The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
About the show
Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.
Episodes
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Episode #81 – Ask Andy: Ohms and Decibels
December 1st, 2017 | 29 mins 58 secs
We bring back our regular guest Andy Doe to discuss some of the technical terms we read about with audio equipment: ohms and decibels, also known as Ω and dB.
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Episode #80 – John Cage
November 24th, 2017 | 46 mins 8 secs
We welcome Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust, to discuss the life and legacy of composer John Cage.
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Episode #79 – 1977
November 17th, 2017 | 30 mins 42 secs
Doug and Kirk look at how 1977 was a watershed year for popular music.
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Episode #78 – Alexander Joel on the Role of the Conductor in Classical Music
November 10th, 2017 | 35 mins 31 secs
Conductor Alexander Joel talks about the profession of conductor for operas and orchestras.
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Episode #77 – How to Get the Most out of Apple Music
November 3rd, 2017 | 31 mins 12 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss Apple Music, how it's changed the way they listen to music, and how to get the most out of the service.
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Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
October 27th, 2017 | 32 mins 9 secs
Doug and Kirk were teenagers when disco hit. They didn't care for it then, but has their opinion change after 40 years? Is it time to reevaluate disco music?
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Episode #75 – Movies about Music, Part 2: Documentaries
October 20th, 2017 | 35 mins 20 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss their favorite music documentaries.
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Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead
October 13th, 2017 | 37 mins 55 secs
We welcome Jeffrey Norman, who has been mixing, mastering, and restoring Grateful Dead recordings for more than 35 years.
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Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
October 6th, 2017 | 33 mins 29 secs
Andy Doe helps Kirk and Doug understand "make louder boxes."
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Episode #72 – What’s New in iTunes 12.7
September 29th, 2017 | 32 mins 26 secs
Doug and Kirk take a close look at changes Apple has made to iTunes in its latest version, 12.7.
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Episode #71 – Hi-Fi Separates, Part 1: Network Streamers
September 22nd, 2017 | 32 mins 6 secs
What are network streamers? How do they work? Do you need one?
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Episode #70 – Movies about Music, Part 1: Fiction
September 15th, 2017 | 33 mins 11 secs
Doug and Kirk chat about their favorite movies about music, and some that they don't like.
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Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
September 8th, 2017 | 37 mins 37 secs
We talk with Brian Brandt of Mode Records about releasing recordings of avant garde music, and the difficulties of the music business.
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Episode #68 – Hi-Fi Snake Oil, Part 1: Cables
September 1st, 2017 | 31 mins 23 secs
Andy Doe joins us to discuss hi-fi snake oil. In part one of a two-part series, we look at cables.
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♫ Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners
August 25th, 2017 | 35 mins 40 secs
Author Peter Conners tells us the story of the legendary 5/8/77 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall, Cornell University, and its legacy.
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♫ Episode #66 – Minimalist Pianist R. Andrew Lee
August 18th, 2017 | 31 mins 51 secs
Pianist R. Andrew Lee joins us to discuss the minimal, and often very long, works of music he performs and records.