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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

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver