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Doug and Kirk discuss silence: how it is important in music, between pieces of music, around music, and on its own. Show notes: Listen Different: Add Silence to your iTunes and iPod Playlists High-Resolution Silence A Space Between AppleScript Robert J. Lertsema (Wikipedia) Bis Records John Cage: 4'33" (Wikipedia) John Cage: 4'33" score Episode #80 – John Cage John Cage and the Anechoic Chamber Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Apple Music) Jackson Browne: Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 & 2 Bruce Springsteen; 3/19/96, Belfast, Northern Ireland Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone (Judas) Side Splitter AppleScript Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Our next tracks: John Cage: Ryoanji Polyrock: Polyrock If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Bill Goldsmith of Radio Paradise joins us to talk about programming a free-form, internet radio station, listener support, and the future of radio. This week's guest: Bill Goldsmith Show notes: Radio Paradise Radio Paradise's playlist (updated live) Performance Royalty Rates Increase for Online Radio (2015) Our next tracks: Harold Budd: Avalon Sutra Julianna Hatfield: Julianna Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Bill Goldsmith.Support The Next Track

For the 100th episode, Doug and Kirk discuss how they listen to music today, and how their music listening has changed in the two years they've been producing this podcast. Show notes: Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much? Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment Record Labels Splitting Long Tracks into Multiple Tracks to Maximize Streaming Income Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music? Our next tracks: Max Richter: Sleep (Apple Music); CD/Blu-Ray version Jeff Beck: Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Radio has long been the first way that people have discovered and listened to music. It is still very powerful, in spite of the ubiquity of music streaming services. We discuss how radio works, how it's changed over the years, and where it may be going. Show notes: Radio 3 Concert Sound (broadcasts in FLAC) QuickTime Broadcaster iHeart Prepares for Bankruptcy as Soon as This Weekend Our next tracks: Jacob Bro: Returnings Eric Clapton: Journeyman If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year. Show notes: We're not going to link to all the records we mention, but here is an Apple Music playlist with most of the songs we discuss. The Clash: Sandinista! Rolling Stones: Tattoo You Honky Tonk Woman: Tina Turner opening for the Rolling Stones in 1981 Sony Walkman WM-2 Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia) The Cure: Faith and Carnage Visors Crispy Ambulance The Clash: Sandinista Now!, the abridged promo LP released for radio Sandanista Now! playlist on Apple Music Guardian Angels (Wikipedia) Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop's year of revolution Our next tracks: Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 Ellen Foley: Spirit of St Louis Listen as a playlist on Apple Music If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Jerry Ewing, editor of the UK's Prog magazine, discusses the history of progressive rock, and presents his new book Wondrous Stories. This week's guest: Jerry Ewing Sponsor: Audible.com. Get a free audiobook and a 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NextTrack Show notes: Wondrous Stories: A Journey through the Landscape of Progressive Rock Prog magazine Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock How the Brits Rocked America Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Recording Sessions Genesis: Live 1973 Midas Fall Valis Ablaze Ghost Community Our next tracks: Brad Mehldau: After Bach The Meters: The Meters Listen as a playlist on Apple Music. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Jerry Ewing.Support The Next Track

We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute. This week's guest: Kiku Day Show notes: Shakuhachi (Wikipedia) Okuda Atsuya Okuda Atsuya's CDs Gagaku (Wikipedia) Honkyoku (Wikipedia) Fuke Zen (Wikipedia) Shakuhachi music notation European Shakuhachi Society World Shakuhachi Festival 2018 in London A few shakuhachi recordings on Apple Music: Teruhish Fukuda: Japan: Musical Offering of a Shakuhachi Master Kohachiro Miyata: Shakuhachi - Japanase Flute Takeo Izumi: Samurai Music Yoshikazu Iwamoto: The Spirit of Dusk Listen as a playlist on Apple Music. Our next tracks: Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan: Small Town John Prine - Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine Listen as a playlist on Apple Music. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Kiku Day.Support The Next Track

We finish our look at movies about music by discussing concert movies. What makes a good concert movie? Why are concert movies no longer interesting? Show notes: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music The Last Waltz The Complete Monterey Pop Festival The Criterion Collection The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter Concert for Bangladesh Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Last Days of the Fillmore The Beatles: Let it Be (disc; the film is no longer for sale) Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense Readers' Poll: The Best Concert Movies of All Time (Rolling Stone) Bolero Bolero flash mob U2: Live at Red Rocks The Grateful Dead Movie The Cure in Orange Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Festival Express Our next tracks: GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works. This week’s guest: Andy Doe Proper Discord Show notes: Naxos Records Colin Currie Group harmonia mundi Artists and repertoire (A&R) – Wikipedia The Philharmonia Orchestra Berlioz: Les Troyens Many of the Karajan albums with “interesting” covers can be seen on this page on Amazon UK. ♫ Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming Our next tracks: Kirk: Steve Reich: Pulse/Quartet Doug: Long John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy 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

If you’re an audiobook listener, you will probably recognize this voice. We welcome Simon Vance, one of the most widely appreciated narrator of audiobooks. He discusses what it involves to record audiobooks, and how the audiobook industry works. This week’s guest: Simon Vance Show notes: Audiofile Magazine Simon Vance’s award winning audiobooks (Audiofile) Audies Audible.com (Try Audible and get two free audiobooks) Audible UK (Free trial) Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (first of four volumes) A Dance to the Music of Time (DVD) Alan Moore: Jerusalem William Boyd: Any Human Heart Julian Barnes: Levels of Life Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea Kazuo Ishiguro: The Unconsoled Tom Malmquist: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive Our next tracks: Kirk: Murray Perahia: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.106 “Hammerklavier” & op. 27/2 “Moonlight” Doug: Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Simon Vance.Support The Next Track