Writings and Ramblings | North Sask Music Zine

Dec 27, 20202 min read

A Letter From the Editor - January 2021

Hello once again. So... We weren't going to do another issue. We were going to take the month off. But, to be honest, all the "best of...

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Dec 27, 20201 min read

Artist of the Year: JJ Voss

Regina based country roots rocker JJ Voss, COVID aside, has had a pretty good 2020. Starting with the release of his third outing Come...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Duo/Group of the Year: The North Sound

The North Sound, a Saskatoon based duo featuring multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Forrest Eaglespeaker and life partner Nevada...

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Dec 27, 20201 min read

Record of the Year: People of the Sun's Last Day of Summer

2020 presented us with several unexpected and excellent albums. The group that stands out the most is People of The Sun with their debut...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

News Story of the Year: Fury Guitar's Jack Facca

By Will Yannacoulias The October 2020 issue of NSMZ featured an interview with new Fury Guitars owner Jack Facca. Fury Guitars was a...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Photo of the Year - Belle Plaine Performs in Prince Albert

At NSMZ we are very fortunate to have an experienced staff photographer who likes unconventional and unique shots. We have made use of...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Dirty Dozen: Scott's Top Three of 2020

JJ Wilde Ruthless On Ruthless, Kitchener, Ontario's JJ Wilde unleashed her powerful, multi-faceted vocal prowess and was able to take the...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Dirty Dozen: Will’s Top Three of 2020

Smokekiller Chiba Saskatoon singer-songwriter John Antoniuk has been a constant fixture of the Saskatoon music scene for over fifteen...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Dirty Dozen: Mark's Top Three of 2020

Annihilator Ballistic, Sadistic Ballistic, Sadistic is the eighteenth studio album of Canadian Thrash Metal titans Annihilator, but more...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read

Dirty Dozen: Andrew's Top Three of 2020

People Of The Sun Last Day of Summer Last Day of Summer is the maiden voyage of Regina’s diverse 8-peice R&B/Hip Hop act, People of the...

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Dec 27, 20201 min read

Something we missed in 2020: Joni Mitchell's Archives Celebrates Saskatoon's Music History

By Will Yannacoulias Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.1: The Early Years (1963-1967) is a five-disc box set highlighting the very beginning of...

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Dec 20, 20204 min read

Songs of Innocence and Experience: Prince Albert Singer-Songwriter Returns With Fresh Perspective

I see what I've lost as I've grown, and there's a connection to my former self (the one who wrote the first album) that I don't want to lose

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Dec 18, 20202 min read

PACMA To Produce Virtual Country Christmas Show This Weekend

"Care Homes have been locked down for months and they need something."

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Dec 12, 20202 min read

Review: Origin Of Spin's Impressive First Offering

by Will Yannacoulias Our Grade: B+ Released October 23rd 2020, Abstract Perception is the first full length release from...

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Dec 7, 20203 min read

Hot Take: Christmas Comes Early For PA with Jeffery Straker's "A Very Prairie Christmas"

You're damn right the show went on! And it was awesome!

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Dec 1, 20200 min read

December 2020 Cover

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Dec 1, 20201 min read

A Letter From the Editor - December 2020

Phew! Another one in the can. It's been quite the wild ride these past few months for obviously a lot of different reasons - both...

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Dec 1, 20204 min read

Hiding In Plain Sight: Prolific Saskatoon-Based Songwriters Johnny Sinclair and Leslie Stanwyck

“Our songwriting is all over the place which is kinda nice. My phone is full of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of little snippets of...

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Dec 1, 20204 min read

Humans getting together and sharing is the real heartbeat of music: Regina's People Of The Sun

By Will Yannacoulias People Of The Sun is an exciting, ambitious new 8-piece R&B/Hip Hop group from Regina, Saskatchewan. Guitarist Erik...

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Dec 1, 20204 min read

I Made Friends Through Music When I Came To Canada: Saskatoon's Felipe the Bass Invader

"In Saskatoon you have everything you need; you have awesome people, you have awesome parks and you don’t have to go on a subway."

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