Geeks and Beats Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 292: All things must pass. It’s the grand finale.

After eight seasons, the Geeks and Beats podcast has wrapped up. It’s mostly my fault because my schedule has become

The children’s musician Raffi on fighting fascism, supporting Black Lives Matter, taking piano lessons at 75, and the science of

The United States might have put a man on the moon first, but it was the Russians who first sent

Nobody cares about audio until they can’t hear it. But when it comes to VR, what makes the virtual real

Named by WIRED as one of “22 people changing the world,” pioneering singer-songwriter Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has

The inspiration for this week’s episode was the release of Robbie Robertson & friends’ cover of “The Weight” for “Playing

Has there been a better time for Canadian rock bands than the 1990s? Tyler Elynuik doesn’t think so. Elynuik’s name

Turning the graphic novel Scary Girl into a VR world was a tall task for Dark Slope Studios. Author and creative director

The hit by the manufactured (animated!) band designed to cash-in on this new demographic called the “teenager” just turned 50.

Doctor Nadia Azar drops by the G&B studios to talk about her work at the University of Windsor on the

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver