In 1932, Chicago artist and arts patron Narcissa Niblack Thorne began an unusual and extraordinary project: designing intricately decorated, historically accurate rooms in miniature. Married to James ...

While Dire Straits were certainly tapping into the roots of rock in their sound, there was one genre that continually inspired Mark Knopfler.

Dire Straits is known as the biggest British rock band of the '80s, and for good reason. Bursting onto the music scene in ...

In 1978, a song about a little-known pub band quietly transformed Dire Straits into international stars. "Sultans of Swing" ...

Mark Knopfler appreciates authentic and sophisticated music, and dislikes anything that appears to prioritise style oveer substance.

After touring Europe together last year, Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler joined forces and hit the road for a string of dates in the states this fall. On Nov. 22, the two legends played their final show ...

For Mark Knopfler, this year’s 30th anniversary of Dire Straits‘ Brothers in Arms — and its Number One hit, “Money for Nothing” — is bittersweet. In retrospect, the record marked the beginning of the ...

When Mark Knopfler kicks off a short run of U.S. concerts in California later this month, it will mark the end of a busy year of touring for the singer, songwriter and guitarist. He spent much of the ...

Mark Knopfler has been very busy in 2024. The former Dire Straits frontman and solo superstar’s new album has arrived, and it lands on several Billboard charts this week. The set earns the rocker one ...

'I need to practise more,” says Mark Knopfler. The former leader of Dire Straits, a man routinely hailed as one of the world’s greatest guitarists, visibly blanches when I ask how he rates himself as ...

Mark Knopfler fans worldwide can rejoice: the ex-Dire Straits leader has added an extensive round of North American dates to the already-announced European leg of his 2015 tour. The shows come in ...

Down a London backstreet, an anonymous rider glides unnoticed, slipping discretely past a garage door. The giveaway is the guitar etched into the motorcycle's gas cap. The rider is Mark Knofler, and ...