Dire Straits are a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. In an era ...

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms.” But as their new “Dire ...

Dire Straits are one of the few major bands who've stayed broken up after splitting — and according to former bassist John Illsley, it seems likely to stay that way. Speaking with Classic Rock ...

After a lengthy hiatus, Rediscovery returns with a Japanese SHM CD edition of Dire Straits' final studio record, 1991's On Every Street. While many folks who bought it on the strength of the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- John Illsley covers a lot of ground in his just-published memoir “My Life in Dire Straits.” But you won’t read a thing about the group’s botched 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

One group is a band of high-octane New Wave heroes; the other ruled rock stadiums as the Sultans of Swing. Only one of them can make it through this round of voting for the 100 percent reader-decided ...

With a potential sales and licensing deal between EMI Music and Universal Music Group off the table, execs at debt-wracked EMI are concocting a new business plan, seeking a cash infusion needed to ...

CAPE MAY — The Dire Straits Legacy Band will perform 8 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Cape May Convention Hall as part of the Cape May Summer Concert Series. The Dire Straits Legacy Band features a lineup of ...

This cover image released by Rhino Records shows the box set cover for “Dire Straits Live 1978-1992." (Rhino Records via AP) Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” ...

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms." But as their new “Dire ...