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

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver