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Wow. It turns out Telegraph readers really like guitar music – and have very strong opinions about it. I’m not going to say ...
From 1978’s self-titled debut to the hit-and-miss coda of 1991’s On Every Street – via arguably the best live record of all ...
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler’s 2000 solo album 'Sailing To Philadelphia' will soon be reissued on clear vinyl for the ...
Not only is Brothers in Arms widely considered to be Dire Straits’ magnum opus, it’s also deemed to be a nine-track showcase of generational guitar playing that has since cemented Mark Knopfler’s ...
Knopfler has been on the campaign trail to celebrate 40 years of Dire Straits’ legendary Brothers in Arms LP, on which he made a surprise confession about the best guitar solo he’s ever written.
Knopfler parted ways with 120 of his prized instruments for charity, including much of the Brothers in Arms gear ...
It is 40 years since we embraced Dire Straits’s Brothers in Arms Mark Knopfler was Dire Straits: He wrote all the songs, broke pop music’s three-minute rule - and then broke all the records.
Mark Levine, the Manhattan borough president, appeared poised to win the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller after his main opponent, Justin Brannan, a Brooklyn city councilman ...
Mark Knopfler: “This getting older stuff ain’t for wimps” Exclusive: The rock legend on the Dire Straits songs that still matter, bands he loves and a great new CD [UPDATED] ...
Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has revealed he played "shockingly bad boogie-woogie" when he was a child and that he got his guitar-playing style from strumming tennis rackets with his sister.
Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, has shared that his unique guitar playing style was inspired by strumming tennis rackets with his sister during their childhood. The 74 year old ...
Geordies unite! Mark Knopfler and Brian Johnson tell us how they traversed the globe to meet the likes of Tom Jones, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper and Sam Fender for their new series ...