Kirk McElhearn
Co-Host of The Next Track
Kirk McElhearn is a freelance journalist. He writes on his website Kirkville, and is Senior Contributor to Macworld, where he is The iTunes Guy. He is also a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is co-host of The Committed podcast. Kirk has written more than twenty books, including Take Control of iTunes. On Twitter, he's @mcelhearn, and he has a Facebook page.
Kirk McElhearn has hosted 280 Episodes.
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Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes?
December 21st, 2018 | 27 mins 38 secs
We look at some possible future scenarios about iTunes, in part because a recent change that Apple has made.
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Episode #135 - Christmas Gift Guide
December 14th, 2018 | 31 mins 33 secs
Doug and Kirk make a list, and check it twice, presenting some ideas for music-related Christmas gifts.
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Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System
December 7th, 2018 | 37 mins 21 secs
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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Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2
November 30th, 2018 | 30 mins 17 secs
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.
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Episode #132 - Is the Album Dead?
November 23rd, 2018 | 39 mins 9 secs
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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Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
November 16th, 2018 | 36 mins 58 secs
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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Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1
November 9th, 2018 | 26 mins
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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Episode #129 - Discovering Classical Music with Timothy Judd
November 2nd, 2018 | 33 mins 49 secs
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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Episode #128 - How Streaming Changes Music
October 26th, 2018 | 32 mins 50 secs
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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Episode #127 - The Changing Economics of the Music Recording Industry
October 19th, 2018 | 33 mins 27 secs
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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Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak
October 12th, 2018 | 37 mins 41 secs
Sometimes, you hear music where you least expect it, and where you don't choose to hear it.
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Episode #125 - How We Do It
October 5th, 2018 | 32 mins 53 secs
How is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast.
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Episode #124 - Deluxe Editions
September 28th, 2018 | 33 mins 8 secs
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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Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann
September 21st, 2018 | 37 mins 52 secs
Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work.
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Episode #122 - What if Apple Does Stop Selling Downloads?
September 14th, 2018 | 36 mins 48 secs
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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Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces
September 7th, 2018 | 39 mins 52 secs
Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces.