Épisodes

  • Episode #301: The Freddy Mercurization of Dylan

    Episode #301: The Freddy Mercurization of Dylan
    Feb 12 2025
    The recent movie about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, has led many people to "discover" Bob Dylan's music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan nut (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/30/dont-look-back-after-decades-of-apathy-a-complete-unknown-has-turned-me-into-a-dylan-nut) Elijah Wald: Dylan Goes Electric (https://amzn.to/3CKnDZW) Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues (https://www.thenexttrack.com/21) Our next tracks: Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East (https://amzn.to/42Mg53s) Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisted (https://amzn.to/3WWAhMq) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    23 min
  • Episode #300: Billions and Obscura

    Episode #300: Billions and Obscura
    Jan 29 2025
    We look at Spotify's Billions Club, and discuss how some people are trying to discover the must unplayed music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: No Dylan but loads of Coldplay! What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us about music taste today (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/17/no-dylan-but-loads-of-coldplay-what-the-songs-with-a-billion-streams-on-spotify-tell-us-about-music-taste-today) Vintage Obscura (https://vintageobscura.net) Lefsetz Letter: Apple Music’s Per Stream Payment (https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2025/01/16/21609/) Our next tracks: Morton Feldman: Two Pianos and other pieces, 1953-1969 (https://anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/two-pianos-and-other-pieces-1953-1969) Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs (https://amzn.to/4hyApJL) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    29 min
  • Episode #299: The Normalization of Apple's Media App; Songs in Movies

    Episode #299: The Normalization of Apple's Media App; Songs in Movies
    Jan 15 2025
    With the release of Kirk's new book, Take Control of Apple Media Apps, we discuss how Apple has normalized their media apps and, perhaps, finally made them easier to use. We also discus the use of songs in movies. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Take Control of Apple Media Apps (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/apple-media-apps) Obsidian (https://obsidian.md) Casino (https://amzn.to/4gXMsAy) Megalopolis (https://amzn.to/40zw1Vk) Oppenheimer (https://amzn.to/3DTNr6d) Wonder Boys (https://amzn.to/4gWdIPC) Our next tracks: Dance Craze (https://amzn.to/3DSasGm) Andy Pratt: Andy Pratt (https://amzn.to/4hbmd9g) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    32 min
  • Episode #298: Fake Music

    Episode #298: Fake Music
    Dec 31 2024
    Streaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music. "If everyone is a content creator, who's left to be the audience?" Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Take Control of Apple Media Apps (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/apple-media-apps/) The Ghosts in the Machine (https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/), Liz Pelly Max Richter: Sleep (https://embed.music.apple.com/gb/album/sleep/1452629309) Our next tracks: Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band: Almost Acoustic (https://amzn.to/41Za6rx) Pixies: The Night the Zombies Came (https://amzn.to/3DBMhfn) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    30 min
  • Episode #297: 1984

    Episode #297: 1984
    Dec 18 2024
    1984 wasn't like 1984. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #235 - 1973 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/239) Episode #79 – 1977 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/82) Episode #98 - 1981 (https://www.thenexttrack.com/101) 1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/arts/music/1984-pop-songs-mtv.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk4.1djE.Ls_P2na16REQ&smid=url-share) Synth Britannia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lVljmH0yUw) Our next tracks: Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (https://amzn.to/4gwVrIo) Guadalcanal Diary: Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man (https://amzn.to/3BDpXBl) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    29 min
  • Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack

    Episode #296: Nostalgia Concerts, 74 Albums from 1974, Interstellar Soundtrack
    Dec 4 2024
    Apparently "nostalgia concerts," where bands play full albums, have become common; not everyone likes this idea. Rolling Stone made a list of the "best" 74 albums of 1974. And we discuss movie soundtracks, with specific reference to Hans Zimmer's music for Interstellar. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: No More Nostalgia Concerts, Please (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/magazine/nostalgia-concerts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE4.JMFU.biwDVJnQOvxc&smid=url-share) The Cure: live stream of Songs of a Lost World (https://www.thecure.com/news/2024/11/global-live-stream/) The 74 Best Albums of 1974 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-1974-1235138526/) Intersteller (https://amzn.to/3D0fzEb) Hans Zimmer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer) Our next tracks: Kraftwerk: Autobahn (https://amzn.to/4fhE39v) David Byrne: The Catherine Wheel (https://amzn.to/3Ba7Gvi) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    29 min
  • Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed

    Episode #295: Selling Records with Pete Morgan of Burning Shed
    Nov 20 2024
    We talk about selling records with the unique Burning Shed, the British online record store that offers a curated selected of progressive rock, new wave, ambient, and electronic music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Burning Shed (https://burningshed.com/) Our next tracks: The Durutti Column - A Life of Reilly, by James Nice (https://burningshed.com/the-durutti-column_a-life-of-reilly_book) Sponge: 1994 (https://amzn.to/3YYGI1v) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    32 min
  • Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players

    Episode #294: Desert Island Bass Players
    Nov 6 2024
    With the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, we talk about the bass players we would take to a desert island. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thenexttrack). We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Phil Lesh obituary (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/phil-lesh-grateful-dead-dead-1234809976/) Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Fallout from the Phil Zone (https://amzn.to/48ndaPi) Stanley Clarke: School Days (https://amzn.to/4ek07zN) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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    33 min