Stereogum — Timothy Showalter has been releasing haunted, personal folk-rock as Strand Of Oaks for years, and now he’s ready to move up in the world with his new album HEAL. The album’s first single is the ragged rocker “Goshen ’97,” which has some tri... more info

NME — Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Deer Tick's John McCauley also played with the band last night (April 10) more info

Stereogum — J Mascis’ band Sweet Apple is kind of a supergroup with two members of Cobra Verde, one from Witch, and on the recent single “Wish You Could Stay,” grunge vet Mark Lanegan. The band-directed video for the song, which appears on the band’s new... more info

NME — Mascis plays a caretaker in new feature film from the 'Submarine' man more info

Stereogum — Long Island punks Crow Bait will release their debut album Sliding Through The Halls of Fate this spring on Don Giovanni, an enviable position for any punk band these days. On “83″ the band crafts a wistful and melodic unease that brings to mind ... more info

Consequence of Sound — They even pull off rapping! more info

Consequence of Sound — New video for J Mascis and Sharon Van Etten's cover of "Prisoners". more info

Consequence of Sound — They covered Daft Punk's "Get Lucky", because of course. more info

78s — Die müsst ihr diese Woche gesehen und gehört haben. Sebadoh – I Will Bei Dinosaur Jr. darf er nicht so richtig ran, weil J Mascis halt ein komischer Kautz ist. Darum hat Lou Barlow Sebadoh gegründet. In den 90er Jahren haben sie GROSSE Songs ges... more info

Consequence of Sound — Recorded in the name of Keep shoes. more info