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British rock group Dire Straits had a monster hit back in the 1980s with their song Money for Nothing. If you want to enjoy ...
Limerick singer Emily Panter has released her debut solo EP, Remember They Love You, on new Limerick label SASP Records. We ...
Brothers in Arms,’ the album that consolidated and ended the band, turns 40 and is being reissued as a luxury item. Its ...
Mark Knopfler was a unique force in the 1970s. Emerging as an unexpected presence during a strange in-between era without any major explosive acts leading the way, Dire Straits managed to popularise ...
It was an astonishing piece of songwriting, but its demeanour was familiar; many wondered whether it might signal a doubling-back to the folky and forlorn terrain of the band’s first album, For Emma, ...
Kevin Brown will perform at The Foyer at Number 8 Arts Centre on Saturday, May 17 at 8pm. The folk and blues musician, whose original material was inspired by his time spent in Texas and Mississippi, ...
Confronted with fresh warnings from financial markets, business leaders and top advisers, President Donald Trump this week eased off on two of his frequent punching bags: Jerome Powell ...
Dire Straits were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s, making 1985’s world-beating Brothers In Arms album before guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler ended the band at the height of ...
How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s ...
In one of the few interviews she’s given in over a decade, the singer-songwriter reflects on a career that began with her 1988 debut record, which has now been reissued ...
From Uncut's September 2016 issue [Take 232]: TOM PETTY gets the old gang back together. That is, his doomed first band, ...
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