Daily entertainment news covering Dire Straits en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/31/guitar_hero_5_with_kurt_cobain_firestart Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:10 EST Entertainment News 135990@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kurt Cobain featured in "Guitar Hero 5"; Dire Straits; reporter gets stung by a bee; and fire starting for dummies (actually, dummies starting fires). Also, Ne-Yo channels West Side Story

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/12/celebrity_birthdays_august_117 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 131209@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Relient K singer Matt Thiessen (1980), actress Dominique Swain (1980), horror film actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971), tennis legend Pete Sampras (1971), "Clerks 2" writer/director Kevin Smith (1970),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/celebrity_birthdays_august_74 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94255@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Relient K singer Matt Thiessen (1980), actress Dominique Swain (1980), horror film actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971), tennis legend Pete Sampras (1971), "Clerks 2" writer/director Kevin Smith (1970),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/14/was_not_was_return_for_valentine_s_day_g Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 77976@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brothers Don and David Was are to revive their hit group Was (Not Was) for a Valentine's Day showcase in Los Angeles. In what will be the group's first official show since touring with Dire Straits in 1992, the "Walk The Dinosaur" hit-makers will perform at the Orpheum Theatre with Kris Kristofferson and Brian Wilson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/05/shooter_jennings_reinvents_walk_of_life_ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:33:15 EST Entertainment News 66700@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer/songwriter Shooter Jennings lead single "Walk of Life" off his introspective third studio album - The Wolf, originally made famous by Dire Straits, was chosen as the first single for its lyrical content and to help familiarize audiences with the sound of this third disc.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/01/james_blunt_rules_european_charts_ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:06:59 EST Entertainment News 61903@http://www.starpulse.com/news James Blunt has been crowned the king of Europe - the British singer/songwriter is on top of both the continent's singles and albums charts. Blunt's "1973" is Europe's number-one single for a second successive week, while his All The Lost Souls disc debuts at the top of the albums countdown.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/26/notable_quotables_165 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 57387@http://www.starpulse.com/news "(Barack) Obama, he's a piece of s**t. I told him to suck on my machine gun and Hillary Clinton, you're a worthless bitch." Republican rocker Ted Nugent has no time for the leading Democratic presidential candidates.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/25/mark_knopfler_s_kill_to_get_crimson_to_b_18 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 57386@http://www.starpulse.com/news Warner Bros. Records is set to release new music from Mark Knopfler, one of the world's most successful singer songwriters. Kill To Get Crimson is due September 18.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/12/celebrity_birthdays_august_43 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54414@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Relient K singer Matt Thiessen (1980), actress Dominique Swain (1980), horror film actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971), tennis legend Pete Sampras (1971), "Clerks 2" writer/director Kevin Smith (1970), "Six Feet Under" actor Peter Krause (1965), Canadian character actor Bruce Greenwood (1956), actor Sam Jones (1954), guitarist Pat Metheny (1954), Dire Straits singer/guitarist Mark Knopfler (1949), actress Deborah Walley (1943; d. 2001), actor George Hamilton (1939), country singer Buck Owens (1929; d. 2006), R&B singer Joe "Boogaloo" Jones (1926; d. 2005), actor John Derek (1926; d. 1998), actress Jane Wyatt (1911), prolific legendary director Cecil B. DeMille (1881; d. 1959), and dead-ball era baseball legend Christy Mathewson (1980).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/blues_rock_trio_back_door_slam_to_releas Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 48093@http://www.starpulse.com/news Blix Street Records, best known for the catalog of recordings by the late Eva Cassidy, has signed dynamic young blues-rock trio Back Door Slam and will release the band's debut recording, Roll Away, in early summer, with distribution in the U.S. through Ryko.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/mark_knopfler_helps_war_veterans Thu, 24 May 2007 09:05:49 EST Entertainment News 43984@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler is re-releasing hit single "Brothers In Arms" to raise money for veterans of Britain's Falklands war. Knopfler says, "I'm touched my song, written during the war, was picked to help those still suffering."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/14/jimmy_buffett_shoots_video_in_bar_destro Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:08:26 EST Entertainment News 15925@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jimmy Buffett is paying tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in his new video, shot in a bar destroyed by the 2005 storm. The singer recorded Bama Breeze after witnessing the devastation of tropical storms Katrina and Ivan in and around the Gulf Coast, where he grew up.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/12/celebrity_birthdays_august_12 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:00:54 EST Entertainment News 12706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Relient K singer Matt Thiessen (1980), actress Dominique Swain (1980), horror film actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971), tennis legend Pete Sampras (1971), "Clerks 2" writer/director Kevin Smith (1970), "Six Feet Under" actor Peter Krause (1965), Canadian character actor Bruce Greenwood (1956), actor Sam Jones (1954), guitarist Pat Metheny (1954), Dire Straits singer/guitarist Mark Knopfler (1949), actress Deborah Walley (1943; d. 2001), actor George Hamilton (1939), country singer Buck Owens (1929; d. 2006), R&B singer Joe "Boogaloo" Jones (1926; d. 2005), actor John Derek (1926; d. 1998), actress Jane Wyatt (1911), prolific legendary director Cecil B. DeMille (1881; d. 1959), and dead-ball era baseball legend Christy Mathewson (1980).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/15/mark_knopfler_seeks_compensation_for_car Mon, 15 May 2006 09:33:23 EST Entertainment News 6925@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dire Straits rocker Mark Knopfler has launched a lawsuit after a road crash left him seriously injured and unable to work for seven months. The star is seeking $540,000 in compensation after motorist Monica Beltran suddenly swerved and knocked him off his motorcycle in central London in 2003.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/01/mark_knopfler_and_emmylou_harris_do_good Mon, 01 May 2006 14:38:18 EST Entertainment News 6403@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mark Knopfler insists his recent collaboration with country star Emmylou Harris was a success because both artists are well versed in singing about life's miseries. The former Dire Straits front man claims the beauty of his new album with Harris, All The Roadrunning, is in its contemplation of life's hardships and the search for happiness.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/15/new_cds_this_week_nov_15 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:54:38 EST Entertainment News 618@http://www.starpulse.com/news A number of new albums hit stores today including new ones from Madonna, Big & Rich, Pitbull and Unearth; live ones from Green Day, Jesse McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, Moody Blues, Todd Rundgren and Wilco; hits collections from The Roots, Alanis Morissette, Cat Stevens, Pete Townshend and Dire Straits; and a whole lot more. Check out this list of noteworthy releases for Tuesday, November 15th...

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