September 2008 | Saint Alvia

Issue #: 198
Inventory: 95

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Cover Story

20    Saint Alvia
The Cartel are no more, but these punks continue to soldier
on, proudly reinterpreting the best bits from your record
collection and not caring what you think about it.

Features

18    Chad VanGaalen finds his dark place

19    Human Highway: Jim Guthrie returns to the spotlight...
sort of

24    Slipknot’s Clown is speaking again

25    Elliott Brood make a mountain massacre of an album

26    Mother Mother find their nurturing instinct

27    The Stills have a mystical jungle trip

28    Nard vs. Kate Nash
The Serviette discovers the piano singer’s secret punk roots

Sections

06    Blatant Propaganda
Time sometimes isn’t on a band’s side

08    Blah, Blah, Blah
A Broken Social Scene mystery is solved and Jack Johnson
gets made fun of

10    Scrapyard
Sigur Ros get naked, the Melvins are nude and Ashley
MacIsaac’s for sale

12    Chartarazzi
Festival express with Lollapalooza, Hillside, Warped and
Wakestock

14    Listen Up
Lights brings back headbands and Women appreciate a touch
of Chad

32    Reviews
The Verve, The Creepshow, Okkervil River, Lady Gaga and a
whole bunch more

36    Charts
Wolf Parade top the chart

38    Grist
The Grist 13 And Shitty 7, Things you learn at a metal show