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Or how one lesson with a folk singer from the northeast of England (and a bunch of lost picks) changed the history of ...

Growing up, Mark Knopfler was just like any other young guitarist. He chose the biggest players to identify with and emulate.

From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording the band’s bestselling album was ...

With forty years' perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85 ...

One of the most distinct bands to come out of the '70s and '80s was Dire Straits. The band had an incredibly unique sound, propelling them into the history books of rock music. Albums like their self ...

This approach is what makes Knopfler’s playing as good as a fingerprint. It is what gives his Money For Nothing riff its character. That track become Dire Straits’ biggest commercial single, an anthem ...

The curse of the rock band impacted Dire Straits as the group was forced to call it a day despite being at their musical peak. Read more about it here.

Zweck has brought superstars such as Elton John, Rihanna, Bob Dylan, P!nk and Muse to the Austrian resort of Ischgl ...

It was the quintessential everyman's album - despite many fans only recently realizing the meaning of the bands name - that ...

Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms 'summed up the 1980s' and was the ultimate 'everyman' record that just about everyone had a ...