Free from dire straits

The Malay Mail;  January 4, 2005 ;   Ahmad Azrai;   787 words ...MARK KNOPFLER: SHANGRI-...immortalised by Dire Straits in the song Money...the group itself - Mark Knopfler. Born in...his brother David, Mark soon met up with...name for the band: Dire Straits. The band's first...soon broke up, but Mark brought Dire Straits ...

New Dire Straits offers too much of a good thing

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 19, 1992 ;   Jae-Ha Kim;   429 words ......six years since the last Dire Straits tour and seven since the...vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Mark Knopfler and bassist John...playing rhythms and leads. Dire Straits in general and Knopfler in...that would be enough. But by Dire Straits standards, it's a paltry...million ...

DIRE STRAITS HITS THE STREETS

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  February 21, 1992 ;   Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic;   787 words ......mid-Eighties, Dire Straits appeared to...million sales mark worldwide. The...passed and no new Dire Straits music flowed...group leader Mark Knopfler was...only original Dire Straits member still in the group. "Mark had some songs...

CD REVIEW: Dire Straits re-issue still sets mark for digital recording

University Wire;  October 2, 2001 ;   Michael Flowers;   461 words ......West Indies, 1985 Produced by Mark Knopfler and Neil Norfsman. Dire Straits emerged on the music scene...Straits, is led by front man Mark Knopfler, guitarist/vocalist...new hot thing on the market. Dire Straits was one of the first bands...

IT'S STRAIGHT OUT OF DIRE STRAITS

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  April 12, 1996 ;   STEVEN C. JOHNSON;   443 words ......IT'S STRAIGHT OUT OF DIRE STRAITS By STEVEN C. JOHNSON...Column: QUICK SPINS Mark Knopfler, "Golden...tracks) @@@ Does Mark Knopfler's first...signal the end of Dire Straits? That question is...in many ways is a Dire Straits record. Some of the...Sonny Landreth and ...

KNOPFLER TAKES DIVERSITY TO `HEART' : DIRE STRAITS VETERAN'S LATEST SOLO...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 6, 1996 ;     787 words ......Writer To someone who meets Mark Knopfler for the first time, the Dire Straits singer-guitarist can seem...comes five years after Dire Straits' final studio outing, features...the work he's done with Dire Straits and on various outside...

Dire Straits album worth the wait

The Boston Globe;  September 10, 1991 ;   Steve Morse, Globe Staff;   483 words ...Can it really be that Dire Straits' last album came out before...that vaulted singer/leader Mark Knopfler into the headiest...Knopfler took formal leave of Dire Straits in 1988, announcing his decision...Hillbillies. Finally, a new Dire Straits album -- the first in six...'s a ...

CD REVIEW: Knopfler's 'Dream' leaves fans in dire straits

University Wire;  October 15, 2002 ;   Vijith Assar;   650 words ......really what has become of Mark Knopfler? Apparently he's...and 1980s as the frontman of Dire Straits. He was always the primary...guns and then slapped the Dire Straits (tm) label on projects for...he decided to retire the Dire Straits name, but one would expect...

Calling Dire Straits back to rock 'n' roll wars

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 16, 1992 ;   Jae-Ha Kim;   787 words ...Dire Straits 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...gave the members of Dire Straits a luxury few can...relatively poorly by Dire Straits' standards, having...said bandleader Mark Knopfler, who will appear with Dire Straits at the Rosemont Horizon...Of the original Dire ...

DIRE STRAITS The sultans of change

The Boston Globe;  February 27, 1992 ;   Steve Morse, Globe Staff;   787 words ...Britain's Dire Straits have never believed in formulas...country-blues guitar of leader Mark Knopfler. From their breakthrough...duet album with Chet Atkins, Dire Straits have four new members and...becomes some sort of recital." Dire Straits' new album, "On Every ...

Arts: Pop: Off the Straits and narrow As well as giving up the cigarettes,...

The Independent - London;  September 22, 2000 ;   Patrick Humphries;   787 words ......before, and the week before that... Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers in Arms will...Thatcherism, this CD-defining album? Dire Straits burst out of Deptford during the...heroes and bondage- trousered vandals, Mark Knopfler was a bona fide, plectrum-picki...follow-up proved problematic, and ...

Dire Straits takes top MTV award

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 6, 1986 ;     428 words ...NEW YORK (AP) Dire Straits won the coveted video-of-the-year...its animated video, "Take on Me." Dire Straits won for best group video. Each group...pretty good in the old poolroom," said Dire Straits' guitarist and lead singer Mark Knopfler, receiving his first award...the 15 ...

Fed: Dire Straits and leaf sweeping The PM you don t know

AAP General News (Australia);  May 17, 2001 ;     200 words ......General News (Australia) 05-17-2001 Fed: Dire Straits and leaf sweeping The PM you don t know...nominated his favourite pop group as Dire Straits. His revelation came during a light...selection of his favourite songs by Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and others...

DIRE STRAITS BLASTS DOWN MEMORY LANE TO THE PRESENT

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  February 25, 1992 ;   Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic;   619 words ......County, NJ) 02-25-1992 DIRE STRAITS BLASTS DOWN MEMORY LANE...1 Star CONCERT REVIEW DIRE STRAITS: At Byrne Arena in East...Friday at Nassau Coliseum. Dire Straits doesn't do anything fancy...guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler, is a musician...encompassed music from ...

Dire Straits' Knopfler gathers old buddies for Hillbillies' album

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 5, 1990 ;   Don McLeese;   724 words ......Traveling Wilburys, guitar ace Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits will lead the Notting Hillbillies...Keyboardist Guy Fletcher from Dire Straits completes the lineup. After...Knopfler expects to regroup Dire Straits in the fall. An Eagles reunion...