The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
Episodes
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Episode #291: Why Can't Concerts Be More Interesting?
September 25th, 2024 | 27 mins 57 secs
Kirk attended a unique concert recently, and Doug and Kirk discuss how concerts could be more interesting.
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Episode #290: Why Most People Have Better Audio on Their TV Systems
September 11th, 2024 | 31 mins 11 secs
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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Episode #289: Audio Gear and Firmware: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind
August 28th, 2024 | 29 mins 56 secs
Don't buy hi-fi audio equipment that needs firmware updates. (This means you, Sonos.)
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Episode #288: Merch
August 14th, 2024 | 26 mins 32 secs
It's tough to make money in the music business. So artists sell merch.
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Episode #287: The Summer Doldrums
July 31st, 2024 | 29 mins 57 secs
It's the summer of Apple beta software. We chat a bit about the Music app, new operating systems, and how Apple's AI could affect Apple Music.
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Episode #285: Is Classic Rock the New Classical Music
July 3rd, 2024 | 27 mins 39 secs
No one gets up in the morning and says, “I want to be in a classic rock band.”
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Episode #284: You Can't Beat the System
June 19th, 2024 | 29 mins 2 secs
Something always goes wrong. "The grass may look great, but it's not real grass."
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Episode #283: Another Green World
June 5th, 2024 | 30 mins 1 sec
Doug and Kirk discuss one of Brian Eno's best early albums, Another Green World.
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Episode #282: Embracing the CD Revival
May 22nd, 2024 | 29 mins 54 secs
Continuing with our multi-episode arc, we discuss the joys of listening to CDs.
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Episode #281: Kirk's New Audio Gear
May 8th, 2024 | 31 mins 36 secs
Kirk buys new audio gear for the first time in several years. Tech doesn't always work.
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Episode #280: When CDs Won’t Play, and Other Tech Tales
April 24th, 2024 | 29 mins 21 secs
Tech is full of surprises.
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Episode #279: Lyrics
April 10th, 2024 | 27 mins 10 secs
We discuss lyrics in popular music. Have they become simpler and angrier over the years?
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Episode #278: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
March 27th, 2024 | 28 mins 51 secs
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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Episode #277: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Part 2
March 13th, 2024 | 29 mins 59 secs
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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Episode #276: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star
February 28th, 2024 | 32 mins
We didn't all do our homework, but Doug discusses three chapters from David Hepworth's book Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994.