December 2005/January 2006 l Death From Above 1979 l Artist Of The Year

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COVER STORY
Death From Above 1979
They toured for 11 straight months, gained legions of fans of all ages, and maintained a perfect cool throughout. In 2005, Death From Above 1979 reigned supreme.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Year In Review
2005 in a nutshell, from the sheer abundance of cool Canadian releases and Avril and Deryck's betrothal to Live 8 and the iPod Craze, we got it covered.

he Best Of 2005
Here's Chart's classiest acts of the year: Silverstein, Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade, Black Mountain, K'naan, New Pornographers, Matt Mays, Caribou, Nickelback

2005 On The Charts
Catch up with a whole year of campus chart action as we unveil the Top 100 Canadian Campus Radio Albums of 2005. Will your favourites from this year make the chart grade?

Chart Holidaze
• Wish List: The best cheap and steep gifts to give and receive
• Wanted: Winter beauty wonders
• Gear: A dancing dogs to the smallest MP3 player
• Games: Xbox 360, Burnout Legends, the year's Top 10
• Stylin': Annie (pictured left) tells us what she wants this year
• On Screen: DVD gift guide: Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection, Arrested Development: The Complete Second Season

SPECIAL BONUS!!: Nardwuar vs The Arcade Fire
The rock 'n' roll food chain is revealed as Nardwuar The Human Serviette goes one on one with Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry.

FEATURES
Chartarazzi: : The Stones make funny gestures, Jamiroquai have big hats.
Listen Up: Bedouin Soundclash skank their way to the top and Holy Fuck put the exclamation in electro-rock
Matt Good is at his career crossroads
The (International) Noise Conspiracy: Still rocking for the revolution
The philosophies of Simon Collins
Fiona Apple finds peace of mind. But is she losing it?
City And Colour: There's more to Alexisonfire's Dallas Green than screamo

SECTIONS
Blatant Propaganda: The Arcade Fire become huge and the world becomes a better place
Blah, Blah, Blah: Wyrd Sisters rile up the Potter fans, Matt Mays: scruffy hunk
Scrapyard: Tea Part break up, Strokes create a sexplosion, Fefe Dobson says Courtney Love like mom
Reviews: Madonna, Alexisonfire/Moneen, Sarah Harmer, plus reissues, books and DVDs
Charts: New Pornographers top the charts on their record run for college radio chart dominance.
Grist: The Grist 13 And Shitty 7, Worst of 2005