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    A Letter From the Editor: February 2022
    • Feb 6
    • 1 min

    A Letter From the Editor: February 2022

    Well, it's been a tough few months with COVID19 rearing it's ugly head again with yet another variant but, as they say in the business,...
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    "When you're writing a song, you start with a blank canvas" Donny Parenteau On Purpose and Process
    • Feb 6
    • 3 min

    "When you're writing a song, you start with a blank canvas" Donny Parenteau On Purpose and Process

    By Scott Roos Pics by Deanna Roos of Contingent Colours Photography “Once COVID hit, I had to rethink everything that I do. It totally...
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    Reprint: Let’s Get Ready To Ramble: Celebrating The Napatak Ramble’s 10th Annual Music Festival
    • Feb 6
    • 4 min

    Reprint: Let’s Get Ready To Ramble: Celebrating The Napatak Ramble’s 10th Annual Music Festival

    *Editor's note: this article originally appeared in our February edition* By Shelbey Savoie “It’s really about enjoying the people and...
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    Advice from Hot Dog Helen: What to do about Valentines Day
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Advice from Hot Dog Helen: What to do about Valentines Day

    By Hot Dog Helen Pics by Deanna Roos of Contingent Colours Photography Hi, Hot Dog Helen here! I hope you are staying warm with the cold...
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    Telecasters, Bunnyhugs and Vico: Why Fender's First Guitar Became A Sask Indie Icon
    • Feb 6
    • 9 min

    Telecasters, Bunnyhugs and Vico: Why Fender's First Guitar Became A Sask Indie Icon

    By Will Yannacoulias In 1950, Californian radio repairman Leo Fender launched the Fender Telecaster, which would become the first...
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    Brayden King Talks Friendships, Inspiration, and Vulnerability
    • Feb 6
    • 6 min

    Brayden King Talks Friendships, Inspiration, and Vulnerability

    written by Tara McDermott On January 14, 2022, Brayden King released his first EP, “Live From the Road.” NSMZ sat down with him to chat...
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    Adaptable and Dependable: W3apons
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Adaptable and Dependable: W3apons

    By Janice Stobie-Rushton In a perfect world, we would have been able to see W3apons in person as the opener for the Trews "I Wanna Play"...
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    Artist Spotlight: The Steadies' Earl Perreira
    • Feb 6
    • 3 min

    Artist Spotlight: The Steadies' Earl Perreira

    by Scott Roos "You just gotta be yourself, authentic and real." Funk, Reggae, Soul, Dub and Ska… That’s the modus operandi for one of...
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    "It Feels Good To Be Learning Something New" Jay Semko's Poetry Debut
    • Feb 6
    • 3 min

    "It Feels Good To Be Learning Something New" Jay Semko's Poetry Debut

    By Will Yannacoulias Saskatoon’s Jay Semko has enjoyed a long, illustrious career in the arts. Getting his start as a founding member of...
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    Coherency Finally Gets Zero Sum Album Release Show at Regina's The Exchange
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Coherency Finally Gets Zero Sum Album Release Show at Regina's The Exchange

    By Victoria Perras Pics by Dustin Hassard In November of 2021 local Regina band Coherency performed their long overdue album release show...
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    Ponteix: Mario Lepage’s Prairie Soundscapes
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Ponteix: Mario Lepage’s Prairie Soundscapes

    By Andreea Moore Fransaskois artist Mario Lepage‘s new release Amélia is a beautiful prairie soundscape of four really well planned out...
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    HitPiece Scam Impacts Saskatchewan Artists
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    HitPiece Scam Impacts Saskatchewan Artists

    By Will Yannacoulias For Indie music artists the struggle to earn money from their work is an everyday reality. The fact that the...
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    il Creatura Debut Video for New Single “Neighbourhood Bones”
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    il Creatura Debut Video for New Single “Neighbourhood Bones”

    By Will Yannacoulias “Neighbourhood Bones”, released last Friday on streaming and on video Monday, is the debut single from Saskatoon...
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    Oscar’s Hollow Premiere New Video “Desiree”
    • Jan 31
    • 2 min

    Oscar’s Hollow Premiere New Video “Desiree”

    By Will Yannacoulias Saskatoon roots-rock foursome Oscar’s Hollow released a new video today for the demo version of their latest song...
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    Actor Director Debut Video For Single “Gold”
    • Jan 26
    • 2 min

    Actor Director Debut Video For Single “Gold”

    By Will Yannacoulias January 19th Saskatoon alternative electro-pop duo Actor Director released a new video to support their second...
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    Morgan Moats To Teach TransCreate Songwriting Workshop
    • Jan 24
    • 4 min

    Morgan Moats To Teach TransCreate Songwriting Workshop

    By Will Yannacoulias Last summer, TransSask Support Services announced the TransCreate Workshop series, an online program that gives...
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    A Letter from the editor - January 2021
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    A Letter from the editor - January 2021

    I'll just start this off by saying I had no intention of making this as HUGE of an edition as it ended up being. In the year and change...
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    Scott's Three Favourite Records of 2021
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Scott's Three Favourite Records of 2021

    By Scott Roos Well, 2021 kicked all of our asses but it wasn't all doom and gloom. In spite of all the COVID stuff that was constantly in...
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    Mark's Three Favourite Records of 2021
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Mark's Three Favourite Records of 2021

    It zipped past us like the stars around the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to Lightspeed, but 2021 - in spite of its fast...
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    Listen With Blue Ears: Will's Three Favourite Records of 2021
    • Jan 6
    • 4 min

    Listen With Blue Ears: Will's Three Favourite Records of 2021

    By Will Yannacoulias 2021 was another great year for Saskatchewan indie music. Many local artists took advantage of the downtime to...
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