2005

SPECIAL EDITIONS & GUIDES

NOISEMAKERS 2005
WINTER ARTS PREVIEW
9th Annual Alternative Academy Awards
SPORTS & LEISURE
CLUBLAND '05
BEST OF MONTREAL: Readers Poll 2005
HOT SUMMER GUIDE
Divers/Cité Guide
Annual Student SURVIVAL GUIDE 2005
Fall Arts Preview
NIGHTLIFE '05
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? A Mirror 20th Anniversary Special Report
WINTER SPORTS
Holiday Gift & CD Buying Guide
2005 Year in Review
New Year's Eve Party Guide

Dec 22, 2005-Jan 4, 2006 Vol. 21 No. 27 : 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW | Inside
New Year's Eve Party Guide

Dec 15-21, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 26 : Truman, madly, deeply | Inside
COVER: Philip Seymour Hoffman gets inside Capote's tormented head >> Priestess >> Ang Lee on Brokeback Mountain >> Kardinal Offishall >> Bigfoot's book >> NEWS: Samer Elatrash on the Egyptian elections

Dec 8-14, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 25 : GLOBAL GIVING | Inside
COVER: CDs, DVDs and gifts for everyone in your world >> Ladies Luncheon >> Blood on the Walls >> Saving the seals >> Election Notebook >> NEWS: Rat sex report

Dec 1-7, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 24 : SHORT FUSE | Inside
COVER: Big things lie ahead for tiny, tempestuous grime MC Lady Sovereign >> Beenie Man >> Pagans >> The Dandy Warhols >> The Laramie Project >> NEWS: World AIDS Day

NOVEMBER

Nov 24-30, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 23 : SNEAK ATTACK | Inside
COVER: Just For Kicks documents the rise of running-shoe culture/addiction at Montreal's inaugural Resfest >> Urban cowgirls >> Alan Dershowitz >> Tara De Long >> Burnout Revenge >> NEWS: The UN Climate Change Conference >> WINTER SPORTS: Surfing • Freeskiing • Dog Sledding • Polar Bear's Club • Tuque Fashion

Nov 17-23, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 22 : WAR ON THE FLOOR | Inside
COVER: James Murphy of DFA and LCD Soundsystem pits rock against disco in a battle royale >> Black Keys >> Chairman George >> Pro-lifers >> Jesuits >> Holy Fuck >> Guy Delisle on his North Korean journey

Nov 10-16, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 21 : DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE | Inside
COVER: The Montreal-made Pure is a trip to rave wonderland >> Reggie Watts >> Stephen Lewis >> technOpera >> Documentary film fest >> NEWS: Report from the Galapagos

Nov 3-9, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 20 : LADY KILLERS | Inside
COVER: Professional girl gamers the Frag Dolls gun for the boys at the Arcadia Festival >> Festival du Monde Arabe >> Cinemania >> Election Notebook >> Quintron & Miss Pussycat >> FILM: Image+Nation

OCTOBER

Oct 27-Nov 2, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 19 : ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET… | Inside
COVER: There's no stopping the Go! Team >> Keanu Reeves >> Election Notebook >> Video game kings >> Ghost Empire >> MUSIC: Halloween Party Guide

Oct 20-26, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 18 : WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Inside
COVER: A Mirror 20th Anniversary Special Report >> NIGHTLIFE '05: Sons of Warsaw, Masters of Panick, Puppetmastaz

Oct 13-19, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 17 : COME TOGETHER | Inside
COVER: Try as they might, Broken Social Scene won't tear themselves apart >> Mortiis >> Death Cab for Cutie >> Election Notebook >> NHL 06 >> Condoville >> FILM: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

Oct 6-12, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 16 : POWER CHORD PROGRESSION | Inside
COVER: Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen trace the evolution of all things heavy in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey >> Large Professor >> Atom Egoyan >> Tricky Woo >> Election Notebook >> Sports Rage >> FILM: Israeli punk rock in Jericho's Echo

SEPTEMBER

Sep 29-Oct 5, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 15 : GROUP GROPE | Inside
COVER: Made in Secret: The Story of the East Van Porn Collective blurs the line between sex, fact and fiction >> Pop Montreal >> Election Notebook >> Lesbians on Ecstasy >> Jewish gangsters

Sep 22-28, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 14 : MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE | Inside
COVER: Bright times ahead for Norwegian pop perfectionist Annie PLUS: Other picks from POP Montreal >> MIA >> Electric Six >> GLBT theatre fest >> Harland Williams >> Health in New Orleans >> FILM: New Montreal FilmFest

Sep 15-21, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 13 : CORPORATE PUNISHMENT | Inside
FALL ARTS PREVIEW: COVER: The subversive art of Ron English • MUSIC • FILM • VISUAL ARTS • THEATRE • DANCE • BOOKS • SPOKEN WORD >> Toronto film fest report >> Apocalyptica >> Lez Zeppelin >> William Weintraub

Sep 8-14, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 12 : FROM GUTTER TO GLITTER | Inside
COVER: Seu Jorge beats the mean streets of Brazil to make it in music and film >> Nouvelle Vague >> Le Mois de la Photo >> Basement Wigger >> White Cowbell Oklahoma >> SPORTS: Speed-boarding, dirtsurfing & more on Mount Royal

Sep 1-7, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 11 : EYES ON THE SKY | Inside
COVER: Inside the daunting world of UFO investigation >> >> Landlord checklist >> Roy Ayers & Funkn Soul >> Les Angles Morts >> Webdreams >> THE MIRROR'S ANNUAL STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE

AUGUST

Aug 25-31, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 10 : MR. UNPOPULAR | Inside
COVER: Nate Munn of Ghettonuns and John School Dropouts launches the first ever Unpop Montreal music fest >> Love & the Machine >> Ninja Tune's Endless Summer >> Baby Blak >> World Film Fest >> NEWS: Porn stars' privacy threatened!

Aug 18-24, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 9 : SIN & KIN | Inside
COVER: Carly Pope gets caught in The Hamster Cage, Larry Kent's twisted family melodrama set to premiere at the World Film Festival >> Moka Only >> Boosting biodiesel >> Torngat >> Oneida >> Poster management

Aug 11-17, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 8 : OFF THE BEATEN PATH | Inside
COVER: From favela funk to ghetto tech, Diplo pursues underground sounds all over the map >> Dead Kennedys >> Broken Flowers >> Pitbull >> Under Pressure >> Cybersquatting city councillors

Aug 4-10, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 7 : AHEAD OF THE PACK | Inside
COVER: Are Montreal's Wolf Parade ready for rock stardom? >> Dispatch from Lebanon >> DJ Kool Herc >> Last Days >> Smog >> Motorcycle

JULY

Jul 28-Aug 3, 2005 Vol. 21 No.6 : MAN WITH MANY HATS | Inside
COVER: With subtle, surrealist pop panache, musical multitasker Jérôme Minière questions capitalism—and its critics >> PLUS: TTC & more Francofolies picks >> The Edukators >> Kiss Me Deadly >> Pink Panthers >> Harry Potter >> Pit bulls >> DIVERS/CITÉ: Sex Garage & more

Jul 21-27, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 5 : NAKED PRIDE | Inside
COVER: German photographer Henning von Berg brings his nude portraits to Divers/Cité >> PLUS: Lady Bunny • Queer fairy tales • Carole Pope • RuPaul • DJs galore • Pink Blood • Divers/Cité roundup & more >> Penn Jillette on The Aristocrats >> Gravy Train!!!! >> Family Guy >> Nuits d'Afrique

Jul 14-20, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 4 : STONE-AGE GENESIS TO PUNK ROCK APOCALYPSE | Inside
COVER: With Ray Harryhausen and Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, Fantasia zooms in on stop-motion animation >> Eddie Izzard >> Murderball >> Godzilla vs. Gigantor >> The Dears >> How to pick up girls

Jul 7-13, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 3 : RIDDIMS REVISITED | Inside
COVER: The Montreal Reggae Festival highlights dancehall '80s revival with Yellowman, Shinehead, Sugar Minott and Chaku Demus & Pliers >> Nuits d'Afrique >> Final Fantasy >> Conker: Live & Reloaded >> Bad teen poetry >> FANTASIA: Mind Game, Firecracker & more

JUNE

Jun 30-Jul 6, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 2 : Seoul shakedown | Inside
COVER: Korean director Ryu Seung-wan's Arahan and Crying Fist kick off Fantasia 2005 >> Ari Up >> Genetic Control >> Music and brains >> Block Parents >> Ciné-jazz >> MUSIC: Jazz Fest

Jun 23-29, 2005 Vol. 21 No. 1 : Access all ears | Inside
COVER: Feist's international charm offensive targets the Jazz Festival >> The Herbaliser >> Tropical Festival >> Fringe wrap-up >> Fête St-Jean in Vegas >> NEWS: Poker clubs busted

Jun 16-22, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 51 : REGGAETON LOCO | Inside
COVER: Montreal grinds to the latest Latin groove >> Fringe reviews! >> Tangerine Dream >> Dead Brain Cells >> Rock School

Jun 9-15, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 50 : Hi Ho Fringe! | Inside
COVER: Ten days of theatrical mayhem at the 15th annual Montreal Fringe Festival >> HOT SUMMER GUIDE: Terrasse-hopping, river surfing, music, movies, arts, video games & more >> MUSIC: Martha Wainwright

Jun 2-8, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 49 : DEAF JAM | Inside
COVER: A hearing-impaired DJ spins out of control in Michael Dowse's hilarious new film It's All Gone Pete Tong >> Lords of Dogtown >> Sunburned Hand of the Man >> High Dials >> Sports Rage >> NEWS: The fight to honour the Great Antonio

MAY

May 26-Jun 1, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 48 : OFFENDING SENSIBILITY | Inside
COVER: In Palindromes, Todd Solondz tackles the abortion debate and manages to piss of just about everyone >> A-Trak >> Hexes & Ohs >> Prison escapes >> Festival de théâtres des Amériques >> C.R.A.Z.Y. >> MUSIC: Akumu & more at MUTEK

May 19-25, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 47 : NOISE SOLUTION | Inside
COVER: Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore makes the avant-garde go pop at the 22nd annual FIMAV festival >> The Hot Springs >> Hot & Dry, Swirl & Piknic Électronik >> Deerhoof >> NEWS: Fixing Cancon

May 12-18, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 46 : BEST OF MONTREAL | Inside
COVER: Readers Poll 2005

May 5-11, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 45 : DEPTH CHARGE | Inside
COVER: British hip hop's prime mover Roots Manuva is right on target with his new album Awfully Deep >> Paul Haggis on Crash >> Mixel Pixel >> Albert Maysles >> SND >> DFA 1979 >> STAGE: Joe Cobden in Golden Age

APRIL

Apr 28-May 4, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 44 : NOW SEE HEAR | Inside
COVER: Sound and vision collide as the Elektra festival welcomes Red Sniper, D-Fuse, UVA, Richard Baily and more >> Caribou >> Henry Kissinger >> Trans Day of Pride >> Midnight Club 3 >> SPORTS & LEISURE

Apr 21-27, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 43 : GRIME TIME | Inside
COVER: Dizzee Rascal leads the charge of the latest British Invasion >> Plus CLUBLAND '05: Reggae soundsystems • Digital DJs • New spots • Diskotek • Game nights >> Louis XIV >> E=MC2 >> Sports Rage >> 8 A.M. closing time!

Apr 14-20, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 42 : FISTS OF FOOLERY | Inside
COVER: With Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow masters the martial arts comedy >> The Shins >> Gunner Palace >> Fantômas >> Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory >> NEWS: Are Quebecers anti-American?

Apr 7-13, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 41 : STAND AND DELIVER | Inside
COVER: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead expand the scope of their rock assault >> So Called >> Nobody Knows >> Christopher Rice >> The Bravery >> Project PAL >> NEWS: Local trivia champs go for gold!

MARCH

Mar 31-Apr 6, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 40 : FREE HEROIN | Inside
COVER: Local addicts get their fix courtesy of the NAOMI Project >> Sin City >> Cursed >> Zombi >> Voluntary simplicity >> Le Roi du Smoked Meat >> PRESS START: Brothers in Arms

Mar 24-30, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 39 : Black cats and demon dreams | Inside
COVER: The twisted times of underground comic artist Kim Deitch >> D.E.B.S. >> FP Crew >> Dead Meadow >> Mosh Pit >> Sanchez >> Plump women >> SPORTS: Snowboard Shakedown at St-Sauveur

Mar 17-23, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 38 : SINGULAR SINGER | Inside
COVER: Former Ekova songbird Dierdre flies solo with her new album One >> Toots & the Maytals >> The World >> Syphilis in the Village >> Sports Rage >> REVIEWS: Tekken 5 >> The Disappointment Artist >> Tales from Ovid

Mar 10-16, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 37 : HITLER IN HELL | Inside
COVER: Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall captures the chaos and horror of HItler's final days >> Brazilian Girls >> Cactus needle exchange >> Lo and the Magnetics >> St. Patrick's Day music >> COMICS: R. Suicide reports from France's Angoulème Festival

Mar 3-9, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 36 : Remembering Alex Soria | Inside
COVER: The life, hard times and tragic end of the Nils frontman >> Under the Snow >> Festivalissimo >> Cannonball Run >> Alternative Academy Awards >> PRESS START: Our new Video Game Review column

FEBRUARY

Feb 24-Mar 2, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 35 : CULTURE CLASH | Inside
COVER: Rachid Taha rocks the casbah with his global rebel groove >> David B.'s Epileptic >> Nuit Blanche >> Strictly Mundial >> Bash: Latterday Plays >> SPORTS: World Pond Hockey Championships

Feb 17-23, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 34 : HEAD START | Inside
COVER: Inside Deep Throat looks back at the movie that sparked the porn revolution >> MorningWood >> Rat Killer >> M >> Green budget >> Rendez-vous film fest

Feb 10-16, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 33 : SCREEN CAPTURERS | Inside
COVER: Montreal's Kidnapper Films raise a ruckus at Variety Show 2 >> Gay rapper Cazwell >> Love math >> Shivaree >> Shake Hands With the Devil >> NEWS: Natural aphrodisiacs tested!

Feb 3-9, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 32 : Double trouble | Inside
COVER: The ridiculous rock 'n' roll roller coaster of the King Khan & BBQ Show >> Dillinger Escape Plan >> Here and There >> Punkusraucous Rex vs. Spin >> NEWS: Academic proclaims Montreal super-creative!

JANUARY

Jan 27-Feb 2, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 31 : Winning combination | Inside
COVER: Champion and his G-Strings blend rock, blues and techno on Chill 'Em All >> Ghettonuns >> K'naan >> The Woodsman >> Kombat Québécois >> Fighting false arrests >> NEWS: The war in northern Uganda

Jan 20-26, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 30 : WINTER ARTS PREVIEW | Inside
COVER: MUSIC >> FILM >> VISUAL ARTS >> SPOKEN WORD >> THEATRE >> BOOKS >> DANCE

Jan 13-19, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 29 : The Eyes have it | Inside
COVER: Talkin' red state blues with Bright Eyes' commander-in-chief Conor Oberst >> Bad Education >> Matisyahu >> Vegan waffles >> Jordi Rosen >> Caketown >> NEWS: Ed Rosenthal on his second Big Book of Buds

Jan 6-12, 2005 Vol. 20 No. 28 : NOISEMAKERS 2005 | Inside
Ms. B • Stephen Thomas • Creature • Justine Charlemagne • Iris Taborsky-Tasa • Steph Felkai • Diego Briceño-Orduz • Good Life Apparel • Elektrip • Erica Zelfand • Klutz Media • SubSally • No Crystal Stair • Sherwin Tjia • Viktoria Kalenteris • Neema • David Hirsh • Tania Kontoyanni • Quebec Connection • Amber Goodwyn • Jane Sorensen • NWAR • Amanda Tetrault • Russell Aminzade • Euphrates • Ina Fichman • Philippe Spurrell • Ilona Dougherty • Neil Napier • Glenda Braganza • Khrystell Burlin • Miriam Ginestier • Fred Hryszyn • Kathy Kandyba • 100-Sided Die • Simon Laroche & Étienne Grenier