Music News 30th Anniversary Tour: Dinosaur Jr. Brings ‘Where You Been’ to Aus/NZ by Tammy Moir Dinosaur Jr. is coming to Australia and New Zealand, and they’re bringing a couple of mates along for the ride. The legendary indie-rockers Dinosaur Jr., who have been responsible for…
Features News Pro Audio 9 artists who have reshaped the Fender Jazzmaster by Samantha Hughes Mods, tasteful aesthetics, and downright demolitions. The Fender Jazzmaster guitar has been the signature sound for a huge range of artists for decades. The Fender Jazzmaster was, of course, marketed…
Interviews News Pro Audio J Mascis on the reemergence of Dinosaur Jr. and a special Telecaster by Dan Shaw J Mascis is just as legendary for his pursuit of tone as he is for penning alt-rock anthems for Dinosaur Jr. We chatted about the band’s new album and his…
Features Pro Audio A guide to assembling the ultimate pedalboard by Happy Pedalboards. You can love ’em or hate ’em (if you hate them though, there might be something wrong with you). One thing’s for sure – they’re here to stay. Why?…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Rated R’ by Dave Stano For an album released all the way back in 2000, Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age still sounds undeniably punchy, aggressive and fresh—no small feat for a hard…
Music News The new Dinosaur Jr. album is finished, says Lou Barlow by Matt Brazel In December 2019, Dinosaur Jr. bassist Lou Barlow revealed plans to record their 12th studio LP. Almost six months later, Barlow has once again taken up the role of the…
News WATCH: A Guide to Assembling the Ultimate Pedalboard by Happy Want to build the perfect pedalboard? Dan Shaw from Enmore Audio took a tour of the world’s best rigs – we’re talking J Mascis, Kevin Shields, and more – and…
News A Dinosaur Jr song from 1994 has made a baffling appearance in Japan’s Billboard charts by Mia Hull Dinosaur Jr’s song Over Your Shoulder hit the Billboard Japan charts this week, coming in at #18 in the Hot 100. The song is the closing track to Dinosaur Jr’s 1994 album Without…
News Watch J Mascis singing Tom Petty at an empty karaoke bar in Massachusetts by Happy Last week, an unsuspecting patron walked into a small karaoke bar in Massachusetts, and was met with the bizarre scene of Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis singing a karaoke version of…
News J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr is auctioning off a ton of his gear for “room to buy more stuff” by Happy Reverb have been absolutely killing it lately. The gear market, publisher and guitar music tastemakers have this year partnered with the likes of Noel Gallagher and Billy Corgan in order…
News How the fuck? Adult Swim to drop 52 standalone singles from Julian Casablancas, Brian Eno, Flying Lotus and more this year by Happy The earth’s capital city for fucked-up cartoons, outsider musicians and off-beat comedy Adult Swim has booked some of the best artists in the world for this year’s Singles Program. How on…
Features Is 80s music boring? Computer says… yes by Adam Disney Hail, hail – what an age we live in! Times move swiftly, and even the prescient find themselves perpetually blindsided by the scientific community’s brisk and thorough progress in proving what…
News Watch Dinosaur Jr perform with My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields and Kurt Vile covering Neil Young by Nick Stillman Over the past week Dinosaur Jr has played a residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, each night bringing some special guests with him including Henry Rollins, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo – and,…
