Recordings change music by freezing it in time.

A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element

It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.)

Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices.

Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music.

Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, a

It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more.

Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway.

We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home.

Doug watched the Woodstock movie. He'll never have to watch it again.