In this first episode of the pod I talk to music journalist, skateboarder, musician and all around cool person Jesse Locke! Jesse’s bio:
Jesse Locke (he/him) is a writer and musician based in the traditional, unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, also known as Vancouver, BC.
As a journalist, his writing has been published by outlets including Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily, SPIN, Stereogum, CBC Music, The Ringer, The Wire, Xtra Magazine, Musicworks, FLOOD, Tone Glow, Aquarium Drunkard, and Exclaim! He has written liner notes and artist biographies for labels such as Joyful Noise, Fat Possum, In The Red, Mint Records, Royal Mountain, Dine Alone, Telephone Explosion, and Lion Productions. His first book, Heavy Metalloid Music: The Story of Simply Saucer, was published in 2016 by Eternal Cavalier Press.
As a musician, Jesse has played with bands such as Tough Age, Big Rig, Motorists, Simply Saucer, Kerkland Jerks, Chandra, Rotten Column, Century Palm, the Ketamines, and Dirty Beaches. In 2020, he co-founded the We Are Time record label with cult post-punk artist Chandra Oppenheim. Jesse has toured Europe, Japan, the United States, and Canada, with recent highlights such as Chandra’s performance at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival, and a live 7” released by Third Man Records, and Tough Age's 2023 album, Waiting Here, released by We Are Time and Bobo Integral Records. He lives with his partner Reagan and their 14-year-old cat Crumbs.
No Skips with Jesse Locke