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 307 Episodes.
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Episode #242: How to Break the Ice for Podcasts
November 9th, 2022 | 31 mins 15 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom.
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Episode #241: Geoff Edgers on Searching for the Perfect Sound
October 12th, 2022 | 38 mins 13 secs
In a long Washington Post article, Geoff Edgers goes in search of perfect sounding vinyl records.
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Episode #240: There's No Old Music Anymore
September 28th, 2022 | 27 mins 23 secs
Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days.
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Episode #239 - Immersive Music
September 14th, 2022 | 41 mins 41 secs
Is it time for a new audio revolution? Immersive music may be the next big thing. Chris Connaker joins us to tell us about his 7.1.4 audio system.
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The Summer Interregnum
July 20th, 2022 | 41 secs
We've decided to take rest of the summer off, and we'll be back in September. Enjoy your summer (or your winter, if you're down under).
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Episode #238 - The Fade
July 6th, 2022 | 31 mins 4 secs
Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs.
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Episode #237 - Sid Smith on Robert Fripp's Exposures
June 20th, 2022 | 41 mins 33 secs
King Crimson scribe Sid Smith joins us to talk about the new Robert Fripp box set, Exposures, which covers Fripp's years in New York City, from 1977 to 1983, around his Exposure album and his Frippertronics.
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Episode #236 - Update on Apple's Media Apps
June 1st, 2022 | 28 mins 26 secs
We haven't discussed Apple's media apps for some time, so we decided to take a look at what has changed, and what hasn't, and what probably never will. And we discuss audiophile nostalgia.
"I think we're post digital."
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Episode #235 - 1973
May 23rd, 2022 | 31 mins 21 secs
Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music.
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Episode #234 - Musical Nostalgia
May 4th, 2022 | 28 mins 37 secs
Doug bought a turntable, and we discuss musical nostalgia.
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Episode #233 - The End of the Sixties
April 20th, 2022 | 28 mins 40 secs
No album better marks the transition from the sixties from the seventies than the Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed.
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Episode #232 - How People Listen to Music Today
April 6th, 2022 | 36 mins 46 secs
Doug and Kirk take a look at how people listen to music today, with lots of statistics.
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Episode #231 - 60 Years
March 23rd, 2022 | 23 mins 21 secs
A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time.
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Episode #230 - I was born a ramblin' man...
March 9th, 2022 | 31 mins 36 secs
Doug and Kirk don't know what to talk about for this episode, so they ramble about the smart home, audio gear, music, and more.
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Episode #229 - London Calling
February 23rd, 2022 | 25 mins 57 secs
Some say the Clash's London Calling is the best rock album of all time.
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Episode 228: [bleep] Spotify
February 9th, 2022 | 32 mins 57 secs
Spotify is getting some flack for hosting an exclusive audio program with someone who spreads covid misinformation, and a number of musicians, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, have pulled their music from the service. And streaming still doesn't pay well; music streaming services should raise their prices to be able to pay more.