'Sultans Of Swing' was the song about a small band with a big name would push Dire Straits into the international limelight. In this technique focus video lesson TG explains one of the song's trickier ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This week we're looking at a guitar riff that occurs a few times in Dire Straits' 1978 debut ...

Here’s wishing a very Happy Birthday to founding Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler, who turned 75 today (August 12). Knopfler was the lead singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, and driving creative ...

Some of the most enduring songs are the ones that completely buck tradition and convention, that is, they’re songs that a publisher would laugh you out of his office over if you were pitching. It’s ...