March 2006 | Broken Social Scene

Issue #: 174
Inventory: 100

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COVER STORY
Broken Social Scene
It's not easy being unique. Extended indie rock family Broken Social Scene found that out the hard way while making their most recent record. Like all good families though, they stuck it out through the hard times...

SPECIAL FEATURES
ChartAttack Revisited: On the eve of a new digital era, we look back at the early days of our smokin' website.
Neko Case: Croon 'n' caterwauler Neko Case still loves Canada, even though she had to leave it.
Danko Jones: Danko's world is simple - it's about chicks. Now a worldwide success, the fairer sex remain the only thing on his mind.

FEATURES
Chartarazzi: We Are Scientists, We Are Wolves and we're behind some mega-cool parties.
Listen Up: Cancer Bats bring an agry party, Small Sins Are forgiven, The Goirgeous keep the Screamo coming and Jon Nicholson attempts to prove that Wisconsin has soul.
Matchbook Romance: Nobody's emo if everyone is
People In Planes have been around longer than you think
Controller.Controller don't mourn the death of dead disco
Jenny Lewis has trouble believing she's loved
Pink Mountaintops records are the result of happy accidents
Hawksley Workman commits career suicide
Gogol Bordello plan a gypsy punk takeover
Islands escape the sinking ship that was The Unicorns
Nardwuar vs Juliette And The Licks: Juliette Lewis discusses near-nude crowd-surfing with Nardo

SECTIONS
Blatant Propaganda: The Arctic Monkeys' most important contribution to pop culture
Blah, Blah, Blah: Don't hate on Nickelback, showing Chart love yields surprising results
Scrapyard: Simple Plan don't dig the fur and The Dears want to cuddle
Reviews: Neko Case, Dilated Peoples, Ben Harper, Liars plus reissues, books and DVDs
On Screen: Rock documentarians of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Hustle & Flow, Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Bueller... Bueller... Edition
The Goods: Ships Ahoy! skin-saving foundations
Games And Gear: Xbox 360 games super-feature
Charts: Broken Social Scene top the charts for a second month
Stylin': Magneta Lane are thrifty
Grist: The Grist 13 And Shitty 7, More hippie than Sam Roberts