#J. Mascis

[greensparty]

Stuff I'm Looking Forward to in February

Can't believe we're now into the middle of the first quarter of 2024. In addition to Black History Month (2/1-2/29), Groundhog Day (2/2), Lunar New Year (2/10), Valentine's Day (2/14), Ash Wednesday (2/14), Presidents' Day (2/19), and Leap Day (2/20) here is what's on my radar this month:

Movies:

Orion and the Dark

What got my attention about this animated feature is that it is written by Charlie Kaufman. Yes - the writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind wrote this! Premieres on Netflix on 2/2.

Lisa Frankenstein 

This horror comedy from director Zelda Williams (yes - the daughter of a legend) and writer Diablo Cody looks promising. Opens 2/9 (review to come).

Madame Web 

The newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is also the next installment of the Spider-Man Universe as this gets into multiple Spider-Women and they filmed in Boston too. Color me curious! Opens 2/14.

Kiss the Future

During the Zoo TV Tour in 1993, U2 shined a light on the crisis in Sarajevo in an effort to support the besieged Sarajevans. This documentary about their efforts was produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. After playing festivals last year, it is being released exclusively by AMC Theaters on 2/19.

Drive-Away Dolls

I was a huge fan of the Coen brothers, but after The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, they began working solo. After Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, I’m excited to see Ethan Coen’s solo feature, an action comedy about inept criminals, which is his wheelhouse. I first was looking forward to this in September 2023 and I still am. Opening 2/23.

Music:

Paul McCartney & Wings Band on the Run 50th Anniversary Edition

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Paul McCartney's greatest non-Beatles album, a new special edition is being released. The timing happens to be a few weeks after the passing of Wings guitarist Denny Laine as well. Re-release drops on 2/2.

J. Mascis What Do We Do Now

In addition to Dinosaur Jr., J. Mascis has done some great solo work. His last solo album Elastic Days had some bangers and I was lucky enough to see him do a live solo show in 2019. Looking forward to his newest solo album, which drops 2/2.

TV:

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 premiere

The 12th season of one of the most brilliant TV comedies of all time is going to be the final season (or so they say). Even though it's only at season 12, each season has been spaced out over the past 24 years. I named Season 11 my Best TV Show of 2021. Hopes are high for Larry David's social assassin going out on a high note! Season premiere on 2/4 on HBO.

Awards Season:

We're in the midst of awards season now! This month we have Grammy Awards (2/4), DGA Awards (2/10), SAG Awards (2/24), and Independent Spirit Awards (2/25). Not exactly an awards show, but the biggest competition of the year is the Super Bowl (2/11) as well.

#stuff i'm looking forward to #orion and the dark #charlie kaufman #lisa frankenstein #zelda williams #madame web #drive away dolls #ethan coen #paul mccartney #wings #j. mascis #curb your enthusiasm #film geek #music nerd #tv #kiss the future #U2

[dustedmagazine]

J Mascis — What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop)

What’s the best part about a new Dinosaur Jr. album? Selfishly, it’s the near guarantee that we’ll get a Mascis solo album in a year or so. Since Several Shades of Why in 2011, Mascis has reliably produced a solo record between each Dinosaur Jr. release. Musically, they’re often a counterpoint to the unabashed thrall of albums recorded with the band. With What Do We Do Now, he ditches the stripped-down vulnerability to which we’ve grown accustomed in his solo work for a fully realized, muscular collection of songs that maintain that trademark poignancy, with the help of B-52’s keyboardist Ken Mauri and Matthew “Doc” Dunn on steel guitar.

What Do We Do Now arrives nearly six years after Elastic Days and three years after Dinosaur’s last album, Sweep It into Space. It seems like a long layoff, but when you layer in side projects like Heavy Blanket, whose Moon Is kicked off 2023, plus a series of live shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of Dinosaur’s Where You Been with a star-studded cast of rock luminaries, it’s easy to understand why this might have taken a little longer to bake.

The real magic of What Do We Do Now is how it rearranges our expectations of what a Mascis record can be. Prior to this album, Mascis’ solo records have a hallmark ache that’s impossible to miss. What Do We Do Now is different. The lush instrumentation on this record puts it on a different plane. It’s hard to put a finger on it, unless you compare what Mascis is chasing here to how other solo artists — Stephen Malkmus springs to mind — start to branch out and experiment with new ideas that wouldn’t make sense with their bands. While it’s unmistakably a Mascis solo album, What Do We Do Now just stands apart from anything he’s done to date.

OK, but what about the songs?

The lead single, “Can’t Believe We’re Here,” is a rollicking jaunt that reminds you how much fun Mascis is and sets the tone for the rest of the album. The songs are decidedly more up tempo than what you’ve heard from J in the past. The closest we come to that signature ballad that defines Mascis’ solo work, at least to this listener, is “I Can’t Find You.” But unlike the delicate “See You at the Movies” from Elastic Days,  “I Can’t Find You” features a ripping electric solo and soaring steel guitar. As you might expect, the ragged edges of J’s yawp is the rug that pulls the room together, maybe nowhere more beautifully than on the extended jam, “It’s True.” It’s the kind of record you can’t wait to play on a late summer evening.

But reasonable people can probably agree that  the best part of a Mascis’ solo album is that another Dinosaur Jr. album likely awaits us before long.

J T. Ramsay

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The Double (2013) Richard Ayoade

May 3rd 2022

#the double #2013 #richard ayoade #jesse eisenberg #mia wasikowska #wallace shawn #noah taylor #kobna holdbrook-smith #yasmin paige #cathy moriarty #james fox #j. mascis #sally hawkins #chris o'dowd #paddy considine #film 4 #bfi

[nahfuckallthat]

Saw Dinosaur JR last night and they busted out an oldie

#dinosaur jr #deep wound #Lou Barlow #J. Mascis #Youtube

[musickickztoo]

J. Mascis  *December 10, 1965

#j. mascis #dinosaur jr. #december 10

[delbob-2]

#j. mascis #dinosaur jr. #animation #fibercraft #Youtube

[bandcampsnoop]

7/22/23.

Super 8 is the vehicle for the music of Paul "Trip" Ryan (UK). We posted about their excellent collaboration with Lisa Mychols nearly 3 years ago.

"Hoopla" is Ryan's latest release and it is being handled by Ottawa, Canada label The Beautiful Music. The 2nd song - "Susan Revolving" is a cover of an unreleased Andy Partridge/XTC song penned in 1983.

Ryan cites a laundry list of influences on The Beautiful Music release page, but I would highlight The Beatles, Sonny Smith, and BMX Bandits. I still feel like his vocals have a J. Mascis feel to them.

#Super 8 #Paul Ryan #Trip #Lisa Mychols #The Beautiful Music #Ottawa #Canada #Andy Partridge #XTC #The Beatles #Sonny Smith #BMX Bandits #J. Mascis #Bandcamp

[homeoftone]

A modded Fender Japan J Mascis Jazzmaster. Custom Black anodised pickguard, new Fender JM sized CuNiFe wide range humbuckers, full new Home of Tone loom, Descendant Vibrato unit and Stringjoy 11-50 strings.

#guitar #guitars #homeoftone #home of tone #guitar photography #guitarphotography #guitargear #fender #fender guitars #fender jazzmaster #jazzmaster #offsetguitars #offset guitar #j mascis #dinosaur jr

[warhead]

#j mascis #dinosaur jr #alien workshop #the sovereign sect of the alien workshop

[priestfrommidnightmass]

#j mascis in the double

[jgthirlwell]

12.07.23 I had a blast guesting with Dinosaur Jr at Music Hall of Williamsburg as part of their seven night run celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of their classic album 'Where You Been'. Videos to follow (probably). Photo of JG Thirlwell and J Mascis by Tony Oursler

#Dinosaur Jr #JG Thirlwell #J Mascis #Tony Oursler

[jt1674]

#dinosaur jr #i misunderstood #puke and cry #richard thompson #j mascis

[strawburryjamg1rl]

Sassy’s Dear Boy advice column

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[funstyle]

ok well maybe have this little dinosaur jr doodle buried in my photoshop files and youll feel better 🫶

#my art #dinosaur jr #j mascis #lou barlow #murph

[pois0nedcandy]

j mascis’ china cabinet of big muffs

#j mascis #dinosaur jr #big muff

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round one

Dinosaur Jr.

Formed in: 1984

Genres: Alt rock

Lineup: J Mascis – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards

Murph – drums

Lou Barlow – bass, backing and lead vocals

Albums from the 80s:

Dinosaur [1985]

You're Living All Over Me [1987]

Bug [1988]

Propaganda: 

Modern English

Formed in: 1979

Genres: New wave, post punk

Lineup: Robbie Grey – vocals

Gary McDowell – guitars

Stephen Walker – keyboards

Michael Conroy – bass, violin

Richard Brown – drums, percussion

Albums from the 80s:

Mesh & Lace [1981]

After the Snow [1982]

Gathering Dust EP [1983]

Ricochet Days [1984]

Stop Start [1986]

Propaganda:

#round 1 #dinosaur jr. #modern english #j mascis #murph #lou barlow #Robbie Grey #Gary McDowell #Stephen Walker #Michael Conroy #Richard Brown #The hottest 80s band tournament #The hottest 80s band tourney