Thursday, August 12, 2010

Quick Takes

The Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" debuted at No.. 1 on the Billboard charts on Wednesday. In ITS first week of release, the latest from the Canadian pop outfit Orchestral Sold 156.000 copies in the United States, According to Nielsen SoundScan, narrowly edging out Eminem's "Recovery," at No.. 2 with 152.000 copies Sold. 

It is the first No.. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart for Merge Records, Founded in the late '80s by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan of Superchunk indie band. 

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Digital sales accounted for 62% of first-week Purchases of 'The Suburbs. " Though digital album sales continue to Grow, that's way ahead of the industry pace. Last month, Nielsen SoundScan Reported That digital sales account for 27.4% of all Purchases album, with the bulk of sales still coming from the declining CD market. 

-Todd Martens 

"Cathy" strip to end in October 

After 34 years, it's time to bid farewell girls on Thurs newspaper icon: "Cathy." 

Cathy Guisewite, the Emmy-and Reuben Award-winning creator of the comic strip "Cathy," is retiring in October. 

"I'm Facing some personal lines whose dead simply Requirements Exceed my Ability Thurs longer procrastinate for months: an 18-year-old daughter Who needs a full-time mom Thurs help her through her last year of high school and beyond ... beloved parents I want to Be Able to visit more often ... and a creative Biological clock, wakes is urging Thurs we try something else while I can, "Guisewite Said in a statement Wednesday. 

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