Dire Straits had a lot going for it as a band. Chief among those qualities was the songwriting of Mark Knopfler, as these ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Joby Sessions/Future Mark Knopfler has long been regarded as one of the premier electric ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pete Still / Redferns / Getty Images These days, Mark Knopfler tends to keep his distance ...

Mark Knopfler has released ‘Beryl,’ the first single from his upcoming album, ‘Tracker,’ which will be released March 17. He also announced the track listing and unveiled the cover art. You can listen ...

Many of the songs on Mark Knopfler's new album, Tracker, deal with older characters reflecting upon their past. In a new interview, the 65-year old Knopfler says that he's fine with the idea of aging, ...

Some of the more notable guitar solos from the 1980s come from Eddie Van Halen and Mark Knopfler, but don't forget about these three.

For Mark Knopfler, this year’s 30th anniversary of Dire Straits‘ Brothers in Arms — and its Number One hit, “Money for Nothing” — is bittersweet. In retrospect, the record marked the beginning of the ...

In 1932, Chicago artist and arts patron Narcissa Niblack Thorne began an unusual and extraordinary project: designing intricately decorated, historically accurate rooms in miniature. Married to James ...

The Dire Straits singer will release "Privateering," a double album of new music, on UMG's Verve Records on Sept. 10. By Pam Gocobachi, Billboard Universal Music Group announced a worldwide deal with ...

In advance of a Hollywood Bowl score-to-picture evening, the filmmaker and Dire Straits' Guy Fletcher remember Knopfler's unusual choice to use a Synclavier instead of an orchestra. Rob Reiner’s ...

'I need to practise more,” says Mark Knopfler. The former leader of Dire Straits, a man routinely hailed as one of the world’s greatest guitarists, visibly blanches when I ask how he rates himself as ...

Down a London backstreet, an anonymous rider glides unnoticed, slipping discretely past a garage door. The giveaway is the guitar etched into the motorcycle's gas cap. The rider is Mark Knofler, and ...