Articles by Jason Schneider

Listen to Corb Lund's New Album <i>Losin' Lately Gambler</i> Now at Exclaim.ca

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

After five albums that have made him one of Canada's most admired and successful contemporary country artists, Corb Lund is set to release...

Nine Mile

Country Porno Electric Fireplace

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

In spite of, or perhaps because of, the countless flip-flop wearin', acoustic guitar totin' dudes that regularly massacre Bob Marley's "One...

The Warped 45s

10 Day Poem For Saskatchewan

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

It's not often that new roots-based music can be described as "fresh," but from the opening notes of the title track of this full-length de...

Bottle Rockets

Lean Forward

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

With all of the Uncle Tupelo nostalgia inevitably generated by new Wilco and Son Volt releases, it's often easy to forget that Brian Hennem...

Various

Wayfaring Strangers: Lonesome Heroes

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009

Any compilation that kicks off with Buffalo Sabre Jim Schoenfeld's 1973 psych folk gem "Before" has to be worth investigating. Lonesome Her...

Tim Buckley

Live At The Folklore Center, NYC - March 6, 1967

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009

Although his career is now inextricably linked with that of his son Jeff, Tim Buckley's music still has the power to fascinate, even four d...

16 Horsepower

Secret South

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009

With countless artists now basing their work on the tones and messages of early country and folk recordings, it's been easy to forget the i...

Lisa o Piu

When This Was The Future

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009

Lisa Isaksson's bio says she grew up in the countryside around Stockholm, spending her free time doing sketches in horse stables. This idyl...