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We describe ourselves as progressive Groove Metal: Despite the Reverence
by Mark Allard-Will "Primate Centurion" is a powerful title that conjures up juxtaposed mental imagery of the tools of war imposed...
Apr 5, 20213 min read


Never Let the Haters Get You Down: Advice from Hot Dog Helen
a satire piece by Hot Dog Helen with Scott Roos *photo courtesy of Deanna Roos and Contingent Colours Photography It's been a few months...
Apr 5, 20212 min read


New Video & Single "Hairbrain" released from The Great Fuss
By Will Yannacoulias It’s exciting for local indie music fans to see the recent activity from Saskatoon’s The Great Fuss. The group, who...
Mar 26, 20211 min read


Saskatoon's Paul Kuzbik releases new single "Diamonds"
By Will Yannacoulias Today Saskatoon singer-songwriter Paul Kuzbik released the poignant video for his new single “Diamonds”. The song is...
Mar 19, 20212 min read


Mysterious Retro Synth Pop Artist Bëker Performs Jam Street's First Live Music Show of 2021
By Aidan Orison and Will Yannacoulias This past Saturday night Jam Street Shared Arts Space hosted their highly anticipated first live in...
Mar 14, 20212 min read


Vinyl release celebrates the Golden Years of Saskatoon Rap
By Will Yannacoulias The late 1990’s and early 2000’s saw the birth of a vibrant rap music scene in Saskatoon, centered around the record...
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Gypsy Moonbird Honoured To Take Part In SaskMusic International Women's Day Digital Concert
By Scott Roos Initially formed in the spring of 2018 by Kriss Atcheynum on vocals, her husband Audi who plays guitar and Reg Whitecalf...
Mar 5, 20213 min read


It's particularly important to us to support women in the music industry: SaskMusic's Lorena Kelly
by Scott Roos Sunday night at 7pm, SaskMusic will be celebrating Saskatchewan women in music with their third annual International...
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Feb 28, 20210 min read


Heading Out To the Highway: A Letter From the Editor (featuring Rob Halford)
by Scott Roos "So I'm heading out to the highway I got nothing to lose at all I'm gonna do it my way Take a chance before I fall A chance...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


A Supportive Community Is the Best Foundation a City Can Have: Edmonton Rocker Pete Klassen
by Scott Roos Striker's Pete Klassen poses with his 2020 Juno award For Edmonton based rocker, Pete Klassen, rock was embedded into his...
Feb 28, 20215 min read


Saskatchewan has only had one metal band nominated for a Juno. What gives?
By Mark Allard-Will The Junos, Canada's equivalency to either the USA's The Grammys or the UK's The Brit Awards, is the star-studded, red...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


The Basement Paintings: "It's About Crafting A Mindset"
By Will Yannacoulias Saskatoon’s The Basement Paintings have worked tirelessly for ten years absolutely perfecting their signature...
Feb 28, 20215 min read


Play hard, play fast, and have as much fun as possible while doing it: Saskatoon's SaintVicious
Saskatoon has long had a history with Doom Rock and boot strap Death Metal bands, but over the past couple years the Paris of the...
Feb 28, 20214 min read


At the Bare Bones of It We're Just a Rock n' Roll Band: Introducing Regina's Above the Crown
By Scott Roos "We're just a bunch of guys trying to have a good time," muses Dylan Biasutto, vocalist and guitarist of Regina based...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


New Jacobin Club: Plague Tales Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
By Will Yannacoulias Since 1995, the painted face of Saskatoon’s underground art & music scene has been the New Jacobin Club. Renowned...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Rockin' In a COVID World: La Ronge School Forges New Path With Pandemic Garage Band Class
By Dara Schindelka For the students living in the north precambrian shield along the shores of Lac La Ronge, learning to rock is part of...
Feb 28, 20215 min read


I Really Want To See Myself Making a Living Off Music: Next Gen Rocker Blake Kawula
by Scott Roos On the surface, 17 year old Prince Albert guitar shredding sensation Blake Kawula seems to be just another kid methodically...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Talk Less, Listen More: Exploring Yarbo's EP One Year Later
by Mark Hodgman There are two sides of modern music. One side is the initial attraction; the icing on the cake or butter and salt on the...
Feb 28, 20214 min read


Inspiration Comes From Their Roots: Indigenous Metal Update
By Mark Allard-Will It's March Metal Madness here at North Sask Music Zine and I, Mark, am following hot on the heels of an article I...
Feb 28, 20216 min read
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