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 ...