Listen "♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic"
Episode Synopsis
Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan.
Sponsor: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Make sure your iTunes management tools are updated for latest version of iTunes and for macOS Sierra at Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes.
Reader email:
A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on last week’s episode page.
News:
Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry:
Highway 61 Revisited, particularly Desolation Row.
Blonde on Blonde, for Visions of Johanna.
John Wesley Harding, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower.
And more:
No Direction Home, documentary about Dylan’s early years.
Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings
Show notes:
Elegy for the iPod
Apple Composite AV Cable
Mactracker
iTrip
Our next tracks:
Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke.
Kirk: Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Doug: Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do
If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
Sponsor: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Make sure your iTunes management tools are updated for latest version of iTunes and for macOS Sierra at Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes.
Reader email:
A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on last week’s episode page.
News:
Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry:
Highway 61 Revisited, particularly Desolation Row.
Blonde on Blonde, for Visions of Johanna.
John Wesley Harding, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower.
And more:
No Direction Home, documentary about Dylan’s early years.
Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings
Show notes:
Elegy for the iPod
Apple Composite AV Cable
Mactracker
iTrip
Our next tracks:
Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke.
Kirk: Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Doug: Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do
If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
More episodes of the podcast The Next Track
Episode #319: Electric Nebraska
22/10/2025
Episode #318: Biopics
08/10/2025
Episode #315: Back Catalog
27/08/2025
Episode #314: Covers
13/08/2025
Episode #312: 1975
16/07/2025
Episode 311: Triple Albums
02/07/2025
Episode #310: Double Albums
18/06/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.