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Noisemakers 2009
Winter Arts Preview
Winter Sports
Clubland 2009
Best Of Montreal 2009
Hot Summer Guide
Student Survival Guide
Fall Arts Preview


November

November 05 -November 11, 2009 Vol. 25 No.21: LIVE AND LET DANCE |Inside COVER: You Say Party! We Say Die! revive, thrive and rock out live >> Film:The Men Who Stare at Goats >> Cinemania >> Dan Auerbach >> Mixhell >> Suburban Motel >> Berlin Wall >> Refugee youth >>Video Games: Muramasa: The Demon Blad>> Resto:Tequila Taco’s name says it all

October

October 29 -November 04, 2009 Vol. 25 No.20 : ELECTION OF THE LIVING DEAD! |Inside COVER: Campaign round-up, Halloween Party Guide, scary movies & more >> Hidden Cameras >> Xavier Caféïne >> Inherit the Wind >> No Damn Good >>Video Games: Brütal Legend >> Resto: Sumo Ramen dishes up Japan’s favourite noodles in Chinatown

October 22 -October 28, 2009 Vol. 25 No.19 : QUEER NATION |Inside COVER: Montreal's Image +Nation screens the best of the bent >> NEWS Viewing Google Street View >>An Education >> Six Finger Satellite >> SPASM fest >> Shout Out Out Out Out >>Video Games: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves >> Resto: Stash Café feeds those without Polish grandmothers

October 15 -October 21, 2009 Vol. 25 No.18 : BOI'S NITE OUT |Inside COVER: Antwan "Big Boi" Patton ushers in the new era of OutKast >> NEWS Sex, Labour, Smut film fest >> The Horrors >>The Damned United >> Election Notebook >> We Are Wolves >> FNC round-up >>Video Games: Need for Speed: Shift >> Resto: It’s about to get mezze at Kaza Maza

October 08 -October 14, 2009 Vol. 25 No.17 : HARD KORAN |Inside COVER: Punk meets Islam in Montrealer Omar Majeed's documentary Taqwacore >> Plus: More picks from the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma >> Music Happy Mondays >> Major Lazer >> Patricia Clarkson >> Election Notebook >> Montreal Ska Festival >> Freebording >>Video Games: Halo ODST >> Resto: Comfort food with Caribbean spice at Ma’s Place

October 01 -October 07, 2009 Vol. 25 No.16 : FEVER PITCH |Inside COVER: Sweden's Fever Ray plus Lydia Lunch, Film Pop, Art Pop & much more at the eighth edition of Pop Montreal >> Election Notebook >> Bright Star >> Mile-End green space >>Video Games: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box >> Resto: La Panthère Verte knows their falafel

September

September 24 -September 30, 2009 Vol. 25 No.15 : FROM OFF SCRIPT TO ONLINE |Inside COVER: Montreal comedy troupe the Bitter End move from live improv to Web TV >> Music: Pop Montreal preview >> Alter Ego >> DAM >> Men for Sale >> Waves >> Down From Heaven >> Boris for city council! >> Video Games: Wolfenstein>> Resto:The lunch menu at Milos is accessible and delectable

September 17 -September 23, 2009 Vol. 25 No.14 : HANGING with the HELLS |Inside COVER: Quebec's most notorious criminals observed in their southern habitat >> TIFF Report >>Black & Freeski film fests >> Sean Kingston >> Miike Snow >> Waves >> Video Games: Batman: Arkham Asylum >> Resto: Food is fun at La Cantine

September 10 -September 16, 2009 Vol. 25 No.13 : FALL ARTS PREVIEW|Inside COVER: • FILM • VISUAL ARTS • VIDEO GAMES • THEATRE • SPOKEN WORD • DANCE • BOOKS >> Young Galaxy >> FME report >> Retro gaming >> Greenpeace >> Wino >> Video Games: The Beatles, live from your living room!>> Resto:Griffintown Café serves crab for breakfast to delicious effect

September 03 -September 09, 2009 Vol. 25 No.12 : SWORD AND SHOOTERY|Inside COVER: With the new video game WET, Montreal developer A2M ditches child's play for splashy violence and subtle sex >> World Press Photo >> Fear & Loathing 8 >> WFF >> Truth and Treason >> Cocorosie >> Video Games: Shadow Complex and Trials HD >> Resto: Maison du Nord serves pulled-pork, Chinese-style

August

August 27 -September 02, 2009 Vol. 25 No.11 : FOUR ON THE FLOOR|Inside COVER: Franz Ferdinand play electro for indie kids and rock for ravers >>Student Survival Guide>> World Film Festival >> Riviera Maya >> Bad News Brown >> Flatbreads >> Throw Me the Statue >> Video Games: Avatar >> Resto: Chez Apo’s flatbreads are likely the city’s best

August 20 -August 26, 2009 Vol. 25 No.10 : DANGER! DINOSAURS!|Inside COVER: Montreal menaced by monstrous mechanical marionettes! >> The end of the Cock n' Bull >> Inglourius Basterds >> Cougarettes >> The Timekeeper >> My Favorite Robot >> Video Games: Fat Princess >> Resto: All you can eat sushi at Odaki

August 13 -August 19, 2009 Vol. 25 No.09 : SLAUGHTERHOUSE DOLPHIN|Inside COVER: Guerrilla documentary The Cove exposes a secret massacre >> Francis Ford Coppola >> Lollapalooza Report >> Bloody Panda >> Video Games: Wii Sports Resort >> Resto:The Côte d’Azur meets the South Shore at Lou Nissart

August 06 -August 12, 2009 Vol. 25 No.08 : PASSPORT TO PANDEMONIUM|Inside COVER: The worldwide hell ride of garage punks the Black Lips >> Under Pressure >> Paper Heart >> St. Vincent >> Underworld >> Claude Lalumière >> Shakespeare in the Park >> Video Games: Author/accountant Anthony Pennimpede >> Resto: Authentic taco takeover at la Matraca

July

July 30 -August 05, 2009 Vol. 25 No.07 : DECIBEL DEFENDERS|Inside COVER: Eagles of Death Metal enforce the will of the gods of rock at Osheaga >> Pervers/Cité Divers/Cité >> Sir Ben Kingsley >> Fleet Foxes >> Black >> Party like it's 1699 >> Wooly Weekend >> Video Games: The Conduit, Grand Slam Tennis and Boom Blox: Bash Party >> Resto: Dépanneur le Pick Up is one special dep

July 23 -July 29, 2009 Vol. 25 No.06 : GAY FOR A DAY|Inside COVER:
Two straight buddies make a gay porno in the indie comedy Humpday>> Divers/Cité >> MAC controversy >> DJ Mehdi >> Fantasia >> The Hurt Locker>> Le Mystique >> The Veils >> Video Games: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood >> Resto: Good food for those on the go at Les Épinards

July 16 -July 22, 2009 Vol. 25 No.05 : COLD-BLOODED COMEDY|Inside COVER: The Broken Lizard crew crawl into Just For Laughs with a live show and a new film >> Zoofest and Nasty Girls >> Ian Halperin on Michael Jackson >> Ice Cube >> Fantasia >> The Hurt Locker >> Len Dobbin remembered >> Video Games: Ghostbusters: The Video Game >> Resto: Southern flare adds warmth to Kitchenette

July 09 -July 15, 2009 Vol. 25 No.04 : GRAVEYARD SHIFT|Inside COVER: Horror impresario Larry Fessenden on the ghoulish goodness of I Sell the Dead >> More Fantasia picks >> Letters to queer prisoners >> Nuits d'Afrique >> Just for Laughs Film Festival >> Jarry Park >> DeVotchKa >> Video Games: Prototype >> Resto: Simple is good at Müvbox and Buns

July 02 -July 08, 2009 Vol. 25 No.03 : TRUE BLUE|Inside COVER: The Montreal Jazz Festival salutes seven decades of the Blue Note label, and its own big three-oh >> Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae >> Esperanza Spalding >> Action Montreal >> Cat & Gnome >> Video Games: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 >> Resto: Dilallo’s burgers are still a safe bet

June

June 25 -July 01, 2009 Vol. 25 No.02 : SHADES OF GREY|Inside COVER: Adult film star Sasha Grey on porn, her passions and her role in Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience >> New York Dolls >> Outdoor Jazz Fest shows >> Textile Workers >> U-Roy & the Reggae Fest >> Bedbugs >> Video Games:UFC 2009 Undisputed >> Resto:Uchi’s sushi goes down well with bring your own wine

June 18 -June 24, 2009 Vol. 25 No.01 : SCIENCE FRICTION |Inside COVER: The bared hearts and rare smarts of the Juan MacLean's retro-futuristic house music >> Pony Up >> Food, Inc. >> inFAMOUS >> Bobby Conn >> Condos and Health >> Video Games:inFAMOUS >> Resto: Magnan still holds up after 77 years

June 11 -June 17, 2009 Vol. 24 No.51 : GET BENT |Inside COVER: Contortionists, puck bunnies, dancing cocks, fucking Stephen Harper and more at this year's FRINGE >> Phoenix >> The End of Overeating >> Michael Gira >> Fond of Tigers >> Video Games:Punch-Out!! >> Resto: Bond brings 007 style to Mile-End

June 04 -June 10, 2009 Vol. 24 No.50 : STEP RIGHT UP! |Inside COVER: Hank Pine & Lily Fawn take a stab at the Fringe and Suoni per il Popolo festivals >> HOT SUMMER GUIDE >> Grizzly Bear >> Project Montréal >> Gerard Van Herk >> Citizen Summit >> Resto: Pizza meets Fellini at Arlequino

May

May 28 -June 03, 2009 Vol. 24 No.49 : FUNCTIONAL FAMILY|Inside COVER: On their new album, Montreal's Think About Life bring it all home >> Razing the lower Main >> Made in Montreal iPhone apps >> A Camp >> FTA & OFF.T.A. >> Dark Meat >> Video Games: Star Trek D.A.C. >> Resto: Mimi Restaurant brings eclectic eats to Mile-End

May 21 -May 27, 2009 Vol. 24 No.48 : JOURNEY MAN |Inside COVER: Jim Jarmusch on The Limits of Control, his hypnotic voyage through Spain >> Test-riding the BIXI >> Mutek >> FTA >> The Figgs >> Il Divo >> Zoë Heller >> Amos Gitai >> BUMP >> Video Games: Ninja Blade >> Resto: Pasta Casareccia keeps it in the family

May 14 -May 20, 2009 Vol. 24 No.47 : BEST OF MONTREAL |Inside COVER: Readers poll 2009 >> Peaches >> Clues >> Hobo film fest & more >> Death and the Maiden >> Road accidents >> Video Games: Zeno Clash >> Resto: Low-brow goes hi-brown at Les Enfants Terribles

May 07 -May 13, 2009 Vol. 24 No.46 : BROAD STROKES |Inside COVER: Electronic pop duo Junior Boys steer their craft in new directions >> Tyson >> Dan Deacon >> Atom Egoyan >> Elephant Stone >> Mining on Mount Royal! >> Video Games: Rhythm Heaven and Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure >> Resto: British-inspired pub grub at the Sparrow

April

Apr 30 -May 06, 2009 Vol. 24 No.45 : KUDOS TO KUDURO|Inside COVER: Lisbon's Buraka Som Sistema bring Angolan funk to the world >> Top 10 bike routes >> Elektra >> Seven Jewish Children >> Tribeca film fest >> Lady Sovereign >> May Day >> Video Games: Cavalia stage manager Annick Gouailler >> Resto:Vegetarian and organic Mexican at Burritoville

Apr 23 -April 29, 2009 Vol. 24 No.44 : THE WHOLE WILD WORLD|Inside COVER: Epic natural history documentary Earth tells the planet's story from pole to pole >> Patrick Watson >>Sugar >> Peter Bjorn and John >> Scientology >> Buy Local Day >> Video Games: Godfather II>> Resto:The Bar-B-Barn is still dark and delicious

Apr 16 -April 22, 2009 Vol. 24 No.43 : SCENE OF THE CRIME|Inside COVER: Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah delves into the morally treacherous world of the Neapolitan mob >> Earth Day Round-up>>Bell Orchestre >> Vues d'Afrique >> Blue Metropolis >> Video Games: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars>> Resto:Pho Tay Ho’s fresh and tasty Vietnamese

Apr 09 -April 15, 2009 Vol. 24 No.42 : SHOW STEALERS |Inside COVER: Thunderheist make some serious noise >> Ward Churchill >>Film union strife >> Colin McAdam >> Astley, Fox, Gibson & Tiffany >> Video Games: MLB 09 The Show and MLB 2K9>> Resto:Pho Tay Ho’s fresh and tasty Vietnamese

Apr 02 -April 08, 2009 Vol. 24 No.41 : CLUBLAND 2009 |Inside COVER: 15 years of Bal en Blanc >> Plus: Deadmau5, Teenbeat Takeover, Akon & Hitlab, New Spaces >>Yoko Ono >> Two Lovers >> DJ Hell >> Examined Life >> Black Diamond Bay >> Horny Bitches Video Games: Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and Resistance: Retribution >> Resto: Pay what you want at Taverne Crescent

March

Mar 26 -April 01, 2009 Vol. 24 No.40 : ROCK AROUND THE BLOC|Inside COVER: Handsome Furs sex up indie rock and size up the Soviet satellitess >> Sports >> SXSW >> FIFA >> Big Daddy Kane >> Of Time and the City >> Romaine River Dam >> Video Games:Halo Wars>> Resto: Meats meet maple at Cabane à Sucre Au Pied du Cochon

Mar 19 -Mar 25, 2009 Vol. 24 No.39 : WELCOME TO THE FUNGAL |Inside COVER:
Director Ron Mann digs up the weird and wonderful world of mycophiles in Know Your Mushrooms >> St. Patrick's Parade Day party round-up >> Fleetwood Mac >> FIFA >> Festivalissimo >> Festival de Musique du Maghreb >> Video Games: Street Fighter 4>> Resto: Moti Mehal, a pearl on Jean-Talo

Mar 12 -Mar 18, 2009 Vol. 24 No.38 : GOING VIRAL |Inside COVER:Director Bruce McDonald returns with his infectious, intellectual zombie flick Pontypool >> Under the Snow >> Human Rights film fest >> The Happiness Project >> Hydro bills >> Edgy Women >> Video Games: Street Fighter 4>> Resto: Moti Mehal, a pearl on Jean-Talo

Mar 05 -Mar 11, 2009 Vol. 24 No.37 : THE STARS THEIR DESTINATION| Inside COVER: Brazilian/American DJ duo N.A.S.A. launch their celebrity-studded debut into orbit >> Tar sand stupidity >> RIP: A Remix Manifesto >> Torngat >> Danceha & Queens >>Radical queers >> Video Games: F.E.A.R. 2 and House of the Dead Overkill>> Resto: Things get spicy at La Gaudriole

February

Feb 26 -Mar 04, 2009 Vol. 24 No.36 : TAZ REBORN| Inside COVER: Montreal's long-awaited skatepark readies to open with a new look, location and purpose >> Nuit Blanche highlights >> ALternative Academy Awards >> Ideal Org >> Kid Koala >> Tiger Stripes >> Demon's Claws >> Video Games: Creator’s of LittleBigPlanet talk shop >> Resto: Seafood done right and Greek at Elounda

Feb 19 -Feb 25, 2009 Vol. 24 No.35 : STUFFED AND MOUNTED| Inside COVER: 150 emerging artists show their work at Concordia's Art Matters festival >> Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk >> RCVQ >> Ronnie Hayward >> Che >> Highlights fest >> High school homophobia >> Video Games: MLB Front Office Manager >> Resto: Djoliba’s West African dishes are homemade and delicious

Feb 12 -Feb 18, 2009 Vol. 24 No.34 : SHOOTING FOR LIFE| Inside COVER: Photo exhibit PER7EPTION puts the focus back on AIDS >> Valentine's Day round-up >> The International >> Malajube >> Claude Toussignant >> Black Feelings >> Connie Casserole >> Video Games: Crayon Physics Deluxe >> Resto: The intimate setting at Mas Cuisine puts the focus on the food

Feb 05 -Feb 11, 2009 Vol. 24 No.33 : BEDTIME FOR BOGEYMEN| Inside COVER: Neil Gaiman's fraught fable Coraline steps forward as a 3D stop-motion feature film >>Black History Month >> Voix d'Amériques >> Polytechnique >> National Parcs >> USWM >> Darwin >> Video Games: Skate 2 >> Resto: Dishes are market fresh at Greasy Spoon

January

Jan 29 -Feb 04, 2009 Vol. 24 No.32 : HANG -10| Inside COVER: Winter surfing on the St. Lawrence >> The Dears >> Wendy and Lucy >> Lykke Li >> Guarana >> World federalism >> Video Games: Aquaria>> Resto: Café Milano is a taste of the classic trattoria

Jan 22 -Jan 28, 2009 Vol. 24 No.31 : RAZING THE TURCOT | Inside COVER: The end of the crumbling interchange imperils a small but feisty neighbourhood >> Michael Musto >> The Class >> Cloaca No. 5 >> Joe Claussell >> Basia Bulat >> Video Games: Braid creator Jonathan Blow>> Resto: Return to Italian classics at Chez Divito

Jan 15 -Jan 21, 2009 Vol. 24 No.30 : WINTER ARTS PREVIEW | Inside COVER: Music Film Theatre Books Dance Visual Arts Spoken Word Video Games >> Igloofest >> Keys N Krates >> Palestinian Perspectives >> Squirrel controversy >> Video Games: Play the season away >> Resto: Idyllic búns at Basilic

Jan 08 -Jan 14, 2009 Vol. 24 No.29 : Noisemakers 2009 | Inside COVER: Montréal-Nord Républik >> Nora Rohman & Kate Lamothe >> Patrick Fortier >> Trapdoor >> Red Mass >> FM Radio Gods >> CFCF >> Darling DeMae >> Lunice >> The Witchies >> Organ Mood >> Sonido Nordico >> Pierre Fitch >> Ernest Webb >> Geeks Underground >> Loaded Pictures >> Ray Klonsky >> Aisling Chin-Yee >> Kier-la Janisse >> Karl Kerschl >> Maskull Lasserre >> Ben Pobjoy >> PistolPress >> J.R. Carpenter >> Chris Masson >> DeAnne Smith >> Adam Kelly >> Holly Gauthier-Frankel >> Andrew Turner >> OÖM Ethikwear







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