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Posts Tagged J Mascis

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November 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Dinosaur Jr: Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not

Dinosaur Jr Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not Jagjaguwar Okay, there are a few bands that reform and end up in it together for a lot longer in the second stretch – Deep Purple, or Pixies as obvious examples. But neither of them can hold their heads high as getting even close to their […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Jr., Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not, J Mascis, Lou Barlow, Murph ·

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February 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: J Mascis (Feb 27, Wgtn)

J Mascis Bodega Friday, February 27 He’s a constant. Just the one consonant there as/in place of a name. Wilful as Neil Young, consistent as a Grateful Dead show – a rambling trawl through the works, served up for fans that know, already, what they’re going to get. And want more of the same. A […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bodega, Dinosaur Jr., Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: J Mascis (Feb 27, J, J Mascis, Mascis, Wgtn ·

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February 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Win Tickets to see J Mascis

This week J Mascis will play three shows in New Zealand (Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland).  He’ll also play Dunedin next Sunday, March 1. On behalf of Plus1 Touring Off The Tracks has one double-pass for one lucky reader. You can choose the show you want to attend – Christchurch (Thursday, February 26), Wellington (Friday, February […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Akld, Bodega, ChCh, Dinosaur Jr., Duxlive, Free, Giveaway, Heavy Blanket, J, J Mascis, Promo, The Studio, Wgtn, Win, Win Tickets, Win Tickets to see J Mascis ·

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November 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Three NZ Shows (Feb 2015)

J Mascis returns to NZ for three solo shows in February, 2015. He was last here with the reformed Dinosaur Jr but since then has released a few new records with other bands/side-projects including the ominous Earthless meets Heavy Blanket jam and his most recent solo record, Tied To A Star. Tickets for all three […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Dinosaur Jr., February 2015, Heavy Blanket, J Mascis, Live, Live Gig, NZ Tour, Plus1, Three NZ Shows, Tour Announcement ·

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October 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Double: DVD

The Double Director: Richard Ayoade Alcove Entertainment/Madman Based on the Dostoevesky novella of the same name here’s The Double, new to DVD, and one of the best films I’ve seen this year – an enjoyable head-fuck of a film, helmed by Richard Ayoade (a man whose CV grows ever more impressive and interesting) and featuring […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Chris O’Dowd, Christopher Morris, DVD, DVD Review, East Jesus, Film, Harmony Korine, J Mascis, Jesse Eisenberg, Madman, Mia Wasikowska, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Richard Ayoade, The Double, Wallace Shawn ·

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August 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Tied To A Star

J Mascis Tied To A Star Sub Pop It’s kinda funny that it took until 2011 for J Mascis to release a solo album of original material – funny, because Dinosaur Jr has sometimes been just J, or very nearly. And then when he first stepped out from the Dinosaur name it was as J […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Acoustic, Album Review, Dino J, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Jr., Guitar, Heavy Blanket, J, J Mascis, J Mascis + The Fog, Martin + Me, Mascis, Several Shades Of Why, Sweet Apple, The Fog, Tied To A Star, Witch ·

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July 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket: In A Dutch Haze

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket In A Dutch Haze Outer Battery Records Earthless is an instrumental psychedelic rock band – but the Earthless here is actually just the rhythm section (drummer Mario Rubalcaba, bassist Mike Eginton). Heavy Blanket is one of the many musical aliases J. Mascis nearly hides under; I say nearly because you can […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur Jr., Earthless, Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket, Graham Clise, Guitar, Heavy Blanket, In A Dutch Haze, J Mascis, Jam, Live, Maggot Brain, Mario Rubalcaba, Metal Machine Music, Mike Eginton, Paradise In A Purple Sky, Witch ·

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May 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Sweet Apple: The Golden Age of Glitter

Sweet Apple The Golden Age of Glitter Tee Pee Records When you open a record with a song like Wish You Could Stay (A Little Longer) as is the case here – featuring a trademark scab-torn J Mascis guitar solo and those instantly-recognisable dulcet tones of Mark Lanegan the rest of the album has a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, J Mascis, Mark Lanegan, Robert Pollard, Sweet Apple, The Golden Age of Glitter ·

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December 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Heavy Blanket: Heavy Blanket

Heavy Blanket Heavy Blanket Outer Battery Records Not only was there a new (good) Dinosaur Jr album this year but there was also this – another (new) side-project from J Mascis. A chance for him to really wail. Heavy Blanket is a trio album, hard rock, almost metal – almost – in the sludge rock/stoner-rock […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Heavy Blanket, J Mascis ·

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January 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1653

Jackson Browne, The Pretender (1976) I know I’m getting old. The other day (as in very recently, a matter of weeks ago) I bought a brand new JD Souther CD. I have never owned anything by JD Souther (save for some Eagles compilations that feature some of his songs). I still don’t know why I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, JD Souther, LP, Lykke Li, Natural History, Running On Empty, The Eagles, The Fuse, The Pretender, Vinyl, Wounded Rhymes ·

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June 8, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1972

J Mascis, Several Shades Of Why (2011) I’ll keep this brief, as should be the way with new albums since this is not a review (by the way, this is a review of J Mascis’ new album, from Pitchfork). I like this album a lot. I’ve been playing it regularly. I bought it pretty much […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Can I, J Mascis, J Mascis + The Fog, Neil Young, Several Shades Of Why, Vinyl ·

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