Dire Straits dropped their biggest crossover hit, "Money for Nothing."Packed with instantly recognizable lines lik/e “That ...

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of ... Towards the end of 1984 Knopfler assembled a new line-up of Dire Straits in London to rehearse their next record. He appeared more single-minded and ...

Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms 'summed up the 1980s' and was the ultimate 'everyman' record that just about everyone had a copy of, as the band celebrate 40 years since its release ...

The overwhelming success of 'Brothers in Arms' tends to overshadow the catalog of Dire Straits. So here are five great Dire Straits tunes from the records that came before it.

The 1985 album Brothers in Arms boosted the veteran rockers Dire Straits to new levels of popularity, with the smash single "Money for Nothing" grabbing many of the headlines. "Walk of Life," as ...

In our newest Song Roulette column, Dire Straits’ bassist John Illsley breaks down how the band picked its singles — including ‘Sultans of Swing’ — and the secret to Mark Knopfler’s ...

Released as the first single from Dire Straits‘ eponymous 1978 debut, “Sultans of Swing” hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained a staple song within the British rockers ...

Once you have sold 100 million records and played 248 concerts in a single year, as Dire Straits did touring their 1985 behemoth Brothers in Arms, the thrill starts to go. He is glad he got off ...

Dire Straits have turned down “huge amounts of money” to reform the band in recent years, one of their founding members has revealed.. In an interview with The Telegraph, John Illsley, the ...

The first episode of Off The Record features Grammy-winning producer and engineer Chuck Ainlay, known for working with Taylor Swift, Dire Straits and Peter Frampton, among others. Speaking to ...

Jack Sonni, an American guitarist who played on Dire Straits‘ mammoth 1985 album Brothers in Arms and was onstage with the band at Live Aid that year, has died at 68. The group shared the news ...