DireStraits.com

[quizzaciously]

I'm curious about this website, though. Why now? So late? Who is the initiator? John?

The DS site has been hijacked many years ago and the people who run the MK official site did their best to legally recover the domain and use it to represent the band, but as they were busy with the last MK tour and other stuff (they run the official sites of many many many other artists as well) they didn't had time to start it. The site has been just with the mailing list form for many many times, waiting to do something else. Now the site started, just with the shop, but will have many other sections soon.

Yes, it's late, but better late than never!

I'm thinking more about the whole idea behind it. Surely Mark doesn't care, as far as we know, but since Mark and John are Dire Straits on paper, Mark must have given his approval. Could there be a financial motive on John's part?

Mark may not care about DS, but surely he cares about the money

But seriously, it was strange that brand like DS doesn't have a website, nowadays even mediocre bloggers like myself have a website, and if you're selfish enough... Some bloggers even sell their own merchandise, but Dire Straits? One of the biggest bands in the world? Surely this is a move in the right direction, I'm looking forward to when Mark will realise there's was hardly any proper live shows released in the last decade or more

Sometimes the lack of something is so obvious that you don't need to be Albert Einstein to see it...

[jbaent]

I'm curious about this website, though. Why now? So late? Who is the initiator? John?

The DS site has been hijacked many years ago and the people who run the MK official site did their best to legally recover the domain and use it to represent the band, but as they were busy with the last MK tour and other stuff (they run the official sites of many many many other artists as well) they didn't had time to start it. The site has been just with the mailing list form for many many times, waiting to do something else. Now the site started, just with the shop, but will have many other sections soon.

Yes, it's late, but better late than never!

I'm thinking more about the whole idea behind it. Surely Mark doesn't care, as far as we know, but since Mark and John are Dire Straits on paper, Mark must have given his approval. Could there be a financial motive on John's part?

No.

[hunter]

I'm curious about this website, though. Why now? So late? Who is the initiator? John?

The DS site has been hijacked many years ago and the people who run the MK official site did their best to legally recover the domain and use it to represent the band, but as they were busy with the last MK tour and other stuff (they run the official sites of many many many other artists as well) they didn't had time to start it. The site has been just with the mailing list form for many many times, waiting to do something else. Now the site started, just with the shop, but will have many other sections soon.

Yes, it's late, but better late than never!

I'm thinking more about the whole idea behind it. Surely Mark doesn't care, as far as we know, but since Mark and John are Dire Straits on paper, Mark must have given his approval. Could there be a financial motive on John's part?

No.

And this you know how?

[the visitor]

The site, and associated PR campaign on social media is in my view instigated by the record company / rights owner; i.e the entity which will benefit from increased streaming or downloads from digital content.  It's all about tyring to generate revenue from the back catalogue, and remind people it is there.

Tom

[hunter]

The site, and associated PR campaign on social media is in my view instigated by the record company / rights owner; i.e the entity which will benefit from increased streaming or downloads from digital content.  It's all about tyring to generate revenue from the back catalogue, and remind people it is there.

Tom

Sounds credible. Can any of this happen without a go-ahead from Mark and John, though?

[binone]

The site isn't made to generate revenues for the artist, at least, initially. The idea behind it, is to generate enough money to be self-sustainable. Management pays money to this company to maintain social media representation, but sales in those sites will maintain and improve the content of that web. And the content there, will be on behalf of the fan, because they are trying to listen to the fan base. And it has management and Mark's approval.

[dustyvalentino]

https://www.direstraits.com/shop/

Fair play to them, the merch looks cool.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[KnopfleRick]

The site isn't made to generate revenues for the artist, at least, initially. The idea behind it, is to generate enough money to be self-sustainable. Management pays money to this company to maintain social media representation, but sales in those sites will maintain and improve the content of that web. And the content there, will be on behalf of the fan, because they are trying to listen to the fan base. And it has management and Mark's approval.

Thanks, Binone, for the details.
The last sentence says it all. Mark cares about DS and I didn`t expect anything else from him.

[rmarques821]

I'm gonna get the On Every Street beanie.

[Banjo99uk]

I'm gonna get the On Every Street beanie.

Im so tempted by some of the stuff.

[border_reiver]

Bought me an Alchemy Beanie.

Winter's coming.

[2manyguitars]

Bought me an Alchemy Beanie.

Winter's coming.

Protects the ageing guitar player from the winter cold 😉

[border_reiver]

Bought me an Alchemy Beanie.

Winter's coming.

Protects the ageing guitar player from the winter cold 😉

Aye, 38 and getting worse. 

[border_reiver]

Putting all my hope now to the Latvian Postal Service...

[Pottel]

I'm curious about this website, though. Why now? So late? Who is the initiator? John?

The DS site has been hijacked many years ago and the people who run the MK official site did their best to legally recover the domain and use it to represent the band, but as they were busy with the last MK tour and other stuff (they run the official sites of many many many other artists as well) they didn't had time to start it. The site has been just with the mailing list form for many many times, waiting to do something else. Now the site started, just with the shop, but will have many other sections soon.

Yes, it's late, but better late than never!

I'm thinking more about the whole idea behind it. Surely Mark doesn't care, as far as we know, but since Mark and John are Dire Straits on paper, Mark must have given his approval. Could there be a financial motive on John's part?

No.

And this you know how?

just know it is true and we do know. let'S see where this takes us
but some people are working very hard behind the scene to make this thing far more sexy