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CONCERTS

November 30,1999

Wide Mouth Mason Returns to Prince George |

By Michelle Dubuc

Wide Mouth
Mason blew Canada
away with its self-titled
debut in 1997, which
went gold, got the band
nominated for a Juno,
and won them a
Canadian Music Radio
award for best new
group. Now Wide
Mouth Mason are back,
with an even stronger,
more diverse sound on
their new’ = album,
‘Where | Started.” “We
had a little more time to
do this one,” says lead
singer Shaun Verreault
from a bathroom pay-
phone in Thunder Bay,
- “We were able to do
more stuff and just play
what we had -in our
heads at the time.”

Shaun and his band-.

mates Earl Pereira
(bass & vocals) and
Safwan Javed (percus-
sion & vocals) have pro-
duced -a bono fide hit
with “Where | Started,”
the bluesy single “Why,”
the tender ballad
“Companion,” and the
reggae-tinged
“Sugarcane” all receiv-
ing heavy radio play and
Muchmusic _ rotation.
“We were able to get out
to different people with
this record,” says
Shaun, “some of the
songs still connect with
fans of the last album,
but others appeal to
people who may not
have gotten it initially.
We're thrilled with the

response it’s received,
there’s a lot of variety at
the shows now.” And
just how did Wide
Mouth Mason’ end up
driving to and from
these shows in a bus
decorated with...a giant
sperm? “It was our idea
actually. We knew we
were going to be touring
for a long time, and we
got tired of going in and
out of clubs and just
seeing alcohol and
tobacco ads. We were
very uncomfortable with
the idea of being spon-
sored by a _ tobacco
company, so we threw
the idea at Durex,
almost as a joke.” Well,
the company ran with it.
Last year the band had

Career Centre
Continued From

2. Applying to posted
jobs. In other words,
responding to job
advertisements.
Competition is more
fierce, but at least you
know the company is
looking for workers. A
good resume and cover
letter is usually a must!
3... Who you already
know. Liked that sum-
mer job last year? Talk
.to ‘your former boss for
this coming summer...
4, The _ internet.
Increasingly, this is a
tool which can really

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work for
you if you know how to
use it effectively: Here

are a few useful sites.

you. may want to consid-
er:

http://jobs.gc.ca
http://www.campus-
worklink.com
http://www. globeca-
reers.com
http://www.youth.ge.ca
http://www.youth.gov.bc
ca

5. The job search
combo. Combine all of
the above techniques.

“Mix well. Let cure and

Why say it twice?

Talk to two people at once.

Try 3 Way Calling today.

Just 75¢ per use.

See the opening pages in your TELUS
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with Hollandaise sauce.
(The last sentence is a
joke, ha ha).

The point is: network 4

meet people, advertise
that you are looking for
work, spend as much
time as you can, you
know your own situation
best. Use a variety of
methods and be persis-

_ tent. You can do it! Stay

tuned for No. 5 in this
series - Resumes.

a pink bus with a sperm
gracing the side; this

_year the bus is blue, the

“boy bus” as it has been
dubbed. “It’s very inter-
esting, we get to be
spokespeople and pro-
mote something that
can help people rather
than give them cancer.”
The new Durex spokes-
band has _ certainly
come a long way from
its humble beginnings in
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan. Shaun
played his second gig
ever in a cover band at
our very own Generator
cabaret. Shocking, con-
sidering Wide Mouth
Mason spent two shows
last year opening for the
Rolling Stones, and was

asked back to play for
them in February of this
year. “It was so massive
at every level. | had
never seen paparazzi
before, it was really
strange. It was amazing
to meet the Stones,
when people get that
huge. you forget that
they are actually peo-
ple. Being asked back
was a real honour.” So is
Wide Mouth Mason
looking for a little state-
side fame and fortune of
their own? “We're hop-
ing to release the album
in the states. Radio

people down there are
always. saying, ‘oh ya,
we'd love to hear it,
send some copies,’ and
then they call

back,

‘yeah, its great, but we
don’t hear a single next
to Britney Spears. Right
now we’re more excited
about its recent release
in Australia and Japan,
we're looking forward to
travelling around and
seeing some _ other
places.” Well fortunately
for us Wide Mouth
Mason isn’t going any-
where foreign for a little
while. They will make
another return to the
Generator Cabaret on
Monday November 29.
Don’t miss this chance
to catch one of
Canada’s best live acts.
Tickets are $16.50 at
the Generator.

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