Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Visa (band)

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The result was delete. MuZemike 19:45, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Visa (band)

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Band that does not appear to meet the criteria of WP:BAND. The article claims they are signed with Serjical Strike Records, which is a vanity label of Universal Music Group. However, the page about the band at the label's website says, "Visa is not signed to Serjical Strike Records ..." Even if they are signed, they don't appear to have released an album with the label yet, and none of their earlier albums are from a major label or "important indie label." None of the core members is independently notable, no awards, etc. RL0919 (talk) 00:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - While it could be a typo on the label's website what concerns me is the claim to coverage in the LA Times on their website which goes to a dead link. I couldn't find anything searching by band members names on latimes.com and the band's name is so common of a word that searching feels futile. There is a review from 2007 in LA2day.com [1]. delirious & lost ☯ ^TALK 01:10, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

comment. here is the proper link for the LA Times article. J04n(talk page) 02:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —J04n(talk page) 04:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

comment Thank you for finding the article in the LA Times. I was sort of hoping it would have more. delirious & lost ☯ ^TALK 11:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The LA Times story (see above) is more about the cause and the event than the band, the LA2Day story is ok but alone doesn't establish WP:N, their label (I also assume that the 'not' is a typo) is good but they haven't released anything on it yet and need 2 releases for WP:BAND. They performed the soundtrack for the film The Witch of Portobello-the best ref I can find for that is this, but the film hasn't been released yet and I don't see how it can yet be considered WP:N which could count for criterion 10 of WP:MUSIC but that alone wouldn't even be enough for notability. If anyone can find a WP:RS or two to go with the LA2Day piece I will happily change my !vote. J04n(talk page) 02:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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