We discuss whether remastering albums is worthwhile, why some artists re-record their albums, and how there seem to be no more standards. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Steely Dan Reissuing Countdown to Ecstasy on Vinyl Jonathan Franzen: The End of the End of the Earth: Essays Episode #219 - Reissues, Remixes, and Remasters T.J. Clark: If These Apples Should Fall: Cézanne and the Present Reel Big Fish Bob Dylan: Truckin' (4/20/23, Nagoya, Japan) Bob Dylan: Not Fade Away (4/15/23, Tokyo, ...
Apr 26, 2023•28 min
Apple has released its Apple Music Classical app for iPhone, and it's pretty good. Not perfect, but it's a big step forward. We discuss this new app and how it can be improved. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Apple Music Classical (Mostly) Plays the Right Chords OmniDiskSweeper Daisy Disk macOS Power Hound Universal Music Group Announces Acquisition of Legendary Classical Label Hyperion Records Ember Mug 2 Our next tracks : The White Stripes - Elephant If you like the show, please subscri...
Apr 12, 2023•34 min
Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution Creative content we discover at certain times of our lives imprints on our brains, and we forever compare other music, movies, and books to those we discovered at the right time. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Andrey Tarkovsky: Stalker Geoff Dyer, Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room Wim Wenders: Kings of the Road John Ford: Searchers Xbox Series X The Long Dark Our next tracks : W.A. Mozart: String Quintets K.515 & K. 516 Johnny T...
Mar 29, 2023•27 min
Doug moved, and we discuss 19th century technology and wires. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Onkyo A-9555 integrated amplifier Behringer Truth Powered Studio Monitors Ôsôji: the big Japanese cleaning Our next tracks : Daisy Jones and the Six A Strauss Waltz Gala If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Support The Next Track...
Mar 15, 2023•30 min
On speaker placement and triangles. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Hyperion Label Is Sold Episode #173 - Pianist Angela Hewitt Episode #174 - Pianist, Composer, and Author Stephen Hough Episode #175 - Violinist Alina Ibragimova Episode #179 - Pianist Marc-André Hamelin Brian Eno: Lux Ten Years After, Recorded Live Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker Roger Waters Says He’s Re-Recording ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ — Without Pink Floyd Syng Our next tracks...
Mar 01, 2023•30 min
Chris Connaker from Audiophile Style joins us again to discuss some of his recent discoveries in immersive audio, and we talk about how the new HomePod sounds; better than expected. Support The Next Track . Guest : Chris Connaker Show notes : Immersive Music and Magnificat Is Magnificent, Part 5 The new HomePod brings a new sound and more home smarts Sony 360 Reality Audio Our next tracks : Glenn Gould: Bach, Goldberg Variations The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul If you like the show, please sub...
Feb 15, 2023•29 min
Apple has released a new HomePod, two years after discontinuing the original model. But is it the HomePod we want, or the HomePod we need? We discuss how it works with home automation. Also, Audio Hijack has just been updated. It's an essential app for recording audio on Macs. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Take Control of Audio Hijack Audio Hijack The all-new HomePod How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini Eve Energy Our next tracks : The Murder Capital: Gigi's ...
Feb 01, 2023•29 min
Why do so many people turn on subtitles when watching TV? Support The Next Track . Show notes : TV Subtitle Usage Up To 80% - What Is Going Wrong With Dialogue Mixes? Boiling Point The American Friend Our next tracks : Yesterday Frank Zappa: Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Support The Next Track...
Jan 18, 2023•33 min
We discuss the state of Apple's Music app and new or missing features for 2023. Support The Next Track . Show notes : The iTunes Guy Doug's Scripts Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic (press release, August 2021) "Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year..." This link goes to the Classical genre on Apple Music Our next tracks : Andrew O'Hagan: Mayflies , BBC adaptation The Cars: Heartbeat City If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes...
Jan 04, 2023•35 min
Doug and Kirk look at some Christmas gifts for music lovers. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Our previous Christmas episodes In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson at 50 Douk Audio VU22 Dual Analog VU Meter Display Douk Audio VU3 Dual Analog VU Meter, 2-Way Amplifier/Speaker Switch Wim Wenders: A Curzon Collection FAC 51 The Haçienda 1982 The Haçienda - The Club that Shoot Britain Sonos 20% off sale Pioneer DJ PLX-500 Direct Drive Turntable Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Complete Lied...
Dec 21, 2022•29 min
Record labels no longer have control of which songs become popular, and, as a recent article in Billboard says, there are too many songs and not enough hits. (Yes, we recorded this back in October.) Support The Next Track . Show notes : Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling to Create New Stars Bob Lefsetz, The Billboard Article Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio Robert Fripp - Celebrity Video Messages King Crimson 1000 Club Objective and Subjective Review Of My 7.1...
Dec 07, 2022•31 min
Do charts of the top singles make sense any more? Support The Next Track . Show notes : Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs The UK Singles Chart is 70. Is it time for it to retire? Top of the Pops Official Charts The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones Burning Shed Our next tracks : Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul Nikki Lane: Denim & Diamonds If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favor...
Nov 23, 2022•27 min
Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Loupedeck Live Loupdeck CT Griffin PowerMate Hindenburg Focusrite Vocaster Two Descript Monogram Sonos Arc Sonos One Brian Eno: Reflection (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.) Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio Our next tracks : [The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan]( https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF ) Budgie: Squawk If you...
Nov 09, 2022•31 min
In a long Washington Post article, Geoff Edgers goes in search of perfect sounding vinyl records. Support The Next Track . Show notes : The Search for the Perfect Sound Better Records The Electric Recording Company Craft Recordings Intervention Records Plangent Process Our next tracks : The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night Herbie Hancock: Future Shock If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Support The Next Track...
Oct 12, 2022•38 min
Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days. Support The Next Track . Show notes : Running Up That Hill Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades Our next tracks : Lou Reed: I`m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please ra...
Sep 28, 2022•27 min
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Guest : Chris Connaker Show notes : Chris Connaker's articles on immersive audio Episodes with Chris Connaker Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatia...
Sep 14, 2022•42 min
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). Support The Next Track
Jul 20, 2022•41 sec
Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : Fade (audio engineering) A Little Bit Softer Now, a Little Bit Softer Now… The sad, gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music. Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, "Farewell" - Finale ...
Jul 06, 2022•31 min
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : Sid Smith: In the Court of Crimson King Exposures Exposures 2-disc version Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest...
Jun 20, 2022•42 min
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." Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : I decided to not include the screenshot. KEF LSX Wireless Music System The ugly truth behin...
Jun 01, 2022•28 min
Doug has a theory: in 1973 there was a schism in popular music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : 1973 in Music (Wikipedia) 1973 Album Releases Rock Music History: 1973 Our next tracks : Fontaines D.C: Skinty Fia The Who: Quadrophenia If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. S...
May 23, 2022•31 min
Doug bought a turntable, and we discuss musical nostalgia. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : Pioneer DJ PLX-500 turntable Primaphone Cabinet Grand gramophone Episode #54 – Guitarist Woody Mann Talks about His Documentary on the Life of Rev. Gary Davis Never-Before-Heard Music By Son House ‘Forever On My Mind’ Drops March 18 Our next tracks : ...
May 04, 2022•29 min
No album better marks the transition from the sixties from the seventies than the Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : Let it Bleed Rolling Store review by Greil Marcus Grateful Dead, 9/3/77 Englishtown, NJ Gimme Shelter (film) Our next tracks : If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podca...
Apr 20, 2022•29 min
Doug and Kirk take a look at how people listen to music today, with lots of statistics. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : The Infinite Dial 2021 The Dial Eve Weather Sonos Arc Welcombe Radio Podcasting Pocket Guide Our next tracks : Brad Mehldau: Jacob's Ladder The Faces: Ooh La La If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favo...
Apr 06, 2022•37 min
A rock band is embarking an a tour to celebrate 60 years of music making. That's a long time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings Rolling Stones VIP tickets Watch Keith Richard reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at New Yo...
Mar 23, 2022•23 min
Doug and Kirk don't know what to talk about for this episode, so they ramble about the smart home, audio gear, TVs, music, and more. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini Eve Weather Qualcomm has found a way to support lossless audio over Bluetooth headphones — could Apple be next? ...
Mar 09, 2022•32 min
Some say the Clash's London Calling is the best rock album of all time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : London Calling (Wikipedia) Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Robert Christgau: The Year of the Lollapalooza Rolling Stone: The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980 Sandanista Now! Playlist Episode #98 - 1981 Support The Next Track...
Feb 23, 2022•26 min
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. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The...
Feb 09, 2022•33 min
One of Doug's favorite words is "interregnum," and he uses it here to describe the transitional period when record companies lost control of their product. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Show notes : The Weeknd: Dawn FM (Since we recorded this episode, the price of this album on the iTunes Store dropped to $7.99) Our next tracks : Brian Eno: Discreen M...
Jan 19, 2022•36 min
Annik Lafarge has written a fascinating book about Chopin's well-known 2nd piano sonata (the one with the funeral march), discussing not just the music, but also the social and cultural context of the time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track . Guest : Annik Lafarge Chasing Chopin Show notes : Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 4: Annik Lafarge, Author of ...
Jan 05, 2022•39 min
