Kirk McElhearn
Co-Host of The Next Track
Kirk McElhearn is a freelance journalist. He writes on his website Kirkville, and is Senior Contributor to Macworld, where he is The iTunes Guy. He is also a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is co-host of The Committed podcast. Kirk has written more than twenty books, including Take Control of iTunes. On Twitter, he's @mcelhearn, and he has a Facebook page.
Kirk McElhearn has hosted 270 Episodes.
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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.
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♫ Episode #65 – Pass the Remote Control
August 11th, 2017 | 30 mins 47 secs
Doug and Kirk express frustration about the number of complexity of remote controls they use.
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♫ Episode #64 – Album Artwork in Digital Files
August 4th, 2017 | 30 mins 54 secs
Doug and Kirk tell you everything you ever wanted to know about album artwork in digital files.
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♫ Episode #63 – Will Romano on Yes’s Close to the Edge, the Seminal Prog Rock Album
July 28th, 2017 | 35 mins 20 secs
Author Will Romano discusses his new book, Close to the Edge, How Yes's Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock.