Spinoza,
      a
      modern
      day
      bard
     
     
      masquerading
      as
      a
      drum
      and
      bass
     
     
      punk,
      wore
      a
      bicycle
      helmet
      —
      the
     
     
      cheap
      variety,
      largely
      constructed
      from
     
     
      compact
      white
      foam
      —
      the
      words
      “born
     
     
      to
      kill”
      scrawled
      on
      one
      side,
      a
      sticker
     
     
      of
      a
      duck
      on
      the
      other.
      He
      responded
      to
     
     
      questions
      about
      the
      helmet
      by
      bashing
     
     
      his
      head
      into
      the
      nearest
      wooden
     
     
      beam.
      His
      bass
      was
      disabled
      before
      his
     
     
      set
      began,
      and
      the
      replacement
      lasted
     
     
      only
      two
      short
      songs.
      Left
      with
      only
      a
     
     
      drum
      machine
      he
      elected
      to
      deliver
      the
     
     
      show’s
      most
      memorable
      and
      intense
     
     
      performance,
      delivering
      a
      spoken
     
     
      word
      monologue
      about
      a_heart-
     
     
      wrenching
      cancer
      scare..
     
    

    
     
      The
      show
      was
      over
      too
      quick-
     
     
      ly,
      like
      the
      infrequent
      conversations
     
     
      you
      had
      with
      those
      desirable
      high-
     
     
      school
      girls;
      except
      where
      they
      were
     
     
      so
      flimsy
      as
      to
      be
      nearly
      substanceless,
     
     
      even
      the
      air
      in
      the
      basement
      was
      thick.
     
    

    
     
      -Matthew
      DORRELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Agaetis
      Byrjun
     
     
      Artist:
      Sigur
      Ros
     
     
      MCA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sigur
      Ros
      are
      similar
      to
      Radiohead
      not
     
     
      only
      in
      aesthetic,
      but
      in
      how
      easily
     
     
      their
      music
      leaps
      out
      of
      the
      CD
      and
     
     
      into
      an
      indulgent
      music
      critic’s
      vocab-
     
     
      ulary.
      Listening
      to
      this
      unpronounce-
     
     
      able
      CD
      is
      like
      being
      hugged
      by
      a
     
     
      warm
      blanket
      of
      air,
      kissed
      softly
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      its
      beautiful
      strings,
      and
      hearing
      the
     
     
      sweet
      whisper
      of
      Scandinavian
      opera.
     
     
      See
      what
      I
      mean!
     
    

    
     
      -Stephan
      MacLEOD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Farm
      Sanctuary
      Benefit
      CD.
     
     
      Artist:
      Various
     
    

    
     
      Label:
      The
      Mountain
      Collective
      for
     
     
      Independent
      Artists
      Cooperative
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      list
      of
      bands
      appearing
      includes
     
     
      such
      rockin’
      but
      often
      under-appreciat-
     
     
      ed
      bands
      as
      Anti-Product,
      Seven
      Days
     
     
      of
      Samsara,
      and
      Submission
      Hold.
      I
     
     
      was
      surprised
      by
      how
      varied
      yet
      con-
     
     
      sistently
      good
      this
      cd
      turned
      out
      to
      be.
     
     
      The
      musical
      stylings
      range
      from
      hip-
     
     
      hop
      (Fermented
      Reptile)
      to
      emo
     
     
      (Remus
      and
      Romulus
      Nation)
      to
      spo-
     
     
      ken’...
      word,.
      wicked...
      ‘beat
      ~
      ‘shit
     
     
      (Countdown
      to
      Putsch,
      and
      Dave
      Awl)
     
     
      to
      Atom
      and
      His
      Package’s
      nerdy
      elec-
     
     
      tro
      pop.
      All
      of
      the
      money
      made
      from
     
     
      this
      CD
      (after
      production
      costs)
      goes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      the
      Farm
      Sanctuary
      Animal
      Shelter,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      organization
      with
      ranches
      in
      New
     
     
      York
      and
      California
      that
      take
      in
      and
     
     
      rehabilitate
      abused
      farm
      animals.
      For
     
     
      10
      bucks
      you
      can’t
      go
      wrong
      with
      a
     
     
      good
      cause
      and
      such
      an
      amazing
      roster
     
     
      of
      bands.
      Oh,
      and
      stop
      eating
      meat,
     
     
      you
      insensitive
      assholes.
     
    

    
     
      (For
      more
      info,
      or
      to
      order,
      go
      to
     
     
      www.farmsanctuary.com)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Jonah
      CAMPBELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      s
      not
      so
      much
      the
      heat
      as
      it
      is
      the
      humidity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      84
      F
      OPES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      See
      Sy
      iAYeg
      ~~
      =
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      bratwurst
      looks
      lovely.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Artist:
      Q
      and
      Not
      U.
     
     
      Album:
      No
      Kill
      No
      Beep
      Beep.
      Label:
     
     
      Dischord
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Catchy,
      poppy,
      indie
      rock
      (produced
     
     
      by
      Ian
      Mackaye,
      of
      all
      people),
      with
      an
     
     
      emphasis
      on
      the
      rock.
      But
      not
      rock
      as
     
     
      in
      Rock
      (guitar
      poses
      and
      shirtless
     
     
      chicks
      in
      stadium
      seats),
      its
      more
      like
     
     
      fuckin’
      rockin’.
      It
      makes
      you
      want
      to
     
     
      get
      up
      and
      dance,
      or
      at
      least
      just
      spazz
     
     
      out
      like
      a
      big
      nerd.
      At
      least
      it
      makes
     
     
      me
      want
      to,
      in
      any
      case.
      You
      guys
      can
     
     
      go
      to
      hell
      for
      all
      I
      care.
     
     
      (www.heldlikesound.com/qandnotu.ht
     
     
      ml)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Jonah
      CAMPBELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Blank
      Wave
      Arcade.
     
     
      Artist:
      The
      Faint.
     
     
      Label:
      Saddle
      Creek
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Awesome.
      Hip
      electronic
      new
      wave
     
     
      for
      kids
      who
      are
      far
      cooler
      and
      sexier
     
     
      than
      the
      original
      nerds
      who
      both
     
     
      founded
      and
      listened
      to
      old
      new
      wave.
     
     
      I’ve
      seen
      pictures
      of
      these
      guys
      and
     
     
      they’re
      disgusting
      style
      monsters
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      all
      pretentious
      looking
      and
      make
     
     
      me
      want
      to
      punch
      them
      and
      shit
     
     
      (maybe
      like
      the
      Nihilists
      in
      The
      Big
     
     
      Lebowski,
      you
      know?)
      But
      hell,
      they
     
     
      make
      wicked
      rockin-ass
      music
      so
      I
      can
     
     
      forgive
      them
      for
      now.
      Oh,
      and
      3
      of
      the
     
     
      9
      songs
      on
      this
      album
      are
      about
      sex.
     
     
      Holy
      Fresh.
     
    

    
     
      (www.thefaint.com)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Jonah
      CAMPBELL
     
    

    
     
      Food:
      Curry
      Bratwurst
      (One
      Sausage)
     
     
      Restaurant:
      The
      Schnitzel
      Haus
     
     
      Location:
      Aulac,
      New
      Brunswick
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      curry
      bratwurst
      comes
      in
      two
     
     
      sizes:
      one
      sausage
      or
      two.
      Either
     
     
      choice
      is
      accompanied
      by
      a
      mild,
      but
     
     
      very
      nice
      curry
      sauce,
      some
      inedible
     
     
      vegetables
      held
      together
      by
      what
     
     
      might
      be
      mayonnaise,
      and
      your
      choice
     
     
      of
      potato.
      I
      highly
      recommend
      the
     
     
      “German
      potatoes”
      which
      are
      beauti-
     
     
      fully
      greasy
      potatoes
      sliced
      and
      fried
     
     
      with
      onions.
      A
      lot
      of
      them.
      The
      meal,
     
     
      with
      the
      exception
      of
      the
      vegetable-
     
     
      mayonnaise
      catastrophe,
      is
      both
      large
     
     
      and
      excellent
      and
      is
      highly
      recom-
     
     
      mended.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      the
      upei
      women’s
      centre
      is
     
     
      now
      located
      in
      dalton
      202.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      cadre.
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