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Mark Knopfler, former frontman for Dire Straits, will be releasing his 6th solo album, "Get Lucky", on September 15th. He's also planning a tour of the US and Europe, tentatively set to begin next spring. "It'll be four, five months," Knopfler said. "Springtime -- Apri...

Dire Straits' classic, "Money For Nothing," has been banned by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for repeated use of the anti-gay slur, "That little faggot" in the song's second verse (use of the phrase starts at 1:52 in the video below). Several radio stations in Ha...

The Dire Straits classic "Money for Nothing" can be played on Canadian radio stations again after the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council reversed an earlier ruling banning the song. The song was put on the banned list in January after a listener in Newfoundland complained about the...

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Dire Straits News Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler to release solo album (Preview)	The Hall of Music & Entertainment	0	999	Sep 1 23:31:20 2009 by newsbot
Mark Knopfler, former frontman for Dire Straits, will be releasing his 6th solo album, "Get Lucky", on September 15th. He's also planning a tour of the US and Europe, tentatively set to begin next spring. "It'll be four, five months," Knopfler said. "Springtime -- Apri...
Dire Straits News Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" Banned in Canada (Preview)	The Hall of Music & Entertainment	0	542	Jan 18 01:14:43 2011 by ninjachik
Dire Straits' classic, "Money For Nothing," has been banned by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for repeated use of the anti-gay slur, "That little faggot" in the song's second verse (use of the phrase starts at 1:52 in the video below). Several radio stations in Ha...
Dire Straits News Dire Straits Gets Reprieve from Canadian Radio Ban (Preview)	The Hall of Music & Entertainment	0	333	Sep 1 23:20:52 2011 by ninjachik
The Dire Straits classic "Money for Nothing" can be played on Canadian radio stations again after the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council reversed an earlier ruling banning the song. The song was put on the banned list in January after a listener in Newfoundland complained about the...