Stereogum — Once a year, the Walkmen leader Hamilton Leithauser plays a solo residency at the Café Carlyle, a cabaret bar on New York’s Upper East Side. Leithauser just released his new solo album This Side Of The Island , and he’s playing Café Carlyle... more info

Stereogum — Demora are a San-Fransiscan three-piece who cite Dinosaur Jr., Sunny Day Real Estate, and Duster as some of their biggest inspirations. The result is a pretty good indicator of that, a wash of amorphous, gently-noisy indie rock. Tomorrow, they’l... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Henry Rollins. Let that devil out. Read the Q&A he did with J Mascis for our Dinosaur Jr cover story: The post Happy Birthday Henry Rollins appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In 1989, Dinosaur Jr. recorded a cover of the Cure’s crossover banger “Just Like Heaven.” The Dinosaur Jr. version was originally supposed to appear on a compilation of covers, but the band liked how it turned out, so they released it as a s... more info

Stereogum — At the top of last year, the Fort Collins, Colorado band Flesh Tape released a really cool self-titled debut album. Flesh Tape are clearly inspired by splintered, angular, guitar-centric ’90s indie rock, but they’re not exactly revivalists. In... more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Badfinger released debut album Magic Christian Music. Come and get it—give it a try. Read Don Fleming (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Teenage Fanclub, Alan Lomax Archive) in MAGNET on Badfinger: The post Badfinger Released Debut Albu... more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Panda Bear released Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper. Experimental audio research. Read Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) in MAGNET on Panda Bear (Animal Collective): The post Panda Bear Released “Panda Bear Meet... more info

Stereogum — Lots went on in LA on Thursday (Dec. 5). Not only did Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus join Joyce Manor on stage at the Hollywood Palladium, but Dinosaur Jr. brought out MJ Lenderman at the Bellwether. Big night for the dudes rock community. more info

Magnet Magazine — Veteran producer John Agnello has done a bang-up job of capturing the guitar-fueled essence of a slew of bands over the past four decades, from Screaming Trees, Dinosaur Jr and Buffalo Tom to Kurt Vile, Son Volt and Waxahatchee. Despite a lot of hard... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, the new Jesse Malin tribute album arrived with a stacked list of contributors such as Dinosaur Jr., Spoon, the Hold Steady, and more. To celebrate, the beloved musician went on CBS Saturday Sessions to perform and discuss his recovery f... more info