THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

Culture

  • By October 3, 2011

    For anyone interested in music that goes beyond standard FM shlock-fare, there are few vestiges for alternative or independent music on the radio waves these days.

    Not to condemn rock radio for filling their quota, but if it’s necessary to satiate CanCon law requirements, I could do without hearing Nickleback’s “How You Remind Me” ever again. Theoretically, there are better, newer Nickleback songs. Most of what Saskatoon radio listeners are subjected to doesn’t go beyond the most overplayed and uninspiring.

  • Dark Bridges Film Festival enters its second year

    By October 1, 2011

    John Allison had always dreamed of a genre film festival occurring in Saskatoon. However, instead of just hoping and praying for one to come here, he actually started one.

    Now in its second year, the Dark Bridges Film Festival is Saskatoon’s only annual genre film festival.

  • Persephone Theatre’s latest play Dead Midnight is confined potboiler

    By September 24, 2011

    Cabin fever takes on a whole new meaning in the latest Persephone production, Dead Midnight.

  • Ryan Gosling’s latest action film Drive is a complex exercise in style

    By September 23, 2011

    Drive is not your typical Hollywood action movie in that its sole purpose is not to entertain you.

  • New York Times documentary lifts the veil on the most important newspaper in the world

    By September 22, 2011

    The New York Times is the single most important news outlet in America. It still breaks big stories on a regular basis and has weathered the rise of tabloids, cable news and the Internet to remain one of the most respected institutions in journalism. Not bad for a paper that just celebrated its 160th birthday.

  • It’s only rock ‘n’ roll but we like it: celebrating 20 years of Pearl Jam

    By September 21, 2011

    As I prepared to cover my first “big arena” show, Pearl Jam, on Sept. 19 at the Credit Union Centre, I was overwhelmed with memories from the last 20-odd years.

  • De La Soul member DJ Maseo hits up Saskatoon

    By September 21, 2011

    When you hear the words “De La Soul,” what comes to mind? If you say one of hip-hop’s most famous musical groups, you’re correct.

    Formed in Long Island, New York in the mid-1980s, De La Soul is a hip-hop phenomenon consisting of Kelvin Mercer, David Jude Jolicoeur and Vincent Mason. I was fortunate enough to interview Vincent Mason, one of the iconic band’s members who is better known to the music world as “DJ Maseo.”

  • Arcade Fire snag $30,000 Polaris Prize

    By September 20, 2011

    If they somehow didn’t have the indie cred before, Arcade Fire has now certainly solidified their top standing in the Canadian music world now.