Dire Straits were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s, making 1985’s world-beating Brothers In Arms album before guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler ended the band at the height of ...

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s ...

Blink-182 rocker Mark Hoppus struggled a great deal when the band first broke up. After more than 10 years as a group, guitarist Tom DeLonge announced his exit in 2005 — leaving Hoppus adrift ...

Although Mark Knopfler fashioned himself as a write along with being one of the greatest guitarists, he knew when someone had him completely defeated. But what Knopfler may have lacked in quality in ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has a special place in his heart for a particular Toronto band, and he showed it on full display in a new interview with the iconic Nardwuar the Human Serviette.

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For a young Mark Knopfler, things were no different. Born in 1949 ... “I grew up wanting to be in a blues band like Eric, with John Mayall’s Blues Band,” he told the radio station, before singling out ...

Blink-182 broke up in February 2005, when they declared an "indefinite hiatus." The band consisted of three members: Tom DeLonge (guitar and vocals), Mark Hoppus (bass and vocals), and Travis Barker ...

This is just a few of the exciting selections planned for the band’s Spring Concert. The Community Band will be directed by three band members who ... on Oakridger: Mark your calendar for ...