The Next Track

Feb 26 2025 303 ep. 33 mins 161
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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.

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Episode #302: Rant about Apple's Music App

Feb 26 2025 29 mins  
We rant about compilations in Apple's music app, and some other annoyances. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Doug's AppleScripts Take Control of Apple Media Apps Very Seldom Casual: UncertainFM Apple Music Classical (Mostly) Plays the

Episode #301: The Freddy Mercurization of Dylan

Feb 12 2025 23 mins  
The recent movie about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, has led many people to "discover" Bob Dylan's music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan

Episode #300: Billions and Obscura

Jan 29 2025 28 mins  
We look at Spotify's Billions Club, and discuss how some people are trying to discover the must unplayed music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: No Dylan but loads of Coldplay! What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us abou

Episode #299: The Normalization of Apple's Media App; Songs in Movies

Jan 15 2025 31 mins  
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show

Episode #298: Fake Music

Dec 31 2024 30 mins  
Streaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music. "If everyone is a content creator, who's left to be the audience?" Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Take Control of Apple Media A

Episode #297: 1984

Dec 18 2024 29 mins  
1984 wasn't like 1984. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #235 - 1973 Episode #79 – 1977 Episode #98 - 1981 1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized Synth Britannia Our next tracks: Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach Guadalca

Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack

Dec 04 2024 28 mins  
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free a

Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed

Nov 20 2024 32 mins  
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Burning Shed Our next

Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players

Nov 06 2024 33 mins  
With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Phil Lesh obituary Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Fallout from the Phil Zone Stanley C

Episode #293: Desert Island Discs Redux

Oct 23 2024 30 mins  
We discuss desert island discs as a thought experiment, though we didn't agree on the ground rules. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2 Schubert: Winterrei