Articles by Jason Schneider

Revolution Recording

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

There's no disputing that the invention of Pro Tools in the '90s levelled a serious blow to established recording studios, leading to the p...

Gangstagrass

Rappalachia

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

If Gangstagrass's "Long Hard Times To Come" hadn't been used so effectively as the theme song to the excellent TV series Justified, the ide...

Hacienda

Shakedown

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

No band have been cheering more for the success of the Black Keys than this San Antonio, TX quartet, who have worked with the Keys' Dan Aue...

Ian Blurton Talks Change of Heart Retrospective, Reunion Shows

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2012

It's been 15 years since Ian Blurton fronted Change of Heart full time, leading him to become more familiar to the current generation throu...

Rush

Clockwork Angels

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2012

"I can't stop thinking big," proclaims the unnamed narrator at the outset of Rush's 20th studio album, a sweeping tale of self-discovery se...

The Tallest Man on Earth

There's No Leaving Now

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2012

After a total of four highly acclaimed albums and EPs, it might be expected that the Tallest Man On Earth (aka Kristian Matsson) might be f...

Ian Tyson

Raven Singer

PUBLISHED May 29, 2012

Hearing Ian Tyson's once-richly-toned voice reduced to a scratchy croak on his last couple of albums was certainly a shock. But on Raven Si...

John Lydon

The Rotten Truth

PUBLISHED May 28, 2012

California definitely agrees with John Lydon. And that's not just because the Public Image Ltd. front-man's natural attention-grabbing pers...