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Mark Knopfler’s guitars sell for more than €10 million at auction

The final total, including buyer's premium, was confirmed at £8,840,160 (approx. €10,333,000). Knopfler will donate a quarter of the sales proceeds to various charities, including the British Red Cross and wildlife conservationists Tusk.

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Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler to auction 120 of his guitars

A quarter of the proceeds from the sale of the legendary British musician's guitar collection will go to the British Red Cross and other charities.

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Could you be the next Smashing Pumpkins guitarist?

Any 90s grunge loving shredders out there, take heed. The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist.

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Culture Re-View: Remembering Frank Zappa's greatest guitar solo

4 December 1993: Frank Zappa dies from prostate cancer.

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Kurt Cobain: Cigarettes and guitar sale break records at auction

The Nirvana frontman's pack of cigarettes and his left-handed Fender Mustang electric guitar played in his final public performance before he tragically died in April 1994 both sold for record prices at auction.

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A mushroom guitar? Really? How to make music from mycelium

Rosewood out, mushroom spores in: Rachel Rosenkrantz is a guitar-maker who's integrated mycelium and other biomaterials to create more environmentally friendly, plastic-free instruments.

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Guitar maker Fender opens its 'first flagship store' after 77 years

Favourite of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, guitar maker Fender is opening a store in Tokyo. The brand sees the Asia Pacific region as the biggest market for music in the coming years.

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Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, dies aged 59

The Manchester-born musician, who had a decades-long career, passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer

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For your reappraisal: James Blunt - 'Back to Bedlam'

In this weekly series, our journalists share their appreciation for an undervalued album that deserves more love. This week: James Blunt’s 'Back to Bedlam'.

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Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s guitar goes up for auction

The musical artifact is going under the hammer and is expected to fetch an estimated €73,000.

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

In 1959, Jimi Hendrix took to the stage for the first ever time. By the end of the night, the band wouldn't want anything to do with him.

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'Genius guitar player' Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Variously described as legendary and the best ever - the English musician was hugely influential across several genres.

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Air Guitar World Championship 2022 in Finland

The world's best faux guitarists gathered in Oulu, Finland on Friday for the World Air Guitar Championships.

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The guitar which broke up Oasis goes up for auction in Paris

The destruction of the red Gibson guitar was a ‘cult moment’ in music history according to the auctioneer.

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Juan Diego Flórez spellbinds Evian with a magical recital

From Bel Canto and French Romanticism to Latin American melodies, Juan Diego Flórez shows all his facets at the French festival: 'Les Rencontres Musicales d'Evian'.

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Discovering the Martin guitar at America’s 'most eclectic' music shop

In partnership with Brand USA

Join singer-songwriter Laetitia Shériff as she browses one of the world’s largest collection of vintage Martin guitars, at Vintage Instruments, a legendary Philadelphia music shop known for its extensive collections.

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Japan takes air guitar title

A Japanese woman has been named as the world's greatest air guitarist at the 23rd annual contest in Finland

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Gibson goes looking for the lost chord as the company files for bankruptcy

Declining guitar sales and a flawed diversification four years ago have dragged the legendary guitar-maker into crisis.

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Massed guitars beat world record for playing Hendrix's 'Hey Joe'

Poles and Hendrix fans from around the world, over 7400 of them with their guitars, gather in the Old Town square of Wroclaw in Poland to smash the previous record.

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Air Guitar World Championship 2017!