Tag: Dinosaur Jr

Dinosaur Jr in the studio recording follow-up to 2016's 'Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not'

Dinosaur Jr in the studio recording follow-up to 2016’s ‘Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not’

The original lineup of indie-rock icons Dinosaur Jr is back in the studio working on the band’s fifth post-reunion album, the follow-up to 2016’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, according to an Instagram post this week by bassist Lou Barlow. More details right here.

Listen: Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis covers Tom Petty's classic single 'Don't Do Me Like That'

Listen: Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis covers Tom Petty’s classic single ‘Don’t Do Me Like That’

We’re not entirely sure what prompted this, but Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis this week dropped an excellent cover of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic “Don’t Do Me Like That,” which finds the guitarist eschewing the softer acoustic side he usually displays on solo material. Hear it here.

Stream this goldmine of '80s/'90s live tapes from Sonic Youth, The Fall, Hüsker Dü, Pixies and more

Stream this goldmine of ’80s/’90s live tapes from Sonic Youth, The Fall, Hüsker Dü, Pixies and more

If you, like us, are a sucker for those hissy, you-are-there live tapes recorded from the back of dingy rock clubs, drop everything you’re doing and behold The McKenzie Tapes, a site that’s been sharing live recordings made in the ’80s and ’90s of bands that performed at the famed Maxwell’s club in Hoboken, N.J,

Vintage Video: Dinosaur Jr previews 'You're Living All Over Me' at UMass in 1986

Vintage Video: Dinosaur Jr previews ‘You’re Living All Over Me’ at UMass in 1986

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we spotlight this very early footage of a young Dinosaur Jr performing at the University of Massachusetts in 1986. The four songs featured in this 19-minute video include one off 1985’s Dinosaur and three from You’re Living All Over Me, released in 1987.

New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Jawbreaker, X, Ministry and more playing Chicago's Riot Fest

New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Jawbreaker, X, Ministry and more playing Chicago’s Riot Fest

Chicago’s Riot Fest this morning unveiled the lineup for its three-day September festival, which will be headlined by Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and a reunited Jawbreaker. Also on the bill: New Order, Ministry, Dinosaur Jr, X, Bad Brains, Buzzcocks, GBH, Fishbone and Alice Bag.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dinosaur Jr goes looking for a new bass player via fax — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dinosaur Jr goes looking for a new bass player via fax — 1991

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present this footage of J Mascis and Murph of Dinosaur Jr being interviewed by Dave Kendall in 1991 following the release of the band’s major-label debut, Green Mind. They discuss the new album, and the stuffed-animal-starring video for lead single “The Wagon.”