
FEATURES
The Black Mountain army has reassembled and they're taking to the road
Danko Jones try some softer moments, but stay hard
Protest The Hero get less conceptual
Plants And Animals are Montreal's next hipster band
Ladyhawk explain where they came from
The Trews weren't ready to go, but they sure were ready to change
Simple Plan lose the punk and stick with the pop
Born Ruffians finally get some release
The B-52s almost 20 years after "Love Shack"
Nardwuar vs. Jean Chretien
Find out how the PM used Diana Krall to trick the Mexican president
SECTIONS
Blatant Propaganda: You're mainstream
Blah, Blah, Blah: Seeing Neil Young causes trouble, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are years behind The Rheostatics
Scrapyard: Chris Martin attacks! Tony Dekker does Neil Diamond. Lenny Kravitz needs to get laid.
Chartarazzi: Cat Power proves she's a size queen, Hayden gets caught on film, and a bunch of screamy bands do their thing
Listen Up: Laura Barrett benefits from exotic instrumentation and Crystal Castles turn noise into dancing
Reviews: Cadence Weapon, Jason Collett, Kathleen Edwards and a whole bunch more
Charts: The Evaporators top the chart
Stylin': She Wants Revenge get wild
Grist: The Grist 13 And Shitty 7, The scary world of Leslie And The Lys


| 1 | You Say Party! We Say Die! * XXXX |
| 2 | Flaming Lips Embryonic |
| 3 | We Are Wolves * Invisible Violence |
| 4 | Do Make Say Think * Other Truths |
| 5 | Tegan And Sara * Sainthood |

| 1 | Converge Axe To Fall |
| 2 | Slayer World Painted Blood |
| 3 | Megadeth Endgame |
| 4 | Baroness Blue Record |
| 5 | Despised Icon * Day Of Mourning |

| 1 | Del The Funky Homosapien And Tame One Parallel Uni-Verse |
| 2 | Antipop Consortium Fluorescent Black |
| 3 | Swollen Members * Armed To The Teeth |
| 4 | Brother Ali Us |
| 5 | Crown City Rockers The Day After Forever |

| 1 | Boys Noize Power |
| 2 | Let's Go To War Karmageddon |
| 3 | Jogger This Great Pressure |
| 4 | Air Love 2 |
| 5 | Hudson Mohawke Butter |

| 1 | Various Artists Ghana Special - Modern Highlife Afro-sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 |
| 2 | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Volume 2: Echoes Hypnotiques |
| 3 | Bebel Gilberto All In One |
| 4 | Baaba Maal Television |
| 5 | Various Artists Tumbele! Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds From The French Caribbean 1963-1973 |

| 1 | Henry Threadgill Zooid This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 |
| 2 | Tony Wilson Sextet * The People Look Like Flowers At Last |
| 3 | Brandi Disterheft * Second Side |
| 4 | Harris Eisenstadt * Canada Day |
| 5 | Canaille * Potential Things |
