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Super nerdy post of the week: Audio from friction-less fluid offers a cool beat

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments MIT, Neutron Stars

Okay, this is a bit out there, but if you love science, you’ll find much to love here. Scientists at

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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 215: Rad Lab Rat

January 23, 2019January 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments MIT

Michael geeks-out over his visit to MIT’s famed Building 20, the music industry’s “Big Brother” drops by the studio to

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Music Industry 

Introducing the Open Music Initiative

June 14, 2016June 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Berklee, BMG, Future of Music Coalition, MIT, Open Music Initiative, Pandora, Sony, Spotify, Universal Music Group

The best way to easily and properly divvy up royalties is to embrace technology and utilize new tools to ensure

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Peter Gabriel to Advise in Study

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Annie Clark, Berklee, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Hopkins, MIT, Peter Gabriel, Research

Can music affect your health? That’s what the Sync Project research study wants to find out. Boston-based PureTech Ventures, the company behind

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 132: The Geek Strikes Back

December 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bond Bubble, Chewbacca, Jalopnik, Jason McLelland, Jukeboxes, K-Pop, Landspeeder, LAX, MIT, NC-1701, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Reliant Scimitar, Spirit of the West, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephan Dubord, Stone Temple Pilots, USS Enterprise, Wu-Tang Clan

As this show went into production, I was suffering from severe anxiety. Somewhere in the handoff between United and Air

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Music News 

One of the Most Famous Musicians of All Time Is…Avril Lavigne?

March 18, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Avril Lavigne, Fame, MIT

MIT recently conducted a study on the subject of global fame.  What they found was rather interesting. By analyzing such

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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  • Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
    This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
    Andrew Dick
  • Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
    Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
    Mark Silver
  • In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
    Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
    Mark Silver
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