Dinosaur Jr announce London NME show, stream exclusive track
Comprising the classic lineup of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph, Dinosaur Jr have announced a special NME Awards show on February 4th 2013 at London’s Electric Ballroom. Tickets are available from www.nme.com/tickets. In addition, the band are streaming an exclusive unreleased acoustic version of This Is All I Came To Do — taken off...
Dinosaur Jr. announce ‘Chocomel Daze (Live 1987)’ LP
Dinosaur Jr.‘s classic You’re Living All Over Me, turns 25 this fall and to mark the occasion, Merge Records will release Chocomel Daze (Live 1987), a rare live recording featuring the original trio of J, Lou, and Murph, recorded at Dorrnroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands. The album, to be released as a limited edition, will be offered ...
Dinosaur Jr debuts ‘Pierce the Morning Rain’
Dinosaur Jr, featuring the reunited, original trio J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph, debut the second single from their newly-released I Bet On Sky LP, Pierce the Morning Rain. Slated for release on November 4th via PIAS, Mojo has summed up the track by saying it “doesn’t so much open the throttle as push it...
Sebadoh: Welcome back Barlow
Risen from the dust of an early Dinosaur Jr, Lou Barlow, with Eric Gaffney and Jason Loewenstein became Sebadoh in 1986. Not seeking approval and unwilling to withhold, they let loose their simultaneously furious/disinterested lo-fi rock with a series of wonderfully weed-induced records: The Freed Man, Weed Forestin’, The Freed Weed, and Sebadoh III. We...
Old friends remembering long-forgotten chord progressions: Sebadoh in Chapel Hill, NC
Sebadoh can be a puzzling band with their chaotic riff-rock alongside gentle acoustic strumming; their sensitive, lovelorn lyrics preceding LSD-infused skin dives. On their current three-week tour of the East Coast celebrating Secret EP — their first new release in over ten years — the trio made a stop in Chapel Hill and represented all...
Because Sebadoh have released a new EP
…and contributor Jason Bugg, feeling rightfully nostalgic, forwarded this link along with his 1,000-word review.
1993 nostalgia meets middle class musical tastes: A review of Sebadoh’s ‘Secret EP’
Before I get to my review of Sebadoh’s Secret EP, let’s explain the bias in what appears to be a very Terrence Malick-like style, only unlike Terrence Malick, something might actually happen in this review. Also, people won’t say that I’m a genius when they are done reading it – that is to say if...
Dinosaur Jr announce new LP, ‘I Bet On Sky’
Influential indie-rock gods Dinosaur Jr. have announced that a 10th full-length album is in the works for a September 18th release. Entitled I Bet on Sky ( Jagjaguwar), the new LP follows up 2009’s Farm and will feature the original tried, trusted and true lineup of J Mascis (Heavy Blanket), Lou Barlow and Murph. The...