Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis @ Summerstage in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) J Mascis has set to release his second solo acoustic album, and first album for Sub Pop on March 15. The album is called Several Shades of Why and... more info

NME — 'Several Shades Of Why' is due out on March 15, 2011 more info

Guardian Music — (Kartel)So many guitar bands are harking back to the early 1990s at the moment, it's tempting to suspect some sort of industry plot, keen to resurrect the grunge era when angst-ridden guitar groups were so popular that A&R men scoured places like Sto... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Dead Confederate will release their second studio album Sugar on Augest 24. They offer the new song Giving It All Away, with J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) on guitar, as a freebie. MP3: Dead Confederate - Giving It All Away Video: Dead Confederate - The ... more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)John Peel used to talk approvingly of records that sounded as if they had made themselves – referring to music so unbridled that the guitars seemed to have wrested control of themselves back from their human owners. The debut album from Lo... more info

The Music Fix — for a springtime UK tour more info

Undercover, Australia — J Mascis debuted his new band Sweet Apple at SXSW this year. Now get ready for a record. more info

Altsounds — At first glance, this rock ‘n’ roll quartet might seem like one of those "indie-rock supergroup" sideshows. Yes, J. Mascis (drums/guitar/vocals) plays in Dinosaur Jr. Tim Parnin (guitar) and John Petkovic (vocals/guitar) play in Cob... more info

The Quietus — See 'Do You Remember' and Dinosaur Jr man play tennis with a guitar more info

NME — J Mascis and co hit the road next month more info