Random music news for Thursday, November 6, 2025
Have you been following the mysteries of 3I/Atlas? It’s doing weird things for a “comet.” I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords. (Via Larry) I hope they like music
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Fun consumer electronics history: Why did Beta lose to VHS?
My family’s first VCR was a Beta machine. It took my dad years to get over choosing wrong. But Sony’s Beta seemed to be the way to go. I mean
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Moon domes? Cool! Let’s go see–but not until we’re done with music news for June 8, 2022. Liam Gallagher, traffic cop. Apparently, there are some old VHS tapes that are
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Random music news for Monday, March 9, 2020
Yes, I’m glad for the extra daylight at the end of the day, but switching to DST is not healthy. Can we just get rid of it, please? Think about
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Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A report on the report (sorry) about Canada’s digital future. Here
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, July 5, 2018
I got my first back-to-school school supplies email yesterday. Too soon, people. Too soon. And now, music news for July 5, 2018. This Tragically Hip cannabis event sounds like it
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This might be the greatest ri–. No. I won’t spoil the surprise.
Whilst browsing through a junk store on Sunday, a man stumbled across a VHS tape (remember those?) adore with a label that read “A surprise!” Deciding to take a chance,
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What’s the Future of Streaming? Let’s Go Back to the Beta vs. VHS Battle.
There’s no question that streaming will continue to be A Thing in 2018. The question is, how much will streaming decimate physical sales over the next 12 months? And will
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The World’s Most Valuable VHS Tapes. Wait–What?
VHS tapes? Collectible, sure. Valuable? Apparently. Michael points us to LoveAntiques.com which has a list of the most valuable VHS tapes in the known universe. Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks, £1,500 ($2,500
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Random Music News for Monday, April 4, 2016
It’s the morning of April 4. There’s 15 cm of fresh snow outside my door. It’s Monday. To say I’m grumpy is something of an understatement. Despite how much I
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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 129: Imagine
Before we set the lineup for this week’s show, we conducted a Twitter poll on whether we should cover the Bataclan massacre or if people wanted this podcast to be
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