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The Next Track

The Next Track

By: Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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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.© 2026 Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn Music
Episodes
  • The Next Track, Episode #335: Forgotten Artists and Changing Musical Tastes
    Jun 3 2026

    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.

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    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

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    30 mins
  • The Next Track, Episode #334: Rolling Stones
    May 20 2026

    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.)

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    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

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    27 mins
  • Episode #333: What Happens When Things Get Old?
    May 6 2026

    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

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    30 mins
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