Some musicians fight to get control of their old music, and others sell off their back catalog. Songs are just another commodity in the capitalist system.
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Show notes
‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/15/john-fogerty-creedence-clearwater-revival-contracts-controlling-catalogue)
Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (https://amzn.to/4oSwKe6)
Elvis Presley - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley)
Colonel Tom Parker - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tom_Parker)
Berne Convention - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention)
Bowie Bonds - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_bond#Bowie_Bonds)
The Technium: 1,000 True Fans (https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/)
DGM Live: 1000 Club (https://www.dgmlive.com/1000-club)
Our next tracks:
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at the Warfield (https://amzn.to/4lKhzRu)
Ron Wood: Fearless (https://amzn.to/4n3MOrY)
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Episode #314: Covers
Lots of artists record and perform covers, songs written and recorded by other songwriters. We discuss covers, and Doug explains the origin of the term.
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Show notes
Bobby "Blue" Bland: Turn On Your Love Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch)
Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (https://amzn.to/3UtPdzT)
Lou Reed: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965 (https://amzn.to/40ZiINK)
Our next tracks:
Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Trips_Volume_3_Number_3)
The Rolling Stones: 12 X 5 (https://amzn.to/4mJrYxV)
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Episode #313: More Thoughts on AI Music and Podcasts
We discuss AI music, and how most musicians don't make money. Then we have some thoughts about podcast listening.
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Show notes
An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned)
Who Is Watching All These Podcasts? (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/style/podcast-video-audience.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X08.Gn6c.ntx1TEwH8G1T&smid=url-share)
The Next Track on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thenexttrack4986)
Our next tracks:
Franz Schubert: Complete Songs, Graham Johnson (https://amzn.to/4oapidY)
Deep Sea Diver: Billboard Heart (https://amzn.to/45s4vLC)
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Episode #312: 1975
It was 50 years ago, and as years for popular music go, 1975 was a doozy.
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Show notes
Sight and Sound: 1975 (https://www.mmslondon.co.uk/shop/p/sightandsoundmagazinesummer2025)
1975 in music - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_music)
Our next tracks:
Al Pacino: Sonny Boy (https://amzn.to/46ixSBb)
Dusty Rose Gang: A-One From Day One (https://amzn.to/46HmZJa)
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Episode 311: Triple Albums
After our previous episode discussing double albums, we wondered where to go next. We decided to turn the podcast up a notch, and discuss triple albums; much rarer than double albums, but many of them are landmarks in the history of rock music.
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Show notes
The Next Track: Episode #310: Double Albums (https://www.thenexttrack.com/315)
List of triple albums - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_triple_albums)
Our next tracks:
Duo Ruut: Ilmateade (https://www.duoruut.ee/en/music)
Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston Vols 1-3 (https://amzn.to/44tVZtQ)
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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.
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