To music fans of a certain age, the chirpy synthesiser riff at the start of Walk of Life by Dire Straits will evoke happy memories of the 1980s: the compact disc revolution, untrammelled consumerism ...

On June 15, 1985, British rock group Dire Straits began a record-breaking run atop the Billboard 200 with their hugely popular album, Brothers in Arms. Despite achieving relative success with their ...

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 ...

A modern Gen Z music producer reacts to the timeless sound of Dire Straits and is completely blown away by the musicianship. Pure surprise, respect, and musical discovery in real time. #MusicReaction ...

Revisiting comments from Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler about the classic 1978 song that made him embrace simplicity in ...

Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has reportedly died of unspecified causes at the age of 68. The band's official X (formerly Twitter) account paid tribute to Sonni, best known as the "other ...

Dire Straits lead guitarist and singer Mark Knopfler was nearly 30 years old when the band released their self-titled debut album in 1978. The single “Sultans of Swing” performed well on both sides of ...

For Dire Straits, one of the highest points in their career came from watching one of the lowest of another band. "Sultans of ...

The sophomore slump caught up with Dire Straits, but they quickly atoned for that with a third-album masterpiece. This esteemed British band rose to the occasion on Making Movies, which was released ...

Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler always had a deep affinity for country music, citing legends like Willie Nelson and the pedal steel guitar work of Jerry Byrd and Paul Franklin, who worked on the band’s ...

“There was no way anybody else was going to stick their hand up and say, ‘Hey, Mark, I have a great song idea!’ There was no point. He was on a racetrack.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Rob ...

Jack Sonni, the musician best known for being "the other guitarist" in Dire Straits, has died, his former band members announced on Thursday. He was 68. A cause of death is currently unknown. The ...