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Dire Straits

November 2023

  • Mark Knopfler performing in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2005

    Ex-Dire Straits singer Mark Knopfler to sell guitar collection for charity

    ‘I’ll be sad to see them go but we’ve had wonderful times together,’ says musician ahead of London auction

September 2018

  • Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler performing live onstage

    Money for nothing? Dire Straits back-catalogue investment venture launched

    Firm has scheme that allows individuals, hedge funds and others to buy share of royalties

June 2018

  • Mark Knopfler, the lead singer from Dire Straits, 1985.

    From the Guardian archive
    Dire Straits: straight on up from Deptford to Dylan - archive, 1979

    20 June 1979 The band is one of the most successful British rock exports ever. Robin Denselow meets lead singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler

April 2018

  • John Illsley Mark Knopfler

    Sultan of snub: Mark Knopfler skips Dire Straits' rock hall of fame induction

    Bass player John Illsley says lead singer’s absence a ‘personal thing’

October 2017

  • Northside Festival - Day 3<br>AARHUS, DENMARK - JUNE 11: Musician Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs on the stage on Northside Festival on June 11, 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark. (Photo by Yuliya Christensen/Redferns)

    Radiohead among nominees for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2018

    Rage Against the Machine, LL Cool J and Kate Bush also feature on the shortlist, which will be put to a public vote

July 2016

  • Whitley Bay beach and the Spanish City Dome

    After decades in dire straits, Whitley Bay leads renaissance of northern resorts

    Inspired by the reinvention of southern seaside towns, the pleasure beach immortalised by Mark Knopfler is enjoying a multimillion-pound revamp

March 2016

  • Batman v Superman: A Romantic Comedy

    The populist
    The populist: items of interest this week

    From a loved-up Batman and Superman to a new sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly

February 2016

  • Rokia Traoré leaves rock influences behind to embrace a more reflective style in her latest solo album.

    Rokia Traoré: Né So review – reflective and lyrical

  • Reader Tim Sinclair took this picture of Bernard Sumner of New Order at the Hacienda, June 82

    Community
    'Had I known U2 would be big, I might have taken another roll': the stories behind your long-lost gig photos

May 2015

  • The compact disc, 1985-2015.

    How the compact disc lost its shine

    It’s 30 years since Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms began the CD boom. How did the revolution in music formats come about and what killed it?

March 2015

  • 'Predictable': Mark Knopfler on stage in Spain.

    Mark Knopfler: Tracker review – familiar pleasures

    The sultan of swing returns with some hit-and-miss short stories, punctuated with that reliable blues guitar

November 2013

  • Chromeo Perform At XOYO In London

    Chromeo – review

    The Jewish/Lebanese Montreal duo surpass Daft Punk with their feel-good celebration of the mid-80s, writes Ian Gittins

October 2011

  • Mark Knopfler in Perth

    Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler – review

    Former Dire Straits frontman and American musical colossus tour together, but do not share the stage

June 2011

  • John Illsley and Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits perform live on stage at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland

    A history of rock music
    Brothers in Arms popularises the CD

    13 May 1985: Number 38 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock music

April 2011

  • Adele sings

    Adele breaks Madonna's album record and closes in on Bob Marley

    London singer's 21 tops UK charts for 10th consecutive week, eclipsing record of material girl at height of popularity in 1990

January 2011

  • Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits

    Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas

    Sady Doyle
  • Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits

    Dire Straits' Money for Nothing banned on Canadian radio

March 2010

  • Charlie Gillett

    Charlie Gillett obituary

    Radio DJ, champion of world music and author of a major history of rock'n'roll

August 2009

  • Barry Beckett

    Barry Beckett

    Obituary: Record producer and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama

October 2008

  • Mark Knopfler of the rock band Dire Straits

    Dire Straits reunion? It's not for Knopfler

    Despite bassist John Illsley's pleadings, it seems this will be another one to add to the pile of reunions that just ain't happening, thanks to a spoilsport in the band

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