Doug Adams
Co-Host of The Next Track
Doug Adams is an AppleScript developer and, since 2001, the proprietor of Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes. Doug is an audio and voice-over producer by trade and formerly worked in radio broadcasting as—at various times—disc jockey, announcer, production director, and program director. Doug is a musician, a life-long music lover, and all-around audio geek.
Doug Adams has hosted 307 Episodes.
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Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
November 16th, 2018 | 36 mins 58 secs
Musician and journalist Jeff Slate wrote the liner notes for the latest Bob Dylan Bootleg Series release, More Blood, More Tracks, covering the Blood on the Tracks sessions.
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Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1
November 9th, 2018 | 26 mins
Doug and Kirk have made lists of their ten desert island discs, and, in part one of a two-part series, we hear Kirk's picks.
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Episode #129 - Discovering Classical Music with Timothy Judd
November 2nd, 2018 | 33 mins 49 secs
Classical music is vast. How can listeners new to the genre find what they want to listen to, and learn to appreciate the many styles of music it contains. We talk with Timothy Judd who helps listeners do this through his blog.
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Episode #128 - How Streaming Changes Music
October 26th, 2018 | 32 mins 50 secs
Streaming music has changed the economics of the music industry, but it has also affected the way songs are made. We discuss some of these changes and how music is adapting to the new ecosystem.
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Episode #127 - The Changing Economics of the Music Recording Industry
October 19th, 2018 | 33 mins 27 secs
We all know that the recorded music industry has gone through many changes in recent decades, but it can be interesting to take a long view of the various ways that music has been sold.
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Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak
October 12th, 2018 | 37 mins 41 secs
Sometimes, you hear music where you least expect it, and where you don't choose to hear it.
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Episode #125 - How We Do It
October 5th, 2018 | 32 mins 53 secs
How is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast.
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Episode #124 - Deluxe Editions
September 28th, 2018 | 33 mins 8 secs
Deluxe editions, super deluxe editions, and more. The record industry is trying hard to get us to buy our favorite music again.
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Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann
September 21st, 2018 | 37 mins 52 secs
Kyle Gann, author of No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", discusses this seminal work.
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Episode #122 - What if Apple Does Stop Selling Downloads?
September 14th, 2018 | 36 mins 48 secs
The rumor that keeps coming back: the one that says that Apple is going to stop selling downloads. Andy Doe joins us to discuss this, and give us an overview of how streaming music is affecting the music business.
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Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces
September 7th, 2018 | 39 mins 52 secs
Roie Avin, founder and editor of The Prog Report, joins us to talk about modern prog rock masterpieces.
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Episode #120 - Best Sellers
August 31st, 2018 | 40 mins 10 secs
There's a new best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAA. We look at the top records, and some of them are a bit surprising.
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Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
August 24th, 2018 | 32 mins 55 secs
Caoilfhionn Rose, a young musician from Manchester, has recorded her first album, due to be released in October. She has previously recorded with The Durutti Column, and Vini Reilly has mentored her. She talks about the challenges of releasing an album, touring, busking, and more.
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Episode #118 - No Snobs Allowed - Anne Midgette on Classical Music for Beginners
August 17th, 2018 | 46 mins 24 secs
Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic for the Washington Post, discusses her article about classical music for beginners.
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Episode #117 - Back from Vacation
August 10th, 2018 | 30 mins 42 secs
Doug and Kirk took a week off. They are back to discuss their music listening during that week, and more.
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Episode #116 - Wearing Your Favorite Band
August 3rd, 2018 | 30 mins 5 secs
We talk about artist t-shirts, and how they represent a search for identity and a desire to belong to a certain group. And they look cool.