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What are Cassette Tapes?

The audio cassette also called the Compact Cassette or simply the tape is a recording format that was first introduced in 1963 to fill a need in the ...
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Solo of the day – “Sultans of Swing” by Enrico Masala

Enrico Masala is from Italy, and he made this amazing solo version from the song “Sultans of Swing” on his Spectrum guitar. The video is uploaded a few ...
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New Eric Clapton Interview in “Once Were Brothers” Documentary

A new interview with Eric Clapton is featured in the documentary, “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” from Director Daniel Roher. The film also has interviews ...
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Acoustic & Electric Version of “Sultans of Swing”

This version of “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits has been performed by the duo which is probably from Vietnam, Quang Đài and Trung Chill. This version of ...
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World’s Largest Guitar Amp

The largest guitar amplifier measures 3.06 m (10 ft 0.47 in) long, 2.47 m (8 ft 1.24 in) tall, and 1.30 m (4 ft 3.18 in) wide, achieved ...
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“Southbound Again” – Acoustic Guitar Lesson by Pavel Fomenkov

The song for today is “Southbound Again” song, one of Mark’s “geography” songs from the very first album of Dire Straits. This song is a very easy song, ...
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Mark Knopfler: “I Never Know What I’m Going to Write…”

Today, Mark Knopfler wrote one tweet on his Twitter profile where he explained something interesting about writing songs. Namely, he wrote: “I never know what I’m going to ...
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Interview with Dire Straits Plus Full Concert from De Théâtre de l’Empire in Paris (1978)

Dire Straits played for the first time in France on the stage at the Théâtre de l’Empire (Empire Theatre), back on November 5th, 1978 in Paris. They had ...
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“Money for Nothing” In Performance of Two Young Sisters

The video below is uploaded on January 19, 2020, and is absolutely interesting because two young sisters from the United States performed the classic song by Dire Straits ...
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Very Rare Demo Version of “Southbound Again” by Dire Straits

According to Michael Oldfield’s 1984 – biography of Dire Straits, “Southbound Again” was inspired by the songwriter Mark Knopfler, especially from his “memories of trips to the capital.” ...
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