Dire Straits

Folk Indie Rock Rock 

Bird Keeps It ‘Together’

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bird, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Held Here Together, Janie Price, Texas, The Smiths, Travis

Acclaimed singer-songwriter drops new LP

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Rock 

Your Latest Trick: Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms at 40

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1985, 40th Anniversary, Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, Money for Nothing, So Far Away, Walk of Life

Reflections on the band’s blockbuster fifth LP

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Rock 

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is an Essential ’80s Concert Album

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Alan Clark, Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, Dire Straits, Hal Lindes, Joop de Norte, Mark Knopfler, Mel Collins, Once Upon a Time in the West, Sultans of Swing, Terry Williams, Tommy Mandel, Warner Bros. Records

Revisiting this guitar epic for its 40th anniversary

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Rock 

Mark Knopfler Announces New Solo Album One Deep River

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Ahead Of The Game, Blue Note Records, British Grove, Dire Straits, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, One Deep River

Listen to the first single “Ahead Of The Game” below

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Disco Dub/Reggae Irish New Wave Pop Rock 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With The Philip Lynott Album 

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dire Straits, Ireland, Irish, Mark Knopfler, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Robert Palmer, St. Patrick's Day, Thin Lizzy

Listen to the Thin Lizzy frontman’s second solo album right now

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New Wave Pop Reggae Video 

MTV Killed the VIDEOSTAR

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Carey Allan 2 Comments 999, AC/DC, Bad Manners, Barbara Jones, Body Talk, Buggles, Can’t Get Enough Of You, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Elvis Costello, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime, Feels Like I’m In Love, Genesis, Hanging Around, Hazel O’Connor, Human League, Imagination, In And Out Of Love, In The Air Tonight, Intuition, Japan, Johnny And Mary, Just Can’t Get Enough, Just When I Need You Most, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Korgis, Leo Sayer, Linx, My Simple Heart, No Reply At All, Obsessed, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Queen, Quiet Life, Robert Palmer, Sky, Star, Stevie Nicks, The Three Degrees, Thunder In My Heart, Tina Turner, Toccata, Tunnel Of Love, Video Killed The Radio Star, VIDEOSTARS, Walking In The Sunshine, Whitney Houston

An inside look at the world’s very first music compilation for video cassette

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Rock 

On Mark Knopfler’s Down the Road Wherever

November 20, 2018December 13, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Blue Note, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler

Former Dire Straits kingpin continues the journey alone

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