All of the early groundwork that Dire Straits had put into cultivating their audience with tireless live work and a strong first album brought them a new reward ...
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The Resonator Guitar is one of the most distinctive of any type – but what exactly is it? Guitarists are, in several notable ways, a bit like magpies. ...
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There was a kinetic buzz to Bob Dylan’s show, while it’s clear Mark Knopfler is still capable of delivering a kick at their gig at Manchester MEN arena ...
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Mark Knopfler tells of coping with the demands of the road with Dire Straits and a new life of relative stability that has led to his first double ...
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Tom Sutcliffe, Esther Freud and Mark Knopfler discuss books by Alain De Botton, Robert Graves and Evelyn Waugh. This interview include books, Eassays in Love from 1993, A Handful ...
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Armistead Maupin last wrote about Michael Tolliver, one of the ensemble cast of the bestselling Tales of the City books, in 1990, when Michael – or Mouse – ...
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Joseph Knopfler, the son of guitar hero Mark Knopfler, is making his name in a very different industry from that in which his father excels. The business graduate ...
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No one, not even Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits themselves, was ready for what happened when they released their new album in 1985. It went on to top ...
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Italian superstar Zucchero’s new album Black Cat will feature guest appearances on two tracks by Mark Knopfler and writing contributions by Bono and Elvis Costello. The new rock-blues ...
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Of all the rock n’ rollers who resemble pirates, Mark Knopfler has to rank somewhere below, say, Keith Richards. Nonetheless, the singer, guitarist and former Dire Straits leader ...
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