726: Stready Rollin’ Men Sep. 16, 2009

Film Reviews

Cover

Steady as they go
The Hold Steady tries to Stay Positive while growing up
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Front

Vuepoint
Cue the fat lady?
Scott Harris / scott@vueweekly.com

BC Pipeline Bombings
Residents of Peace River region call gas development 'a tsunami' as saboteur's deadline approaches
Chris Arsenault

Transportation Master Plan
Council gives green light to first Transportation Master Plan update in a decade
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Zeitgeist: Soft power in the world of privacy
Privacy law emerges as a Canadian export
Michael Geist / mgeist@vueweekly.com

Issues
Nuclear Power
Despite biased consultations Albertans have spoken out against nuclear power, but will the government listen?
Cecily Mills / cmills@compusmart.ab.ca

Dyer Straight
The Afghan follies
Widespread electoral fraud by Karzai offers Obama a way out, if he's willing to take it
Gwynne Dyer / gwynne@vueweekly.com

News Roundup
Scott Harris / scott@vueweekly.com

Well, Well, Well
Iatrogenic Disease
SMON offers just one example of why a little bit of skepticism can go a long way
Connie Howard / health@vueweekly.com

Queermonton
Male Privilege
Learning to share
Ted Kerr / ted@vueweekly.com

Arts

Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen
Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen examines the clique-filled, high-stakes days of high school
Fawnda Mithrush / fawnda@vueweekly.com

Prospectus
The individual works in SNAP's group project PROSPECTUS don't make up a greater whole
Adam Waldron-Blain / adamwb@vueweekly.com

Tideline
A stint as a gardener helped Jeff Page find Tideline
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone's hilarious musical-within-a-play lets our own personal experiences transform it into something heartfelt
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Prairie Artsters
Elaborate on collaborate
What does it mean when someone wants to collaborate?
Amy Fung / amy@vueweekly.com

Dish

Cooking Class
Learning the secrets of Indian cooking at City Arts Centre
Angie Roos / angie@vueweekly.com

At Home: Best waffles ever?
Adding Rice Krispies to the batter yields surprises
Jan Hostyn / jan@vueweekly.com

Veni, Vidi, Vino
Grape history lesson
The more you know, the more you can enjoy
Jenn Fulford / vino@vueweekly.com

Film

DVD Detective
Homicide
David Mamet's Homicide doesn't stray from his usual style, and that's fine
Josef Braun / josef@vueweekly.com

Pushing Borders
FAVA's Pushing Borders has local filmmakers playing with content and form
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

Music

More than one dl in town
ITunes isn't the only option for legal downloads

Roar of the DragonForce
English power-metal band delivers an Ultra Beatdown
Eden Munro / eden@vueweekly.com

Still alive and well
Veteran punk uses his power for good
Fawnda Mithrush / fawnda@vueweekly.com

Hold the Fortresses
Octoberman comes together for its new album
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com

On the hunt
Halifax-based songwriter tests her limits on new album
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Save a ukulele
Doug Hoyer does his part to elevate the instrument
James Stewart / jstewart@vueweekly.com

Competitive streak
Shiloh bounces back to Edmonton
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

New Sounds
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
... And the Horse You Rode in On
Justin Shaw / justin@vueweekly.com

Outdoor Adventures

The Death Race is over. Long live the Death Race.
Jeremy Derksen / jeremy@vueweekly.com

New Sounds

Corb Lund
Eden Munro / eden@vueweekly.com

Band of Skulls
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Porcupine Tree
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Phish
Scott Harris / scott@vueweekly.com

Sean Paul
Jonathan Busch / jonathan@vueweekly.com

Cuff the Duke
Justin Shaw / justin@vueweekly.com

The Magnetic Fields
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Quick Spins
Whitey Houston / quickspins@vueweekly.com