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Doug and Kirk spend a half hour or so discussing Apple's new apps that replace iTunes on the Mac. They rant, they praise, they shrug, they laugh, and they reminisce on what was, while imaging what could have been. It was a very good year. Show notes: The iTunes Guy column on Macworld CarPlay Crashes Constantly in My Car The iTunes and Everything Apple forum on Audiophile Style Kirk's new book, Take Control of macOS Media Apps Poll: What Do You Think of the New macOS Media Apps that Replace iTunes? In Praise of the iTunes Column Browser hierarchically /ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl.i/ Search Results to Playlist AppleScript Join Together Most Recent AppleScript Updates Our next tracks: Dietmar Berger: The Manchester Gamba Book The Pretty Things: Greatest Hits If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Episode #161 - Philip Thomas on Morton Feldman's Piano Music Philip Thomas has recorded a 5-CD set of all of Morton Feldman's music for solo piano. We discuss with him one of the most interesting of 20th century composers and the unique nature of sound in Feldman's works. Guest: Philip Thomas Morton Feldman Piano box set on another timbre Show notes: Episode #155 - Running a Small Record Label: Another Timbre Morton Feldman (Wikipedia) David Tudor (Wikipedia) American Sublime - Morton Feldman’s mysterious musical landscapes (Alex Ross in the New Yorker on Morton Feldman) Our next tracks: Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium XTC: Black Sea If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Philip Thomas.Support The Next Track

Ginger Baker has died, and we reflect on older musicians and how they keep on performing, even without any new material, until their golden years. Show notes: Ginger Baker obituary (The Guardian) Beware of Mr. Baker Episode #143 - Too Old to Rock 'n Roll Cream Farewell Concert (YouTube) Town Hall / Symphony Hall, Birmingham Steve Hackett: Selling England by the Pound Cruise Episode #24 – Composer Timo Andres on Contemporary Classical Music Our next tracks: Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark: Souvenir Mike Oldfield: Five Miles Out If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone? We talk with Chris Connaker, of Audiophile Style, to try to understand Amazon's logic. Guest: Chris Connaker: Audiophile Style, Superphonica Show notes: Amazon Music HD Amazon Launches Amazon Music HD (and Lies a Lot) Apple's Mastered for iTunes; now called Apple Digital Masters Amazon's press release, with the quote from Neil Young Book Review - Neil Young's To Feel The Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio Episode #38 – New in Audio at the Consumer Electronics Show (where we discuss MQA) Our next tracks: Franz Schubert: Piano Trios Op.99 & 100 To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales (Discogs info) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Chris Connaker.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk discuss some audio-related projects they carried out this summer, new Sonos gear, streaming audio in the home, the iTunes visualizer, and more. Show notes: My New Vitsœ Shelves Have Freed Up Space in My Office Rams (documentary about Dieter Rams) Kef Q150 speakers Q Acoustics 3010i speakers Kirk's comfy chair is an older model from this brand, similar to this style. Sonos Move Sonos One SL Sonos Port Sonos Connect Kef LS 50 wireless speakers Netgear Orbi mesh wi-fi system Episode #136 - Breaking Up with iTunes? Episode #145 - The Future of iTunes Redux Episode #152 - Flogging a Dead App: Is it Really the Death of iTunes? Sculpting Time - The Andrei Tarkovsky Collection Three Dog Night (Wikipedia) Our next tracks: Tarkovsky Quartet: Nuit Blanche Three Dog Night: Captured Live at the Forum If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the marketing behind those Big Classical Box Sets. Guest: Andy Doe Proper Discord Show notes: Andy's video about how to unwrap a CD (YouTube) O-cards and J-cards Beethoven Symphonies, Roger Norrington, The London Classical Players Beach Boys: US Singles Collection Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years Bach 333 – The New Complete Edition Mozart 225 - Complete Edition In Praise of the iTunes Column Browser Julianna Hatfield, Only Everything: Our next tracks: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Schubert The Kinks: The Anthology 1964-1971 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andy Doe.Support The Next Track

We discuss the future of the music business, and come up with at last 10 ideas about how things will change in the next 10 years. Because 10 is a good number. Show notes: Robert Klein: "Now You Can Get Every Record Ever Recorded" 10 Ways The Music Industry Will Change In 10 Years The future of music: 10 predictions from industry professionals 10 Trends That Will Reshape the Music Industry David Cronenberg: eXistenZ Watch Beatlemania Descend On Abbey Road To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Iconic Album Cover Shoot Episode #35 – Musician and Developer Peter Chilvers on Brian Eno’s Album and App Reflection Nocturnal after John Dowland Our next tracks: Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal, after John Downland; performed by Paul Galbraith (YouTube) Gang of Four: Entertainment! If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

We welcome Simon Reynell, who runs Another Timbre, a one-man record label that releases experimental and contemporary music. Simon tells us how he started the label, and what it's like to run a record label in a niche of this kind. Guest: Simon Reynell Another Timbre Show notes: Frank Denyer: music for shakuhachi John Cage: Two2 John Cage's Number Pieces (Wikipedia) Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business Episode #80 – John Cage Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33" Wandelweiser (Wikipedia) Edition Wandelweiser Records Wandelweiser und so weiter Harold Budd on Morton Feldman Brian Eno on the Andrew Marr Show Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks) Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Simon Reynell.Support The Next Track

The Sony Walkman was introduced 40 years ago. When it first came out, it was the biggest change in musical listening since the record player. It ushered in an era of personal listening, and, with the popularity of cassette tapes, changed the music industry. Show notes: As Sony's Walkman Turns 35, a Look Back at Its Inception (Shows a photo of the TCS-300) TC-D5 TPS-L2 (the first Walkman) 3M Wollensak Magnetic Tape Recorder, Model 1500 SS, 1960-1965 Aiwa portable cassettes players Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia) Laurie Anderson: United States Live Our next tracks: The Cure: Faith) Led Zeppelin: Physical Grafitti If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Philosopher John Lysaker joins us to discuss his recent book about Brian Eno's Music for Airports. We talk about the idea of ambient music, and how Music for Airports defined a genre. Guest: John Lysaker John Lysaker's book Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports Show notes: Episode #150 - Ambient Music Brian Eno: Ambient 1, Music for Airports Music for Airports liner notes Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa Brian Eno: Behind The Reflection - BBC Click (YouTube) Scape Brian Eno: Reflection Our next tracks: Brian Eno: Another Day on Earth) Crazy Horse: Crazy Horse If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: John Lysaker.Support The Next Track