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Or how one lesson with a folk singer from the northeast of England (and a bunch of lost picks) changed the history of ...

Growing up, Mark Knopfler was just like any other young guitarist. He chose the biggest players to identify with and emulate.

From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording the band’s bestselling album was ...

A special 40th anniversary edition of Brothers in Arms will be released tomorrow on CD, vinyl and Blu-Ray. It features a ...

With forty years' perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85 ...

This Dire Straits hit looked effortless but really wasn't, an illusion bassist John Illsley compared to a misunderstood ...

One of the most distinct bands to come out of the '70s and '80s was Dire Straits. The band had an incredibly unique sound, propelling them into the history books of rock music. Albums like their self ...

This approach is what makes Knopfler’s playing as good as a fingerprint. It is what gives his Money For Nothing riff its character. That track become Dire Straits’ biggest commercial single, an anthem ...

One of the first albums album recorded, mixed and mastered digitally gets the 40th anniversary treatment. Read MOJO's review ...