The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
Episodes
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Episode #299: The Normalization of Apple's Media App; Songs in Movies
January 15th, 2025 | 31 mins 47 secs
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.
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Episode #298: Fake Music
December 31st, 2024 | 30 mins 13 secs
Streaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music.
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Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack
December 4th, 2024 | 28 mins 52 secs
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.
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Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed
November 20th, 2024 | 32 mins 11 secs
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.
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Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players
November 6th, 2024 | 33 mins 15 secs
With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island.
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Episode #293: Desert Island Discs Redux
October 23rd, 2024 | 30 mins 9 secs
We discuss desert island discs as a thought experiment, though we didn't agree on the ground rules.
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Episode #292: Music as Product
October 9th, 2024 | 32 mins
Music is a product. We discuss how music is sold and promoted.
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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."