The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
Episodes
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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.
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♫ Episode #62 – Simple and Elaborate Audio Systems – How Many Devices Can You Have in Your Audio Chain?
July 21st, 2017 | 31 mins 7 secs
Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his.
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♫ Episode #61 – Traditions and Etiquette in Classical Concerts – Applause, Encores, Curtain Calls, and the Bravo Guy
July 14th, 2017 | 37 mins 13 secs
We ask Andy Doe why classical concerts have such rigid traditions and etiquette regarding audience reactions. And we discuss the Bravo Guy, present at concert halls around the world.
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♫ Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar
July 7th, 2017 | 32 mins 12 secs
Journalist Geoff Edgers joins us to discuss his Washington Post article about the slow death of the electric guitar.
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♫ Episode #59 – 1967 and the Summer of Love
June 30th, 2017 | 28 mins 52 secs
We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967.
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♫ Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock
June 23rd, 2017 | 34 mins 40 secs
Author David Weigel joins us to discuss his book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock.
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♫ Episode #57 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Optical Discs
June 16th, 2017 | 33 mins 53 secs
Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn't know how many kinds of optical disc there are...
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♫ Episode #56 – Playlists in iTunes
June 9th, 2017 | 31 mins 34 secs
We take a close look at iTunes playlists, how they work, what you can do with them, and how you can bend them to your will.