Tag Archives: Mark Knopfler

Censure for Nothing

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Daniel James

In the past week a furore has erupted after the Canadian Broadcasts Standards Council declared  that any station wanting to play the 26 year old Dire Straits song Money for Nothing would have to edit it or disguise the word … Continue reading →

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Favourite Song Lyrics

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Daniel James

What are your favourite song lyrics? Here are just a few of mine in no particular order of preference. The Mississippi delta was shining like a national guitar – Graceland, Paul Simon 1986 Can’t even hear the murmur of a … Continue reading →

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Dire Straits – Alchemy – The Review

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Daniel James

I’ve been a fan of Dire Straits for as long as I’ve had taste. During my formative years the Straits were a constant companion in my asthma plagued childhood. Continue reading →

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Best 10 Additions to My Music Collection 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Daniel James

I find music through a process of osmosis, a gradual or unconscious development of musical tastes and ideas. Music finds me rather than the other way around. I don’t listen to FM Radio, I don’t watch Video Hits or MTV. I always keep an ear out and often find it in the strangest places. Therefore the following list is one of music I’ve discovered in 2009, most of the albums were not released this year. I can be a bit slow on the uptake but I’m looking for to picking up my copy of Fredhead by Right Said Fred for Christmas. Continue reading →

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