The Next Track

The 50th anniversary of the famous Sex Pistols concert at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester has just passed. We discuss punk rock, how it started, and what it has become.

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Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall - Wikipedia

‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded - The Guardian

Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer) - Wikipedia

‘People are still isolated and obsessive’: De Niro, Scorsese, Foster and Schrader reunite for Taxi Driver at 50 - The Guardian

Épater la bourgeoisie - Wikipedia

Super Black Market Clash - Wikipedia

Hot Tuna (album) - Wikipedia

Caoilfhionn Rose on The Next Track

Our next tracks:

The Durutti Column: Renascent

Blood, Sweat & Tears: Blood, Sweat & Tears

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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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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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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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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?

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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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Nostalgia? Avoiding the algorithm? Some people want to go back to the way things used to be and listen to music on iPods.

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I turned an iPod Shuffle into my perfect music player – here’s how

Yer Stack

Maxell Wireless Cassette Player

Can you still buy an iPod in 2026? Here's where to look online

Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners - The New York Times

Amazon Ending Support for Older Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices

calibre

MUBI

Our next tracks:

Something Wild

Humble Pie: Smokin'

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