CRTC asks CBSC to review ruling on Dire Straits' Money for Nothing

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission yesterday asked the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to review its January 12 ruling over the Dire Straits song

"Money for Nothing."

The CRTC move shows some are making a mountain out of a molehill and probably don't understand the difference between the CBSC and CRTC. It seems a lot of commentators mistakenly believe the government is censoring Dire Straits and prohibiting broadcasters from playing Money for Nothing without editing it.

Blue Peter and Chalk Circle combine forces in concert

You know for sure you're over 40 when you wait in line outside in sub zero temperatures to see a double headline concert featuring Blue Peter and Chalk Circle.

The two Canadian bands, who made most of their music during the 1980s, played at The Mod Club in Toronto (on College St. east of Ossington) on Friday, January 21.