The Next Track

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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Jun 23, 2021 • 34min

Episode #212 - Caoilfhionn Rose's Second Album, Truly

We're happy to welcome back Caoilfhionn Rose to discuss the recording and release of her second album Truly. Caoilfhionn is a young singer from Manchester, and continues the lineage of great music from that city. 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: Caoilfhionn Rose Truly ‌Show notes: Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album Royal Northern College of Music Durutti Column - LC Durutti Column - Chronicle LX: XI Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant Sage Gateshead (Newcastle) Logic Pro Our next tracks: Durutti Column: Sex and Death (Apple Music link below is not the extended version.) Phil Ochs: Pleasures of the Harbor If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose.Support The Next Track
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Jun 9, 2021 • 37min

Episode #211 - Changing Music Forever

Apple has introduced lossless, high-resolution, and spatial audio on Apple Music, and claims that the latter will "change music forever." Will it? 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: About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support Jazz in Spatial Audio playlist Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong? Satyagraha video on the iTunes Store Our next tracks: Glass: Satyagraha Clarence Williams and His Orchestra: Clarence Williams' Q.R.S. Recordings, Vol.1 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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May 26, 2021 • 33min

Episode #210 - Emma Swift on Her Album of Dylan Covers Blonde on the Tracks

Emma Swift has recorded a beautiful album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. We spoke with her about what Dylan's music, and what it takes to record an albums of his songs, and partly in lockdown. 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: Emma Swift ‌Show notes: Blonde on the Tracks Our next tracks: Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux, Pierre-Laurent Aimand Joni Mitchell: Hejira If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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May 12, 2021 • 44min

Episode #209 - Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, on Bob Dylan at 80

Sean Latham, Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, talks about the Bob Dylan archive, the Bob Dylan Center, and about Bob Dylan at 80. 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: Sean Latham Book: The World of Bob Dylan ‌Show notes: The TU Institute for Bob Dylan Studies Bob Dylan Center The Bob Dylan Archive - The University of Tulsa : Bob Dylan Archives Dylan@80 Virtual Conference Our next tracks: Zappa Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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Apr 28, 2021 • 55min

Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80

Musician and journalist Jeff Slate has written about, and for, Bob Dylan, and has recently released an album with one disc of Dylan covers. We discuss Dylan at 80, and choose our top five Dylan albums. 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: Jeff Slate Lockdown Live ‌Show notes: Episode #131 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan discography Bob Dylan Center, Tulsa, OK. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Episode #194 - Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After Episode #195 - Timo Andres: Making Home Videos and the Creative Process Our next tracks: Miles Davis: Get Up with It Leonid & Friends: "25 or 6 to 4" If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Jeff Slate.Support The Next Track
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Apr 14, 2021 • 39min

Episode #207 - Yes. I mean, no, really, but Yes.

Setting out to discuss the 1971 album by Yes, The Yes Album, Doug and Kirk end up discussing all of Yes's core output, released over a period of a couple of years, that the band - or what's left of it - still plays 50 years later. Sort of. 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: Fragile The Yes Album Close to the Edge Yesssongs (Album) Yessongs (Movie) Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer And You and I (video) Roundabout (video) Yes Symphonic Live (Amazon Prime Video) The Ship of Theseus Yes in the round, 1978 (Compilation of fan footage) Progeny All 183 Yes Songs Ranked Worst to Best Jon Anderson on Solo Reissues and 50 Years of 'The Yes Album' Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow Chris Squire - Fish out of Water Chris Squire's Swiss Choir Yes: The Steve Wilson Remixes Our next tracks: Fretwork: Johann Sebastiani's St Matthew Passion - Live at Wigmore Hall Ten Years After: Recorded Live If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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Mar 31, 2021 • 32min

Episode #206 - Two Guys in a Pub Rambling about Audio Gear

We offer a free-form episode, where we ramble about audio equipment, 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: Apple Matters Douk Audio U3 Mini Class A Headphone Amplifier Behringer Microamp HA400 Sonos Amp HomePod theater Dolby Atmos HomePod Mini Features Dormant Temperature and Humidity Sensor That Could Be Activated in a Future Software Update Apple Discontinues the HomePod; Is That the End for Apple and Home Audio? Our next tracks: Nik Bärtsch: Entendre The Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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Mar 17, 2021 • 33min

Episode #205 - Iconic Album Covers

In our first multimedia podcast episode, we look at iconic album covers. Depending on your podcast player, you may be able to see the albums we discuss as the podcast progresses. If not, there's a link in the show notes to a page on Kirk's website with all the album covers. 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: Web page with covers of the albums mentioned in this episode Inspiration for David Bowie's "Heroes" album cover No Music on a Dead Planet The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack Our next tracks: Art Pepper: Unreleased Art Pepper, Vol. 11: Atlanta Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich: Dek-Tette If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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Mar 3, 2021 • 32min

Episode #204 - Oh, by the way, which one's pink?

In another album deep dive, we discuss Wish You Were Here, Kirk's favorite Pink Floyd album. 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: Wish You Were Here (Wikipedia) Wish You Were Here review (Rolling Stone) Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Wembley, 1974) Raving and Drooling (Wembley, 1974) Pink Floyd - Live - Wembley , Empire Pool, London, November 16 , 1974 (YouTube) Igor Levit on playing Satie's Vexations Igor Levit (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: Beethoven: Late piano sonatas, Igor Levit Savoy Brown: Getting to the Point If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track
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Feb 17, 2021 • 40min

Episode #203 - Keith Miles on Bob Dylan in London

Dylanologists Jackie Lees and Keith Miles have written a book about Bob Dylan in London, highlighting the importance of the city to Dylan's career and growth as an artist. Keith Miles joins us to discuss this book, and tell some tales of the troubadour in the city. 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: Keith Miles Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales ‌Show notes: Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (video) Bob Dylan: Blood in My Eyes (video) Bob Dylan: The complete Supper Club soundboards The Lone Star Café Fur Peace Ranch Quarantine Concerts Our next tracks: Hot Tuna: 2001-07-27, Kent Connecticut Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris: The Complete Trio Collection If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

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