The siege of Bastogne will forever be remembered because of the staunch resistance by the men of the 101st Airborne, ...

Emerging from the club and pub circuit in 1977, Dire Straits straddled the globe with their sophisticated rootsy guitar rock ...

This dog is singing the 'song' of his people, LOL.

One of the most distinct bands to come out of the '70s and '80s was Dire Straits. The band had an incredibly unique sound, ...

Or how one lesson with a folk singer from the northeast of England (and a bunch of lost picks) changed the history of ...

Mark Knopfler and John Illsley have differing ... Illsley was proved right. Brothers In Arms, featuring classics like “Money For Nothing” and “Walk Of Life”, became a global success ...

With forty years' perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85) can camouflage what a ...

Shaun meets Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler at his London studio, to talk about the record-breaking success of Brothers in Arms, 40 years after its release. Show more At the dawn of 1985, Dire Straits ...

It was the quintessential everyman's album - despite many fans only recently realizing the meaning of the bands name - that captured the essence of the '80s. It seemed like everyone owned a copy and ...

In November 1984, Mark Knopfler gathered Dire Straits at Air Studios on the Caribbean island of Monserrat to make their fifth studio album, Brothers In Arms. Dire Straits manager Ed Bicknell said ...

One of the first albums album recorded, mixed and mastered digitally gets the 40th anniversary treatment. Read MOJO's review ...