Women demand measures to end poverty, violence
by Maureen McNamee

ATP celebrates a surplus and plans for the future
by Maureen McNamee

Melendez court date delayed by Crown
by Ryan Stutt

Community Notes
by FFWD Staff

CITY

Banff heads down the eco-friendly trail
Mountain mecca has ambitious plan to eliminate its impact on the environment
by Tom Babin

SCIENCE MATTERS

Examining human habitat
Study of urban ecology critical as cities expand rapidly
by David Suzuki

BOOKS

The Sleep-over Artist by Thomas Beller
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Purple for Sky by Carol Bruneau
reviewed by Kari Watson

Bookends
Ways to wind down after WordFest
by Harry Vandervlist

WEB WATCH

Leather, corsets and whips, oh my!
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Altered states of awareness at Il Sogno
by Beth Weisberg

GOOD LISTENER

Crazy train
Minding one’s vowels on public transit
by Ian Doig

MUSIC

Icelandic ensemble far from caput
by Mark Hamilton

Harp blower shares trade secrets
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Instrumental hip hop for the proletariat
by Rob Faust

Luting the past for a blues renaissance
With newly formed Rooster Blues Band, Victor Coelho is inspired by deep musical traditions
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Digging up the underground
Smithsonian Folkways exhumes an era with The Best of Broadside
by Martin Kemp

BEAT BOUTIQUE

A melting pot of beat breakdowns
by Rob Faust

STREET SOUNDS

CJSW DJs spin on the support of listeners
by Aubrey McInnis

CD REVIEWS

David Bowie’s Bowie at the Beeb:
The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68 - 72 reviewed by Ian Chiclo
Ryan Adams’ Heartbreaker reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Dzihan and Kamien’s Freaks and Icons reviewed by Rob Faust
Electronic’s Twisted Tenderness reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Full Cycle’s Through the Eyes and
Various Artists’ DieselBoy - The Sixth Session reviewed by Rob Faust
Wallflowers’ Breach reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
Various Artists’ Necessary Pieces 2 reviewed by Rob Faust

THEATRE

Escovedo’s solo exploration
Texas songwriter pares down for cabaret performance
by Jaime Frederick

Holy thespians! Lethargic Lad battles evil
New theatre company debuts with a comic superhero for a slacker generation
by Jeff Goffin

ON STAGE

Cabarets and live soap
by Lori Montgomery

FILM

The sound of anti-music
Dancer in the Dark reinvents Hollywood musicals
by Jaime Frederick

Girlfight drops the gloves and hits hard
Gender change-up throws hooks at the boxing movie genre in coming-of-age story
by Ian Busby

VIDEO VULTURE

It’s time to play the music - it’s time to light the lights
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY

Free Pigeons!
Or: guano in sixty seconds
by James Martin