Author Peter Conners tells us the story of the legendary 5/8/77 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall, Cornell University, and its legacy.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #67 — The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert.
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Pianist R. Andrew Lee joins us to discuss the minimal, and often very long, works of music he performs and records.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #66 — Minimalist Pianist R. Andrew Lee.
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Doug and Kirk express frustration about the number of complexity of remote controls they use.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #65 – Pass the Remote Control.
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Doug and Kirk tell you everything you ever wanted to know about album artwork in digital files.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #64 – Album Artwork in Digital Files.
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Author Will Romano discusses his new book, Close to the Edge, How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #63 – Will Romano on Yes’s Close to the Edge, the Seminal Prog Rock Album.
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Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #62 — Simple and Elaborate Audio Systems — How Many Devices Can You Have in Your Audio Chain?.
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We ask Andy Doe why classical concerts have such rigid traditions and etiquette regarding audience reactions. And we discuss the Bravo Guy, present at concert halls around the world.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #61 — Traditions and Etiquette in Classical Concerts — Applause, Encores, Curtain Calls, and the Bravo Guy.
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Journalist Geoff Edgers joins us to discuss his Washington Post article about the slow death of the electric guitar.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar.
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We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #59 — 1967 and the Summer of Love.
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Author David Weigel joins us to discuss his book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock.
Listen to The Next Track: Episode #58 — David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock.
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