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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Knopfler standing against a wall. Several years ago, Mark Knopfler was riding his motorbike not far from his home in central ...

“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 ...

Teenage boys were glued to it in their rooms, and even their New Romantic girlfriends got hooked. Fathers blasted it during the morning drive, while the young ones jammed on air guitars as they tuned ...

Just after 6pm on July 13, 1985, Dire Straits took to the stage at Wembley Stadium as part of Live Aid, playing to a global TV audience that reached a mind-frying 1.9 billion. In their slot between U2 ...

Five albums by Dire Straits chart in the U.K. this week, with both On the Night and the group's self-titled debut full-length becoming bestselling downloads. Dire Straits, group portrait, Amsterdam, ...

Dire Straits earns chart success in the U.K. as two greatest hits albums reenter the Official Albums chart, while “Sultans of Swing” surges once again. AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Photo of DIRE STRAITS ...

Mark Knopfler-the only founding member who stayed with the group all the way to the end-occupies center stage throughout. He plays lead guitar, delivers the lead vocals, and wrote all but one of the ...