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Adele scores 10th week at the top

4779 days ago
Yahoo! Music UKworld entertainment news - Adele has become the first act to land 10 weeks at the top of the album charts since Dire Straits in 1986. more info

Adele - Adele Scores 10th Week At The Top In The U.K.

4779 days ago
ContactMusicAdele has become the first act to land 10 weeks at the top of the U. K. album charts since Dire Straits in 1986. The singer's second album, 21, landed its biggest sales week to date - thanks mainly to pre-Mother's Day sales in Britain... more info

New band of the day – No 996: Destroyer

4782 days ago
Guardian MusicRescuing qualities such as 'good playing' from critical hell, Dan Bejar's band serve up a feast of unironic 80s fetishismHometown: Vancouver.The lineup: Dan Bejar (vocals, instruments).The background: We got ticked off the other week when we trailed ... more info

the first thursday batch of updates

4790 days ago
Totally FuzzyThe NJ Underground said... Cold War Kids - Relief Richard Ashcroft - The Drugs Don't Work Noah and the Whale - Five Years Time Big Troubles - Georgia Cults - Most Wanted The Drums - Me And The Moon Mount Kimbie - Mayor Yo La Tengo - Nothing To Hide T... more info

The Mosh Pit 1.28.2011: Canada Bans “Money For Nothing”?

4845 days ago
411 ManiaLast week Canadian officials banned “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits. Was it for a good reason or is there a bigger problem? 411's Dan Haggerty investigates as he looks at the controversy to see if it's all just a case of life... more info

Radio stations confused over ruling to ban 'Money for Nothing'

4849 days ago
CNN ShowbizCanada's broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, has put pressure on the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to reconsider its decision to ban Dire Straits' 1985 hit "Money for Nothing" from Canadian air... more info

Canada watchdog wants review of Dire Straits ruling

4851 days ago
ReutersTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's broadcast regulator has jumped into the furor surrounding a Grammy Award-winning Dire Straits song from the 1980s, calling on an industry watchdog to reconsider its decision that the lyrics should be censored. more info

CRTC wants Dire Straits review

4852 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, CanadaCanada's broadcast regulator has asked the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to review its ban of the original version of the hit song Money for Nothing. more info

Canadian radio won't play the 1980s Dire Straits song Money For Nothing as it contains the word "faggot". Progress or preposterous?

4854 days ago
Guardian MusicSome Dire Straits fans are up in arms, but others regard the word as unacceptable for public broadcast in 2011. Where do you stand? more info

Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas | Sady Doyle

4854 days ago
Guardian MusicThe use of 'faggot' in Money for Nothing is a known issue, so let's not let a synthetic censorship row obscure the real issueSo, it's finally happened: the people of Canada will never again be terrorised by Dire Straits. Money for Nothing – yes, th... more info

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