Geeks & Beats

What do Mark Hamill, Wutang Clan, James Spader, Pearl Jam, Pokemon Go, Spotify, Augmented Reality, Samsung, and a vinyl pressing plant fire all have in common? This episode. The post The B Material appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Valentine's Day shouldn't just be for new couples, amirite? Pol Gerbeau of Desire Games on his "Dare" app for married couples, Michael browses "the best edibles for a romantic evening" while Alan fears his wife's reaction to the app. The post Married Valentine appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

The rise of the iPod marked the decline of the dominance of the Home Stereo. But as streaming audio dominates, HD audio is making a comeback - and Apple should be worried. Mark Cohen of Audeze joins us to talk about the return of High Fidelity. Plus: Ground Zero for the Coronavirus is also the home of China's punk scene, and why we've been KICKED OFF SPOTIFY The post The Return of High Fidelity ap...

A new study has found AI is better at spotting breast cancer than a doctor. A super team of researchers from Google Health, Imperial College London, the National Health Service and Northwestern University have trained an AI model on X-ray images from almost 29,000 women. The post Doctor AI appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

The geeks look back at the creative force behind Rush, why Star Trek Picard may determine the future of CBS All Access thanks to subscription fatigue, and Dr. House in Spaaaace…. The post Neil Peart appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Cannabis journalist Jameson Berkow joins us to talk about why the best gadget at CES 2020 may have been a Vape Pen from CES 2016. Plus, the founders of high-tech marijuana humidor maker Keep Labs walked away from CES 2020 and an award after being told they couldn't tell attendees their biometric security device was […] The post The Technology of Getting High, David Lee Roth Review appeared first o...

Join the geeks as we eat our way through CES 2020, Michael discovers IOT-powered diapers, field reporter Andy Baryer finds a Samsung TV that rotates itself to portrait mode for vertical video, and Alan uncovers a doggy door that keeps you from getting out of bed in the middle of the night for your pooch. […] The post Live from CES 2020 appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross...

We close 2019 with our good friend and music producer Brent Bodrug to talk all about Men At Work's song, "Down Under" – and not the version that was the hit song of the 1980s. Released in 1981 by Australian band, Men At Work, the song reached Platinum certification in the US and the UK, […] The post The Original "Down Under" by Men At Work appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cr...

It was a weird year. And not just that a Canadian tops the streaming charts, the Raptors were the most searched term, or that the world's biggest porn site reports Grandma watches for longer than her grandkids. 2019 in Music Let's look back at music of 2019. Spotify is notorious from having AMAZING analytics at […] The post 2019: The Year in Streaming, Search, and Sex appeared first on The Geeks a...

1/5th of the Kids in the Hall joins the geeks from the block-heater capital of Canada to talk about getting the band back together, why he's not the least bit qualified to write and sing in a rock opera, and why the hell he's living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The post Kevin McDonald's Rock Opera and Other Oddities appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Social Media Guy Stewart Reynolds tells us why Tik Tok doesn't get sued for music sampling, his inaugural Social Media North conference, and why U2 is just getting big halfway around the world. The post Social Media North appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

The music industry is locked in a cold war for gold records. And in the digital streaming age, the weapons are algorithms. Entertainment Intelligence founder Greg Delaney joins us from the London bureau to talk about how an avalanche of data is burying artists who don't adapt to the modern age. The post Entertainment Intelligence appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Mi...

Beatie Wolfe wants you to get excited about listening to music again. Here's how she's going to do it. The post Orange Juice for the Ears with Beatie Wolfe appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Back in August, World Wrestling Entertainment dropped the news that they'll be getting into the podcast game. Just let's say it's a brand new endeavour.  Unlike their film studios - WWE Studios, the podcast network might be more successful for them creativity and financially.  The post Can You Smell What the WWE is Cooking? appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael...

Lyrics are the most popular and most widely searched music content on the Internet. When listeners bought physical albums, finding lyrics wasn't a problem; they were usually printed on the inside of the CD, cassette or record insert. But since the dawn of the digital download, the lyric has been left behind. One Canadian company […] The post Kiss This Guy: The Business of Lyrics with LyricFind app...

Music producer and longtime friend of the show Brent Bodrug helps deconstruct what makes Nirvana's Smell's Like Teen Spirit the ultimate Grunge Rock track, Sound City was its legendary home, and we learn the track has its roots in the last vestiges of Boomer hair-metal bands, the Pixies, and BOSTON!?? Knowing nothing about Nirvana, a […] The post Smells Like Clickbait appeared first on The Geeks a...

"There's this big emphasis on Toronto as a music city now, but I'm more interested in 'how did we get here?' Well, man, it didn't just happen overnight. That shit started in the 1880s." The post The Flyer Vault unlocks 150 years of Toronto concert history appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Gord Downie was just 2 years old when Chanie Wenjack died, but the Secret Path united them 50 years later. The post Gord Downie's Secret Path Revisited appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

The inspiration for this week's episode was the release of Robbie Robertson & friends' cover of "The Weight" for "Playing for Change". But as long time music industry exec Eric Alper tells us, the interest in rock icons rallying around a cause has been lost, and the 80s may get the blame. The video came […] The post Cause Songs are a Lost Cause appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Al...

The dream of '90s Canadian rock bands is alive and well, thanks to the devoted effort of the man behind Rave & Drool. The post Rave and Drool, the 90s Documentary Gets a Podcast appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Rumours of Alan Cross's demise have been greatly exaggerated. He's back from the (walking) dead and convinced little green men are watching us. We'll review the UFO footage recently confirmed by the U.S. Navy and the connection to the band Blink 182. Plus, Abbey Road Studios opens its doors for 50% of The World's Most […] The post Little Green Men appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with...

By the time this podcast airs, Alan Cross could be dead. Also, this is the episode that happens when we tread water waiting for a guest who never shows. The post Alan Cross's Last Show appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Turning the graphic novel Scary Girl into a VR world was a tall task for Dark Slope Studios. Author and creative director Nathan Jurevicius and COO Dan Fill discuss the lessons learned in this new storytelling form, how music is integral to the success, and how "VR music" moves beyond crappy 360 degree concerts. Plus: […] The post Virtual Music Reality with Dark Slope Studios appeared first on The...

General Magic invented the Emoji. Text messaging. Mobile communication. If it wasn't for the biggest Silicon Valley failure nobody's heard of, we wouldn't have the iPhone we have today. It laid the groundwork for the modern mobile device only to have Apple pull the rug out from under it. Documentary filmmaker Matt Maude joins us […] The post The iPhone from 1990: General Magic with filmmaker Matt...

Thank you all who joined us live on location at Black Lab Brewing for the big fundraiser show! We managed to squeeze $1,200 out of you wonderful people, so we're 12% on our way to CES 2020! Missed the live show? If only we had recorded it. We did manage to salvage the Q&A and […] The post Not Live from Black Lab Brewing appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hain...