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Los Colognes – “Backseat Driver” (Stereogum Premiere)

3432 days ago
Stereogum — Sometimes, Los Colognes sound like they’re dipping a ladle into the honey-sweet freewheeling of the Allman Brothers; other times, they steer that idling back into tightly focused, bluesy rock full of bleary imagery. It’s hard to hear them and not... more info
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Mark Knopfler, Royal Albert Hall, gig review: Dire Straits classics are obvious crowd-pleasers

3468 days ago
The Independent — There's a glorious familiarity to a Mark Knopfler performance. Much of this comes from the rapport he has with his crew: a fantastic bunch of multi-instrumentalists who share plenty of banter with their leading man. more info
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Watch Tame Impala’s bonkers 3D collage video for ‘Cause I’m A Man’

3472 days ago
Nialler9 — Psychedelic clipart animation inspired by the Currents album artwork forms the basis on the new Tame Impala video which is basically the 2015 version of Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’ . It was made by Weirdcore: ‘Visually for me, the video... more info
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Mernet Larsen probes perception and experience

3523 days ago
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
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Mark Knopfler, Tracker, review: 'understated refinement'

3541 days ago
The Telegraph — Tracker is emotional and carefully observed, says Neil McCormick, but it lacks the epic scope of Dire Straits more info
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Stream Mark Knopfler Tracker

3541 days ago
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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Former Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler hits the road and lands in Vegas

3585 days ago
L.A. Times - News — more info
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Mark Knopfler – “Beryl”

3597 days ago
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
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Premature Evaluation: The War on Drugs Lost In The Dream

3910 days ago
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
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Former Dire Straits Members Form "The Straits"

3958 days ago
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
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