Article: DIRE STRAITS BLASTS DOWN MEMORY LANE TO THE PRESENT

Article: Scientists name dinosaur after Dire Straits rocker; ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  February 5, 2001 ;     569 words ... ... and named the vicious creature after rock star Mark Knopfler. The scientists said they chose the guitarist and songwriter for the group Dire Straits because they listened to a lot of Dire Straits while digging under the tropical sun on the island ...

Article: Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits breaks ...
AP Worldstream;  March 18, 2003 ;     255 words ... ... 00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Rock star Mark Knopfler broke six ribs and a collar bone in ... officials said Tuesday. Police said the Dire Straits front man's Honda bike collided with ... Juliet and Brothers in Arms that have won Dire Straits an ardent international following ...

Article: Motorbike crash that could have ended Dire Straits ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ...ROCK star Mark Knopfler was left with nine broken bones after ... career, a court heard yesterday. The Dire Straits guitarist was hurled into the air ... popular albums of all time in the Dire Straits classic Brothers in Arms, which ...

Article: MARK KNOPFLER GOES SOLO IT'S ALL OVER WITH ...
The Boston Globe;  September 15, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Mark Knopfler is taking a break from ... break up his supergroup Dire Straits and move on to more personal ... about the breakup of Dire Straits. "But there's lots ... have been. The last Dire Straits tour was over a year ...

Article: AMD Opteron processors used by Grammy winners Mark ...
M2 Presswire;  February 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... used by Grammy winners Mark Knopfler and Chuck Ainlay ... Anniversary Edition"; Dire Straits' classic recording ... AMD64 Premier Artist Mark Knopfler and mastering guru ... and mastering of the Dire Straits classic album, Brothers ...

Article: Arts: Pop: Off the Straits and narrow As well as giving up the ...
The Independent - London;  September 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... week before that ... Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers ... defining album? Dire Straits burst out of Deptford ... trousered vandals, Mark Knopfler was a bona fide, plectrum ... proved problematic, and Dire Straits fans waited six years ...

Article: CD REVIEW: Mark Knopfler CD a potpourri of styles
University Wire;  October 20, 2000 ;     638 words ... ... As the leader of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler ironically sang ... There is plenty for Dire Straits fans to enjoy here ... that recalls the Dire Straits hit "Walk of Life ... Philadelphia," Mark Knopfler knows he doesn ...