The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
Episodes
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Episode #269: The End of iTunes
November 22nd, 2023 | 27 mins 9 secs
Apple is slowly phasing out iTunes on Windows, after having done so four years ago on Mac. Is it the end of the iTunes brand?
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Episode #268: Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
November 8th, 2023 | 28 mins 24 secs
We discuss Miles Davis's groundbreaking 1970 album Bitches Brew.
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Episode #267: Dark Side of the Moon Gets Rogered
October 25th, 2023 | 29 mins 50 secs
Roger Waters decided to make a new version of Dark Side of the Moon. It's a mistake.
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Episode #266: Is the Sphere the Future of Concerts
October 11th, 2023 | 32 mins 29 secs
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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Episode #265: How Recordings Have Changed Music
September 27th, 2023 | 32 mins 7 secs
Recordings change music by freezing it in time.
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Episode #264: The Heyday of Album Artwork
September 13th, 2023 | 32 mins 35 secs
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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Episode #263: More Thoughts on Dolby Atmos
August 30th, 2023 | 29 mins 54 secs
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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Episode #262: Personal Music Players
August 16th, 2023 | 27 mins 36 secs
Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices.
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Episode #261: Three Chords and the Truth
August 2nd, 2023 | 28 mins 11 secs
Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music.
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Episode #260: Live Albums Redux
July 19th, 2023 | 25 mins 36 secs
Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, and whether anyone would want to hear a Taylor Swift live album.
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Episode #259: Music Festivals
July 5th, 2023 | 31 mins 23 secs
It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more.
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Episode #258: Opera
June 21st, 2023 | 30 mins 6 secs
Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway.
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Episode #257: The Smart Home and Music Listening
June 7th, 2023 | 28 mins 40 secs
We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home.
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Episode #256: You'll Never Have to Watch the Woodstock Movie Again
May 24th, 2023 | 24 mins 50 secs
Doug watched the Woodstock movie. He'll never have to watch it again.
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Episode #255: Timo Andres on Classical Music that Doesn't Sound Like Classical Music
May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 11 mins
Composer pianist Timo Andres joins us to discuss the Apple Music Classical app and Kirk's article about classical music that doesn't sound like classical music.
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Episode #254: Remastering, Re-Recording, and Standards
April 26th, 2023 | 28 mins 24 secs
We discuss whether remastering albums is worthwhile, why some artists re-record their albums, and how there seem to be no more standards.