Geeks & Beats

It was 50 years ago this week mankind's greatest achievement was made. But did Neil Armstrong blow his big line? And what music were we listening to in July of 1969 as he stepped onto extra-terrestrial soil for the first time? Plus, an update on our Live on Location show Friday August 23rd in Toronto.

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The New York Times recently exposed what could be possibly the most devastating cover-up of the music industry in recent history. In 2008, there was a massive fire at Universal Music… and no one knew about it until now. Thousands upon thousands of original masters were obliterated leaving many well-known artists at a loss with […]

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iTunes is dead. Long live iTunes.

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Doctor Nadia Azar drops by the G&B studios to talk about her work at the University of Windsor on the impact a lifetime of drumming has on the human body. Plus, we learn how Michael lost a $1,000 bet with his teenager thanks to technology.

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Why the battery electric autonomous car isn't guaranteed, and what could replace the internal combustion engine as Donald Trump rattles his sabre at the only country with the key ingredient for the industry. Plus, plans for our Season 7 live fundraiser for CES 2020.

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A sex toy designed for and by women was set to be honoured at CES. Until it was deemed indecent. But hey, look at those sexbots!

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Join Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth and 14,000 of their friends, fans, and musicians at CosmoFEST 2019! We'll find out if Drake can be blamed for the Raptors' performance in the NBA Finals, we'll definitely not listen to a Donald Trump tribute CD, and we'll find out what Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales told Michael about the […]

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Recording engineer, mixer, and producer Mark Howard drops by the G&B studios to talk about how U2 starts off sounding like a garage band, and ends up selling Platinum records. Plus, life in the studio with Gord Downie, Bob Dylan, and why Tom Waits doesn't like his drums "beige." Plus, how to make music in […]

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Most who played in a garage band dodged the Wedding Singer bullet. But they're the inspiration for your favourite music, and some of the biggest albums were recorded in garages. We'll play you the original version of Springsteen's recording of Born in the USA. It'll blow your mind. Shaun Jette, G&B's live truck director and […]

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Music producer Brent Bodrug drops by the G&B studios to protest Michael's claim the 1982 track is little more than corporate rock written by committee. At least Michael softened-up Brent with his classic dry Dirty Martini, first.

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