Articles by Jason Schneider

Billy Bragg

Working Class Hero

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2008

"I’m mean as hell, and I want to change the world.” These aren’t the words of Billy Bragg circa 1984 during the depths of the Thatcher regi...

The Studio At Puck’s Farm

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2008

Driving up the lane at Puck’s Farm, it’s somewhat surprising to discover that it is an actual farm, with everything from llamas to geese wa...

The Raconteurs

Consolers of the Lonely

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2008

If the Raconteurs’ debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, created "Jack White: Guitar Hero” – the side benefit being the White Stripes’ Icky Thu...

Hayes Carll

Trouble In Mind

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

When it comes to low-down honky tonk music, sometimes there’s nothing wrong with reinventing the wheel. That is, only if the artist in ques...

Romney Getty

Ramblin Girl

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

After spending much of the last two years touring Canada, England and Australia, this Collingwood, ON-based singer-songwriter finally has a...

Various

Dr. Boogie Presents: Rarities From The Bob Hite Vaults

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

While Bob "the Bear” Hite is mostly remembered as the hirsute singer/harmonica player for Canned Heat, in many ways that band were only an...

Gary Louris Leaves The Nest

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2008

For 20 critically acclaimed years, the Jayhawks were driven by Gary Louris’s twin gifts of songwriting and guitar playing. But after the ba...

Gutter Twins

Saturnalia

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2008

Rumours of Mark Lanegan’s impending demise still seem to be greatly exaggerated, as the tortured crooner is back again with yet another new...