Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lifter Puller

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Luna Santin 03:01, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Lifter Puller

Non-notable band, does not seem to meet requirements of WP:MUSIC, only independent mention is a link to a discussion board, which does not meet WP:RS Leuko 16:59, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Add to the discussion Lifter Puller (album) The Land 17:49, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep Article is in process of being revised. Have had releases on significant indie labels of the late 90's/early 2000's. See http://www.selfstarterfoundation.com/lifterpuller.html or http://www.frenchkissrecords.com. Moreover, they are the predecessor of the critically-acclaimed band The Hold Steady, and with the latter band's third album coming out in a few weeks this page is certain to garner attention. In summary this band does, in fact meet the following notability criteria for WP:MUSIC:

1. Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable).
2. Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable.

Their musical influence is also mentioned in an interview with similarly verbose act The Mountain Goats, published last week on pitchforkmedia, and found here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/37953/Interview_Interview_The_Mountain_GoatsGrzond 19:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep As per above. Also, the band has recieved coverage in a number of notable publications, including Pitchfork [1],

Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages [2] [3], Rolling Stone [4] and the Village Voice [5], among others. They quite clearly meet the criteria for notablity. Idp 23:34, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep As per above. This band is legendary in MPLS and is becoming more legendary by the day because of the Hold Steady. Though their back catalogue is now out of print, they are what started the neo-art punk movement in the midwest. To delete this would completely insane.WSeconds 14:56, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep Could never be considered non-notable in MPLS. ReverendG 15:56, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.