COVER STORY:

Come and get it
Roast Records aims for slow cookin’ satisfaction
By Christa O’Keefe

UP FRONT:

Attack of the Octobees
The DEW Line
By E.J. Cochrane

Caught in the Web
Tabloids for Internerds
By James Lambert

Rant Acid
Dek: Pimpin’ for power
By: SEE Reader

NEWS:

7 Days in 14 Inches
By Angela Chang/Kevin Wilson

Road rage
Street sale runs into city red tape
By Angela Chang

Pride and prejudice
Govt’s language on gay right questions, city police trying to change
By Angela Chang

OPINION:

Feedback
Letters to the Editor
By SEE Readers

Repackaged Iraq
Look forward to the next ten years of resisting nothing
By Fish Griwkowsky

IN PRINT:

Perfectly natural
Anne Metikosh marries environmental concerns with mystery motif
By Dana McNairn

Major honour
Edmonton’s first poet laureate stakes a mandate to make her art form more inclusive
By Angela Chang

RESTAURANTS:

Moved by pupusa
Acajutla is emphatically delicious
By Scott Lingley

Capsule restaurant reviews
By SEE Staff

ON SCREEN:

Alien nation
Cruise fights classic aliens, Spielberg contemporary metaphors, in War of the Worlds
By Dave Alexander

Swimming in secrets
Sweet, soulful fairytale to be discovered in Sabah
By Sparkle Hayter

Lawrence of banalia
Martin hooped in Rebound
By Mike Hebert

Life beyond the headlines
Two films
By Scott Lingley

The bitterest bird
Cinerama
By Chris Webster

Capsule Film Reviews
by SEE Contributors

MUSIC:

Bo gets Diddley
Rock ’n’ roll legend angry after a lifetime of getting ripped off—but not enough to stay playing his beloved beat
By Ian Doig

Unhinged
Toronto’s Uncut are on a loud, fast, good-time-rock-n-roll
By Juliann Wilding

Devil’s tale
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir at the crossroads
By François Marchand

Wynters’ time
Captain Tractor vet ploughs a solo detour
By Tom Murray

A kick in the heart
Fast-rising Cockatoo aiming high
By François Marchand

Velvet Elvis
Smooth and full of colour, ’69-style Presley was the best hit of E
By Lech Linkiel

Hayward beats it
As Ronnie Artur, rockabilly bassist gets more into swing of things
By Tom Murray

Art of the start
How labels go from new to news
By Rollie Pemberton

POP MATTERS
opPost-rock and Pop News
By Thea Varvis

CD Reviews
By SEE contributors

VISUAL ARTS:

Drawing down the moon
Latitude 53 opens its doors for a free all-night art party
By Christa O’Keefe

ON STAGE:

Properly farcical
New territory for Lemoine means A Grand Time for Teatro La Quindicina
By Eva Marie Clarke

Aerial + vertical = original
Innovative collaboration fuels feats finale
By Salena Kitteringham

Cheeky devils
New twists keep Street Performer’s Festival fresh
By Eva Marie Clarke

Barding and blogging
Curtain Raiser
By Eva Marie Clarke

AT THE BACK:

Future sex
Virtual sex in the cyber age isn’t as advanced as we’d imagined
By Josey Vogels