Jesse Locke

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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Talks

CBGB is the Most Cringe-Inducing Musical Biopic

By Jesse Locke | October 25, 2023

CBGB is the Most Cringe-Inducing Musical Biopic

Jesse Locke revisits the flop on its tenth anniversary.

Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic

By Jesse Locke | August 16, 2021

Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic

Jesse Locke (Motorists) makes a case for the "surprisingly moving" Steve Coogan comedy.