dire straits

No artist really wants to be known for producing wholly shallow work, but a reputation for brilliance can pose its own set of problems after a while.

Dire Straits released only a handful of albums during their brief time together. Which holds up best?

Dire Straits released their second album, 'Communique,' on June 15, 1979.

In truth, they'd never come across as overly eager about courting rock radio — and really didn't need to be.

Former members of Dire Straits will tour the U.S. as the Straits in 2014.

Classic rock history is littered with unexpected tragedies and surprising reversals of fate, but other events can be seen coming from a mile away – case in point, the official break up of Dire Straits, which was announced by band leader, Mark Knopfler, precisely 25 years ago today...

It's been apart of rock radio for 25 years and is just now catching problems for it's lyrics??