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Random music news for Wednesday, August 1, 2018

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

Toronto police are looking into this music video which seems to threaten violence against TTC employees. Watch the video and

If this is your birthday, you have the distinction of having the worst birth date on the calendar. Here’s why.

Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Plenty of real-life stars will be descending on Toronto for NXNE

The crabgrass situation in the front yard is out of control. I miss industrial-strength residential herbicides. (Save your emails; I

Along with being a music aficionado, The Lonely Vagabond is also something of a fan of public transit. Check out

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver