Several years ago, Mark Knopfler was riding his motorbike not far from his home in central London when he was sideswiped by a car. The impact sent him spinning, smashing his bike and breaking his ...

The guitar in “Don’t Come Around Here No More” highlighted the interplay between guitar and vocals. While many early ’80s songs featured guitar solos as their own standout element, this ’85 release ...

To mark the 40th anniversary of their hit album Brothers In Arms, we republished this 2015 account of Dire Straits' ...

Dire Straits made the transformation from pub rock strivers to pop superstars during the course of their time together. The one constant was the brilliant songwriting of their lead singer and ...

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms.” But as their new “Dire ...

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 ...

Love Over Gold was something of a calm before the storm for Dire Straits. Released on Sept. 24, 1982, the LP burnished their reputation as one of mainstream rock's leading musos, three years before ...

CAPE MAY — The Dire Straits Legacy Band will perform 8 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Cape May Convention Hall as part of the Cape May Summer Concert Series. The Dire Straits Legacy Band features a lineup of ...

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms." But as their new “Dire ...