Brooklyn Vegan — Press release reads: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 coincides with the band's 15-date US/European to... more info

Guardian Music — Their name might sound as twee as Belle and Sebastian's book club, but this lot are flying the flag for lo-fi noise rockHometown: London.The lineup: Stephanie Min (vocals), Jerome Watson (guitar), James Thomas (drums), Kelly Lee Owens (bass, backing ... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Dinosaur Jr did a legendary cover of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’, but which well-known female artist also had some success covering the same track? “Um, I dunno (laughs).” Wrong. Katie Melua did a version in 2005. Are you familiar with he... more info

Impose Magazine — The last 24 hours have been spent kicking myself that I missed the concert to celebrate the ten year anniversary of Michael Azerrad's book Our Band Could be Your Life. I woud have derived much enjoyment out of seeing Titus Andronicus cover The Re... more info

Powerpopulist — Rust never sleeps, nor apparently do our favebloggers. Thanks, favebloggers. (Click anything in color to go to the posts.)The Raveonettes - Ignite - Covert CuriosityDinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene - Gimme TinnitusThe High Wire - Odds and Evens - IM/URFlee... more info

Guardian Music — Stereo, York"How y'all doin'?" drawls Mazes singer Jack Cooper, sounding like he has just flown in from Illinois, with jet lag. The foursome might be British, but they look and sound eerily as if they have been blasted from early-90s America. Cooper ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Another solid week of live music around town, including the long-awaited and long-sold-out The Head and the Heart shows at the Showbox at the Market and the Moore, Portugal. The Man and Telekinesis at the Showbox at the Market, and former Dinosaur Jr... more info

Guardian Music — Mixing New York scuzz and west coast shimmer, this washed-out J Mascis purveys wondrous chill-grungeHometown: Jacksonville, Florida.The lineup: Uno Yu-No (music, production).The background: What's that over there? Is it a boy? Is it a band? No, it's ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — To make up for the error with the Ellie Goulding snippets of my previous post here's a real full album stream... and of a great album by the way. J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10, 1965) is an American musician, best-known as t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Keith Marlowe Speaking of Off! (who will head out on tour with Dinosaur Jr and Henry Rollins in June), their tour with Trash Talk hit Santos Party House in NYC on 3/26, and though we missed the opening... more info