The list of projects that sludge-rock pioneer J Mascis has been involved with is a lengthy one that includes Dinosaur Jr., Deep Wound and Brett Nelson (Built to Spill). ...
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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...
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A Vancounver-based blogger writes about 'a life in love with music'Who are you and what's your blog called?I'm Mikala Taylor and my site's called BackstageRider.Where are...
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Koko, LondonNow that every MacBook is an Abbey Road studio you can destroy with one fumbled Frappuccino, it can seem as though 87% of Americans have become frazzled troub...
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Each week we invite a reader to tell us about the songs they've been listening to recentlyEach week we'll be inviting a reader to share with us a playlist of songs they'v...
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Earlier this year, Dinosaur Jr. main man J Mascis released Several Shades Of Why, a solo album full of gorgeously weary acoustic shreddage. “I’ve Been Thinkin...
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Way back in January I praised Yuck, a band that brings the good ol' days of Dinosaur Jr. to mind but still manages a sound all its own.
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From Nincompoops to Birdbrains, here are your best silly songsWhat makes a fool? It's not just about behaving stupidly. Shakespeare's Fool wasn't really foolish at all &#...
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Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and Pavement are some of the bands name checked when describing Yuck’s sound, and indeed the London four piece are big fans of ’90s...
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J Mascis @ Sasquatch 2011 (more by Josh Darr) Ex-Sub Pop band Band of Horses' last minute club tour hits Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Wednesday (8/10) and the great Sub...
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The band: Sleeping Bags, the latest Los Angeles side-project from the brothers Kivel (Princeton, Kisses). The sound: Sleeping Bags trade in Princeton’s folk-pop for...
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Director of Mysterious Skin and Kaboom is keeping indie pop alive by featuring new music and remixes by his favourite bandsThis week sees the DVD release of two films fro...
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What's new on the app stores on Tuesday 2 August 2011A burst of 9 apps for your considerationWolfram Sun Exposure Reference AppWolfram Alpha is known mostly for its numbe...
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Dinosaur Jr @ MHOW in 2010 (more by Vincent Cornelli) today in NYC * PS 122 benefit * Undead Jazz Festival * Blue Note Jazz Fest * Phyllis Chen @ Barbes * Bob Mould @ 92Y...
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Thurston at MHOW in May (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Dinosaur Jr. kicked off their "Bug" tour last night at Calvin Theatre in Northampton, MA with support from North...
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