Jesse Locke
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Jesse Locke is a writer and musician based in Vancouver. He is the co-founder of the record label We Are Time with NYC post-punk pre-teen Chandra Oppenheim, and the author of Heavy Metalloid Music, the biography of 1970s psych/proto-punk band Simply Saucer, published by Eternal Cavalier Press. Jesse currently writes for outlets including Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily, and CBC Music, and plays drums for bands such as Tough Age, Big Rig, and CHANDRA. Follow him on social media at @wipeoutbeat.
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CBGB is the Most Cringe-Inducing Musical Biopic
Jesse Locke revisits the flop on its tenth anniversary.
October 25, 2023
Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic
Jesse Locke (Motorists) makes a case for the "surprisingly moving" Steve Coogan comedy.
August 16, 2021

