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Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Guitarist - 2001

The song that pushed Mark Knopfler to the edge: “Sweat would be stinging your eyes”

A big performance.

Callum MacHattie
Jul 21, 2025
Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

What was the best-selling rock song of the 1980s?

An unlikely winner.

Callum MacHattie
Jul 6, 2025
Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Guitarist - 2001

“He was really tremendous”: Mark Knopfler on the one guitarist who truly blew him away

A legend in every sense.

Arun Starkey
May 31, 2025
Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Guitarist - 2001

“A brutal dictatorship”: the feud that forced Dire Straits to quit at their peak

A problem for a lot of bands.

Dale Maplethorpe
May 16, 2025
Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Guitarist - 2001

The song that makes Mark Knopfler pine for Dire Straits: “People go bananas”

A fitting closer.

Reuben Cross
May 2, 2025
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

What was the best-selling British album of the 1980s?

Too big.

Tom Phelan
Apr 27, 2025
Mark Knopfler - 2023

“A big turning point”: The three guitarists who shaped Mark Knopfler into a genius

“There was a connection.”

Kelly Murphy
Apr 24, 2025
Paul McCartney - Ringo Starr - 1965 - The Beatles

10 songs artists apologised for making

The creative addendums.

Tim Coffman
Apr 13, 2025
Robert Plant - Singer - Musician - 2023

Robert Plant on the only good arena-sized rock band: “Reasonably well”

Delivering in every way.

Tim Coffman
Mar 14, 2025

“A circular moment”: Mark Knopfler’s favourite Van Morrison song

A classic.

Will Howard
Jan 18, 2025
David Gilmour - 2024 - Anton_Corbijn

David Gilmour on the guitarist who “brought something back” to music

Bringing tasteful playing back.

Tim Coffman
Nov 5, 2024
10 classic rock songs that should be deleted from history

10 classic rock songs that should be deleted from history

Tunes not worth remembering.

Tim Coffman
Nov 1, 2024

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