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Jesse Locke is a writer and musician based in Vancouver. He is the co-founder of the record label <a href="https://wearetime.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We Are Time</a> with NYC post-punk pre-teen <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/13/chandra-oppenheim-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chandra Oppenheim</a>, and the author of <a href="https://eternalcavalierpress.square.site/product/heavy-metalloid-music-the-story-of-simply-saucer/8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heavy Metalloid Music</a>, 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 <a href="https://twitter.com/wipeoutbeat">@wipeoutbeat</a>.

Jesse Locke

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CBGB is the Most Cringe-Inducing Musical Biopic

MISZCZYK (pronounced Miz-Chik) is the project of Toronto-based producer Nyles Miszczyk. During his formative years as a beatmaker, MISZCZYK’s projects included the hip-hop group Bread &amp; Water; later, while working as an in-house engineer at Toronto’s Royal Mountain Records, MISZCZYK produced hyperactive indie rock band Hollerado, legendary proto-punks Simply Saucer, and garage rock hero Mark “BBQ” Sultan
His debut album, Thyrsis of Etna, brings together a constellation of musicians – young and old, spanning the globe, beloved by fans or yet unknown. He creates spellbinding backdrops for vocalists and instrumental contributors such as Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier, Pylon’s Vanessa Briscoe Hay, The Space Lady, Marker Starling, Chad VanGaalen, Motorists’ Craig Fahner, and many more.
(Photo Credit: Kate Young)

MISZCZYK

Making Thyrsis of Etna Was Like a Party for MISZCZYK and Chandra Oppenheim

Craig Fahner, Matt Learoyd, and Jesse Locke’s paths have intertwined for a long time. They’ve played together as Motorists for three years, but have been in and out of various projects together since their teenage years. Craig’s previous bands include Feel Alright and Leather Jacuzzi, while Jesse plays with Tough Age, Simply Saucer, and Chandra, with whom he runs the label We Are Time. They also share an eclectic mix of influences from post-punk to power pop to krautrock. Their debut record Surrounded was mastered by Australian punk-rock legend Mikey Young (of Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring), and released September 2021 via We Are Time/Bobo Integral/Debt Offensive.
(Photo Credit: Michelle Lemay)

Motorists

Motorists and Mikey Young Are in It For the Love of the Game

Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic