Today we have a short audio interview for you where Mark Knopfler talking about Beryl, the lead song from his album “Tracker”. In the Soundcloud clip below, you ...
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Some songs become legendary not only because of the original recording, but also because of the countless musicians they inspire. Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” is one of ...
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Dire Straits had no easy ride en route to the multi-million-selling domination of their later years. The group had to endure plenty of low-profile gigs that paid next ...
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Sometimes great things happen by accident, as in the case of the world-famous guitar tone on the song “Money for Nothing” from Dire Straits’ record-breaking album “Brothers in ...
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In part two of our new series, we examine the proud history of the Fender Stratocaster, the guitar favoured by Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler and more.. ...
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Sorry for yet another isolated guitar track, but we couldn’t let this one go by. You’ll agree when you start listening to it. It’s Mark Knopfler’s isolated Fender ...
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Former Dire Straits bassist delivers intimate film. When God Made Time is the first single from John Illsley’s album Testing The Water from 2014. Testing The Water is ...
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Insane mashup video features 384 rock stars in 15 minutes Ithaca Audio, a company based in Brighton, England, who specialise in audio visual remixing, have created a 15-minute ...
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Dire Straits lynchpin performs a career-spanning set a short swim from his old stomping ground “I’ve been thinking about this place all day,” mused Mark Knopfler incongruously. The ...
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Celebrating the Gibson Les Paul, the classic rock guitar beloved by Jimmy Page and Slash, and an instrument that’s had to be rescued from obscurity twice These days, ...
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