Geeks & Beats

How far back does the "cover song" go? The geeks look back at it's unusual origin, famous modern-day covers, and the surprisingly sexist original version of Aretha Franklin's greatest musical contribution to feminism. Plus, Dolores O'Riordan's final hour before The Cranberries singer's tragic death in January and the heavy metal cover song she was supposed […]

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Season 6 Premiere Live on Location at Fan Expo 2018 and Alan Cross loses his mind over the wallet-sucking merchandising. "Dave" from 2001: A Space Odyssey tells us the meaning of the film, and William Shatner blows us off despite our deep connections. Plus: Michael "remasters" an unearthed Tragically Hip demo a year before they […]

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We promised a dumpster fire of a live show, and that's what we delivered. But despite the technical difficulties we persisted and the big show went 90 freaking minutes with Brittlestar, the Internet's Favourite Dad, and Chef Mike Benninger cooking up an amazing rack of ribs, lovely mango and red onion salad, and a […]

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The boys got a little distracted this week getting ready for the big Live on Facebook Live from Michael's Back Deck Show (it's Sunday August 26th, 7pm ET). When they did finally pull it together, we learn of a woman who used music as a weapon. Against the neighbour's dog. Michael may or may not […]

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Aretha Franklin, feed.fm, 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special

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Noted Scientology debunker Scott Simpson joins us to break down the breakdown of that E-Meter used for the weird-o street-side "personality tests" after talking about Tom Cruise. It turns out the secret to the box office success of the high-ranking officer in the cult is running. Lots of running. Aliens less ancient than the ones […]

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If you've got a bit of walkin' around money, you might consider not walking at all. Alan's uncovered the Jetpack that Michael's been pining for all his life thanks to brit Richard Browning and the Gravity Daedalus suit. Meantime, some business nerds crunched the numbers to come up with the most danceable songs ever. Legendary […]

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iPhone owners are richer, Talking Heads' Once in a Lifetime isolated vocal, Facebook Live show

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