“It was like getting into a swimming pool with lead weights tied to your boot.” Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music

Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — and discovered just how painstaking their recording process could be.

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“I only feel grateful for the work that's happened.” Jack Antonoff opens up about missing Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

The Bleachers frontman says he wasn’t surprised when Swift made her 2025 album without him after more than a decade of collaboration

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“I knew that she was a shining talent.” Beverley Martyn, British folk singer who worked with Jimmy Page and Nick Drake, dies at 79

The London folk-scene standout appeared on Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bookends’ and finally released her own solo album in 2014

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“Put one on at a gig and people immediately want to know what it is.” We review the LiquiSlide Jules Leyhe Signature glass slide

Filled with a proprietary liquid and golden shimmering flakes, it looks and feels fabulous while delivering smooth, balanced and refined tone

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“Something for Gretsch-ogling rockers —as well as budget-conscious players.” We review the Gretsch Electromatic Premier Jet

A reimagined Duo Jet for the modern era, it pairs chambered construction and new humbuckers with classic Gretsch snap, jangle, and attitude.

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PLC FTC Someday Style Solo

Clapton Someday After a While style solo that you will learn in the Play Like Clapton – From the Cradle era course. This is in the key of D.

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How to Overbend like Gilmour

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