The Pool Bar (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
By far my favorite song by Dire Straits. I prefer the studio version because it's of course a bit cleaner, but no matter...Mark Knopfler is a genius. And dig those '80s threads.
Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyo (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Former members of the legendary Dire Straits and English group Oasis will be dropping into the Thatch in Rahan this week. John Illsley (Dire Straits) and Greg Pearle plays The Thatch next Monday, November 10, while Oasis legend Bonehead and singer-songwriter Pete Macleod take to this stage this Friday, November 7. John Illsley was the bass player with the legendary 120 million album selling Dire Straits...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Bassist John Illsley on life after Dire Straits
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
DIRE STRAITS star JOHN ILLSLEY desperately wants former bandmate MARK KNOPFLER to agree to reforming the group - because he'd "love to do" a comeback tour.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
DIRE STRAITS star JOHN ILLSLEY desperately wants former bandmate MARK KNOPFLER to agree to reforming the group - because he'd "love to do" a comeback tour. The bassist ...
Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
“Dire Straits bassist John Illsley has revealed how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to re-form the group - without success” MORE
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Dire Straits bassist John Illsley reveals how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to reform the group.
CTA Tattler (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Martha, a frequent commenter here, shares this with us: Just in case you need some items either to piss off Unindicted Co-Conspirator or excite him/her with transit policy issues in other cities.... Radiohead may have worn shirts, but Mark Knopfler...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Since he walked away from Dire Straits in 1995, Mark Knopfler has found a new, quieter career as one of rock’s greatest songwriters. For the current issue, Scott Spencer visited the guitarist at his London studios, where he talked about the end of his band (”It got too big”), his love of Bob Dylan and [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
This is one of the great classics by Dire Straits, 8.15 minutes, and appears in (1981). Mark Knopfler – his unique finger picking style and deep vocals creates a wonderful effect. The song starts with the ...
Another Passport Stamp (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
I just returned home from Denver, my new home away from home. What a very strange trip it was. On the way to Denver we had Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame in first class. While he is missing the sweatband around his head and the 80s attire I picture him in ( circa Money for Nothing) he was so damned nice I almost wanted to be a groupie. Yes, he was a bit jowly and nearly hairless, but he was so...
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
One of the things we didn’t have when I was younger - and I’m damned glad we do today - is YouTube. Because now I can see and hear things like this: Eric Clapton joins Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits for a jaw-dropping performance of “Sultans of Swing.”
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Mark Knopfler, the legendary vocalist and lead guitarist of the Dire Straits arrives in Sofia on Wednesday to thrill Bulgarian fans with a concert at the National Palace of Culture in the capital. Tickets for the long-expected show organized by Sofia Music Enterprises were sold out long ago, organi...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
LIKE many people born at the start of the eighties, I was indoctrinated to Dire Straits in the womb.
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 17/05/2008
Legendary Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler launched his UK tour in Birmingham last night to an audience of 8,000 screaming fans.
