I was left utterly shattered when I was denied a ride to SAM's grand opening of the Brett Whiteley exhibition last Friday evening.

Chris Hart is standing between two shelving units groaning under the combined weight of tens of thousands of surplus records. On the left of the Real Groovy store owner are vinyl albums stacked in ...

The overwhelming success of 'Brothers in Arms' tends to overshadow the catalog of Dire Straits. So here are five great Dire Straits tunes from the records that came before it.

Dire Straits always took amazing care with the recording and mastering of their albums, and Brothers In Arms is a great example of that. Despite being recorded on, at the time, cutting-edge technology ...

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler, pictured at a charity guitar auction in 2024, says Brothers in Arms “was like any other album” when the band were making it.

Dire Straits celebrate the release of iconic album 40 years ago with special new release In a decade where the music video was king, one album stood out, capturing the essence of an era.

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms Reviewed: New edition reveals the soul beneath the sheen One of the first albums album recorded, mixed and mastered digitally gets the 40th anniversary treatment.

To celebrate four decades since its original release, Dire Straits’ iconic 1985 album Brothers In Arms will be reissued on 16th May 2025 in multiple new formats through UMC/EMI. The 40th ...

Adele’s 21 has taken yet another step towards immortality, by becoming the sixth biggest selling album of all time in the UK - according to the very latest Official Charts Company sales data.

This article will explore the life and career of Dire Straits’ lead vocalist, offering insights into his musical journey, songwriting process, and impact on rock music.

Watch Dire Straits playing “Sultans of Swing” live in 1983, featuring a jaw-dropping guitar performance from Mark Knopfler.

The sophomore slump caught up with Dire Straits, but they quickly atoned for that with a third-album masterpiece. This esteemed British band rose to the occasion on Making Movies, which was ...