Ever since I was old enough to complain, my dad took great pleasure in the act of dragging my always-resistant ass to music festivals. A summer full of glorious music for him meant a summer full of…   Read Story »

I haven't been charting it or anything, but I've been writing these lists for the better part of a year now, and despite a few slow weeks, they seem to get better all the time. So here's something to…   Read Story »

Dinosaur Jr. go the Funny Or Die route for their new video for "Watch The Corners." The band themselves only show up in digitally blurred cameo form. Instead, we see the story of a teenage girl who…   Read Story »

J Mascis is god, but he's also a notoriously difficult interview; he's known for being reticent and awkward and prickly. But maybe that's just the milieu of the exchange? Maybe he'd be a bit more…   Read Story »

Of all the bands closely associated with The Year Punk Broke, Dinosaur Jr. is simultaneously amongst the most enduring and enigmatic. Singer, principal songwriter, and lead guitarist J Mascis…   Read Story »

Today, Dinosaur Jr. came through with the first single for the forthcoming I Bet On Sky, signifying the group's third new release since 2007. The track, "Watch The Corners," is a song that hones in…   Read Story »

Ever since reforming the original lineup back in 2005, Dinosaur Jr. have proven to be a huge exception to the rule that reunited bands can't recapture the old magic. Back in the day, we always heard…   Read Story »

A couple years ago, Built To Spill bassist Brett Nelson launched the Electronic Anthology Project, a passion project that reimagined Built To Spill's songs through the aesthetic of New Wave bands…   Read Story »

When he's not leading Dinosaur Jr., legendary indie-rock axe-wrecker J Mascis likes to keep himself busy with extracurricular projects. His latest is the instrumental power-trio Heavy Blanket, which…   Read Story »

Nerd culture collides again for Aggronautix's new bobblehead, facsimile of J. Mascis. There is some precedent for this. But they're thinking big this time. J is accurately sculpted right down to…   Read Story »