UGSMAG Podcast

Special edition of the UGSMAG podcast featuring soso and Maybe Smith reminiscing about their classic album Tinfoil on the Windows (2007), which is now available on vinyl for the first time ever!

In this final episode, mcenroe is joined once again by DJ Hunnicutt to go over the series and cover a grab bag of topics - a few Farm Fresh rarities, their encounters with Narduar, The Hummers, Hunnicutt’s loss of sight, P&C Cribs, other Winnipeg artists, and what is next for the label.

mcenroe concludes his conversation with Odario of Mood Ruff and Grand Analog. In part two, they talk about Peg City Holla, the end of Mood Ruff and the formation of Grand Analog. They talk about working with Shad and with Posdnuos of De La Soul, and play a track from Odario’s latest solo EP.

mcenroe catches up with Josh Martinez, who he crossed paths with in Vancouver between Josh’s time in Halifax and Portland. Josh breaks down highlights of his career as Maxwell, his time with Low Pressure and DJ Moves, and his work with Sleep and the Chicharones, Camobear Records, and the Pissed Off Wild.

mcenroe checks in with Odario of Mood Ruff and Grand Analog. In part one, they go over the early days in Winnipeg, their first releases together on Peanuts & Corn, and then the birth of Slo Coach Records and Mood Ruff’s first video, "No Hooks".

mcenroe catches up with Sheldon aka Shazzam of Winnipeg’s legendary Frek Sho crew to get into his early hip-hop history, and the long careers of the group and his solo work.

mcenroe brings his old pal Steve St. Louis back on to talk about the mcenroe solo records. They talk about mcenroe’s start on the mic, his first solo EP, and then his various projects over the years. Finally they preview another new track from the 2021 release 'Brandon'.

mcenroe finally hangs out with Gruf - the final Break Bread member to do the podcast. They take it all the way back to the Bootknock Rascals, Twisted Spirits, and Frek Sho, and then the formation of fermented reptile and the Break Bread crew.

mcenroe catches up with soso aka Troy Gronsdahl. They trace the timeline of the Clothes Horse family in Saskatoon and their kinship with the P&C crew over the years.

mcenroe catches up with Jason Lapeyre, who directed many of the Peanuts & Corn videos over the years, as they each talk about the videos they have directed by Pip Skid, John Smith, Gruf, mcenroe, and others.