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Geeks&Beats

Music Industry Radio 

The Future of Radio Is…Low-Power FM?

November 10, 2015November 9, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Future of Music, Geeks&Beats, Low-Power FM

[Amber Healy from brother website Geeks&Beats recently attended the Future of Music Conference in Washington, DC. Here’s another report of

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 120: A Mild Case of Stylus Envy

September 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments #gnbmugtour2015, Apple Pencil, Chewbacca, Donald Trump, Geeks, Geeks&Beats, ISS, R.E.M., Star Wars, Steve Jobs, whisky

Well, I’m back in Singapore again, but you’d never know it looking out my hotel window. The smoke from Indonesian

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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 103: The Sounds of Star Wars

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ben Burtt, Foley Artist, Geeks&Beats, Guitar Hero, James Bond, Jay Z, Octopussy, Star Wars, Streaming Music, Tidal

Once again, please excuse the creakiness in my voice on this week’s show. I’ve still got the monkey pox from

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Podcast 

My Other Web Gig Is Up for a Podcast Award. Here’s a Shameless Plea for Votes

February 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments BlogTo, Geeks&Beats, Podcast Award, Toronto

Geeks&Beats, the podcast I do with BNN’s Michael Hainsworth, is up for an award for Toronto’s Best Podcast, which is

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Geeks&Beats Podcast Episode 90: We Made Seven Bucks This Week!

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Courtney Love, Geeks&Beats, Hyundai, Sony, Spotify

We’re all kind of chuffed here at G&B HQ. Our new Patreon system of begging for money netted us a

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Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 83: Yes, We Fight About Star Wars

December 3, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Geeks&Beats, Ozzy

Michael is beside himself. It took just 88 seconds of the trailer for episode 7 of Star Wars to turn

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Gadgets 

The Definitive Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks–And Yes, There are Some Music Items on This List

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas, Geeks&Beats, Gift Guide

Cyber Monday is a crock. Oh, it used to be a big deal when we all had super-slow Internet connections

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The Geeks & Beats Podcast is Now ON THE AIR! (Like, REAL RADIO!)

October 3, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Geeks&Beats

The World’s Most Popular Podcast™ has joined the Bell Media Radio Network! Starting tonight (October 3), NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto will

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Wow! A Limited Edition Geeks&Beats Travel Mug Miracle Mug of Traveling!

August 15, 2014August 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Geeks&Beats

As you know, I do a weekly podcast with BNN’s Michael Hainsworth called Geeks&Beats and we’re constantly shamelessly shilling to

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Geeks&Beats Episode 48 Ready for Download! Here Are Your Show Notes

March 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Geeks&Beats, Glenn Miller, MH370, Neil Young, Pono, Sony

We timed this week’s recording of the podcast very well.  We wrapped up in time for Michael to watch Seth

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Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 41 Now Available! Here’s Your Show Notes

January 29, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Geeks&Beats

Michael is still sick with whatever virus he brought back from CES.  But like the trouper he is, he made

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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