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 #55 – Chris Connaker Shares His Favorites from the Munich High End Audio Show
June 2nd, 2017 | 32 mins 59 secs
Chris Connaker, of ComputerAudiophile.com, joins us to talk about the most interesting audio hardware he saw - and heard - at this year's Munich High End Audio Show.
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♫ Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis
May 26th, 2017 | 35 mins 16 secs
Guitarist Woody Mann joins us to discuss his documentary about the life of the great blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis.
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♫ Episode #53 – Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour
May 19th, 2017 | 37 mins 15 secs
We welcome author and Dylanologist Andrew Muir to talk about Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour, and his recent concerts in the UK.
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♫ Episode #52 – It Was a Very Good Year
May 12th, 2017 | 26 mins 13 secs
We mark the end of The Next Track's first year with a review of our most interesting episodes.
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♫ Episode #51 – Ask Andy: Is Vinyl Better than CD?
May 5th, 2017 | 32 mins 5 secs
We welcome Andy Doe to discuss the pros and cons of vinyl versus CD.
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♫ Episode #50 – Streaming Music in Your Home
April 28th, 2017 | 34 mins 27 secs
Developer Paul Kafasis joins us to discuss in-house streaming: AirPlay, Bluetooth, and Google Cast.
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♫ Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes
April 21st, 2017 | 29 mins 55 secs
Doug and Kirk take a look at common misconceptions people have about iTunes.
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♫ Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
April 14th, 2017 | 34 mins 33 secs
Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group talks about music between genres.
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♫ Episode #47 – 10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo
April 7th, 2017 | 29 mins 1 sec
We discuss the ten ways you can connect your computer to an amplifier or receiver.
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♫ Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming
March 31st, 2017 | 32 mins 12 secs
We talk with percussionist Colin Currie, who discusses performing and recording Steve Reich's seminal minimalist work Drumming.
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♫ Episode #45 – Ask Andy, Hi-Fi Equipment and Speaker Placement
March 24th, 2017 | 33 mins 8 secs
We welcome Andy Doe for another Ask Andy episode, where we discuss hi-fi equipment and speaker placement.
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♫ Episode #44 – Bootlegs, Live Tapes, and Torrents
March 17th, 2017 | 29 mins 30 secs
We discuss bootleg recordings, live recordings, and torrents.
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♫ Episode #43 – Streaming Music 2.0
March 10th, 2017 | 29 mins 24 secs
Chris Connaker joins us to discuss how music streaming service can make the next step.
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♫ Episode #42 – Song Are Atoms, and Playlists Are Molecules
March 3rd, 2017 | 30 mins 4 secs
We take a close look at playlists. What they are, where they came from, and what you can do with them.
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♫ Episode #41 – Whatever Became of EQ?
February 24th, 2017 | 28 mins
Andy Doe joins us to talk about EQ. What is it, how does it work, do you need it, and where did it go?
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♫ Episode #40 – The Revenge of Analog, with David Sax
February 17th, 2017 | 34 mins 12 secs
Author David Sax talks about his book The Revenge of Analog: why people like vinyl, and why other analog technologies are popular today.