TAG: Dinosaur Jr

Jan29

MIX: Vice x Bloc Party Mix

Vice has a mix from Top Billin, all Bloc Party tunes and the like:

‘We took on making a mix with that punk attitude, keeping the dynamics there so that it wouldn’ t be too smooth operator mix, but have that rock feel in it. The tracks in the mix are all related in Bloc Party, influences and tracks that they’ ve covered (like Prince) and of course kool tunes that are named block party. Hopefully you’ ll dig it.’

VICE x Bloc Party Mix by Top Billin (direct link)

Bloc Party: She’ s Hearing Voices (Erol Alkan’ s Calling Your Dub)
Eagle Boston: Wild Wild Ost
Pylon: Working Is No Problem
Delta 5: Mind Your Own Business
John Foxx: Underpass
Prince: I Would Die 4 You
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Jan06

RIP Ron Asheton – Founding Stooges Member Found Dead

Iggy and the Stooges remain one of my all time favorites and count as one of the sounds that blew my mind apart and sealed the deal that I would forever be indebted to rocknroll. I’m very sad to report on Ron’s passing…

Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Stooges, was reportedly found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan this morning. He …

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Oct02

Klaxons, Rapture, Dino Jr. on indie radio comp

Back in the spring when we told you about the vowel-deficient Free YR Radio tour, we wondered how the series of free in-store concerts was going to accomplish its stated purpose of raising money for independent radio stations around the country. Now we have the answer in the form of the traditional post-tour compilation album from the tour’s participants.

The disc, out Oct 20, features a live or rare cut from each and every band that took part in the tour’s series of one-off shows. The disc will only be sold through tour sponsor Urban Outfitter’s stores, Web site and catalog, and it features cuts …

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May15

Dinosaur Jr – Beyond (Review)

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Beyond

Released by Fat Possum


For nearly 25 years, guitarist J Mascis has been leading the fight to ensure that blistering solos don't go the way of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Initially, his six-string strangulation just went the way of Dinosaur Jr, the indie power trio Mascis co-founded with bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph in 1983. Three classic albums followed before Barlow was acrimoniously ejected after 1988's Bug, moving on to form indie legends Sebadoh. 'Dinosaur Jr' continued as the vehicle for Mascis's fret flurries through the artistically successful Green Mind and commmercially fulfilling ...

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Feb07

Dinosaur Jr. – Nike collab

Proto-grunge rockers Dinosaur Jr. surprised some folks when they reunited 2 years ago. Now they have their own Nike shoe. This from a band who probably couldn't be bothered to wear Doc Martins. I loved Dinosaur Jr as a youth, and still rate Green Mind and You're Living All Over Me somewhere in my top 100 ever. But J Mascis is the only interview i ever hung up on (he was being a real tool) and I've been kinda sour on 'em since. I'll wait for the Rage Against the Machine limited flip-flop, a'ight?

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