Guardian Music — This London four-piece lionise the lo-fi, celebrate scuzz and fetishise fuzz. Yup, it's our old friend slacker-popHometown: London.The lineup: Jock, Ed, Billy and Kit.The background: More artists, we feel, should telegraph, via their name, what organ... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)When they first skulked into the limelight in 2007, the Horrors did not appear to be built to last. Even fans of their scabrous, 60s-inflected debut, Strange House, imagined that, having made their grand nihilist statement, the amusingly named fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tamara Porras, words by Andrew Sacher J & Henry Off!, lead by former Circle Jerks/Black Flag frontman Keith Morris, kicked off night four of Dinosaur Jr's Bug tour at Terminal 5 last night (6/23). Keith prefaced the show... more info

Altsounds — *Bug Cassette Reissue Due June 21 On Joyful Noise Recordings * Indie godfathers Dinosaur Jr. have announced the reissue of their classic 1988 album Bug on cassette via Joyful Noise Recordings. Slated for release on June 21, the cassette reissue coin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dinosaur Jr @ MHOW in 2010 (more by Vincent Cornelli) today in NYC * PS 122 benefit * Undead Jazz Festival * Blue Note Jazz Fest * Phyllis Chen @ Barbes * Bob Mould @ 92YTribeca * Questlove @ Brooklyn... more info

Impose Magazine — A little less than a fortnight ago, Cymbals Eat Guitars announced their upcoming sophomore full-length, Lenses Alien, out September 13th on Barsuk Records. Produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Murder City Devils, Breeders) and recorde... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thurston at MHOW in May (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Dinosaur Jr. kicked off their "Bug" tour last night at Calvin Theatre in Northampton, MA with support from Northampton resident Thurston Moore who played his "Demolished Thoughts"-heavy set be... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — On the Download interviews J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. At BlogHer, author Terry McMillan explains why she writes. The 2011 Bonnaroo downloads and streams page has been updated with links to videos of Bootsy Collins and Widespread Panic's sets. The... more info

Altsounds — On July 1st, 2011, Flaming Lips will perform their classic album ʻThe Soft Bulletinʼ in its entirety as part of ATPʼs groundbreaking ʻDonʼt Look Backʼ series. Dinosaur Jr and Deerhoof will also be joining the lineup performing their own respec... more info

Topix — J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Emmett Jefferson Murphy III recorded the first Dinosaur album at a home studio near Northampton in 1985. more info