The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
Episodes
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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.
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Episode #253: Apple Music Classical
April 12th, 2023 | 33 mins 33 secs
Apple has released its Apple Music Classical app for iPhone, and it's pretty good. Not perfect, but it's a big step forward. We discuss this new app and how it can be improved.
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Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution
March 29th, 2023 | 27 mins 10 secs
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.
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Episode #251: 19th Century Technology
March 15th, 2023 | 29 mins 34 secs
Doug moved, and we discuss 19th century technology and wires.
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Episode #250: Triangles of Sadness
March 1st, 2023 | 30 mins 17 secs
On speaker placement and triangles.
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Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker
February 15th, 2023 | 28 mins 41 secs
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.