New issue includes features on the new D-28 and HD-28 guitars, Mark Knopfler and much more. Martin Guitar has unveiled the latest issue of their Journal of Acoustic ...
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Iconic guitar brand Gibson could be on the brink of bankruptcy, according to a report. The company, whose Les Paul and SG instruments have been played by generations ...
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The history of Gibson, simply put, is one of the great stories of American enterprise. From its humble beginnings more than a century ago, to its “golden age” ...
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The 1993 Cowdray Ruins Concert is a completely forgotten all-star charity show. On September 18th, 1993, a crowd of about 1,000 lucky rock fans dressed in their finest ...
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As you already know, Dire Straits Blog follows and support several careers of young musicians, some of them are professionally engaged and some are amateurs. Today we have ...
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Studio engineer Eddie Kramer talks about a previously unreleased recording of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Hear My Train A Comin’. Get ready to hear another side of Jimi Hendrix. The ...
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On this day in 1978 Dire Straits were in the studio working on their debut album ‘Dire Straits’. Dire Straits had no easy ride en route to the ...
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Lili Fini Zanuck’s documentary “Eric Clapton: Life in 12 bars” – follows the guitarist as he pursues a single-minded mission to raise the profile of the blues in ...
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For all our fans, today we have interesting video from one our Instagram follower. Namely, Daniel Braga have 33 years and he is from Ibirubá City (Rio Grande ...
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The Dire Straits Experience, the acclaimed live show from former Dire Straits member Chris White, have announced a six-date UK tour spanning May and June 2018. It has ...
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