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 ...

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 ...

This cover image released by Rhino Records shows the box set cover for “Dire Straits Live 1978-1992." (Rhino Records via AP) Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” ...

From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

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“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...