Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 114: War of the Words [Sic]
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- War of the Worlds: Is the story of the hysteria caused by the 1938 radio broadcast a myth? Say it ain’t so…
- So let’s talk about Beats 1, shall we? Thoughts on this new thing where Apple has put radio on the Internet? (Er, about that…)
- We needed our Patreon patrons a lot this week. We had a website hosting issue that cost us a bundle. But thanks to you, we (well, Michael) fixed the problem.
- Casio is getting into the smart watch space.
- Just in case iTunes 12.2 borked your music library, here’s what you can do to fix it.
- Who the hell are all these people buying Taylor Swift on vinyl?
- The Great Canadian Music Map: This is pretty cool.
- If you thought this weird band petition was real, I hate to burst your bubble, but…
- Analytics reveal the most profane rapper. However, I dispute this.
- More analytics: are pop songs getting dumber? [Spoiler: Yes] And who’s the dumbest? [Hint: They’re Canadian. Double hint: NOT Nickelback.]
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