The Next Track

Hosted by Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

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336

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Jun 2026

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About the show

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.

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June 3, 202630 min

The Next Track, Episode #335: Forgotten Artists and Changing Musical Tastes

Doug discovered The DeMarco Sisters, an American close harmony singing group, watching TMC. We discuss how hugely popular artists can become forgotten and how musical tastes go out of fashion. 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! Show notes The DeMarco Sisters - Wikipedia Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades Episode #334: Rolling Stones Daniel Barenboim reveals radical new piano design: 'I've fallen in love with it' - The Guardian Our next tracks: Daniel Barenboim: Schubert Piano Sonatas Barbershop Harmony Society: Top 20 Quartets, 2010 Philadelphia Convention If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

May 20, 202627 min

The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones

The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones have a new album out; it sounds a lot like other Rolling Stones albums. We discuss how one of our favorite bands just keeps doing the same thing, over and over. (Apologies for the quality of Doug's audio.) 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! Show notes Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues Laurie Anderson: United States Live (Wikipedia) Lone Star Cafe (Wikipedia) The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks Episode 48: Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE Keith Richards: Life Bob Spitz: The Rolling Stones Bill Wyman: Stone Alone: The Story Of A Rock'n'Roll Band Our next tracks: Muddy Waters: Folk Singer Dave Mason: Alone Together If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

May 6, 202629 min

Episode #333: What Happens When Things Get Old?

When things get old, will they still work? If hardware devices depend on software or firmware, will you still be able to use them? Those receivers and active speakers that require software to run; will they work in twenty years? 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! Show notes Episode #332: Old is New Again The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series Blu-ray Our next tracks: Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone Television Series Score Re-recording Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention:One Size Fits All If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

April 22, 202626 min

Episode #332: Old is New Again

Nostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods. 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! Show notes I turned an iPod Shuffle into my perfect music player – here’s how Yer Stack Maxell Wireless Cassette Player Can you still buy an iPod in 2026? Here's where to look online Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners - The New York Times Amazon Ending Support for Older Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices calibre MUBI Our next tracks: Something Wild Humble Pie: Smokin' If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

April 8, 202629 min

Episode #331: Apple's 50th Anniversary

It was Apple's 50th anniversary on April 1. Since both Doug's and Kirk's careers have depended on Apple, and we discussed Apple hardware and software on this podcast, we have a two-guys-in-a-pub discussion about our history with Apple products. "Instead of having a company that wanted to change the world, we now have a company that wants to charge the world." 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! Show notes David Pogue Writes the History of Apple Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Cornell, 5/8/77 U.S. Marine Band: Century Selection If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

March 25, 202630 min

Episode #330: Paul on the Run

We watched the new documentary, Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, about his post-Beatles experiment with Wings. We have thoughts. 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! Show notes On Battle After Another Sinners Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (documentary) Man on the Run (soundtrack) Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run (book) Wings (2 CD best-of compilation) Bradley Lehman: Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning Our next tracks: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Andras Schiff L7: The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

March 11, 202632 min

Episode #329: 1979

In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever. 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! Show notes Sony Pressman Our next tracks: Moby: Future Quiet The Soft Boys: Can of Bees If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

February 25, 202630 min

Episode #328: Influential Albums

We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture. 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! ‌Show notes 25 of the most influential albums in music history Our next tracks: Phantasm: The Well-Tempered Consort - I Plastiscines: LP1 If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

February 11, 202630 min

Episode #327: Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming? 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! ‌Show notes Greatest hits album - Wikipedia Our next tracks: Crumb: Dan Nadel The Suburbs: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left the Building If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

January 28, 202627 min

Episode #326: The Grateful Dead Episode

In spite of the fact that Kirk has been a Deadhead for decades, we have never done an episode about the Grateful Dead. With the passing of Bob Weir recently, we decided to talk a bit about the Dead, its history, and its future. 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! ‌Show notes Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners The Next Track: Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead The Next Track: Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: Trios 6-disc box set Kula Shaker: K If you like the show, please subscribe in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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