Dire Straits

Beatles producer George Martin opened AIR Studio on Caribbean island of Montserrat in 1979 and over the course of its 10-year history was the birthplace to classic hits from The Police, Elton John, Dire Straits, and more

“Sometimes you just want to sing something that feels like a friend, ya know?,“ says Widowspeak‘s Molly Hamilton of their cover of Dire Straits‘ “Romeo and Juliet.“

David Lynch loves to talk about music almost as much as he does about the weather.

Dire Straits frontman and guitar great Mark Knopfler just played two nights at Beacon Theatre, and he'll be back for a big Madison Square Garden show with Bonnie Raitt, which you can try to win your way into.

Dire Straits frontman and guitar great Mark Knopfler has an upcoming 2019 North American summer tour, including two sold-out shows at NYC's Beacon Theatre, and he now added a much larger NYC show...

The former Dire Straits frontman and guitarist will be on the road supporting his upcoming solo album 'Down The Road Wherever.'

Plus: Brockhampton, Vince Staples, The Flaming Lips, Kristin Hersh, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Psychedelic Furs, Lost Balloons, and more tour news.

Also: watch Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes team with Questlove and Paul Shaffer to cover Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Weezer's Scott Shriner perform with The Cars, and more.

Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, The Cars, The Moody Blues, and Dire Straits are this year's inductees.

Talking about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien said: "But if you ask me what I'd rather be doing that night, I'd rather be sitting at home in front of the fire or going to a gig."