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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

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver