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

Stereogum — J Mascis, the taciturn guitar hero at the center of Dinosaur Jr., is notoriously one of the worst interviews in indie rock. It’s a herculean task to get him to say anything at all. So perhaps it will surprise you to learn that Mascis, in the right ... more info

Stereogum — A teaser video earlier this week suggested Strand Of Oaks might be prepping the follow-up to 2014 breakthrough HEAL, and sure enough, they are! Tim Showalter’s band will return this February with Hard Love. The lead single is “Radio Kids,” a li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC shows include the beginning of The Hold Steady's 'Boys and Girls In America' run, Dinosaur Jr, Michael Kiwanuka, Fruit Bats, Tasseomancy, and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring footage of flag-waving "Super Patriots" and gun-loving "Apocalypse Fetishists". more info

Consequence of Sound — The Dinosaur Jr. bassist's "most straight forward love song" to date. more info

Consequence of Sound — Dinosaur Jr. bassist returns with a follow-up to Brace the Wave. more info

Core News — “Mary Anne Hobbs sets some questions for J Mascis of American rock band Dinosaur Jr… J Mascis’ eleventh studio album ‘Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not’ dropped in August via Jagjaguwar.” Check out my archives for other Mary Anne Hobbs radio... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BuzzFeed and The Slanted previewed fall's best new books. J. Mascis ranked Dinosaur Jr's albums at Noisey. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma eBooks on sale for $2.99... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — If a band’s going to stage a “comeback,” there are few greater examples of doing it right than the one put down by Dinosaur Jr. Since reforming in 2005, the original lineup of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph have gone on to put out more albums ... more info