Dinosaur Jr. To Release Fan-Shot DVD
For six lucky Dinosaur Jr. fans, June 25, 2011 was probably one of the best days of their lives. On that fateful day, those die-hard fans got to meet and interview the recently reunited grunge trio and film the band’s show at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 club. read more
Found in: Music, NewsDinosaur Jr. Reissues Earliest Albums on Cassette Tape
Alternative rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. reissued their first three albums — Dinosaur (1985), You're Living All Over Me (1987) and Bug (1988) — on vinyl last month, and now they're resurrecting an even more seldom-seen medium of music: the cassette tape. In a special box set distributed by Joyful Noise Recordings, the band will now release these first three albums in cassette format. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsDinosaur Jr./OFF! Photos - Atlanta, Ga.
Photos taken by Mike White at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse on June 26.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsCatching Up With J Mascis
Reticent in person, he's downright talkative in song, delivering deceptively incisive lyrics in that instantly recognizable laidback drawl of his and writing witty, extensive essays with his guitar. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Tempe/Solana Beach - 11/3-4/09
Tempe, AZ 11/3 8 am flight to Phoenix from the Burbank, Bob Hope Airport, the perfect airport: small, boarding planes off the tarmac up a staircase always feels romantic, somehow. Though the feelings I have leaving home again are far from wistful. Phoenix is in the Desert; it makes Los Angeles look like a rain forest.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Boulder/Fort Collins/Halloween - 10/29-31/09
Boulder 10/29 Dinosaur Jr’s very complicated history somehow all comes together here, in Boulder, Colorado. It’s interesting that it is virtually halfway between Massachusetts and my new home in California. Blee Music, Dino’s management, has masterminded each step of our reunion career: when to record a new record, when to tour. It has brokered nearly every band discussion. As the designated parent, it also absorbs all the ambivalence and occasional yelling. So our appearance at the Boulder Theater is fraught with expectations and concern. Boulder is where the smoking ban began—the ban that has now spread to Italy, of... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe 25 Best Album Covers of the Decade (2000-2009)
A great album cover captures the imagination and sears itself into the brain, forever fusing its iconic imagery with the music it comes to signify... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Boulder, CO - 10/29/09
Wake to a bus disturbance. It seems a wheel nearly shimmed off while we were in route. We are on the side of the highway (I-76), it is sleeting and the smokers are out smoking in the breakdown lane. Murph is wandering on the frontage road attached to his cell phone (I worry that he’ll be hit by a speeding pickup truck; he’s occasionally oblivious to traffic.) We congregate in the front lounge and have a pretty good time considering we are stranded. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch film with Johnny Depp) is on the DVD player and we appreciate Neil... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Omaha, NE - 10/27/09
The building complex for the club (The Slowdown) contains an Urban Outfitters, an American Apparel and the offices of Saddle Creek records, among other left of the dial businesses. A testament to how well Bright Eyes and his compatriots have done? I don’t know and don’t ask anyone about it.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe Hold Steady, Of Montreal and Dinosaur Jr Help Insound Introduce Mixtape T-Shirt
Over the past couple decades, the mixtape has manifested itself in different forms. Originating as a cassette tape, the word eventually evolved to include the CD, so perhaps it’s not too surprising that its next avenue could be the t-shirt.... read more
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