This ‘mockney’ love song was the third chart-entry for Dire Straits back in 1981. It achieved the same chart position of number 8 as their first hit Sultans Of Swing had done. However it was only ...

As part of their #SoundcheckSongs series, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real recently shared their take on Dire Straits’ Making Movies cut, “Romeo and Juliet.” “When we’re on the road we use ...

While Waylon Jennings was working on his 1986 album 'Never Could Toe the Mark,' he was trying to get sober after decades of drug addiction.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Listen to Lisa Mitchell in the studio putting their own spin on 'Romeo And Juliet' by Dire Straits for ...

Widowspeak released their fifth album, Plum, last August. In a couple weeks, they’re returning with a little epilogue, a digital EP called Honeychurch. The collection grew directly out of the writing ...

The Dire Straits Reload is not just a tribute to the timeless music of Dire Straits, but a true celebration of rock. An ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. From reader Jody H.: I submit the “Romeo and Juliet” cover by the Indigo ...

News / 'Comedian who did a joke about dire straits song romeo and juilet where he plays the song and tells people not to laugh at his love life' News ePHOTOzine brings you a daily round up of all the ...

At the Fox Theatre on Thursday night, Mark Knopfler basked in the glow of a standing ovation after playing his Dire Straits hit "Sultans of Swing," for which he'd stripped his large band back to a ...

Anaïs Mitchell & Bonny Light Horseman played Webster Hall, covered Dire Straits (pics, video, review) Anaïs Mitchell & Bonny Light Horseman played Webster Hall, covered Dire Straits (pics, video, ...