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  How J Mascis Almost Joined Nirvana (Twice!) and Built to Spill

  October 4, 2012 – While reporting his long feature on indie rock titans Dinosaur Jr., SPIN editor David Bevan discovered that the band's frontman, Joseph, "J" Mascis Jr. had almost found himself a member of both Built to Spill and Nirvana. …
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  Dinosaur Jr.: Rediscovering the Gnarl

  October 4, 2012 – He found it. Flat on his belly, his tiny feet fluttering beneath the couch in his father's skylit home studio, Rory Mascis, four years old and three feet tall, is stretching to retrieve a miniature guitar. "Do you want to hear some songs?" he asks, his long brown hair alive with static as he stands. "Lou and I are going to play some songs."By "Lou," he means Lou Barlow: bassist, bandmate, friend, and foil to his father, Dinosaur Jr. …
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  Dinosaur Jr., 'I Bet on Sky' (Jagjaguwar)

  September 28, 2012 – The reconstituting of Dinosaur Jr.'s original lineup in 2005 definitively confirmed the widespread suspicion that no band on earth could resist the reunion bug. …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Grizzly Bear, Dinosaur Jr., More!

  September 11, 2012 – Another bounty of full-album streams is upon us! Our one request: read our story about how Grizzly Bear and their Brooklyn cohorts have changed pop music while listening to the first LP on the list. Bonus Listen! We just learned the Killers are streaming Battle Born on iTunes right now! 1) Grizzly Bear, Shields. …
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  Dinosaur Jr. Soundtrack Slacker Heartbreak in 'Watch the Corners' Video

  August 21, 2012 – Dinosaur Jr. protect those guilty of underage drinking and teenage hooliganism in their new video for "Watch the Corners" (off their forthcoming "guitar grinding" LP I Bet on the Sky) by pixelating their faces like they're the subjects of a heinous local news investigation. The clip was helmed by the Director Brothers and stars the Tim of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! …
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  Sebadoh Suddenly Release First New Songs Since 1999

  July 23, 2012 – Before fans had a chance to tweet the words "Sebadoh are going to put out their first new music in over a decade" the lo-fi pioneers suddenly dropped a five-song EP, called secret, as a "taste of [their] upcoming 2013 album" via their Bandcamp page. It is, in fact, the band's first new material since 1999's The Sebadoh. …
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• Heavy Blanket, 'Heavy Blanket' (Outer Battery)

  May 11, 2012 – Dinosaur Jr.'s J Masics re-confirms his guitar-hero status on this instrumental, psych-rock freakout. …
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  Dinosaur Jr. Will Deliver Plentiful Shredding on Late Summer LP

  May 7, 2012 – Outside the Mascis family home in Amherst, Massachusetts, Lou Barlow rests his head on his steering wheel, focused on a song that's forcing his small grey pick-up to shiver and shudder. He's currently hearing the latest mix of "Rude," a growler he's added to the family of 13 that he and his Dinosaur Jr. bandmates are hearing back in full for the first time since tracking for their forthcoming full-length began in early February. …
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  Electronic Anthology Project (Built to Spill's Brett Nelson) Covers Dinosaur Jr.'s 'The Lung'

  April 9, 2012 – In what's quickly becoming one of the most tantalizing Record Store Day lineups to date, Built to Spill bassist Brett Nelson has also recorded new-wave interpretations of Dinosaur Jr. classics as part of his Electronic Anthology Project — with fresh vocal takes from guitarist J. Mascis. …
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  Weezer Plan All-Star Cruise Fest

  July 12, 2011 – Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has revealed the group's coolest concert yet: a five-day sea-faring music festival dubbed The Weezer Cruise, set to take place early next year. And the guys have roped in some pals for the party, including Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Wavves, the Antlers, Yuck, Free Energy, and Sleeper Agent. The ship sails from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, on January 19-23. …
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