A glut of boldly ambitious records came out in 1980 – Springsteen’s The River, John Lennon’s Double Fantasy, Sandinista! by the Clash and Talking Heads’ Remain In Light ...
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It was a success from the off, going Top 10 all across Europe. When it was released in America six months later it vaulted to No.2 on the ...
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Mark Knopfler was born into a middle-class household in Glasgow in 1949. His brother and future Dire Straits bandmate David followed three years later. Their father was an ...
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Why the biggest-selling British rock band of the 80’s deserve to be rescued from the dustbin of history. At 10.10pm on October 9, 1992, Mark Knopfler bid goodnight ...
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The former Dire Straits bassist issues his latest solo album In The Darkness, Comes Around Again, Ship Of Fools and Long Shadow can be heard below. While Illsley ...
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The lines between concerts and causes seems to be blurring these days. After Coldplay, who performed in India as part of the Global Citizen festival last year, it ...
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If Mark Knopfler were to retire now, at 65, no one could accuse him of leading a lazy working life. Since forming Dire Straits with his brother David ...
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The relationship between Mark Knopfler and his late fellow guitar great Chet Atkins was one of great mutual admiration. That was manifesting itself on record around this time ...
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The very mention of Dire Straits conjures thoughts of millions of fans, global success and multi-platinum sales. But Mark Knopfler and the band toiled extremely hard to make ...
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Feel free to watch the entire clip. However, if you skip directly to 3:48 in the top video, you’ll witness an inspired 1988 performance of J.J. Cale’s “Cocaine” ...
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