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Maybe it's because I've returned memories, impressions and musings from the early WILL BROWN 'David Ravensbergen victorious from a week of Francophone decadence, days of October—we just won't ask you to look Cinema Aspirant 4 and the re-adjustment to life in sleepy Vancouver Ad Manager Allan Maclnnis is taking a little longer than expected. It could be Looking forward, I must say that I found r Strut, Fret and Flicker 5 a result of my significant other's recent acquisition Douglas Rushkoff's column in the latest issue CATHERINE RANA Penelope Mulligan RLA Editor of the prefix, 'in', and the subsequent emotional of Arthur to be an inspiring call to shake off DANNY MCCASH Spectres of Discord •„ v^v*t«0 5 turmoil. But that's not quite it. It's got to be my the shackles of politeness and start calling David Ravensbergen work stance—facing due north where once I gazed uncomfortable political developments by their Mixtape 7 east. Earlier this month, in a fit of dissatisfaction true names. He rightly explains that material Review Manager Pop Montreal with the long, straight countertop-style layout comfort and relative stability are impediments to JORDIE SPARKLE Riff Rail 7 that's ruled this office since time immemorial, we meaningful political action, but that doesn't mean Layout & Design Bryce Dunn WILL BROWN Textually Active 8 removed screws and tore planks to create a sleek, we have to keep telling ourselves little fables about ALANNA SCOTT Canzine West' perpendicular design. With the bonus addition of the efficacy and nobility of democracy. Well, I may Calendar 18 two slices of new RAM, Discorder feels reorganized be ready to say "civil War", but I'm not totally on Production Team Nicole Ondre and rejuvenated, ready to take on the long gloom board with "fascism"—yet. Perhaps I just need an WILL BROWN 28 of November. improved understanding of history, as legendary DAVID FERNIG Real Live Action NATALIE GARCIA Under Review 30 The makeover continues with this month's punk intellectual Ian Svenonius advocates in this ROBIN HAWKINS CiTR Charts 33 "cover, the first live shot featured in a long while. month's interview about his recently released ARTHUR KRUMINS The Dopest Hits of October 2006 The red, ponderous woman that convinced-you to collection of essays, The Psychic Soviet. If you're DAVID RAVENSBERGEN ready to skip straight to more Direct Action, turn ALANNA SCOTT Program Guide 34 pick up this magazine is Henriette Sennenvaldt, GRAEME WORTHY lead singer of Danish band Under Byen. Her to page 20 for a discussion of the Squamish Five AGATA ZUREK understated presence and captivating vocals with filmmaker Reg Harkema. crowned the band's opening set for Joanna That's it for this month. Time to wrap this Photo & Illustration Newsom at Pop Montreal, and the cover photo little bundle up tight and ship it off to the printers WILL BROWN JACK DYLAN comes to us cloaked in mystery from their second with love. «k SARAH FRANCES HAMMOND Pop Montreal appearance at the festival. Speaking of Pop, this MARIELLE KHO Our correspondents regale with memoirs month's festival coverage is unique in its avoidance DORY KORNFELD SARAH KRAMER of Montreal, and there's not an accent NICOLE ONDRE aigue in site, iw 10 LAURA RUSSELL David Ravensbergen, Editor ALANNA SCOTT [email protected] KATHERINE SOMODY BROCK THIESSEN JASON TRILL k Margaret Thrasher Won't FRANK YANG Be Our Friend Local punks rage against the myspace machine in tiny shorts. MT 17 Charts LUKE MEAT Distribution RICHARD CHAPMAN Monkey Warfare, Direct US Distribution Action, Bicycles and Ebay FRANKIE RUMBLETONE Red Cat Records The exploits of the Squamish Five reconsidered through the lens of director Reg Harkema. MP 20 Publisher STUDENT RADIO SOCIETY 4307 Main St. OF UBC Halfway To A Threeway Swan Lake stays humble. A phone call and an email exchange: 1.5 interviews is half of 3. MP 25 Illuminated By The Light Svenonius is hard to spell just like Ahmadinejad. They both don't think the United States is a very good place to be. MP 26 Eventual Juxtaposition: College-Quality Music vs Quality College Music MT 32 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK YANG www.chromewaves.net ©DiSCORDER 2006 by the Student Radio Society of the University of British Columbia. All rights- reserved. Circulation 10,000. Subscriptions, payable in advance, to Canadian residents are $15 for one year, to residents of the USA are $15 US; $24 CDN elsewhere. Single copies are $2 (to cover postage). Please make cheques or money orders payable to DiSCORDER Magazine. DEADLINES: Copy deadline for the Decembuary /Jancember issue is November 20th. 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The Trial of the Catonsville Nine is based on rTth Berrigan's play; unselfconsciously stagey, it allows the Bionic Owls Sunshine Coast defendants at Catonsville to explain how their action, artist and anarchist while criminal; was a profoundly moral act. It's an in­ Fond of Tigers Maurice Spira has spiring and very well acted film that raises questions little use for religion, of how far activism can go, and features Peter Strauss; saying that even the John Vemon, and Donald Moffat (the guy who doesn't D.Trevlon So compost in his gar­ want to spend the whole winter tied to a fucking couch 14th —" . ^ den has "a cosmology in John Carpenter's The Thing}. Similarly, fti the King of 7 and a deeper mean­ Prussia, which stars the Berrigans as themselves, deals The Choir Practice <s ing about transitional with their involvement in the Plowshares Movement, I It's A Living Thing % form in life that is so which saw the priests and their cohorts invading mis­ much more profound sile plants to hammer on warheads or pour blood on The Pack * than your ridiculous, 21st imaginary supposed deities and their dreadfully psy­ In the King of Prussia was directed by controver­ '*>>f* chotic trips that they pull." In an interview with him sial documentarian Emile de Antonio. Another of his jump+dash 3F< earlier this year, I argued that both religion and the films featuring Daniel Berrigan is available on DVD: <? concept of the sacred can have value, and that he'd In the Year of the Pig, about the Vietnam War.