Dinosaur Jr. @ The Troubadour, West Hollywood 6/23/09

With the excellent Farm, J, Murph, and Lou are back and spry as ever. And with their colossal amp and pedal rigs, they are eardrum rupturing as ever, too. Dinosaur Jr. is touring to show everybody how it's done, yet... CONTINUE READING DINOSAUR JR. @ THE TROUBADOUR, WEST HOLLYWOOD 6/23/09»

Posted on June 24, 2009 in Concert, Photo (2 comments)
Tags: Crystal Antlers | Dinosaur Jr

New Dinosaur Jr. Video - "Over It"

Following up the mid-tempo "I Want You To Know," the reinvigorated Dinosaur Jr. look especially spry when going the Bones Brigade/BMX freestyle route in this great Marke Locke-directed video for Farm's "Over It." Besides gnarly moves, there are lessons to... CONTINUE READING NEW DINOSAUR JR. VIDEO - "OVER IT"»

Posted on June 5, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr | Public Enemy | The Raveonettes

New Dinosaur Jr. - "I Want You To Know"

The reunited Dinosaur Jr's picked up where various Dinosaur lineups let off, making solid songs that sound like Dinosaur. Only this time it's the original guys doing it, and there seems to be a bit more passion than some of... CONTINUE READING NEW DINOSAUR JR. - "I WANT YOU TO KNOW"»

Posted on April 30, 2009 in MP3 (9 comments)
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Dinosaur Jr. Prep Jagjaguwar Debut

Admittedly, I was a cynical dick when Dinosaur Jr. announced their full-band reunion. A little bit because they were one of the most important bands of my youth and reunions often backfire, but more importantly, as a long-haired youngster I... CONTINUE READING DINOSAUR JR. PREP JAGJAGUWAR DEBUT»

Posted on March 25, 2009 in Album Art, Video (23 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Dinosaur Jr

SXSW 2009: Friday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy On Friday we shook off the early-morning cobwebs and made a beeline to the Pitchfork/Windish Bash in time to catch the last couple tracks by psychedelic post-Vanishing Voice Brooklynites Woods on the outside stage... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW 2009: Thursday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Yesterday started off bright, early, and ecstatic with NJ's Roadside Graves at Peckerheads. The band seduced a 2PM crowd into hooting, hollering, do-sa-do-ing, and otherwise pretending it was after midnight to tracks both new... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

All Tomorrow's Parties NY: Brought To You By My Bloody Valentine's Favorite Bands

Day last of All Tomorrow's Parties' first foray in the great state of New York featured another blockbuster, '90s-leaning lineup, although this one was extra special: acts hand picked by the triumphantly returning My Bloody Valentine, and evidently proud of... CONTINUE READING ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES NY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY BLOODY VALENTINE'S FAVORITE BANDS»

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Sunday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Aaaaand we're back. Quite a weekend in Chicago, and this is the post to put a Fork in our coverage of this year's party in Union Park. For day last, the threat of... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

Everybody Covers Dylan: I'm Not There In Concert @ Beacon Theater, NYC 11/8/07

Jim James of My Morning Jacket Just a few weeks until the six-Dylan flick I'm Not There starts showing at a theater near you, but last night's event at Beacon was organized by filmmaker Todd Haynes (hovering above the... CONTINUE READING EVERYBODY COVERS DYLAN: I'M NOT THERE IN CONCERT @ BEACON THEATER, NYC 11/8/07»

J Mascis Learns Not To Cross David In A Guitar Hero Duel

Comedians and Guitar Hero go together like peanut butter and applesauce (try it, it's delicious); remember the Aziz/Armisen GH duel off the Times Square jumbotron? So, no surprise that this clip sees real life guitar hero J Mascis get spanked... CONTINUE READING J MASCIS LEARNS NOT TO CROSS DAVID IN A GUITAR HERO DUEL»

Posted on June 28, 2007 in Video, Video Games (12 comments)
Tags: David Cross | Dinosaur Jr

Fancy Footwear For The Well-Heeled Indie Rocker

When Johnny joined forces with Modest Mouse, he upped the band's "dapper" quotient 100%. Next up for the guitarist? Trans-Atlantic sneaker designer. Johnny religiously dons his PF Flyers before hitting the stage each night, and now he's designed a shoe... CONTINUE READING FANCY FOOTWEAR FOR THE WELL-HEELED INDIE ROCKER»

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Rock Shoes (10 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr | Johnny Marr | Joy Division | Modest Mouse

New Dinosaur Jr Video - "Been There All The Time"

Thurston Moore (sometimes known as Lurch) and his daughter Coco are the guests of honor in Dino Jr's Matt Dillon-directed clip for "Been There All The Time." Despite the abundance of names dropped in that lead, it's a relatively straight-forward... CONTINUE READING NEW DINOSAUR JR VIDEO - "BEEN THERE ALL THE TIME"»

Posted on April 13, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
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Dig For Fire: A Pixies Tribute

Scottish post-rockers and Zidane soundtrackers Mogwai will cover Pixies' "Gouge Away" on an upcoming tribute to the band, set for November 13th release on American Laundromat Records. The label's site confirms that They Might Be Giants, OK Go, J Mascis,... CONTINUE READING DIG FOR FIRE: A PIXIES TRIBUTE»

Posted on April 11, 2007 (26 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr | Mogwai | Pixies

For Lou Barlow, Email Is A Truly Great Thing

A couple of the best advances in the recent trend toward band reformation come thanks to Lou Barlow, setting aside well-documented differences with both Eric Gaffney and J. Mascis to breathe some vitality into the beloved bands Sebadoh and Dinosaur... CONTINUE READING FOR LOU BARLOW, EMAIL IS A TRULY GREAT THING»

Posted on February 27, 2007 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr | Lou Barlow | Sebadoh

New Dinosaur Jr - "Been There All The Time"

Head to Dinosaur Jr's MySpace to hear another track off of a record that we're getting more anxious to hear by the day. Like "Almost Ready," "Been There All The Time" is another thick and fuzzy slab of melodic '80s... CONTINUE READING NEW DINOSAUR JR - "BEEN THERE ALL THE TIME"»

Posted on February 19, 2007 (3 comments)
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New Dinosaur Jr - "Almost Ready"

The first track from J Mascis and crew's forthcoming eighth album is a door-busting slab of classic college radio guitar rock. J's working the frets, overdrive on way-overdrive, killer melodies all around. (Grab it at P4K). And just like that,... CONTINUE READING NEW DINOSAUR JR - "ALMOST READY"»

Posted on February 13, 2007 (7 comments)
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Nike's Dinosaur Jr. SB Dunk High

Coming to pretentious sneaker shrines this fall. (Via Optimus Crime/The Hundreds.) You say brand mash-up gone wrong. I say these are gonna look groovy with my Sebadoh tracksuit.... CONTINUE READING NIKE'S DINOSAUR JR. SB DUNK HIGH»

Posted on July 24, 2006 in Rock Shoes (55 comments)
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