Articles by Jason Schneider

The Black Keys

Chulahoma

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Following their contribution to Sunday Nights, last year’s widely varied tribute to Junior Kimbrough, the Akron, Ohio power duo pay the ful...

Neil Young

Living with War

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Was it only five years ago that Neil Young wrote the 9/11 rallying cry "Let’s Roll”? As rock’s most contradictory figure, he is certainly e...

Grass

Mulgrave

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

From the ’60s style packaging and group hug photos, it’s easy to assume that this young Dartmouth, NS sextet are following in the grand fol...

Bottle Rockets

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

With no end to the current polarised social climate in the U.S. on the horizon anytime soon, it’s nice that there are at least a few voices...

k.d. lang

Reintarnation

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Because of her mainstream acceptance in the pop world, it’s often easy to forget that back in 1984, k.d. lang completely revolutionised cou...

Various

Classic Railroad Songs

PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

It’s safe to say that the American folk songbook would be radically different if it hadn’t been for trains. Just as the car became the foca...

Denison Witmer

Are You A Dreamer?

PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

After making a more rock-oriented album as part of The River Bends last time out, singer-songwriter Witmer returns to a quieter place on th...

Little Willies

The Little Willies

PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

It’s easy to use a name this self-deprecating when there’s a multi-platinum artist like Norah Jones in the line-up, but this semi-supergrou...