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 ...

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The Dire Straits frontman reflected on the challenges of collaborating with Bob Dylan.

The iconic band Dire Straits earned their name from the actual financial pinch they found themselves in in their early days. It was back in 1977 when Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, and ...

Subtlety and nuance don’t usually win you many points in the pop music game. Mark Knopfler’s songs often traded heavily in those qualities, which makes it a wonder that he was able to score as many ...

Dire Straits was a band not meant to exist. It began as a troupe of men in their late 20s led by Mark Knopfler, a Geordie who sang folk and blues when the rest of music was young and loud. It was ...

Dire Straits' classic song 'Money For Nothing' had had its recent radio ban lifted in Canada. The track, which came from their 1984 album Brothers In Arms, was banned by the Canadian Broadcast ...

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” ...

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 ...