Stereogum — Weakened Friends are an indie rock trio out of Portland, Maine whose '90s-reminiscent sound owes more than a little bit to Dinosaur Jr.'s sludgy, laconic pop-rock. So it's only appropriate that Dinosaur Jr.'s own J Mascis contributes his signature gu... more info

Stereogum — Comedy Central recently canceled @Midnight, the comedians-competing late-night show that Chris Hardwicke has hosted for a couple of years. But before it ended, the show at least got to feature professional indie rock goofball going head-to-head with ... more info

Stereogum — Sweet Apple, the band featuring Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis, Witch's Dave Sweetapple, and Cobra Verde's Tim Parnin and John Petkovic, is releasing a new album called Sing The Night In Sorrow this week. Today they're promoting it with a video for "World I... more info

Stereogum — J Mascis was on Marc Maron's WTF podcast today and, as Pitchfork points out, he talked about how much he likes Adele. "I got into Adele through The Voice," he admits, which is sort of weird considering she's been inescapable for a decade but, hey, if... more info

Stereogum — What if Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis worked in a office with a bunch of other long-haired businessmen? And then they had to fire him? That's the basic premise behind the new Funny Or Die short "Firing Jay," the latest in a series of Long Haired Businessme... more info

Stereogum — Band Of Horses released their fifth studio LP Why Are You OK last year, and one of the immediate standouts on the album was the J Mascis collab "In A Drawer." They teased an accompanying visual all the way back in May, but only today are we finally g... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — His party was at a cemetery. Plus: Fred lists his heroes and favorite albums from his 50 years on this planet. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — J Mascis is getting awfully comfortable on late-night TV. The night before last, Mascis competed against two full-time stand-up comics on @Midnight, Comedy Central’s late night game show, and he defeated both of them at their own game. But he isnâ€... more info

Consequence of Sound — Dinosaur Jr. frontman riffed on Mrs. Doubtfire, Donald Trump, and climate change. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Comedy Central's internet meme game show @Midnight sometimes has musicians on to mix it up with pro comedians and last night Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis appeared alongside Steve Agee and occasional BV contributor Dave Hill... Continue reading… more info