The sophomore slump caught up with Dire Straits, but they quickly atoned for that with a third-album masterpiece. This esteemed British band rose to the occasion on Making Movies, which was released ...

Dire Straits will release a 3-CD expanded edition of their massively successful 1985 album Brothers in Arms on May 16. Two of the three CDs are dedicated to a previously unreleased live recording from ...

In 1978, a song about a little-known pub band quietly transformed Dire Straits into international stars. "Sultans of Swing" ...

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Dire Straits lead guitarist and singer Mark Knopfler was nearly 30 years old when the band released their self-titled debut album in 1978. The single “Sultans of Swing” performed well on both sides of ...

“There was no way anybody else was going to stick their hand up and say, ‘Hey, Mark, I have a great song idea!’ There was no point. He was on a racetrack.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Rob ...

The song would go on to become a fan favorite and one of their most iconic tracks. “Sultans of Swing” didn’t chart in 1978, ...

The celebrated and critically acclaimed The Dire Straits Experience is set to return to New Zealand in August for three exclusive shows as part of their highly anticipated Long Highway 2026 World Tour ...

Steely Dan and Mark Knopfler had very different workflow styles in the studio, which everyone learned the hard way in 1978.