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Grace Bowers on B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone" | Hooked
Grace Bowers on B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone" | Hooked

The blooming Nashville guitar ace details how a single bent note caught her ear, unlocking a masterclass in blues from one of the genre's groundbreakers.

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Steve Albini in the control room at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

Photo by Kevin Tiongson

Words of wisdom from the legendary engineer, proprietor of Chicago’s Electrical Audio, World Series of Poker champion, and, in the band Shellac, the compass for brutal guitar aesthetics.

“All day every day, we’re grinding it out,” says engineer Steve Albini of his team at Electrical Audio, the Chicago studio he built and has run since 1997. “We’re constantly in session, constantly under fire.”

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Katy Guillen on John Lee Hooker's "Baby, Please Don’t Go" | Hooked

The simmering indie rocker identifies with the fierce darkness and stirring rawness felt in the Delta bluesman's acoustic rendition.

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Real Estate on Elliott Smith's "Condor Ave" | Hooked

Martin Courtney explains how the acclaimed indie songwriter's use of major-7th chords, "Beatles-y melodies," and fine-touch fingering subtleties laid out a storytelling blueprint.

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Crown Lands on Rush's "A Farewell to Kings" | Hooked

Guitarist Kevin Comeau details how his mind was blown by Alex Lifeson's playing dynamics that were both medieval and melodic, while also revealing the peculiar chord he lifts from their stash.

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