 acoustic album Nebraska, including electric versions of many of the songs.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+312-uHXJ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #318: Biopics https://www.thenexttrack.com/323 e263972a-fa18-414c-b3c4-3d3dce541ad3 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Why are there so many biopics about musicians lately? Follow the money... 28:00 false Why are there so many biopics about musicians lately? Follow the money...

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+6_dk0v9R ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #317: Apple's Music App in macOS/iOS/iPadOS 26 https://www.thenexttrack.com/321 981ac5ee-40c1-4262-8c25-511fe6549d40 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Apple's new operating systems are out, all numbered 26, and Doug and Kirk discuss changes to the Music app. 29:50 false Apple's new operating systems are out, all numbered 26, and Doug and Kirk discuss changes to the Music app.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+u2CSbvne ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #316: There Was a Time When There Was No Recorded Music... https://www.thenexttrack.com/322 df12a6d4-b87c-4f44-8758-7f7b9f222a2e Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn It's hard for us to remember, but there was a time before there was recorded music. How did people hear music? 27:30 false It's hard for us to remember, but there was a time before there was recorded music. How did people hear music?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+SNLPiH-I ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #315: Back Catalog https://www.thenexttrack.com/320 c11c97a2-b1cb-432f-8d87-bbdd2985d61f Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 21:51 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+zZbAmC4v ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #314: Covers https://www.thenexttrack.com/319 6d58eaf9-8556-445c-a1c0-1ff48f8101f5 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 26:03 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+x4qDN7c0 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #312: 1975 https://www.thenexttrack.com/317 12eb7d0b-e8c1-4cf6-9bed-9c8b63eefbe1 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn It was 50 years ago, and as years for popular music go, 1975 was a doozy. 32:25 false It was 50 years ago, and as years for popular music go, 1975 was a doozy.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+L428ZB9l ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode 311: Triple Albums https://www.thenexttrack.com/316 51499dbe-dd09-4e00-b453-6e0547cfb7f9 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 33:07 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+MmPhQzpP ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #310: Double Albums https://www.thenexttrack.com/315 dbbc4ece-54d9-4ffd-877e-eb2fc39ea35a Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 31:01 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vQJSyB_R ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #309: Shouting at Clouds https://www.thenexttrack.com/314 1fb98128-ec60-412c-96e2-99ef1dd544f3 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss some of the things they like and dislike about the current state of audio equipment and the music industry. 30:07 false Doug and Kirk discuss some of the things they like and dislike about the current state of audio equipment and the music industry.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ArBTAYTu ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #308: Playing Games https://www.thenexttrack.com/313 561391bf-ce06-4a85-961f-f3f301b36001 Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 29:26 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+N1n6BUXr ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #307: AI Is Everywhere https://www.thenexttrack.com/312 45d4389f-41e0-4a41-aa6e-106eac5bf122 Wed, 07 May 2025 07:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn AI is everywhere. It hasn't really affected music yet, or has it? 30:24 false AI is everywhere. It hasn't really affected music yet, or has it?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+1y_8qo7v ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #306: Displacement and the Long Tail https://www.thenexttrack.com/311 47183cd1-1190-4cf7-82fc-2e01c6ad1d82 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Wired editor Chris Anderson came up with the idea of "the long tail" in 2004, suggesting that older books, music, and other creative works would continue to sell in small amounts, making enough money over time for these creators to survive. He was wrong. Very wrong. 30:51 false Wired editor Chris Anderson came up with the idea of "the long tail" in 2004, suggesting that older books, music, and other creative works would continue to sell in small amounts, making enough money over time for these creators to survive. He was wrong. Very wrong.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+RMYKITYl ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #305: Timo Andres on Steve Reich's Collected Works https://www.thenexttrack.com/310 117e7b97-d207-4762-9837-97d3821550dd Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Composer and pianist Timo Andres wrote extensive listening notes for the new box set of Steve Reich's Collected Works. We talk with him about this composer whose work over the past five decades has been incredibly influential. "I went everyone to listen to music in a more abstract way." 37:19 false Composer and pianist Timo Andres wrote extensive listening notes for the new box set of Steve Reich's Collected Works. We talk with him about this composer whose work over the past five decades has been incredibly influential.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Z3YmkMo0 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Timo Andres Episode #304: Box Sets https://www.thenexttrack.com/309 868f7ce1-ffe3-40a7-8267-f6a02ccbf1cc Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The Grateful Dead released a big box set that Kirk will not buy, leading Doug and Kirk to discuss box sets of CDs. 29:18 false The Grateful Dead released a big box set that Kirk will not buy, leading Doug and Kirk to discuss box sets of CDs.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+PvjcELvn ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #303: What Is Our Dream Home Audio Setup? https://www.thenexttrack.com/308 af018764-58ee-481e-8fe1-e5ff274950d0 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We muse on our dream home audio setups, the enshittification of streaming TV, and Doug explains how he has music in his bathroom. 29:20 false We muse on our dream home audio setups, the enshittification of streaming TV, and Doug explains how he has music in his bathroom.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+rZXWA1eQ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #302: Rant about Apple's Music App https://www.thenexttrack.com/307 1627a8a7-26e9-444d-95ba-278efb50eccb Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We rant about compilations in Apple's music app, and some other annoyances. 29:03 false We rant about compilations in Apple's music app, and some other annoyances.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+yK2afQNx ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #301: The Freddy Mercurization of Dylan https://www.thenexttrack.com/306 478bb6c2-ec94-4864-9d6c-c421eab3cd67 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The recent movie about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, has led many people to "discover" Bob Dylan's music. 23:11 false The recent movie about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, has led many people to "discover" Bob Dylan's music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+UaqesPuv ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #300: Billions and Obscura https://www.thenexttrack.com/305 0bebcd5e-dfa7-4771-a269-c94056c5d125 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We look at Spotify's Billions Club, and discuss how some people are trying to discover the most unplayed music. 28:42 false We look at Spotify's Billions Club, and discuss how some people are trying to discover the must unplayed music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+OBwvXQi5 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #299: The Normalization of Apple's Media App; Songs in Movies https://www.thenexttrack.com/304 d6cb96f2-eda8-4bb5-96dd-9ac883ea37dc Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn With the release of Kirk's new book, Take Control of Apple Media Apps, we discuss how Apple has normalized their media apps and, perhaps, finally made them easier to use. We also discus the use of songs in movies. 31:47 false With the release of Kirk's new book, Take Control of Apple Media Apps, we discuss how Apple has normalized their media apps and, perhaps, finally made them easier to use. We also discus the use of songs in movies.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+McnRsRRc ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #298: Fake Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/303 7ccd441b-f025-4866-8c19-0148a6430fe7 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Streaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music. 30:13 false Streaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+O_025jAe ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #297: 1984 https://www.thenexttrack.com/302 d43f0910-91b8-4d9a-b1b6-e64598e95cf6 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 1984 wasn't like 1984. 29:09 false 1984 wasn't like 1984.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+GCJc-orA ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack https://www.thenexttrack.com/301 978ebe57-3455-4ce9-95f9-82df3eb1ee96 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Apparently "nostalgia concerts," where bands play full albums, have become common; not everyone likes this idea. Rolling Stone made a list of the "best" 74 albums of 1974. And we discuss movie soundtracks, with specific reference to Hans Zimmer's music for Interstellar. 28:52 false Apparently "nostalgia concerts," where bands play full albums, have become common; not everyone likes this idea. Rolling Stone made a list of the "best" 74 albums of 1974. And we discuss movie soundtracks, with specific reference to Hans Zimmer's music for Interstellar.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+veqY4Ey9 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed https://www.thenexttrack.com/300 19d70080-3c0d-4a32-a0de-d61208a03d49 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We talk about selling records with the unique Burning Shed, the British online record store that offers a curated selected of progressive rock, new wave, ambient, and electronic music. 32:11 false We talk about selling records with the unique Burning Shed, the British online record store that offers a curated selected of progressive rock, new wave, ambient, and electronic music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+g2LYtHsC ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players https://www.thenexttrack.com/299 1f4c9ad6-9c50-4f64-81f3-31ee2a258d10 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island. 33:15 false With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+yVVbkLBC ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #293: Desert Island Discs Redux https://www.thenexttrack.com/298 34912fe5-50b7-4220-be16-baa49be544fd Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss desert island discs as a thought experiment, though we didn't agree on the ground rules. 30:09 false We discuss desert island discs as a thought experiment, though we didn't agree on the ground rules.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+-sGdUMT6 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #292: Music as Product https://www.thenexttrack.com/297 eeb7fc0e-56a1-4014-b7b3-c7bef01f8122 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Music is a product. We discuss how music is sold and promoted. 32:00 false Music is a product. We discuss how music is sold and promoted.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+5FOE-KAy ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #291: Why Can't Concerts Be More Interesting? https://www.thenexttrack.com/296 6a3b7b65-b66a-4c55-b19a-d2a147a1e124 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kirk attended a unique concert recently, and Doug and Kirk discuss how concerts could be more interesting. 27:57 false Kirk attended a unique concert recently, and Doug and Kirk discuss how concerts could be more interesting.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+EKZ--yPJ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #290: Why Most People Have Better Audio on Their TV Systems https://www.thenexttrack.com/295 f8f15b7b-e760-423d-8fda-9c2808fb1a37 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn People are more likely to have good audio for their TV, to watch movies and films, than for music these days. 31:11 false People are more likely to have good audio for their TV, to watch movies and films, than for music these days.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+lDYkHBXL ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #289: Audio Gear and Firmware: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind https://www.thenexttrack.com/294 319497f2-0243-4401-8308-9248c83fe231 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Don't buy hi-fi audio equipment that needs firmware updates. (This means you, Sonos.) 29:56 false Don't buy hi-fi audio equipment that needs firmware updates. (This means you, Sonos.)

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+4fvEAas8 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #286: Reach https://www.thenexttrack.com/291 2d93fdf4-62ae-49ae-9f0d-1cce986957b8 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:30:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn "Don’t confuse consumption with reach." 29:20 false "Don’t confuse consumption with reach."

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+1G6k5xfQ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #285: Is Classic Rock the New Classical Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/290 3fa4afd4-3cd8-42b5-addf-55a210b7ec5f Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn No one gets up in the morning and says, “I want to be in a classic rock band.” 27:39 false No one gets up in the morning and says, “I want to be in a classic rock band.”

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+LRWURxfT ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #283: Another Green World https://www.thenexttrack.com/288 7222ab21-f83c-4d09-8104-00705faa2006 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World. 30:01 false Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ZNp1QhBb ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear https://www.thenexttrack.com/286 1d324b68-3cec-4bdb-94b5-88ba914b702d Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work. 31:36 false Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+LaQrv83k ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome https://www.thenexttrack.com/283 985fa19a-acac-4350-b052-f4f944ff06cb Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 28:51 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+tPyYM-m9 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2 https://www.thenexttrack.com/282 25bea3b9-c450-4f9b-80fa-248a3688e24d Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 29:59 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+9hEgghRv ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #275: Dead at the Sphere, Vision Pro, Grammys, Taylor Swift, the Superb Owl, and More https://www.thenexttrack.com/280 5e78deba-9121-49c7-8488-46a7375df066 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 31:11 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+__S07GkU ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #274: OMD https://www.thenexttrack.com/279 fb9a2fff-c1b8-4a2a-a721-c66c69ff3d5d Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 28:21 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+1Ko2OFCI ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #273: Sheik Yerbouti https://www.thenexttrack.com/278 dac84155-8d7f-4757-bfea-f94505f4bf09 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 29:24 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+i61f9sPZ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #272: Keef https://www.thenexttrack.com/277 4713dd87-880e-4c06-b0f3-699ef3ca12d9 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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 30:09 false 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

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+NI9MBOAf ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #266: Is the Sphere the Future of Concerts https://www.thenexttrack.com/271 0db872b9-6cb2-4879-870b-264075c28a6f Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 32:29 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+IhF3gvQ4 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #264: The Heyday of Album Artwork https://www.thenexttrack.com/269 b7882e18-7fe7-4043-8a53-28dd54a63aae Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 32:35 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+oAdRa4eU ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #263: More Thoughts on Dolby Atmos https://www.thenexttrack.com/268 fd4ded3e-89d7-4311-b4ce-439631b264ff Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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.) 29:54 false 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.)

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ATEikVsn ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #256: You'll Never Have to Watch the Woodstock Movie Again https://www.thenexttrack.com/261 78d7baac-d57b-4c3e-a495-06f470899f5d Wed, 24 May 2023 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug watched the Woodstock movie. He'll never have to watch it again. 24:50 false Doug re-watched the Woodstock movie. He'll never have to watch it again.

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Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

This 1976 work is one of the foundational works of minimalism. Its driving beat, or pulse, as Reich calls it, makes it a toe-tapper. This recording, on the ECM label in 1978, is the first recording by Steve Reich and Musicians. There have been many recordings since then by Reich and by other ensembles.

John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

You can't talk about 20th-century classical music without mentioning John Cage. His music, mostly created using chance operations, was revolutionary. The pieces on this recording were composed between 1946 and 1948, before Cage adopted his Yi Jing influenced compositional approach. The revolution here is the "prepared" piano, in which screws and bolts, pieces of plastic and rubber were wedged between the piano strings, turning into a percussion ensemble.

Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet

Morton Feldman was a close friend of John Cage, but his music was very different. Many of his pieces are long - this one lasts 79 minutes - and quite. His music has slow, soft, slowly morphing phrases, and you can get lost in his sound world.

Toru Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time

Strongly influenced by western classical music, notably Debussy, Tour Takemitsu created unique music that doesn't fit easily in any boxes. This 1990 work is a concerto for five percussionists and orchestra, and lasts about 36 minutes.

Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach

Philip Glass is one of the foundational composers of New York minimalism, and is well known for his operas and film scores. His first "opera," Einstein on the Beach, lasts about five hours, and is a summation of his various composing styles in the 1970s. This recording is from the 1984 revival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which I attended, and which has left its mark on me. If you like this, you may want to see the opera staged, and this Blu-Ray of a 2014 production in Paris is excellent.

Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d’Oiseaux

My only atonal selection is this group of works by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. He lived in the French Alps for many years, and in this series of piano pieces, Catalogue of birds, he presents his take on songs of the different birds heard around France. Much of Messiaen's music is "difficult," but if you take the time to get into this recording, you may find it enjoyable.

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was "discovered" in the west in 1984 when ECM released this album. The title work, from 1977, is an example of music that deconstructs, and other works on the album are also fascinating.

Terry Riley: In C

One of the first true minimalist works, In C "consists of 53 short numbered musical phrases, lasting from half a beat to 32 beats; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times at the discretion of each musician in the ensemble. Each musician thus has control over which phrase they play, and players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase." (Wikipedia) This is the first recording, from 1968, led by the composer, but it has been recorded many times since.

Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Divided

This work consists of 36 variations on a Chilean protest song ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! which is both highly musical and extremely difficult to perform.

Timo Andres: Home Stretch

Timo Andres is a young composer living in New York City. This recording is probably the most classical sounding of my selection. At its center is a "reconstruction" of an incomplete Mozart piano concerto, which is "an almost entirely new-sounding piece, which I hope will be an antidote to the studied blandness of most existing completions." This is bookended by Home Stretch, a piece "in three large sections which gradually accelerate: beginning in almost total stasis, working up to an off-kilter dance with stabbing accents, and ushering in a sturm-und-drang cadenza which riles itself up into a perpetual-motion race to the finish," and Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno, where Andres orchestrates some of Brian Eno's songs from Before and After Science and Another Green World. (Notes from Timo Andres's website.)

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Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

This 1976 work is one of the foundational works of minimalism. Its driving beat, or pulse, as Reich calls it, makes it a toe-tapper. This recording, on the ECM label in 1978, is the first recording by Steve Reich and Musicians. There have been many recordings since then by Reich and by other ensembles.

John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

You can't talk about 20th-century classical music without mentioning John Cage. His music, mostly created using chance operations, was revolutionary. The pieces on this recording were composed between 1946 and 1948, before Cage adopted his Yi Jing influenced compositional approach. The revolution here is the "prepared" piano, in which screws and bolts, pieces of plastic and rubber were wedged between the piano strings, turning into a percussion ensemble.

Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet

Morton Feldman was a close friend of John Cage, but his music was very different. Many of his pieces are long - this one lasts 79 minutes - and quite. His music has slow, soft, slowly morphing phrases, and you can get lost in his sound world.

Toru Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time

Strongly influenced by western classical music, notably Debussy, Tour Takemitsu created unique music that doesn't fit easily in any boxes. This 1990 work is a concerto for five percussionists and orchestra, and lasts about 36 minutes.

Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach

Philip Glass is one of the foundational composers of New York minimalism, and is well known for his operas and film scores. His first "opera," Einstein on the Beach, lasts about five hours, and is a summation of his various composing styles in the 1970s. This recording is from the 1984 revival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which I attended, and which has left its mark on me. If you like this, you may want to see the opera staged, and this Blu-Ray of a 2014 production in Paris is excellent.

Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d’Oiseaux

My only atonal selection is this group of works by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. He lived in the French Alps for many years, and in this series of piano pieces, Catalogue of birds, he presents his take on songs of the different birds heard around France. Much of Messiaen's music is "difficult," but if you take the time to get into this recording, you may find it enjoyable.

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was "discovered" in the west in 1984 when ECM released this album. The title work, from 1977, is an example of music that deconstructs, and other works on the album are also fascinating.

Terry Riley: In C

One of the first true minimalist works, In C "consists of 53 short numbered musical phrases, lasting from half a beat to 32 beats; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times at the discretion of each musician in the ensemble. Each musician thus has control over which phrase they play, and players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase." (Wikipedia) This is the first recording, from 1968, led by the composer, but it has been recorded many times since.

Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Divided

This work consists of 36 variations on a Chilean protest song ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! which is both highly musical and extremely difficult to perform.

Timo Andres: Home Stretch

Timo Andres is a young composer living in New York City. This recording is probably the most classical sounding of my selection. At its center is a "reconstruction" of an incomplete Mozart piano concerto, which is "an almost entirely new-sounding piece, which I hope will be an antidote to the studied blandness of most existing completions." This is bookended by Home Stretch, a piece "in three large sections which gradually accelerate: beginning in almost total stasis, working up to an off-kilter dance with stabbing accents, and ushering in a sturm-und-drang cadenza which riles itself up into a perpetual-motion race to the finish," and Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno, where Andres orchestrates some of Brian Eno's songs from Before and After Science and Another Green World. (Notes from Timo Andres's website.)

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Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

This 1976 work is one of the foundational works of minimalism. Its driving beat, or pulse, as Reich calls it, makes it a toe-tapper. This recording, on the ECM label in 1978, is the first recording by Steve Reich and Musicians. There have been many recordings since then by Reich and by other ensembles.

John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

You can't talk about 20th-century classical music without mentioning John Cage. His music, mostly created using chance operations, was revolutionary. The pieces on this recording were composed between 1946 and 1948, before Cage adopted his Yi Jing influenced compositional approach. The revolution here is the "prepared" piano, in which screws and bolts, pieces of plastic and rubber were wedged between the piano strings, turning into a percussion ensemble.

Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet

Morton Feldman was a close friend of John Cage, but his music was very different. Many of his pieces are long - this one lasts 79 minutes - and quite. His music has slow, soft, slowly morphing phrases, and you can get lost in his sound world.

Toru Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time

Strongly influenced by western classical music, notably Debussy, Tour Takemitsu created unique music that doesn't fit easily in any boxes. This 1990 work is a concerto for five percussionists and orchestra, and lasts about 36 minutes.

Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach

Philip Glass is one of the foundational composers of New York minimalism, and is well known for his operas and film scores. His first "opera," Einstein on the Beach, lasts about five hours, and is a summation of his various composing styles in the 1970s. This recording is from the 1984 revival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which I attended, and which has left its mark on me. If you like this, you may want to see the opera staged, and this Blu-Ray of a 2014 production in Paris is excellent.

Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d’Oiseaux

My only atonal selection is this group of works by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. He lived in the French Alps for many years, and in this series of piano pieces, Catalogue of birds, he presents his take on songs of the different birds heard around France. Much of Messiaen's music is "difficult," but if you take the time to get into this recording, you may find it enjoyable.

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was "discovered" in the west in 1984 when ECM released this album. The title work, from 1977, is an example of music that deconstructs, and other works on the album are also fascinating.

Terry Riley: In C

One of the first true minimalist works, In C "consists of 53 short numbered musical phrases, lasting from half a beat to 32 beats; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times at the discretion of each musician in the ensemble. Each musician thus has control over which phrase they play, and players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase." (Wikipedia) This is the first recording, from 1968, led by the composer, but it has been recorded many times since.

Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Divided

This work consists of 36 variations on a Chilean protest song ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! which is both highly musical and extremely difficult to perform.

Timo Andres: Home Stretch

Timo Andres is a young composer living in New York City. This recording is probably the most classical sounding of my selection. At its center is a "reconstruction" of an incomplete Mozart piano concerto, which is "an almost entirely new-sounding piece, which I hope will be an antidote to the studied blandness of most existing completions." This is bookended by Home Stretch, a piece "in three large sections which gradually accelerate: beginning in almost total stasis, working up to an off-kilter dance with stabbing accents, and ushering in a sturm-und-drang cadenza which riles itself up into a perpetual-motion race to the finish," and Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno, where Andres orchestrates some of Brian Eno's songs from Before and After Science and Another Green World. (Notes from Timo Andres's website.)

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+EyUdH80p ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #254: Remastering, Re-Recording, and Standards https://www.thenexttrack.com/259 240cb31b-f9d7-408f-8701-b8b339b112d2 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss whether remastering albums is worthwhile, why some artists re-record their albums, and how there seem to be no more standards. 28:24 false We discuss whether remastering albums is worthwhile, why some artists re-record their albums, and how there seem to be no more standards.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+GtfHWpjk ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution https://www.thenexttrack.com/257 994644c1-7d99-4992-b028-1e75411fe968 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Creative content we discover at certain times of our lives imprints on our brains, and we forever compare other music, movies, and books to those we discovered at the right time. 27:10 false Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+XzCdjNYo ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #250: Triangles of Sadness https://www.thenexttrack.com/255 e1bd7990-4f77-4729-b5ad-c20c8788d081 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn On speaker placement and triangles. 30:17 false On speaker placement and triangles.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+YR8iRGGX ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker https://www.thenexttrack.com/254 3b6f1c01-50ae-4940-904e-c6f5aa62ecf9 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker from Audiophile Style joins us again to discuss some of his recent discoveries in immersive audio, and we talk about how the new HomePod sounds; better than expected. 28:41 false Chris Connaker from Audiophile Style joins us again to discuss some of his recent discoveries in immersive audio, and we talk about how the new HomePod sounds; better than expected.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+jT6Ld2YK ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #239 - Immersive Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/244 3f3b9368-da71-4e98-91de-be2ecd61a98d Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 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. 41:41 false 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.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vaClNfVQ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #238 - The Fade https://www.thenexttrack.com/242 8552f125-7b1d-4206-8c6a-7b1d6b3df292 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs. 31:04 false Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+SMjd6M18 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #235 - 1973 https://www.thenexttrack.com/239 59199f71-90f1-4120-81ec-87472fad9481 Mon, 23 May 2022 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music. 31:21 false Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+r3C1cEJt ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #231 - 60 Years https://www.thenexttrack.com/235 c698aedd-ce84-441e-8b01-aea09de49958 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time. 23:21 false A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+JNBj-qIn ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #226 - Annik Lafarge on Chasing Chopin https://www.thenexttrack.com/230 68154bb8-87b2-4268-8c53-acdadd3eeaff Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Annik Lafarge has written a fascinating book about Chopin's well-known 2nd piano sonata (the one with the funeral march), discussing not just the music, but also the social and cultural context of the time. 38:36 false Annik Lafarge has written a fascinating book about Chopin's well-known 2nd piano sonata (the one with the funeral march), discussing not just the music, but also the social and cultural context of the time.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+dlT1vPF2 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #225 - ABBA's Failure https://www.thenexttrack.com/229 5d764a5a-fa69-4cc5-9125-c4f19b2ce0ce Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Neither Doug nor Kirk cares about ABBA very much, but we were interested by a letter from music industry insider Bob Lefsetz about "ABBA's Failure in the Marketplace." Did ABBA really fail? Has Bob Lefsetz missed a few elements in the ABBA story? 30:02 false Neither Doug nor Kirk cares about ABBA very much, but we were interested by a letter from music industry insider Bob Lefsetz about "ABBA's Failure in the Marketplace." Did ABBA really fail? Has Bob Lefsetz missed a few elements in the ABBA story?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+v7wCwiNl ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #224 - Our Christmas Gift Guide https://www.thenexttrack.com/228 768954c8-da2a-4ee8-8ebf-2ddf1f0e4c1d Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We don't do a Christmas gift guide every year, but we decided we'd select some trinkets and tchotchkes that we'd recommend as gifts this year. Our only constraint was that we don't choose music. 48:04 false We don't do a Christmas gift guide every year, but we decided we'd select some trinkets and tchotchkes that we'd recommend as gifts this year. Our only constraint was that we don't choose music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+_aZPD5GX ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode # 223 - Culling Cruft https://www.thenexttrack.com/227 a595d289-1755-4ed1-bae8-b82d83c41cd6 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk both have large music libraries. They discuss some of the problems of having too much music, and how to wrangle a large library of music files. 33:41 false Doug and Kirk both have large music libraries. They discuss some of the problems of having too much music, and how to wrangle a large library of music files.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+XajyGiiy ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #222 - TJ Connelly's Streaming Radio Station, UncertainFM https://www.thenexttrack.com/226 9094b525-818d-4996-b9c3-28411de6da9a Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We first spoke with TJ Connelly, who scores live sports events for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, last year, early in lockdown. He started a project called UncertainFM, which has now expanded to become a full-fledged streaming radio station. And The Next Track will be playing on UncertainFM starting with this episode. 44:40 false We first spoke with TJ Connelly, who scores live sports events for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, last year, early in lockdown. He started a project called UncertainFM, which has now expanded to become a full-fledged streaming radio station.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+SglA5FNE ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn TJ Connelly Episode #221 - Chris Connaker's Outdoor Audio Project https://www.thenexttrack.com/225 f9f89f86-450d-4593-9246-82da101094ff Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans. 31:14 false Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+uFVfMT9Z ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #220 - Headphones, Take 3 https://www.thenexttrack.com/224 d9ab5fd0-493b-473d-83c0-02df5f3ac8aa Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn This is the third time we discuss headphones on The Next Track. Both Doug and Kirk have found that they use fewer headphones, and use headphones differently than in the past. 24:34 false This is the third time we discuss headphones on The Next Track. Both Doug and Kirk have found that they use fewer headphones, and use headphones differently than in the past.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+7YVrzFrw ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #219 - Reissues, Remixes, and Remasters https://www.thenexttrack.com/223 fd00a58e-8f40-46ab-b939-9b477fc64dc1 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The recording industry doesn't just make money from new releases, but regularly reissues older releases to exploit their back catalog. Some of these are just repackaged, and others are remixed or remastered. We discuss the issues around these releases, and what all these re- terms mean. 26:29 false The recording industry doesn't just make money from new releases, but regularly reissues older releases to exploit their back catalog. Some of these are just repackaged, and others are remixed or remastered. We discuss the issues around these releases, and what all these re- terms mean.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Rte8Dr7Y ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #218 - Sholto Kynoch, Pianist and Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival https://www.thenexttrack.com/222 af8fd064-6ee0-4d9f-bedb-9a7329a6d90f Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Pianist Sholto Kynoch founded the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2002, and it has become the most important festival for lieder and song in the UK. We discuss the festival, and how listeners around the world can watch nearly 100 concerts via streaming in October. 38:57 false Pianist Sholto Kynoch founded the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2002, and it has become the most important festival for lieder and song in the UK. We discuss the festival, and how listeners around the world can watch nearly 100 concerts via streaming in October.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ucbNnc5x ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #217 - To Stream or to Own Music Redux https://www.thenexttrack.com/221 cf1cd3d4-0fa3-4ad2-a1a9-a32e7fc96ffc Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn In episode #2 of The Next Track, we discussed streaming versus owning music. That was five years ago. We decided to revisit the topic, to see if we've changed our minds. 32:32 false In episode #2 of The Next Track, we discussed streaming versus owning music. That was five years ago. We decided to revisit the topic, to see if we've changed our minds.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+9G000XQV ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #216 - Blonde on Blonde https://www.thenexttrack.com/220 799bb6cc-bedf-4157-919f-ffd3e317244a Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn In a delayed episode celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we take a close look at his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. 31:33 false In a delayed episode celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we take a close look at his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Cp8ibLMt ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #215 - People Aren't Listening to Much New Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/219 af62738e-18c9-4f7c-9ace-8874988a100d Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn More than two-thirds of music listened to in the US is old music. Music less than 18 months old accounts for only a third of listening, and this share is dropping. We discuss what this means for the future of the music industry. 29:54 false More than two-thirds of music listened to in the US is old music. Music less than 18 months old accounts for only a third of listening, and this share is dropping. We discuss what this means for the future of the music industry.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+0W88G_jS ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau https://www.thenexttrack.com/217 774d4a0c-318d-4f5e-a218-d168bd1c9527 Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn This week's guest, Bob Trudeau, has co-authored a book, with Barry Barnes, about the Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs. Even if you're not a fan of the Grateful Dead, this episode is an interesting discussion of a band's repertoire. 33:56 false This week's guest, Bob Trudeau, has co-authored a book, with Barry Barnes, about the Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs. Even if you're not a fan of the Grateful Dead, this episode is an interesting discussion of a band's repertoire.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+YUnTllEU ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #212 - Caoilfhionn Rose's Second Album, Truly https://www.thenexttrack.com/216 318d1c0b-b65e-44ad-b627-f0dae506c2cf Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We're happy to welcome back Caoilfhionn Rose to discuss the recording and release of her second album Truly. Caoilfhionn is a young singer from Manchester, and continues the lineage of great music from that city. 33:47 false We're happy to welcome back Caoilfhionn Rose to discuss the recording and release of her second album Truly. Caoilfhionn is a young singer from Manchester, and continues the lineage of great music from that city.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+-J-V4D5K ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Jeff Slate Episode #207 - Yes. I mean, no, really, but Yes. https://www.thenexttrack.com/210 0dd9f611-12bd-44b1-bd20-fb6d7790e287 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Setting out to discuss the 1971 album by Yes, The Yes Album, Doug and Kirk end up discussing all of Yes's core output, released over a period of a few years, that the band - or what's left of it - still plays 50 years later. Sort of. 38:49 false Setting out to discuss the 1971 album by Yes, The Yes Album, Doug and Kirk end up discussing all of Yes's core output, released over a period of a couple of years, that the band - or what's left of it - still plays 50 years later. Sort of.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+gtsQAepF ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #205 - Iconic Album Covers https://www.thenexttrack.com/208 7d8f809b-185f-4fa3-94fe-345617f460f3 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn In our first multimedia podcast episode, we look at iconic album covers. Depending on your podcast player, you may be able to see the albums we discuss as the podcast progresses. If not, there's a link in the show notes to a page on Kirk's website with all the album covers. 32:42 false In our first multimedia podcast episode, we look at iconic album covers. Depending on your podcast player, you may be able to see the albums we discuss as the podcast progresses. If not, there's a link in the show notes to a page on Kirk's website with all the album covers.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Y7c74zhp ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #202 - Guitarist Gerard Cousins on His New Album of Music by Phillip Glass https://www.thenexttrack.com/205 fef2d208-8278-4056-8147-803895259d50 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn There haven't been many transcriptions of Philip Glass's music for guitar, and Gerard Cousin's new album, Escape, shows just how ideal Glass's music is for this instrument. We talk with Gerard Cousins about the classical guitar, its repertoire, and the long process of transcription necessary to create this recording. 43:57 false There haven't been many transcriptions of Philip Glass's music for guitar, and Gerard Cousin's new album, Escape, shows just how ideal Glass's music is for this instrument. We talk with Gerard Cousins about the classical guitar, its repertoire, and the long process of transcription necessary to create this recording.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+XWeVZZ-M ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #199 - Do You Know It's Christmas? https://www.thenexttrack.com/202 2655de75-5b7e-4688-884f-65679259e134 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We again re-run our annual Christmas show, because it was so good that we couldn't imagine doing a better Christmas show. And because we really don't want to do a new Christmas show. And because we're really proud of the extensive show notes that took so long to collate. If you've already heard it and don't want to listen again, we'll understand. 29:15 false We again re-run our annual Christmas show, because it was so good that we couldn't imagine doing a better Christmas show. And because we really don't want to do a new Christmas show. And because we're really proud of the extensive show notes that took so long to collate. If you've already heard it and don't want to listen again, we'll understand.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+d3H9NCDG ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #198 - Casey Rae on William S. Burroughs and Rock and Roll https://www.thenexttrack.com/201 e3e78664-eb12-4414-8a28-33c166d4531c Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:30:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn William S. Burroughs was an author who had a huge influence on rock musicians. Casey Rae's new book charts this influence through the years, as Burroughs met with many of the great musicians of his time. 37:29 false William S. Burroughs was an author who had a huge influence on rock musicians. Casey Rae's new book charts this influence through the years, as Burroughs met with many of the great musicians of his time.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+iML3XTFp ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #196 - Really Don't Mind if You Sit This One Out https://www.thenexttrack.com/199 1f38f3e9-6693-4bc8-ad08-c63682e9b44a Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick is arguably the best progressive rock concept album of all time. Doug and Kirk have long been fans of this record, and discuss the genesis of the recording and the music, which still stands, nearly 50 years after its release, as one of the great albums of all time. 32:17 false Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick is arguably the best progressive rock concept album of all time. Doug and Kirk have long been fans of this record, and discuss the genesis of the recording and the music, which still stands, nearly 50 years after its release, as one of the great albums of all time.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ocxKUsh_ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Timo Andres Episode #194 - Pianist Simone Dinnerstein https://www.thenexttrack.com/197 5157a2c7-0f98-4e60-beb3-3c9096021960 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Pianist Simone Dinnerstein used the lockdown to record an album of music by Philip Glass and Franz Schubert. We discuss how she built her career, how she recorded this album, and talk about Schubert's wonderful last piano sonata. 41:51 false Pianist Simone Dinnerstein used the lockdown to record an album of music by Philip Glass and Franz Schubert. We discuss how she built her career, how she recorded this album, and talk about Schubert's wonderful last piano sonata.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+7OCjKkgG ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #192 - The Same as It Ever Was https://www.thenexttrack.com/195 45cd7711-41fb-4e4b-af3a-c77815b25f73 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Following our discussion of CDs in episode #190, we continue our discussion about these plastic discs, mainly because Doug bought some new audio gear and is now CD-obsessed. 31:18 false Following our discussion of CDs in episode #190, we continue our discussion about these plastic discs, mainly because Doug bought some new audio gear and is now CD-obsessed.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+s5ZKIjWr ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #191 - Exile on Monday https://www.thenexttrack.com/194 4d8e854c-2886-43b3-8efb-e13f7aed11c0 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We begin an irregular series of key albums that stand out in the history of music. For our first foray into this type of discussion, we talk about The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street. 33:56 false We begin an irregular series of key albums that stand out in the history of music. For our first foray into this type of discussion, we talk about The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+_a0pQTNi ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #188 - Kathryn Williams on the Breath in Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/191 d523f049-1b8b-4ea0-af4f-35f754fb70a2 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kathryn Williams plays the flute, and, because of some health issues, has a unique approach to the breath. In addition to being a free diver, she has been commissioning pieces of music for one single breath. And she's going to try to break the Guinness world record for the longest sustained note on a wind instrument. 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](https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). 37:52 false Kathryn Williams plays the flute, and, because of some health issues, has a unique approach to the breath. In addition to being a free diver, she has been commissioning pieces of music for one single breath. And she's going to try to break the Guinness world record for the longest sustained note on a wind instrument.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Rgo6PQj9 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn John Wyver Episode #186 - Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani https://www.thenexttrack.com/189 8092fbef-0ccd-48d0-9106-0aada5385fb2 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We meet harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who is showing how the harpsichord is no longer an instrument just for "old" music. His latest recording features contemporary music for harpsichord and electronics. 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](https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). 51:52 false We meet harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who is showing how the harpsichord is no longer an instrument just for "old" music. His latest recording features contemporary music for harpsichord and electronics.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+5gZWxwC4 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Mahan Esfahani Episode #185 - Use Plex to Manage Your Media Library https://www.thenexttrack.com/188 00625919-0b58-4456-a5ae-297d43282af4 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Plex is a great way to manage your media library. Doug and Kirk discuss how they use it. Note: we recorded this episode before the lockdown began, but held off publishing it because we had a number of interviews with musicians in lockdown. 20:06 false Plex is a great way to manage your media library. Doug and Kirk discuss how they use it. Note: we recorded this episode before the lockdown began, but held off publishing it because we had a number of interviews with musicians in lockdown.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+TeLo8j1a ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #184 - TJ Connelly, Boston Sports DJ https://www.thenexttrack.com/187 37b49c74-2a0f-46ef-8153-4c5dc072a1cb Fri, 29 May 2020 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn TJ Connelly is a sports DJ: he provides "scores" for live sporting events, such as baseball, football, and hockey games. Since the lockdown, he's been out of work, and he has been focusing his attention on Uncertain Times, a daily streaming radio show. We talk with him about what it means to score live sports, and how his streaming show is reconnecting him with real radio. 49:22 false TJ Connelly is a sports DJ: he provides "scores" for live sporting events, such as baseball, football, and hockey games. Since the lockdown, he's been out of work, and he has been focusing his attention on Uncertain Times, a daily streaming radio show. We talk with him about what it means to score live sports, and how his streaming show is reconnecting him with real radio.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vtAKVRn- ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Richard Egarr Episode #179 - Pianist Marc-André Hamelin https://www.thenexttrack.com/182 1d359527-6e9d-455b-86a4-9592c433d594 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We talk with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, whose repertoire, in more than 60 recordings, covers many little-known composers, as well as a number of twentieth-century works, by composers such as Ives, Rzewski, and Feldman. 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](https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). 43:22 false We talk with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, whose repertoire, in more than 60 recordings, covers many little-known composers, as well as a number of twentieth-century works, by composers such as Ives, Rzewski, and Feldman.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+QBfxfYWR ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Michael Connelly Episode #176 - How to Stream Music From Your Home https://www.thenexttrack.com/179 ebc7bb4a-f821-44de-925e-0722cf27ce54 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn A lot of musicians, suddenly faced with no opportunities for public performance, are opting to stream live from their homes. Andy Doe joins us to discuss what it means for all the musicians to have to build streaming studios in their homes from scratch, and gives tips on how best to set up cameras, lights, and microphones. 33:52 false A lot of musicians, suddenly faced with no opportunities for public performance, are opting to stream live from their homes. Andy Doe joins us to discuss what it means for all the musicians to have to build streaming studios in their homes from scratch, and gives tips on how best to set up cameras, lights, and microphones.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+NSUix6uH ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Angela Hewitt Episode #172 - Social Isolation and Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/175 114b7486-37da-4cea-a924-824ccb03987f Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn These are difficult times for many people, who are now required to stay at home. Music can help us get through this. In this "two guys not in a pub" episode, Doug and Kirk reflect on social isolation and music. 30:37 false These are difficult times for many people, who are now required to stay at home. Music can help us get through this. In this "two guys not in a pub" episode, Doug and Kirk reflect on social isolation and music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+atu8MQGS ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #171 - Vintage Audio Gear https://www.thenexttrack.com/174 32aa5874-9fee-420f-8d3c-625e2dcb5559 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn While there are lots of reasons to opt for minimal audio equipment, for some people there is an enduring allure for vintage stereo amps and receivers from the hi-fi heydays of the 1970s. The time when audio gear had knobs and dials and VU meters, like the fins and grilles on 1950s cars. We discuss our lust for those baroque audio devices of yore. 27:41 false While there are lots of reasons to opt for minimal audio equipment, for some people there is an enduring allure for vintage stereo amps and receivers from the hi-fi heydays of the 1970s. The time when audio gear had knobs and dials and VU meters, like the fins and grilles on 1950s cars. We discuss our lust for those baroque audio devices of yore.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+5Qm5zVy9 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Ashley Kahn Episode #169 - The Environmental Impact of Vinyl Records, CDs, and Data https://www.thenexttrack.com/172 66e6b47c-b3fd-4686-9346-23ca4353cd99 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We talk with Kyle Devine, author of a new book about the environmental impact of music recordings, which raises a number of issues that we had never previously considered. 40:58 false We talk with Kyle Devine, author of a new book about the environmental impact of music recordings, which raises a number of issues that we had never previously considered.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+S6AY_XO3 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #168 - L'Affaire Sonos and Obsolescence in Audio Equipment https://www.thenexttrack.com/171 a7e44c25-202f-4d42-a305-a8035568d059 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe joins us again to discuss the perils of having software-controlled audio equipment. After the Affaire Sonos, when the company announced that a lot of its older products would become "obsolete," perhaps it's time to think more carefully about how long hardware we buy will last, when it depends on software. 36:46 false Andy Doe joins us again to discuss the perils of having software-controlled audio equipment. After the Affaire Sonos, when the company announced that a lot of its older products would become "obsolete," perhaps it's time to think more carefully about how long hardware we buy will last, when it depends on software.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+fLnqiHpK ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe Episode #167 - Tuning the Perfect Music Listening Room https://www.thenexttrack.com/170 3c8f6b1e-39d8-4fd5-ab04-97365d346eeb Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker of Audiophile Style renovated the attic of his house and turned it into the ultimate listening room. He then tuned it using amazing speakers, acoustic treatment, and DSP (digital signal processing). He explains how he went about this, and how the room itself is perhaps the most important element in an audio system. 35:02 false Chris Connaker of Audiophile Style renovated the attic of his house and turned it into the ultimate listening room. He then tuned it using amazing speakers, acoustic treatment, and DSP (digital signal processing). He explains how he went about this, and how the room itself is perhaps the most important element in an audio system.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ulDXZ0qY ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #166 - Our Year in Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/169 c4c017aa-22dd-4204-b41e-5d17405b836a Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn For the first episode of the new decade - the last one recorded in the previous decade - Doug and Kirk look back on their year in music. 34:53 false For the first episode of the new decade - the last one recorded in the previous decade - Doug and Kirk look back on their year in music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+b-W67efm ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #165 - Christmas Is in the Air https://www.thenexttrack.com/168 3747dd9b-aab8-4349-9cd8-086fd204a154 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn As Christmas approaches, we have decided to re-run our Christmas episode of two years ago. Because it was so good. And because it took a long time to collate the show notes. 34:33 false

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+l8_hAWKr ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson https://www.thenexttrack.com/167 839d350b-cf37-4632-9779-33108764d1f6 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Sid Smith is the official biographer of King Crimson. He recently updated his book, In The Court Of King Crimson - An Observation Over 50 Years, that tells the tale of this seminal band. We talk with Sid about everything Crimson. 39:20 false Sid Smith is the official biographer of King Crimson. He recently updated his book, In The Court Of King Crimson - An Observation Over 50 Years, that tells the tale of this seminal band. We talk with Sid about everything Crimson.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+NTcx7u_G ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Sid Smith Episode #163 - Lewis Shiner on His Novel Outside the Gates of Eden https://www.thenexttrack.com/166 40c0b7ec-89d2-4f2c-a76c-2bc88058bd62 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Lewis Shiner's latest novel Outside the Gates of Eden is a saga that begins at a Dylan concert in 1965, then follows a musician and his friends as they age, up to the present. This novel has a huge scope, with moving scenes about music, and about a generation growing up. (Apologies for the sketchy Skype audio quality.) 32:32 false Lewis Shiner's latest novel Outside the Gates of Eden is a saga that begins at a Dylan concert in 1965, then follows a musician and his friends as they age, up to the present. This novel has a huge scope, with moving scenes about music, and about a generation growing up. (Apologies for the sketchy Skype audio quality.)

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ErLm9Jtv ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Lewis Shiner Episode #162 - Apple's New Improved macOS Media Apps https://www.thenexttrack.com/165 3ecef050-bdc9-4f1d-815f-651fc92e5598 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk spend a half hour or so discussing Apple's new apps that replace iTunes on the Mac. They rant, they praise, they shrug, they laugh, and they reminisce on what was, while imaging what could have been. It was a very good year. 32:47 false Doug and Kirk spend a half hour or so discussing Apple's new apps that replace iTunes on the Mac. They rant, they praise, they shrug, they laugh, and they reminisce on what was, while imaging what could have been. It was a very good year.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+TZu1xqRf ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #161 - Philip Thomas on Morton Feldman's Piano Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/164 6900a897-c706-40e1-bfe9-e6b7eff0d4c1 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Philip Thomas has recorded a 5-CD set of all of Morton Feldman's music for solo piano. We discuss with him one of the most interesting of 20th century composers and the unique nature of sound in Feldman's works. 34:32 false Episode #161 - Philip Thomas on Morton Feldman's Piano Music

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+3mi-rvT6 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Philip Thomas Episode #160 - Golden Years https://www.thenexttrack.com/163 de56afb4-17d2-40b7-bf1a-81e59dedeffe Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Ginger Baker has died, and we reflect on older musicians and how they keep on performing, even without any new material, until their golden years. 28:00 false Ginger Baker has died, and we reflect on older musicians and how they keep on performing, even without any new material, until their golden years.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+TuDWcQ2H ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #159 - Has Lossless and High-Resolution Audio Finally Come to the Masses? https://www.thenexttrack.com/162 371b95d0-df83-4a58-92ef-ec5fe75666f6 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone? We talk with Chris Connaker, of Audiophile Style, to try to understand Amazon's logic. 33:09 false Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone? We talk with Chris Connaker, of Audiophile Style, to try to understand Amazon's logic.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ySNFBJhw ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #157 - Fake Fur-Covered Streams: Everything About CD Packaging https://www.thenexttrack.com/160 85ad8014-f883-4247-959e-cea3ed31de87 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the marketing behind those Big Classical Box Sets. 36:52 false Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the marketing behind those Big Classical Box Sets.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+6oujBE8N ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe Episode #156 - 10 Ideas About the Future of the Music Business https://www.thenexttrack.com/159 5b9d6699-c899-450f-8b00-4d15ff37c917 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss the future of the music business, and come up with at last 10 ideas about how things will change in the next 10 years. Because 10 is a good number. 35:30 false We discuss the future of the music business, and come up with at last 10 ideas about how things will change in the next 10 years. Because 10 is a good number.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+n4xcLtGu ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre https://www.thenexttrack.com/158 e079af02-53af-4626-9d4c-61fa3cc3bfa0 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Simon Reynell, who runs Another Timbre, a one-man record label that releases experimental and contemporary music. Simon tells us how he started the label, and what it's like to run a record label in a niche of this kind. 36:46 false We welcome Simon Reynell, who runs Another Timbre, a one-man record label that releases experimental and contemporary music. Simon tells us how he started the label, and what it's like to run a record label in a niche of this kind.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+XLkDVuZq ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Simon Reynell Episode #154 - Remembering the Walkman and Cassettes https://www.thenexttrack.com/157 5b2db523-64cd-40a4-bf11-53fba0321609 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The Sony Walkman was introduced 40 years ago. When it first came out, it was the biggest change in musical listening since the record player. It ushered in an era of personal listening, and, with the popularity of cassette tapes, changed the music industry. 25:43 false The Sony Walkman was introduced 40 years ago. When it first came out, it was the biggest change in musical listening since the record player. It ushered in an era of personal listening, and, with the popularity of cassette tapes, changed the music industry.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+F9rnq8Jx ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #153 - John Lysaker on Brian Eno's Music for Airports https://www.thenexttrack.com/156 0884b9d7-a392-483b-9615-17d5d0a45f33 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Philosopher John Lysaker joins us to discuss his recent book about Brian Eno's Music for Airports. We talk about the idea of ambient music, and how Music for Airports defined a genre. 33:21 false Philosopher John Lysaker joins us to discuss his recent book about Brian Eno's Music for Airports. We talk about the idea of ambient music, and how Music for Airports defined a genre.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+bwZEYIUO ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn John Lysaker Episode #152 - Flogging a Dead App: Is it Really the Death of iTunes? https://www.thenexttrack.com/155 904d9dfd-1f97-4a6f-8d41-ea1f39422ac3 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn "iTunes is dead!!!" claim a number of websites and publications. Even on the TV news they were saying that "Apple has discontinued iTunes," that "it's the end of an era." Apple made big announcements at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in early June. Did they really kill off iTunes? We look at this subject, yet again, for what will be the last episode about the future of iTunes, at least until the next one. 23:54 false "iTunes is dead!!!" claim a number of websites and publications. Even on the TV news they were saying that "Apple has discontinued iTunes," that "it's the end of an era." Apple made big announcements at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in early June. Did they really kill off iTunes? We look at this subject, yet again, for what will be the last episode about the future of iTunes, at least until the next one.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+lQRXoS2t ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #151 - The Latest Trends in Hi-Fi https://www.thenexttrack.com/213 84edd11e-c752-4697-9e33-86602495d087 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome back Chris Connaker, who tells us about the latest trends in hi-fi at the Munich High End audio show. 39:09 false We welcome back Chris Connaker, who tells us about the latest trends in hi-fi at the Munich High End audio show.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+QPXDaFSN ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #150 - Ambient Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/153 695122eb-539c-46fe-8404-664c7390ccb4 Wed, 22 May 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The problem with the genre of ambient music is that most of it is not ambient music. No one really agrees on what exactly ambient music is. We discuss the genre, and the music, and how we feel about this type of music. 28:11 false The problem with the genre of ambient music is that most of it is not ambient music. No one really agrees on what exactly ambient music is. We discuss the genre, and the music, and how we feel about this type of music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+jhpSZxjo ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #149 - In Which We Discuss the Potential Breakup of iTunes Yet Again Because We Really Didn't Have Anything Else to Talk About This Week https://www.thenexttrack.com/152 09714163-6037-453c-94ee-ca698cd48f1e Fri, 17 May 2019 11:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss the potential breakup of iTunes yet again, because there is some new information about what the future of iTunes will be. 22:29 false We discuss the potential breakup of iTunes yet again, because there is some new information about what the future of iTunes will be.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+yu46sAm7 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #148 - Spoilers https://www.thenexttrack.com/151 b483fa57-294c-460e-b44b-55e417792f9e Fri, 10 May 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We don't often talk about TV, but this week we discuss some TV series, how people watch TV, and in particular the disappearing experience of appointment TV. And we link this all with iTunes, at least a bit. 23:36 false We don't often talk about TV, but this week we discuss some TV series, how people watch TV, and in particular the disappearing experience of appointment TV. And we link this all with iTunes, at least a bit.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+bBaaiquG ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp https://www.thenexttrack.com/150 55335713-40d4-4ff3-b71e-5d609580c180 Fri, 03 May 2019 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kirk bought some new audio equipment: a Sonos Amp. We talk about how this amp works, and how it has allowed Kirk to minimalize the equipment in his home office. 27:40 false Kirk bought some new audio equipment: a Sonos Amp. We talk about how this amp works, and how it has allowed Kirk to minimalize the equipment in his home office.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vYJ8F5Xd ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #146 - Woodstock https://www.thenexttrack.com/149 ffed09ff-f48c-4f40-8c9d-6f410a2ef4ef Fri, 26 Apr 2019 07:30:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The 50th anniversary concert of Woodstock has been planned, and tickets were supposed to go on sale this week, yet have been delayed. We look back at the original Woodstock festival and how much the music influenced us. 20:43 false The 50th anniversary concert of Woodstock has been planned, and tickets were supposed to go on sale this week, yet have been delayed. We look back at the original Woodstock festival and how much the music influenced us.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vcA1nH3s ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux https://www.thenexttrack.com/148 6d9693df-bc5f-472c-9331-0924c9d8ed17 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn It’s time to have a brief discussion of the future of iTunes again. Some news has been circulating suggesting that Apple will be including separate apps for music, TV, podcasts, and books later this year. We discuss this, and how we predicted this a few months ago. 15:23 false It’s time to have a brief discussion of the future of iTunes again. Some news has been circulating suggesting that Apple will be including separate apps for music, TV, podcasts, and books later this year. We discuss this, and how we predicted this a few months ago.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+oQxkmq8G ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #144 - Cornelius Boots and His Bad-Ass Shakuhachi https://www.thenexttrack.com/147 abaf5447-3ee0-431d-9dd7-693c371976a7 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Cornelius Boots is a bad-ass shakuhachi player, and Kirk's second shakuhachi teacher. Cornelius is a composer, performer, and teachers, and has just released his third album of original compositions. 32:47 false Cornelius Boots is a bad-ass shakuhachi player, and Kirk's second shakuhachi teacher. Cornelius is a composer, performer, and teachers, and has just released his third album of original compositions.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+JaTJvZFU ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Cornelius Boots Episode #143 - Too Old to Rock 'n Roll https://www.thenexttrack.com/146 367e84a2-c825-4a3a-8942-ada47056b3be Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Lots of big rock stars are getting old. How much longer will these musicians be able to perform and tour? 29:48 false Lots of big rock stars are getting old. How much longer will these musicians be able to perform and tour?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ZdPHUUmv ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #142 - Why Wi-Fi Is Important for Your Home Media Use https://www.thenexttrack.com/145 56a5e6a4-019d-47ae-bb91-a2f3e882409c Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Most people depend on wi-fi to get data from one device to another in their home. This is the case for music and video, and having good wi-fi ensures that you can enjoy your home media without any glitches. 26:37 false Most people depend on wi-fi to get data from one device to another in their home. This is the case for music and video, and having good wi-fi ensures that you can enjoy your home media without any glitches.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+UJN6XYrr ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #141 - Algorithms https://www.thenexttrack.com/144 7c8519a5-36df-499b-8298-5e08f262db99 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Continuing our reunion tour, we welcome back our friend Andy Doe to talk about algorithms; how they work, and how they affect music listening. 29:54 false Continuing our reunion tour, we welcome back our friend Andy Doe to talk about algorithms; how they work, and how they affect music listening.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+hhBjdFpp ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #140 - The Reunion Tour https://www.thenexttrack.com/143 c10a2eab-b408-42f9-b563-d404c3a5a8d1 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The band is back together, and we explain our new approach to the podcast. We then discuss how music may change as more people use voice assistants to request what they want to hear. And, of course, we present our own next tracks. 32:15 false The band is back together, and we explain our new approach to the podcast. We then discuss how music may change as more people use voice assistants to request what they want to hear. And, of course, we present our own next tracks.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+EG4_PT5f ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #139 - In Which We Bid Farewell https://www.thenexttrack.com/142 598f207c-9412-435a-9b76-7be89bf5ab05 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn It's been a long, strange trip, and it's time to get truckin' on. 4:02 false It's been a long, strange trip, and it's time to get truckin' on.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+YYeWJOYN ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #138 - A Look Back at Music We Discovered Last Year https://www.thenexttrack.com/141 25f12ba1-26a7-4168-9fce-d91249b37cbb Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Music discovery has changed a lot, and as the new year rolls in, it's time to look back at 2018 and the music that we have discovered. 29:04 false Music discovery has changed a lot, and as the new year rolls in, it's time to look back at 2018 and the music that we have discovered.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+4DJmb0kz ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #137 - How Do You Create a "Music Social Network?" https://www.thenexttrack.com/140 725f69cd-f8d5-4272-84b9-4e80aaabe77f Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Apple has killed off its second attempt at a "music social network," Connect, which was part of Apple Music. We ponder what it would take to create a useful music social network. 32:22 false Apple has killed off its second attempt at a "music social network," Connect, which was part of Apple Music. We ponder what it would take to create a useful music social network.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+lwyr32yW ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? https://www.thenexttrack.com/139 438169af-5565-4ce5-9404-4866d4d5cae6 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We look at some possible future scenarios about iTunes, in part because a recent change that Apple has made. 27:38 false We look at some possible future scenarios about iTunes, in part because a recent change that Apple has made.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+3PzLWDWj ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #135 - Christmas Gift Guide https://www.thenexttrack.com/138 196b1e3e-9cd3-423c-bed4-42d1e5035486 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk make a list, and check it twice, presenting some ideas for music-related Christmas gifts. 31:33 false Doug and Kirk make a list, and check it twice, presenting some ideas for music-related Christmas gifts.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+aZ0f5FC0 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System https://www.thenexttrack.com/137 ee0a3d35-1b93-4416-a8be-787f2321c26e Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, joins us to discuss downsizing audio systems. You really can get good sound with a minimal setup these days, and Chris explains how. 37:21 false Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, joins us to discuss downsizing audio systems. You really can get good sound with a minimal setup these days, and Chris explains how.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+PbuXQQjw ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2 https://www.thenexttrack.com/136 d767abcf-325b-41a3-9845-2a63ccfc59b5 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Doug's picks. 30:17 false Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Doug's picks. Check out Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 to hear Kirk's picks.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+88iYZOai ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #132 - Is the Album Dead? https://www.thenexttrack.com/135 7ca639c8-cab7-49e8-9d98-ef2ae8efa062 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn A recent article in Rolling Stone says that the album is dying. Andy Doe says that "every word in that article is shite." 39:09 false A recent article in Rolling Stone says that the album is dying. Andy Doe says that "every word in that article is shite."

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Ha7Fl1NY ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks https://www.thenexttrack.com/134 e4b15ed3-84e1-4b42-b085-c8ba3ab2d3d8 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Musician and journalist Jeff Slate wrote the liner notes for the latest Bob Dylan Bootleg Series release, More Blood, More Tracks, covering the Blood on the Tracks sessions. 36:58 false Musician and journalist Jeff Slate wrote the liner notes for the latest Bob Dylan Bootleg Series release, More Blood, More Tracks, covering the Blood on the Tracks sessions.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+lmwNsH2a ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Jeff Slate Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 https://www.thenexttrack.com/133 5221f1d6-6518-46d3-b19e-15e8a8997177 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Kirk's picks. 26:00 false Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Kirk's picks.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vu7EEklh ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #129 - Discovering Classical Music with Timothy Judd https://www.thenexttrack.com/132 4734b76a-e1c3-445c-a21e-112b6e2adc72 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Classical music is vast. How can listeners new to the genre find what they want to listen to, and learn to appreciate the many styles of music it contains. We talk with Timothy Judd who helps listeners do this through his blog. 33:49 false Classical music is vast. How can listeners new to the genre find what they want to listen to, and learn to appreciate the many styles of music it contains. We talk with Timothy Judd who helps listeners do this through his blog.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+0p1zg7_A ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #128 - How Streaming Changes Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/131 992c0c8c-95e5-407f-853e-55ee506025c5 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Streaming music has changed the economics of the music industry, but it has also affected the way songs are made. We discuss some of these changes and how music is adapting to the new ecosystem. 32:50 false Streaming music has changed the economics of the music industry, but it has also affected the way songs are made. We discuss some of these changes and how music is adapting to the new ecosystem.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+UZaLCB14 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #127 - The Changing Economics of the Music Recording Industry https://www.thenexttrack.com/130 3ef7d45d-86eb-4363-b1ad-2e99e23f48a2 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We all know that the recorded music industry has gone through many changes in recent decades, but it can be interesting to take a long view of the various ways that music has been sold. 33:27 false We all know that the recorded music industry has gone through many changes in recent decades, but it can be interesting to take a long view of the various ways that music has been sold.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Pu3LQDrK ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak https://www.thenexttrack.com/129 84039a4e-0bee-4834-918a-d26358b09530 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Sometimes, you hear music where you least expect it, and where you don't choose to hear it. 37:41 false Sometimes, you hear music where you least expect it, and where you don't choose to hear it.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+h34ZyjuC ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #125 - How We Do It https://www.thenexttrack.com/128 988002b5-5f88-47eb-9caa-03485b3a4422 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn How is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast. 32:53 false How is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+IHxTxur8 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #124 - Deluxe Editions https://www.thenexttrack.com/127 ff52ee86-eb9b-42ac-a5b2-ac239a960e0c Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Deluxe editions, super deluxe editions, and more. The record industry is trying hard to get us to buy our favorite music again. 33:08 false Deluxe editions, super deluxe editions, and more. The record industry is trying hard to get us to buy our favorite music again.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+xgLmAzyC ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann https://www.thenexttrack.com/126 ffb3095b-237f-4232-b73a-544a466e410c Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work. 37:52 false Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+cQgaitNx ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Kyle Gann Episode #122 - What if Apple Does Stop Selling Downloads? https://www.thenexttrack.com/125 e9238782-bf1d-4e51-91f6-2fa323e9fc27 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn The rumor that keeps coming back: the one that says that Apple is going to stop selling downloads. Andy Doe joins us to discuss this, and give us an overview of how streaming music is affecting the music business. 36:48 false The rumor that keeps coming back: the one that says that Apple is going to stop selling downloads. Andy Doe joins us to discuss this, and give us an overview of how streaming music is affecting the music business.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+NYPr7aNs ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces https://www.thenexttrack.com/124 16131eca-c43e-44af-9e95-6c451577b244 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces. 39:52 false Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+SfQcE7WY ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Roie Avin Episode #120 - Best Sellers https://www.thenexttrack.com/123 13eab922-5921-44c5-885d-2b6b3100659f Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn There's a new best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAA. We look at the top records, and some of them are a bit surprising. 40:10 false There's a new best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAA. We look at the top records, and some of them are a bit surprising.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+TaKwA_A- ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album https://www.thenexttrack.com/122 8671d7b2-9397-4031-8b50-c60ad3a609c8 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Caoilfhionn Rose, a young musician from Manchester, has recorded her first album, due to be released in October. She has previously recorded with The Durutti Column, and Vini Reilly has mentored her. She talks about the challenges of releasing an album, touring, busking, and more. 32:55 false Caoilfhionn Rose, a young musician from Manchester, has recorded her first album, due to be released in October. She has previously recorded with The Durutti Column, and Vini Reilly has mentored her. She talks about the challenges of releasing an album, touring, busking, and more.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+91142QBg ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #115 - App Developer Peter Chilvers on the New Travis & Fripp Apps https://www.thenexttrack.com/118 10ba1d6e-db7a-4389-ac20-74d5720b5a7c Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Peter Chilvers joins us to follow up on last week's episode, where Theo Travis discussed his new apps built around Travis & Fripp performances, that Peter developed. 31:57 false Peter Chilvers joins us to follow up on last week's episode, where Theo Travis discussed his new apps built around Travis & Fripp performances, that Peter developed.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+V1zDzwF- ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Theo Travis Episode #113 - Liner Notes, Lyrics, & Ephemera https://www.thenexttrack.com/116 30e2f89b-a2e4-4b44-81b1-4efb328cee50 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Remember how, back in the day, you used to get cool stuff with your records? Lyric sheets, liner notes, stickers, and other things? 32:49 false Remember how, back in the day, you used to get cool stuff with your records? Lyric sheets, liner notes, stickers, and other things?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+MIl5wvZR ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #112 - The End of B-Sides https://www.thenexttrack.com/115 163f6eff-3000-4c58-b4a1-4059e6694163 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We talk about the lowly b-side, the flip side of a single, which is fading away into obscurity. 33:07 false We talk about the lowly b-side, the flip side of a single, which is fading away into obscurity.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+SlyQHoP5 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Simon Vance Episode #110 - Requiem for the Stereo https://www.thenexttrack.com/113 6520dcee-3030-40b4-9b8c-3388b0b97e55 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Is the home stereo dead? It certainly looks like it. 34:24 false Is the home stereo dead? It certainly looks like it.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+HUR3KJ2Z ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn James Jackson Toth Episode #108 - Buying Records https://www.thenexttrack.com/111 e22c258e-0ed6-4b99-b5f2-b3e15d5ba682 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 06:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about buying records: what was so nice about browsing record stores, and what are we missing. 37:13 false Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about buying records: what was so nice about browsing record stores, and what are we missing.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+CTE79yyz ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #107 - Earworms and Mondegreens https://www.thenexttrack.com/110 0c82b793-6682-466d-82ca-06f82a9a7637 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Do you get annoying earworms? And do you occasionally encounter mondegreens? We look at these two interesting phenomena. 35:45 false Do you get annoying earworms? And do you occasionally encounter mondegreens? We look at these two interesting phenomena.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+l_kPtqDo ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones https://www.thenexttrack.com/109 67206e42-b02d-4eb9-9eda-53e27437ac66 Fri, 25 May 2018 11:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss headphones: the pros and cons of listening to music on headphones, and the different types of headphones you can use to listen to music. 34:30 false Doug and Kirk discuss headphones: the pros and cons of listening to music on headphones, and the different types of headphones you can use to listen to music.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+GnJu37iJ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #101 - Radio Paradise https://www.thenexttrack.com/104 476b0ea1-e83c-432b-85d1-51be2f445219 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Bill Goldsmith of Radio Paradise joins us to talk about programming a free-form, internet radio station, listener support, and the future of radio. 33:44 false Bill Goldsmith of Radio Paradise joins us to talk about programming a free-form, internet radio station, listener support, and the future of radio.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+NvAzG1h7 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #99 - Radio, Radio https://www.thenexttrack.com/102 ce1a67e6-b184-4eb1-9b9c-9d6ac9d65070 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Radio has long been the first way that people have discovered and listened to music. It is still very powerful, in spite of the ubiquity of music streaming services. We discuss how radio works, how it's changed over the years, and where it may be going. 39:45 false Radio has long been the first way that people have discovered and listened to music. It is still very powerful, in spite of the ubiquity of music streaming services. We discuss how radio works, how it's changed over the years, and where it may be going.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+0001C-T- ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #98 - 1981 https://www.thenexttrack.com/101 58550fb0-16a8-418f-a2cd-8aed28af4dd4 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn 1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year. 35:16 false 1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+97_TGYmN ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock https://www.thenexttrack.com/100 c9f9576a-088b-404e-aef0-73a821ee950f Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Jerry Ewing, editor of the UK's Prog magazine, discusses the history of progressive rock, and presents his new book Wondrous Stories. 38:23 false Jerry Ewing, editor of the UK's Prog magazine, discusses the history of progressive rock, and presents his new book Wondrous Stories.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+X1i-sg0u ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Jerry Ewing Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) https://www.thenexttrack.com/99 8254e427-53e2-46df-896b-c75396d0c2d5 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute. 38:01 false We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+xZP8H2vC ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Kiku Day Episode #95 - Movies about Music, Part 3: Concert Movies https://www.thenexttrack.com/98 8e160515-b2ca-4806-8370-fe35866bb06e Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We finish our look at movies about music by discussing concert movies. What makes a good concert movie? Why are concert movies no longer interesting? 33:32 false We finish our look at movies about music by discussing concert movies. What makes a good concert movie? Why are concert movies no longer interesting?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+QPYNz36N ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #94 – Do Classical Record Labels Make Money? https://www.thenexttrack.com/97 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=858 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works. 41:52 false People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+h2XsmajV ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Simon Vance Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster https://www.thenexttrack.com/95 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=849 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen to, and what equipment he uses. 33:02 false Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen to, and what equipment he uses.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+UCoIPMf0 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chuck Joiner Episode #91 – The Apple HomePod Sounds Great, Except When it Doesn’t https://www.thenexttrack.com/94 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=844 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:30:22 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Kirk got his HomePod. He spent a couple of hours listening to music to judge the sound quality. In short, it sounds great at times, but at others it doesn't. 32:46 false Kirk got his HomePod. He spent a couple of hours listening to music to judge the sound quality. In short, it sounds great at times, but at others it doesn’t.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+_oiWbOUW ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists https://www.thenexttrack.com/93 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=837 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming. 43:44 false Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+ATvSTrfu ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Liz Pelly Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment https://www.thenexttrack.com/92 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=829 Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Musician and journalist James Jackson Toth launched an experiment in dedicated listening; sitting and listening attentively to just one album a week. He failed. 37:13 false Musician and journalist James Jackson Toth launched an experiment in dedicated listening; sitting and listening attentively to just one album a week. He failed. He tells us why, and how we may have too much music to listen to.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+6AseTzeu ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn James Jackson Toth Episode #88 – Buying and Selling Hi-Fi Equipment https://www.thenexttrack.com/91 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=792 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker talks about buying and selling hi-fi equipment, and introduces his new venture, a platform for buying and selling audio goods. 36:27 false Buying and selling hi-fi equipment can be fraught with problems. Chris Connaker joins us to talk about the situation, and to present his new venture, Superphonica, a platform for buying and selling audio goods.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+BKSyjfX2 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament https://www.thenexttrack.com/90 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=790 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this. 34:45 false What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+tZ4_5yHE ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe Episode #86 – New Year’s Resolutions https://www.thenexttrack.com/89 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=761 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:02:05 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn As the new year rings in, we take a look at our music listening habits and think about how we may want to change them. 32:52 false As the new year rings in, we take a look at our music listening habits and think about how we may want to change them.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+huKJtK_t ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #84 – Ask Doug and Kirk: AirPods, Ripping Optical Discs, and Moving iTunes Libraries https://www.thenexttrack.com/87 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=754 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:49:20 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We answer a few listener questions about Apple's AirPods, how to rip optical discs (other than CDs), and moving and merging iTunes libraries. 34:34 false We answer a few listener questions about Apple’s AirPods, how to rip optical discs (other than CDs), and moving and merging iTunes libraries.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+KVZiwOVP ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #83 – Daniel Spreadbury on Music Notation Software https://www.thenexttrack.com/86 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=751 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Daniel Spreadbury to discuss the software that composers use to put their notes onto virtual paper. 36:18 false We welcome Daniel Spreadbury to discuss the software that composers use to put their notes onto virtual paper.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+2-AW9ayz ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Daniel Spreadbury Episode #82 – Let It Snow https://www.thenexttrack.com/85 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=743 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:28:42 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn As winter closes in, and the holiday season approaches, we discuss the strange ritual of listening to Christmas music for just one month a year. 33:17 false As winter closes in, and the holiday season approaches, we discuss the strange ritual of listening to Christmas music for just one month a year.

There’s got to be a German word for this. It’s that feeling, that first second, when you heard Jingle Bells in the middle of summer.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+vt2uAyU_ ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #71 – Hi-Fi Separates, Part 1: Network Streamers https://www.thenexttrack.com/74 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=687 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn What are network streamers? How do they work? Do you need one? 32:06 false Chris Connaker joins us to talk about hi-fi separates. Today, we discuss the network streamer. How does it work? Do you need one?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+eVkGpXxo ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business https://www.thenexttrack.com/72 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=676 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We talk with Brian Brandt of Mode Records about releasing recordings of avant garde music, and the difficulties of the music business. 37:37 false We talk with Brian Brandt of Mode Records about releasing recordings of avant garde music, and the difficulties of the music business.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+FNTkVR69 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Will Romano ♫ Episode #62 – Simple and Elaborate Audio Systems – How Many Devices Can You Have in Your Audio Chain? https://www.thenexttrack.com/65 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=605 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his. 31:07 false Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+BbaxQDXn ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Geoff Edgers ♫ Episode #59 – 1967 and the Summer of Love https://www.thenexttrack.com/62 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=594 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:18:37 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967. 28:52 false We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+EdzA7l94 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn David Weigel ♫ Episode #57 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Optical Discs https://www.thenexttrack.com/60 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=583 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn't know how many kinds of optical disc there are... 33:53 false Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn’t know how many kinds of optical disc there are…

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+fF2PUpWG ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker ♫ Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis https://www.thenexttrack.com/56 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=569 Fri, 26 May 2017 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Guitarist Woody Mann joins us to discuss his documentary about the life of the great blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis. 35:16 false Guitarist Woody Mann joins us to discuss his documentary about the life of the great blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis.

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Steve Reich’s notes about Drumming:

For one year, between the fall of 1970 and the fall of 1971, I worked on what turned out to be the longest piece I have ever composed. Drumming lasts from 55 to 75 minutes (depending on the number of repeats played) and is divided into four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four pairs of tuned bongo drums, stand-mounted and played with sticks; the second, for three marimbas played by nine players together with two women’s voices; the third, or three glockenspiels played by four players together with whistling and piccolo; and the fourth section is for all these instruments and voices combined.

While first player the drums during the process of composition, I found myself sometimes singing with them, using my voice to imitate the sounds they made. I began to understand that this might also be possible with the marimbas and glockenspiels as well. Thus the basic assumption about the voices in Drumming was that they would not sing words, but would precisely imitate the sound of the instruments. The women’s voices sing patterns resulting from the combination of two or more marimbas playing the identical repeating pattern one of more quarter notes out of phase with each other. By exactly imitating the sound of the instruments, and by gradually fading the patterns in and out, the singers cause them to slowly rise to the surface of the music and then fade back into it, allowing the listener to hear these patterns, along with many others, actually sounding in the instruments. For the marimbas, the female voice was needed, using consonants like “b” and “d” with a more or less “u” (as in “you”) vowel sound. In the case of the glockenspiels, the extremely high range of the instrument precluded any use of the voice and necessitated whistling. Even this form of vocal production proved impossible when the instrument was played in its higher ranges, and this created the need for a more sophisticated form of whistle: the piccolo. In the last section of the piece these techniques are combined simultaneously with each imitating its particular instrument.

The sections are joined together by the new instruments doubling the exact pattern of the instruments already playing. At the end of the drum section three drummers play the same pattern two quarter notes out of phase with each other. Three marimba players enter softly with the same pattern also played two quarter notes out of phase. The drummers gradually fade out so that the same rhythm and pitches are maintained with a gradual change of timbre. At the end of the marimba section, three marimbas played in their highest range are doubled by three glockenspiels in their lowest range so that the process of maintaining rhythm and pitch while gradually changing timbre is repeated. The sections are not set off from each other by changes in key, the traditional means of gaining extended length in Western music. Drumming shows that it is possible to keep going in the same key for quite a while if there are instead considerable rhythmic developments together with occasional, but complete, changes of timbre to supply variety.

I am often asked what influence my visit of Africa in summer of 1970 had on Drumming. The answer is confirmation. It confirmed my intuition that acoustic instruments could be used to produce music that was genuinely richer in sound than that produced with electronic instruments, as well as confirming my natural inclination towards percussion (I became a drummer at the age of 14).

The transition from glockenspiels to the last section of the piece, for all instruments and voices combined, is made by a new musical process I call build-up and reduction. Drumming begins with two drummers building up the basic rhythmic pattern of the entire piece from a single drum beat, played in a cycle of twelve beats with rests on all the other beats. Gradually additional drumbeats are substituted for the rests, one at a time, until the pattern is completed. The reduction process is simply the reverse where rests are gradually substituted for the beats, one at a time, until only a section leads to a build-up for the drums, marimbas, and glockenspiels simultaneously.

There is, then, only one basic rhythmic pattern for all of Drumming. This pattern undergoes changes of phase position, pitch, and timbre, but all the performers play this pattern, or some part of it, throughout the entire piece.

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Steve Reich’s notes about Drumming:

For one year, between the fall of 1970 and the fall of 1971, I worked on what turned out to be the longest piece I have ever composed. Drumming lasts from 55 to 75 minutes (depending on the number of repeats played) and is divided into four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four pairs of tuned bongo drums, stand-mounted and played with sticks; the second, for three marimbas played by nine players together with two women’s voices; the third, or three glockenspiels played by four players together with whistling and piccolo; and the fourth section is for all these instruments and voices combined.

While first player the drums during the process of composition, I found myself sometimes singing with them, using my voice to imitate the sounds they made. I began to understand that this might also be possible with the marimbas and glockenspiels as well. Thus the basic assumption about the voices in Drumming was that they would not sing words, but would precisely imitate the sound of the instruments. The women’s voices sing patterns resulting from the combination of two or more marimbas playing the identical repeating pattern one of more quarter notes out of phase with each other. By exactly imitating the sound of the instruments, and by gradually fading the patterns in and out, the singers cause them to slowly rise to the surface of the music and then fade back into it, allowing the listener to hear these patterns, along with many others, actually sounding in the instruments. For the marimbas, the female voice was needed, using consonants like “b” and “d” with a more or less “u” (as in “you”) vowel sound. In the case of the glockenspiels, the extremely high range of the instrument precluded any use of the voice and necessitated whistling. Even this form of vocal production proved impossible when the instrument was played in its higher ranges, and this created the need for a more sophisticated form of whistle: the piccolo. In the last section of the piece these techniques are combined simultaneously with each imitating its particular instrument.

The sections are joined together by the new instruments doubling the exact pattern of the instruments already playing. At the end of the drum section three drummers play the same pattern two quarter notes out of phase with each other. Three marimba players enter softly with the same pattern also played two quarter notes out of phase. The drummers gradually fade out so that the same rhythm and pitches are maintained with a gradual change of timbre. At the end of the marimba section, three marimbas played in their highest range are doubled by three glockenspiels in their lowest range so that the process of maintaining rhythm and pitch while gradually changing timbre is repeated. The sections are not set off from each other by changes in key, the traditional means of gaining extended length in Western music. Drumming shows that it is possible to keep going in the same key for quite a while if there are instead considerable rhythmic developments together with occasional, but complete, changes of timbre to supply variety.

I am often asked what influence my visit of Africa in summer of 1970 had on Drumming. The answer is confirmation. It confirmed my intuition that acoustic instruments could be used to produce music that was genuinely richer in sound than that produced with electronic instruments, as well as confirming my natural inclination towards percussion (I became a drummer at the age of 14).

The transition from glockenspiels to the last section of the piece, for all instruments and voices combined, is made by a new musical process I call build-up and reduction. Drumming begins with two drummers building up the basic rhythmic pattern of the entire piece from a single drum beat, played in a cycle of twelve beats with rests on all the other beats. Gradually additional drumbeats are substituted for the rests, one at a time, until the pattern is completed. The reduction process is simply the reverse where rests are gradually substituted for the beats, one at a time, until only a section leads to a build-up for the drums, marimbas, and glockenspiels simultaneously.

There is, then, only one basic rhythmic pattern for all of Drumming. This pattern undergoes changes of phase position, pitch, and timbre, but all the performers play this pattern, or some part of it, throughout the entire piece.

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Steve Reich’s notes about Drumming:

For one year, between the fall of 1970 and the fall of 1971, I worked on what turned out to be the longest piece I have ever composed. Drumming lasts from 55 to 75 minutes (depending on the number of repeats played) and is divided into four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four parts that are performed without pause. The first part is for four pairs of tuned bongo drums, stand-mounted and played with sticks; the second, for three marimbas played by nine players together with two women’s voices; the third, or three glockenspiels played by four players together with whistling and piccolo; and the fourth section is for all these instruments and voices combined.

While first player the drums during the process of composition, I found myself sometimes singing with them, using my voice to imitate the sounds they made. I began to understand that this might also be possible with the marimbas and glockenspiels as well. Thus the basic assumption about the voices in Drumming was that they would not sing words, but would precisely imitate the sound of the instruments. The women’s voices sing patterns resulting from the combination of two or more marimbas playing the identical repeating pattern one of more quarter notes out of phase with each other. By exactly imitating the sound of the instruments, and by gradually fading the patterns in and out, the singers cause them to slowly rise to the surface of the music and then fade back into it, allowing the listener to hear these patterns, along with many others, actually sounding in the instruments. For the marimbas, the female voice was needed, using consonants like “b” and “d” with a more or less “u” (as in “you”) vowel sound. In the case of the glockenspiels, the extremely high range of the instrument precluded any use of the voice and necessitated whistling. Even this form of vocal production proved impossible when the instrument was played in its higher ranges, and this created the need for a more sophisticated form of whistle: the piccolo. In the last section of the piece these techniques are combined simultaneously with each imitating its particular instrument.

The sections are joined together by the new instruments doubling the exact pattern of the instruments already playing. At the end of the drum section three drummers play the same pattern two quarter notes out of phase with each other. Three marimba players enter softly with the same pattern also played two quarter notes out of phase. The drummers gradually fade out so that the same rhythm and pitches are maintained with a gradual change of timbre. At the end of the marimba section, three marimbas played in their highest range are doubled by three glockenspiels in their lowest range so that the process of maintaining rhythm and pitch while gradually changing timbre is repeated. The sections are not set off from each other by changes in key, the traditional means of gaining extended length in Western music. Drumming shows that it is possible to keep going in the same key for quite a while if there are instead considerable rhythmic developments together with occasional, but complete, changes of timbre to supply variety.

I am often asked what influence my visit of Africa in summer of 1970 had on Drumming. The answer is confirmation. It confirmed my intuition that acoustic instruments could be used to produce music that was genuinely richer in sound than that produced with electronic instruments, as well as confirming my natural inclination towards percussion (I became a drummer at the age of 14).

The transition from glockenspiels to the last section of the piece, for all instruments and voices combined, is made by a new musical process I call build-up and reduction. Drumming begins with two drummers building up the basic rhythmic pattern of the entire piece from a single drum beat, played in a cycle of twelve beats with rests on all the other beats. Gradually additional drumbeats are substituted for the rests, one at a time, until the pattern is completed. The reduction process is simply the reverse where rests are gradually substituted for the beats, one at a time, until only a section leads to a build-up for the drums, marimbas, and glockenspiels simultaneously.

There is, then, only one basic rhythmic pattern for all of Drumming. This pattern undergoes changes of phase position, pitch, and timbre, but all the performers play this pattern, or some part of it, throughout the entire piece.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+9T5HalA9 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe ♫ Episode #40 – The Revenge of Analog, with David Sax https://www.thenexttrack.com/41 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=492 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Author David Sax talks about his book The Revenge of Analog: why people like vinyl, and why other analog technologies are popular today. 34:12 false Author David Sax talks about his book The Revenge of Analog: why people like vinyl, and why other analog technologies are popular today.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+mcdD4gnh ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn ♫ Episode #33 – This Was the Year that Was, 2016 https://www.thenexttrack.com/34 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=456 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:51:39 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn In this year-end wrap-up episode, we feature clips of some of our more popular episodes. 59:24 false In this special, one-hour, year-end episode, we feature clips from some of our more popular episodes. If you’re just discovering The Next Track, this highlight reel will give you an idea of the topics we cover in the show.

  • Alex Ross on classical music
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  • Sunny Nam on mastering records
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  • David Browne on the Grateful Dead
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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Ff9JcVhe ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #29 – Tagging Audio Files https://www.thenexttrack.com/30 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=426 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:09:15 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk explain everything you need to know about tagging your digital audio files. 32:00 false Doug and Kirk explain everything you need to know about tagging your digital audio files.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+CwqznGi4 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #28 – Music and Mystery: Author Peter Robinson on Music in His Novels https://www.thenexttrack.com/29 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=416 Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Author Peter Robinson joins us to discuss how he uses music in his DCI Banks series of mystery novels. 26:34 false Author Peter Robinson joins us to discuss how he uses music in his DCI Banks series of mystery novels.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Ig5ZGk66 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Peter Robinson     ♫ Episode #27 – Composing Music for Stage and Screen, with Paul Englishby https://www.thenexttrack.com/28 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=413 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Paul Englishby talks about composing music for stage and screen, including the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of The Tempest. 31:27 false Paul Englishby talks about composing music for stage and screen, including the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of The Tempest.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+dvctho_3 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Elijah Wald     ♫ Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings https://www.thenexttrack.com/20 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=354 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:46:32 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live? 28:18 false Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live?

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+Q3fPDFfA ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/19 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=348 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today. 41:29 false We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today. This episode runs a bit longer than usual, but we think you’ll enjoy the whole show.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+B8XygqjV ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Alex Ross     ♫ Episode #17 – Jacks, Pods, and Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/18 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=338 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:31:31 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We take a look at the audio-related elements of this week's Apple product announcement. 29:22 false 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.”

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    “Frankly, I don’t listen to a lot of new music. I’m still trying to catch up on a lot of old music.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+9sBWF38S ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #16 – Managing and Storing Digital Media Files https://www.thenexttrack.com/17 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=318 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:56:32 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn You have lots of digital audio and video files. What's the best way to manage and store them? 30:16 false Doug and Kirk discuss some news and some music and audio technology history, then examine the best ways to manage and store a digital media collection.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+O3ARM41G ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering? https://www.thenexttrack.com/16 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=295 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Sangwook "Sunny" Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer, to learn about record mastering and remastering. 35:55 false Doug and Kirk welcome Sangwook “Sunny” Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer. He explains what mastering and remastering are, and we learn a lot about the magic that mastering engineers perform.

    “All the processing I’m doing is done on the analog side.”

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    ]]>     Doug and Kirk welcome Sangwook “Sunny” Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer. He explains what mastering and remastering are, and we learn a lot about the magic that mastering engineers perform.

    “All the processing I’m doing is done on the analog side.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+0kETMUhV ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Sunny Nam     ♫ Episode #14 – Audiophile Utility Poles and Other News https://www.thenexttrack.com/15 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=282 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:07:55 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening. 28:11 false Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening. And Kirk gives an update on his first Pearl Jam listening experience.

    “For $10,000 there better be a powerful placebo effect.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+JUNEx-as ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #13 – Which Streaming Service Is Right for You? https://www.thenexttrack.com/14 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=264 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services? 32:44 false Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services?

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+HKj2SXRE ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker     ♫ Episode #12 – iTunes & AppleScript https://www.thenexttrack.com/13 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=262 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:00:38 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss AppleScript, which helps you manage your iTunes library. 28:26 false Doug and Kirk discuss iTunes and AppleScript. This was bound to come sooner or later, since Doug is the AppleScript ninja. We look at what AppleScript does, and discuss more than a dozen of the most useful AppleScripts to use to manage your iTunes library.

    “AppleScript does not run on Windows, and Windows does not run in my house.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+wAkmeBv4 ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #11 – Audio Myths & Superstitions https://www.thenexttrack.com/12 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=259 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome back Andy Doe, digital music consultant, to discuss myths and superstitions around audio; cables, breaking in hardware, digital audio, and more. 32:14 false Doug and Kirk welcome back Andy Doe, digital music consultant, to discuss myths and superstitions around audio: cables, breaking in hardware, digital audio, and more. But first we discuss classical music playlists on streaming services.

    “Hooray, good for you, you have magical bat ears.” Andy Doe.

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    “Hooray, good for you, you have magical bat ears.” Andy Doe.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+UifO8O3o ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe     ♫ Episode #10 – Setting Up a Home Media Server https://www.thenexttrack.com/11 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=242 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:58:55 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Have you ever wanted to set up your own home media server? Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of doing this, and explain how to set up a Mac mini as a media server. 27:14 false Have you ever wanted to set up your own home media server? Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of doing this, and explain how to set up a Mac mini as a media server.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+fGfzyjPR ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #9 – Will Hermes on Discovering New Music https://www.thenexttrack.com/10 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=233 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Will Hermes, NPR and Rolling Stone music critic, to discuss music discovery. 30:11 false In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome NPR and Rolling Stone music critic Will Hermes. We take a brief stroll down memory lane, then discuss music discovery: how does a music critic, overwhelmed with choice, discover new music.

    “For me to just become a nostalgia merchant; as a writer, and as a music fan, not interested.”

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    ]]>     In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome NPR and Rolling Stone music critic Will Hermes. We take a brief stroll down memory lane, then discuss music discovery: how does a music critic, overwhelmed with choice, discover new music.

    “For me to just become a nostalgia merchant; as a writer, and as a music fan, not interested.”

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    “For me to just become a nostalgia merchant; as a writer, and as a music fan, not interested.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+H6K3JPfg ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Will Hermes     ♫ Episode #8 – Listening to Words: Audiobooks and Spoken Word Recordings https://www.thenexttrack.com/9 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=222 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:41:27 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss spoken word recordings. The history of spoken word recordings, how to get them, how to manage them, and how to listen to them. 30:41 false In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss spoken word recordings. How to get them, how to manage them, and how to listen to them. And we discuss how the history of recording started with recordings of spoken word content.

    “Like a Victorian call center.”

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    “Like a Victorian call center.”

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    “Like a Victorian call center.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+66s8rXPw ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #7 – Music and Genres https://www.thenexttrack.com/8 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=203 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:18:27 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn analyze the rumor that Apple is planning to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone, and then discuss how people organize music by genre. 29:05 false In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn analyze the rumor that Apple is planning to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone, and then discuss how people organize music by genre.

    “No matter where we steer this thing, we always end up driving down inelegant boulevard.”

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    “No matter where we steer this thing, we always end up driving down inelegant boulevard.”

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    “No matter where we steer this thing, we always end up driving down inelegant boulevard.”

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+T9UDQVTM ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #6 – What Is High-Resolution Audio? https://www.thenexttrack.com/7 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=192 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:00:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We welcome Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, to discuss high-resolution audio. What are the pros? The cons? Is high-res for you? 31:03 false In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Chris Connaker who runs the Computer Audiophile website to discuss high-resolution audio. What are the pros? The cons? Is high-res for you?

    “Is high-resolution worth it? There really is no definitive answer to that…”

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    “Is high-resolution worth it? There really is no definitive answer to that…”

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    ]]>     In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Chris Connaker who runs the Computer Audiophile website to discuss high-resolution audio. What are the pros? The cons? Is high-res for you?

    “Is high-resolution worth it? There really is no definitive answer to that…”

    Show notes:

    The Computer Audiophile website

    High-resolution audio:

    Our next tracks:

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    Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+TedY9Usx ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Chris Connaker     ♫ Episode #5 – Headphones or Speakers? https://www.thenexttrack.com/6 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=178 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:29:20 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn We discuss new features coming to Apple Music, then discuss listening to music with speakers or headphones 29:07 false In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a quick look at the new features coming to Apple Music, and then discuss how we listen to music with headphones and speakers. What’s the best kind of headphones? When should you use speakers? Why not use both (not at the same time, of course)?

    Show notes:

    News:

    Headphones and speakers:

    Our next tracks:

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    Show notes:

    News:

    Headphones and speakers:

    Our next tracks:

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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    ]]>     In the latest episode of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a quick look at the new features coming to Apple Music, and then discuss how we listen to music with headphones and speakers. What’s the best kind of headphones? When should you use speakers? Why not use both (not at the same time, of course)?

    Show notes:

    News:

    Headphones and speakers:

    Our next tracks:

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+yCDS0b_e ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #4 – Streaming Shenanigans and Metadata https://www.thenexttrack.com/5 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=169 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 08:30:00 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name, 32:45 false In episode #4 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name, its album, and more.

    “This is the kind of mass-production of music that Henry Ford would have appreciated.” Andy Doe.

    Show notes:

    Streaming music shenanigans:

    Metadata:

    Our next tracks:

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Special Guest: Andy Doe.

    ]]>     In episode #4 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name, its album, and more.

    “This is the kind of mass-production of music that Henry Ford would have appreciated.” Andy Doe.

    Show notes:

    Streaming music shenanigans:

    Metadata:

    Our next tracks:

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Special Guest: Andy Doe.

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    ]]>     In episode #4 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name, its album, and more.

    “This is the kind of mass-production of music that Henry Ford would have appreciated.” Andy Doe.

    Show notes:

    Streaming music shenanigans:

    Metadata:

    Our next tracks:

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Special Guest: Andy Doe.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+v8lTzsuL ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn Andy Doe     ♫ Episode #3 – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Audio File Formats https://www.thenexttrack.com/4 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=162 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:13:59 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug and Kirk discuss the various audio file formats you may encounter when you listen to digital music. 28:32 false In episode #3 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn examine the various audio file formats that you may encounter when you listen to music. You’re familiar with MP3, AAC, and, perhaps, Apple Lossless, but do you know your FLAC from your AIFF, or your WAV from your Ogg Vorbis?

    Show notes:

    Audio file formats:

    Here’s a selection of links about audio file formats, working with lossless audio, etc.

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Tomita, Greatest Hits

    Kirk: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, Winterreise & Schwanengesang, by Ian Bostridge

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    Show notes:

    Audio file formats:

    Here’s a selection of links about audio file formats, working with lossless audio, etc.

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Tomita, Greatest Hits

    Kirk: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, Winterreise & Schwanengesang, by Ian Bostridge

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Support The Next Track

    ]]>     In episode #3 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn examine the various audio file formats that you may encounter when you listen to music. You’re familiar with MP3, AAC, and, perhaps, Apple Lossless, but do you know your FLAC from your AIFF, or your WAV from your Ogg Vorbis?

    Show notes:

    Audio file formats:

    Here’s a selection of links about audio file formats, working with lossless audio, etc.

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Tomita, Greatest Hits

    Kirk: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, Winterreise & Schwanengesang, by Ian Bostridge

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+kiD6l1rF ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music? https://www.thenexttrack.com/3 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=150 Fri, 27 May 2016 13:59:04 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn To stream or to own? That is the question. 30:50 false In episode #2 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a brief look at the iTunes 12.4 update, and then discuss streaming music versus owning it. Do you want to have access to most of the recorded music available or do you want to own your music, listen to it when you want, even if labels or artists decide they don’t want to play with streaming services?

    Show notes:

    News and Updates:

    Main topic, streaming versus owning music:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: I Still Do, Eric Clapton

    Kirk: Fallen Angels, Bob Dylan

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    Show notes:

    News and Updates:

    Main topic, streaming versus owning music:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: I Still Do, Eric Clapton

    Kirk: Fallen Angels, Bob Dylan

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Support The Next Track

    ]]>     In episode #2 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn take a brief look at the iTunes 12.4 update, and then discuss streaming music versus owning it. Do you want to have access to most of the recorded music available or do you want to own your music, listen to it when you want, even if labels or artists decide they don’t want to play with streaming services?

    Show notes:

    News and Updates:

    Main topic, streaming versus owning music:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: I Still Do, Eric Clapton

    Kirk: Fallen Angels, Bob Dylan

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+o974gIVa ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn     ♫ Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs https://www.thenexttrack.com/2 https://www.thenexttrack.com/?p=107 Sat, 21 May 2016 18:51:44 +0100 kirk@mcelhearn.com (Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn) full Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss the history of music listening, from songs to albums to songs. 28:09 false In episode #1 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn introduce the podcast, and explain the topics they plan to cover. They discuss streaming music and downloads, and spend some time looking at the history of music listening, from songs to albums to songs, with some tapes along the way. Then they discuss their next tracks, the music they’re planning to listen to next.

    Show notes:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Live at Winterland ’68, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company

    Kirk: Surprise, Paul Simon

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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    Show notes:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Live at Winterland ’68, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company

    Kirk: Surprise, Paul Simon

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Support The Next Track

    ]]>     In episode #1 of The Next Track, Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn introduce the podcast, and explain the topics they plan to cover. They discuss streaming music and downloads, and spend some time looking at the history of music listening, from songs to albums to songs, with some tapes along the way. Then they discuss their next tracks, the music they’re planning to listen to next.

    Show notes:

    Our next tracks:

    Doug: Live at Winterland ’68, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company

    Kirk: Surprise, Paul Simon

    If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

    Support The Next Track

    ]]>     https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7g_qDQ3u+iK1ZV79O ]]> Doug Adams Kirk McElhearn