Oscar Wilde once claimed, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” but when it comes to this classic Dire Straits hit, we (and bassist John Illsley) would argue that life and art can act ...

During the peak of the commercial powers, Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler looked to ZZ Top's boogie rock numbers for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Phil Dent/Redferns Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire ...

The Dire Straits Reload is not just a tribute to the timeless music of Dire Straits, but a true celebration of rock. An ...

While Waylon Jennings was working on his 1986 album 'Never Could Toe the Mark,' he was trying to get sober after decades of drug addiction.

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

At the Fox Theatre on Thursday night, Mark Knopfler basked in the glow of a standing ovation after playing his Dire Straits hit "Sultans of Swing," for which he'd stripped his large band back to a ...

Reflecting on comments made by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler who once named Bob Dylan as "the most important songwriter" ...

"Look at them yo-yos/That's the way to do it," Mark Knopfler sang on his band Dire Straits' biggest hit, "Money for Nothing." The Knopfler who played at The Met Philadelphia... August 18, 2019 at ...