Articles by Jason Schneider

Gourds

Haymaker!

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

According to some, Americana isn't living up to its mandate unless it's making some kind of profound statement on rural and urban lifestyle...

Merle Haggard

Live From Austin TX '78

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

If there's any further explanation needed about why Merle Haggard's songs are timeless, all one needs to hear is the opening track of this...

Waylon Jennings

Live From Austin TX '84

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

He may have been much better known in 1984 as the voice of The Dukes Of Hazzard but when he was allowed to ply his actual trade, as during...

Birdwatchers Of America

There Have Been Sightings

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

This Boston quartet say they chose their name because bird watching was the least cool thing they could think of. The same could almost be...

From Seattle to the Stone Age

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2009

With the 20th anniversary of the Seattle scene's insurgence fast approaching, the ghosts of its fallen figures will still not be allowed to...

Thoughts on 2008: Exclaim! Assistant Editor Jason Schneider

PUBLISHED Dec 26, 2008

To tide us over while we indulge in the holiday spirit gorging on stuffing and egg nog, we asked a bunch of our contributors to tell us the...

R.E.M.

Murmur

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2008

There are few records that can justifiably be called "era-defining" but R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut unquestionably fits that bill. Just...

Blue Rodeo

Blue Road

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008

When it comes to live albums, Blue Rodeo thankfully haven't yet reached the level of predictability as, say, the Rolling Stones or Rush, bu...