Geeks & Beats

The band's latest music video takes place at a cat birthday party. Wait, what?

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Apple’s 3.2-billion dollar Beats headphone deal is turning into a 3.2-magnitude headache. How much would you pay for a high end stereo? Steve Jobs dropped more than 20-grand. Pigs in Space! And human…

How do you know you’re at a Dad concert? You showed up on time and desperately try not to drool over the girls your daughter’s age. How to stop your bandmates from sleeping with each other. You can’t…

Why Apple wants Beats by Doctor Dre — and it isn’t for the wide bottom end. Spring is in the air — and so are airborne sneeze droplets. We’ll look at the science behind the schnoz. Our new favourite …

Sir Ozzy of Osbourne? A move is afoot to get the Dark Prince knighted by the Queen. Headphones that listen to YOU — how a new apple rumour may have your iPhone monitoring your health while you listen…

Nerdiest. Album. EVER. We’ll introduce you to some tunes you can’t hear unless you’ve got some e-leet linux skillz. Holodeck 1-point-oh! The Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset takes a giant leap int…

The documentary producer of I Dream of Wires drops by the G&B studios to talk about the origin of the Moog synthesizer and why the 70s couldn't have happened without patch cords.

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Classic Rock meets Courtroom drama — why Pandora says it can play anything it wants prior to 1972. Fret Pen: it’s the guitar you can stuff in your pocket. We’ll introduce you to the kickstarted progr…

It's (not) a Very Special Episode of Geeks & Beats.

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In a first in the long and storied history of the G&B media empire, we took our show on the road and recorded everything at the Downtown Record Show on Broadview in Toronto.  And much to our shock, p…

It’s a sign of the apocalypse! Kate Bush returns to the stage – and Alan might have back-stage passes. Hacking Spotify for fun and profit. We’ll tell you about a band that’s funding its tour while yo…

IN A WORLD WHERE DEEP VOICES ARE KING… ONE MAN IS BEING HAILED AS A HERO TO VOICEOVER ARTISTS EVERYWHERE. We’ll look back at the life of famed v/o god Hal Douglas. A big-band connection to that missi…

The history of recorded music in 90 seconds -- using a rube Goldberg machine. The Simpsons as an oracle: we’ll look at the 25 year old TV show’s big predictions for technology today. Science determin…

Bruce Dickinson -- the Bruce Dickinson -- has gone from Iron Maiden to piloting The World's Biggest Blimp? 20 terrifying two sentence horror stories -- including one that will keep any new parent up …

A musical mash-up to get your toes tapping – we’ll look at the marriage of Daft Punk and Pharrell… then follow the money. Now you don’t have to choose between smoking and talking on the phone. We’ll …

Here comes the iCar. We’ll round up the rumours after the real world Tony Stark is seen leaving “1 Infinite Loop” in a Tesla. We’re less than a year away from Back to the Future 2 – and still no hove…

The Top Ten Anti-Valentines Day songs. And a bonus track: how to use a floppy drive to express your hatred for the one you love. Who has time to listen to a full 4 and a half minute song? We’ll intro…

Experiment 4 by Kate Bush isn’t fiction – there’s an actual sound system that kills – and it’s used by the European Space Agency. The sun is setting on the iPod. We’ll look back at what’s replacing t…

The little man Steve Jobs wanted to hide in every Macintosh. We’ll look back at the iconic computer and look ahead to a world where Apple rivals American Express. The world’s first twitter libel laws…

How much money can a mega hit make? That depends on whether or not you’re playing the saxophone. The Best Driving Song Ever. We’ll reluctantly run down the list and throw in the worst driving song fo…