L.A. Times - Entertainment — Please forgive me for suggesting that Mernet Larsen’s thoroughly remarkable paintings are reminiscent of a Dire Straits video. If you spent any time in the 1980s watching MTV, you know the one: an early example of digital animation, all blocky volu... more info

The Telegraph — Tracker is emotional and carefully observed, says Neil McCormick, but it lacks the epic scope of Dire Straits more info

Stereogum — Tracker is the latest solo album from Mark Knopfler, who is best known for his work as the frontman and lead guitarist for Dire Straits. Knopfler reflected to Rolling Stone about playing with Dire Straits in the early ’90s, after the band’s peak ... more info

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Stereogum — Given how much people liked the War On Drugs’ Lost In The Dream, this seems like an ideal time for Mark Knopfler to come back. Knopfler, the Dire Straits guitar wizard, was a huge influence on that floating ’80s-rock guitar tone, the “beer comm... more info

Stereogum — One afternoon last week, your Stereogum staff put in serious work on an email thread, attempting to figure out which ’80s corporate-rock entity, exactly, the War On Drugs sound most like on their new album Lost In The Dream. Among the staff, variou... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Former Dire Straits members Alan Clark and Chris White announced that they've started a new band and will kick off a USA concert tour next month. The musicians will be performing along with Terence Reis, Steve Ferrone, Mickey... more info

Mercury News, California — Also, listen to Arcade Fire, Lorde, OutKast, Bryan Ferry and others on my 2014 Coachella playlist. more info

ContactMusic — Actress Lena Headey, who plays Queen Cersei in Game of Thrones has revealed that she is stone broke and relying on a legal settlement with her... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Mark Knopfler has scrapped two concerts in Russia in protest over the treatment of Moscow human rights activists.The Dire Straits founder was... more info