JAK LOCKE
April 4 2016
"Dungeon" playthrough video
An interesting experiment in community trolling from 2009. Angie462 and JDDemotte join me for commentary.
March 23 2016
Announcing the Targeted series!
Targeted is coming to YouTube next month -- it's a series of short films now with more to come over the years!
March 21 2016
Return to the MHOG Podcast!
I guest once again on the MHOG Podcast! Nearly two hours of so many topics, you wouldn't be able to read half of them before this thing scrolls away
March 7 2016
"McPixel" playthrough video
When a game tells you to play it in small doses, you should listen. I don't listen and we all suffer for it. Angie462 and Y2Hood join me for commentary.
February 26 2016
"140" playthrough video
Another indie game, this time a unique minimalist rhythm-based platformer. Angie462 joins me for commentary
February 8 2016
Not Real Radio podcast
I play three songs and talk music and games on Not Real Radio's second episode
February 2 2016
"You Have To Win The Game" playthrough video
A difficult exploration platformer with a focus on collecting everything and solving an endgame word puzzle. JDDemotte and Angie462 join me for commentary
January 26 2016
"VVVVVV" playthrough video
A tough platformer with no jumping and sometimes maddening controls. NoelCT and Angie462 join me for commentary
January 19 2016
Game engine demo releases
Periodically I'll be putting up playable early game engine concepts and tests (and eventually things that resemble games) for you to mess around with -- here's number 1 (can you reach Game Over?)
January 15 2016
"LOVE" playthrough video
Falling and falling and falling in LOVE, an addictive precision platformer with lo-fi graphics and a great soundtrack. Angie462 joins me for commentary
January 14 2016
Quick, Before It Wears Off
The other night I made up a drinking game. Simple rules: get really hammered and then write, record and mix a song or five before it wears off
January 10 2016
"Pony Island" playthrough video
Hacking a system designed by Satan is the name of this game. Actually, it's "Pony Island" and it has nothing to do with ponies at all. Angie462 joins me for commentary
December 28 2015
A minute from the Rock Show
A video clip of "Cyanide" from a recent Jak Locke Rock Show, December 5 at The Brick House in Houma
December 11 2015
New NOLA Treblemakers album released
14 new recordings of early rock'n'roll and R&B, it's the latest release from The NOLA Treblemakers!
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latest music: Dec 11 2015
The NOLA Treblemakers: Causin' All That Treble Again!
The NOLA Treblemakers: Causin' All That Treble Again! (2015)
14 new recordings of early rock'n'roll and R&B, it's the latest release from The NOLA Treblemakers!
latest video: Dec 28 2015
A minute from the Rock Show
A video clip of "Cyanide" from a recent Jak Locke Rock Show, December 5 at The Brick House in Houma
latest book: Nov 1 2010
Frog Dell's Junkyard
A political satire that requires (and prefers) no prior political knowledge. Jalopies, conspiracies, extreme billiards, and mad artists wait for you to read about them. $2.99 on Kindle, $6.29 in paperback.
latest game: Jun 23 2011
Black Lodge 2600
Help Agent Cooper escape in this Atari-ish chase game based on the last episode of the Twin Peaks series! Mildly authentic 2600 A/V with authentic 2600 frustration for PC and Mac.
latest podcast appearance: Feb 8 2016
Not Real Radio Ep. 2
I play three songs and talk music and games on Not Real Radio's second episode
latest feature film: Oct 21 2015
Targeted
A pair of no-budget independent western short films sharing characters and settings: one following a man whose pride gets him in the worst trouble, and another that was written by a seven-year-old.
latest game playthrough: Feb 2 2016
You Have To Win The Game
A difficult exploration platformer with a focus on collecting everything and solving an endgame word puzzle. JDDemotte and Angie462 join me for commentary. There's also a commentary-less version.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 19 2016 (Fri) @ 10pm
THE JAK LOCKE ROCK SHOW
Metairie, LA - Babylon
w/ Eldre, House Of Flies
February 27 2016 (Sat) @ 10pm
THE JAK LOCKE ROCK SHOW
Houma, LA - The Boxer & The Barrel
w/ West Without, Livebearers
March 18 2016 (Fri) @ 10pm
THE NOLA TREBLEMAKERS
Houma, LA - The Boxer & The Barrel
w/ no supporting act
March 20 2016 (Sun) @ 10pm
THE NOLA TREBLEMAKERS
New Orleans, LA - private event

project in progress
The Targeted project
Targeted is a no-budget independent western film that Jak and company made. In addition to the already released movie and soundtrack, it will have numerous other tie-ins including a video game and humorous novelizations! Here you'll find information and regular updates on the progress of the project.

music in progress
Four albums
The next Jak Is A Four Letter Word volume is currently being recorded. Among the finished tracks are "Next Day Comes Hard", "Fever Dream", "/ Glut / Rut / Cut / Shut /" and "It's Still Too Early To Deal With Last Night".


An acoustic album with a mix of minimalist vocal-driven songs and lush, thickly orchestrated low-key numbers is currently being recorded. Songs include "Ascent", "Iso", "Broken Joe", "Midnight Was Always Too Early", and "Afterword".


Also in the works is a collection of songs with a vaudevillian flare, many of them composed by Jak for burlesque and variety performers over the years. Songs on this one include "Cirrhosis", "Pastel Currency", "Raffle Song", "Glass Medusa" and "Narcissus Stomp".


The follow-up to 2014's rock album "Action Packed Self-Destruction" is being written and recorded. Planned tracks include "Earworm", "Some Kind Of Beautiful Racket", and "Cyanide".

music in progress
Remastered releases
Releases and demos spanning from 1997 to 2002 are currently being remixed and remastered for reissuing as the original master tracks are located, organized and cleaned up.