FORTY years of chopping away at guitars will give a man a superhero handshake and Ed Kuepper's grip is truly heroic - the sort of bone crusher that should give shady rock journos and indie music historians pause for thought before they do something ill-advised and possibly dangerous. Because as..read more

Touring the US with The Rolling Stones was a heady time of girls, guitars and general chaos. For this tour manager, it also marked one of rock'n'roll's worst days.

Times aren't what they used to be for Kasey Chambers. The award-winning, multi-platinum country singer is touring the country with her husband, Shane Nicholson. But these days, hitting the road is a different experience for the Mount Gambier-born performer (and parent).

WHEN Sticky Carpet first rolled across the pages of EG 10 years ago, naysayers were predicting the death of rock. But we knew it was just having a breather. And from the moment the Strokes' The Modern Age single landed in 2001, we knew the beast had awoken. Sure enough,..read more

THERE'S no obvious sense of rebellion to the sleepy, lovelorn vignettes that colour Markland Starkie's international debut as Sleeping States. There are no political statements, no youthful sloganeering, no jarring sense of sonic dissonance.