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DAVID MacSWAN. 1959-2011

'i Never Thought The Saints Were Punk. The Saints Were Around Before Punk'

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 shady rock journos and indie music historians will assure you, His Edness, former axeman for Brisbane's legendary rock band the Saints and a giant of Planet Rock in his own right, also has a reputation for ...

Rewind 1969 - Sam Cutler

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.

Kasey Chambers Is Bringing Her Country Music To Melbourne - And Every Corner Of Australia.

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).

A Decade To Remember

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, before long kids were swapping their turntables for guitars, mussing their hair, donning skinny jeans and starting bands. Still, rock'n'roll has changed, as has the broader music scene, with sounds splintering into so many genres ...

Making A Statement

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.

Rock'n'roll Rebellion

This phenomenal band put down their rifles for guitars. By Michael Kessler.

Roles Reversed As Us Riled By Rivals' Talk

NEARLY seven years ago, it was Gary Hall jnr's pre-Olympic Games prediction that the Americans would smash the opposition like guitars that rebounded when the Australians upset the flashy US 4 x 100 freestyle relay team to win gold.

Roles Reversed As Usriled By Rivals' Talk

NEARLY seven years ago, it was Gary Hall jnr's pre-Olympic Games prediction that the Americans would smash the opposition like guitars that rebounded when the Australians upset the flashy US 4 x 100 freestyle relay team to win gold.

Bro' Brats Are Cool, Man

BRO'TOWN8.30pm, SBS NOTHING is sacred for the folk of Bro'town, which features animated brats a bit older than Kyle, Cartman, Stan and Kenny in South Park. The show has coined its own vernacular and trades in low-brow cheap shots. Naturally, the show has spawned a merchandise line and has a movie in development. Vale, Valea, Sione, Mack and Jeff da Maori are everyday teenagers in Auckland. They are used by the show's creators primary for laughs, but apparently also to promote tolerance. I can ...

Illuminated In Prague

FILM publicist Emma Cooper, in Prague working on Everything Is Illuminated, attended the premiere of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind at the 39th Karlovy Vary Film Festival with actor Elijah Wood. There, she despaired over the lack of security as 1000 fans screamed "Frodo" at The Lord Of The Rings star. (He also gets "Spider-Man", since he's often confused with Tobey Maguire.) Wood, who doesn't miss a beat, loves music he has eight guitars but has never learnt to play and wants to start a ...

Old Habits Die Hard

Steve Earle used to be young, angry and a junkie. These days he's just angry. He spoke with Toby Manning.

True Blue (and Red)

He's collected 18 Golden Guitars, second only to Slim Dusty, whom he has succeeded as president of the Country Music Association of Australia. John Williamson's talks to CHAD WATSON about his music and his views.

Fireworks Guaranteed

PYROTECHNICS have become as much a part of rock concerts as guitars and drums, and will continue to be used despite last week's deadly nightclub fire in Rhode Island, according to a band known for its fiery displays.

No Rest For Golden Guitar Star

After winning three awards at Australia's biggest and most recognised country music awards, the Golden Guitars, Troy Cassar-Daley might have sat back to relax. But yesterday morning he flew from Tamworth to Sydney for two Australia Day performances and was last night on a flight back to the country music capital. When the Female Vocalist of the Year, Melinda Schneider, 31, collected her Golden Guitar on Saturday, it also wasn't quite the end of a jam-packed week. She had one more gig in Tamworth yesterday

Beach Getaway An Inspiration For Finn

AUSTRALIA is on the touring schedule next year for Neil Finn, who is working on two new albums. ``I haven't played here as much as I used to when I lived here but I still love the place and I intend to come back here next year and put some serious time in Australia," Finn said during a visit

Imagine...lennon For Kids

Two decades after his murder, the former Beatle has revealed another of his talents: children's illustrator. Steve Meacham reports. WHEN his son Sean was born in 1975, John Lennon hung up his guitars and withdrew into domestic anonymity in the Dakota building in New York, telling wife Yoko Ono to take care of business while he played house husband.

Love Is In The Cowboy Country Air But It's All Sex, Sex, Sex For Those Pharaohs In Their Tombs

Heart of Country: From Nowhere to Somewhere ABC, 8pm: One of my considerable failings is that contrapuntally speaking I am not altogether fully adjusted to twanging guitars and the voices that tend to go with them, though I did once go on tour with Slim Dusty as a back-seat observer and, as we

From The Soul

GARRY, who is 44, gave up his beloved music five years ago when he became officially homeless. A relationship broke down and he went down, and out. He put his guitars away, strapped on a backpack and went walkabout.

Once The World's Loudest Band, They Now Like A Quiet Restaurant

THEY have the dubious distinction of once being listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the loudest band in rock'n'roll. ``Actually it's not something that we're particularly proud of," says Roger Glover, bass player with the veteran British rock band Deep Purple. ``...Loudness itself is horrible. But if it's used in conjunction with dynamics, then it has a power to it."