Dinosaur Jr

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Dinosaur Jr in 1987, studio portrait
The story of the Dinosaur Jr. classic recorded on the verge of implosion

By Rob Hughes Published

Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow recall the tribulations of third album Bug and the classic Freak Scene

Interviews
Weezer wearing spacesuits
Weezer to embark on space-themed tour to celebrate the Blue Album's 30th birthday with Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr

By Fraser Lewry Published

Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour will take place across North America this Autumn

Concerts & Shows
Jimi Hendrix, David Coverdale and Johnny Cash
10 cover versions absolutely loved by the people who wrote them

By Dave Everley Published

Jimi Hendrix, Whitesnake, Heart and Johnny Cash have all performed covers that got the blessing of the people who wrote them

Interviews
Dinosaur Jr. in 1987
"It’s a bad combination to be really loud and have no fans if you’re playing at a bar": how Dinosaur Jr. overcame indifference to became one of the 80s most influential bands

By Jo Kendall Published

For Dinosaur Jr. founder and mastermind J Mascis, the 80s was a time of noisy punk and alt.rock, paving the way for the decade that would explode that scene: the 90

Bands & Artists
Essential SST
A beginner's guide to SST Records in five essential albums

By David McLaughlin Published

Buying guide SST became America's definitive underground rock label: here's the story of how it happened, via five essential records, from Black Flag to Soundgarden

Buying guide
Dinosaur Jr: Puke + Cry The Sire Years 1990-1997 cover art
If unorthodox avant-punk noise-metal innovation is the question, Dinosaur Jr. are the answer

By Stephen Dalton Published

Four-album box set Puke + Cry: The Sire Years 1990-1997 celebrates J Mascis as face-melting guitar shredder supreme

Bands & Artists
Dinosaur Jr: Seventytwohundredseconds cover art
Dinosaur Jr: Seventytwohundredseconds of glorious discharge teetering on the brink of chaos

By Alex Burrows Published

What the world needs now is a vinyl-only release of rare 1993 live MTV set from gr**ge pioneers Dinosaur Jr

Albums
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Kurt Cobain asked Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis to join Nirvana – twice!

By Tom Poak Published

New Dinosaur Jr documentary tells the story of one of alt.rock’s most influential bands, from punch-ups to professional mishaps

Bands & Artists
Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr's Sweep It Into Space is rampant, windswept, and classic

By Everett True Published

Pioneering alt-rockers Dinosaur Jr revive their classic line-up for Sweep It Into Space, and it's like they've never been away

Albums
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Dinosaur Jr. unveil the charming new single Take It Back from forthcoming album

By Elizabeth Scarlett Published

Alt.rockers Dinosaur Jr. share their final preview of upcoming album Sweep It Into Space before its release

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