Dire Straits Pictures

Love Over Gold

Dire Straits

Published: 2009-10-24 Provider: Last.fm Keywords: Dire StraitsLove Over Gold

On Every Street

Dire Straits

Published: 2008-10-10 Provider: Last.fm Keywords: Dire StraitsOn Every Street

Communiqué

Dire Straits

Published: 2008-01-09 Provider: Last.fm Keywords: Dire StraitsCommuniqué

Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson

Artist: Mark Knopfler Review: Along with occassional soundtracks and All the Roadrunning, his winning 2006 collaboration with Emmylou Harris, Kill to Get Crimson is Mark Knopfler's fifth solo album, and it's a gem. Since the 1995 breakup of Dire Straits, Knopfler has dedicated himself to making music that blends the deep resonance of traditional folk with the off-kilter edginess he brought to his former group's most trenchant songs. Knopfler is best at deftly drawn character studies -- the failed actor in "The Fizzy and the... Rating: 4 Stars

Published: 2007-09-19 Provider: Rolling Stone

The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos

We asked for the greatest guitar solos of all time. You gave us your nominations (including some riffs — we’ll get to those another time, folks). After much complicated tallying, here’s the final list: 1. “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses 2. “Freebird,” Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. “One,” Metallica 4. “Comfortably Numb,” Pink Floyd 5. “Marquee Moon,” Television 6. “Crossroads,” Cream 7. “Purple Rain,” Prince 8. “Machine Gun,” Jimi Hendrix 9. “Ball and Biscuit,” The White Stripes 10. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” The Beatles 11. “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin 12. “Eruption,” Van Halen 13. “November Rain,” Guns N’ Roses 14. “Alive,” Pearl Jam 15. “Paranoid Android,” Radiohead 16. “Maggot Brain,” Funkadelic 17. “Fortunate Son,” Creedence Clearwater Revival 18. “Time,” Pink Floyd 19. “Hotel California,” Eagles 20. “Cinnamon Girl,” Neil Young 21. “Yellow Ledbetter,” Pearl Jam 22. “Telegraph Road,” Dire Straits 23. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” Allman Brothers 24. “Soma,” Smashing Pumpkins 25. “Scar Tissue,” Red Hot Chili Peppers

Published: 2007-08-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

LiLo's finances in 'dire' straits

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was recently 'two months behind in rent,' according to celebrity gossip website TMZ.

Published: 2010-04-02 Provider: Canoe

Knopfler declines Straits reunion

Dire Straits bassist John Illsley reveals how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to reform the group.

Published: 2008-10-07 Provider: BBC

AUTHOR DEALS WITH DIRE STRAITS

YOU'VE read author JT LeRoy's been sued by a multimillionaire film exec utive who bought his life story "Sarah" then learned Mr. JT LeRoy was, in fact, a lady named Laura Albert. Claiming "hoax . . . fraud," this exec won a judgment of $110,000 plus...

Published: 2007-08-08 Provider: New York Post Keywords: week, God, mother, wanted, went, JT, LeRoy, York, abused, child, gave, help, lead, problems, under, cindy

Stars shine at Palm Springs fest

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The world economy is in dire straits, but you sure wouldn't know it from the red carpet at the 20th-annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala.

Published: 2009-01-07 Provider: Canoe

Dire Straits Lead Singer: 'Memba Him?

Filed under: Memba Them, Music, Beauty With hits like "Sultans of Swing," "Money for Nothing" and "Walk of Life," Mark Knopfler became famous as the lead singer of the British group Dire Straits . Guess what he looks like now! Read more

Published: 2010-06-02 Provider: TMZ.com

Governator Orders Pay Cuts and Layoffs

Lots of folks over in the Golden State are very very pissed off at the Governator! California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says that 10,000 layoffs and 200,000 pay cuts are necessary because of the state's dire financial straits. Other government officials claim that it's all politics. Duh. Click here to read the LA Times' report. Sucks. Times just continue [...]

Published: 2008-08-01 Provider: PerezHilton Keywords: Politik, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Kristin Chenoweth Blasts Newsweek Over "Horrendously Homophobic" Article

If it makes Kristin Chenoweth feel any better, Newsweek is in dire financial straits. The wee Emmy winner penned an angry comment (one of many, actually) on the weekly's website...

Published: 2010-05-11 Provider: E!Online