written by Chris Familton J Mascis’ recent solo album Several Shades of Why isn’t his first release under his own name, that honour goes to Martin + Me (1996) – a collection of acoustic Dinosaur Jr songs and covers recorded on tour. In that sense the new album is probably considered Mascis’ first true solo record as it was recorded in a studio with original … Continue reading INTERVIEW: J Mascis
Finally one of the seminal documents of the early days of the 90s punk/grunge/garage rock boom gets a release on DVD – right on the 20th anniversary of its original issue. Featuring performances, footage, interviews with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Dinosaur Jr this is essential viewing. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…
written by Chris Familton When Dinosaur Jr reformed in 2006 many fans would have been expecting a fleeting reunion, a tour and perhaps an abandoned attempt at writing and recording new material before imploding in a collision of personalities. The good news is of course that the reconvened triumvirate of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph are a little older, wiser and no doubt mellower … Continue reading INTERVIEW: DINOSAUR JR
Golden Plains have announced the first batch of acts to appear at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre on March 6-8 2010. Pavement Dinosaur Jr Calexico Dirty Projectors The Big Pink Tame Impala Midnight Juggernauts Super Wild Horses Monotonix Gaslamp Killer Nashville Pussy Jeffry Lewis and The Junkyard The Cruel Sea The Crayon Fields Ransom Andee Frost Wooden Shjips Royal Headache http://2010.goldenplains.com.au/ Continue reading ON TOUR: GOLDEN PLAINS first announcement…
1 2 3 4 5 Dinosaur Jr are now into album #2 as the reunited original lineup of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph. Many people expected the reunion to be short lived and that the bitterness of old times would rear its head to scuttle the union like it has for so many other bands. 2007’s Beyond was as good a return to form … Continue reading REVIEW: DINOSAUR JR – Farm
Mascis, Barlow and Murph are back again with the new album Farm due out on June 26th. From the sound of things nothing has changed which is a good thing! Dinosaur Jr rate up there as one of the seminal bands of the late 80’s, early 90’s alongside Jane’s Addiction, Pixies etc… I read recently that Mascis is constantly seeking to emulate Ron Asheton’s guitar … Continue reading MP3: Dinosaur Jr – I Want You To Know
J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow release their new album Farm on June 23rd on Jagjaguwar. The 12 song followup to the brilliant Beyond from 2007 promises to be a goodie… Continue reading NEWS: New DINOSAUR JR album…
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