J Mascis

After years apart because of irreconcilable differences, the men of Dinosaur Jr reconcile and get back to doing what they do best: blistering ears with heavy, melodic rock. Read More

Johnny Marr , J Mascis , Lou Reed , Kim Gordon , Thurston Moore , Thom Yorke , Joe Strummer , Frank Black , Kurt Cobain , etc. But many tend to forget the ones who helped make it happen, the ones who helped facilitate the fame, the fortune, the reputation—and the wardrobe? Read More

Whilst our top 50 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. Read More

Lou Barlow has had a hard time finding his place in the post 90's world. Read More

By the time the second track of the xx's debut reaches its chorus, it's clear that xx is something special. Read More

Kings of Leon's BECAUSE OF THE TIMES is one of the best albums of the decade. Read More

"Do You Remember" is the first single by the new rock project, Sweet Apple , a band comprised of John Petkovic and Tim Parnin of Cobra Verde with Dinosaur, Jr's J Mascis and Witch's Dave Sweetapple. Read More

Apparently , Santa isn't afraid to add a high-tech slant to his stocking stuffer list this year. Read More

Little Richard has hip surgery, Stevie Wonder is a messenger for peace, Ron Wood is the not a messenger for peace, the government won't let Steve Albini be Santa Claus, Rivers Cuomo stops partying, Girl Talk talks reissues, Garfunkel and Oates rework some old hits, Kid Cudi works with Vampire Weekend, and I heartily overuse the word canonize while looking at what makes a legend. Read More

The Best Local Music Blog (Scene Magazine Best of Cleveland 2008), a hot blog (Cleveland Magazine, March 08), and a "god awful blog" in "one of the most culturally devoid cities in the world" (Anono commenter Oct 08). Read More