J Mascis, founder of Dinosaur Jr. and creator of some of the modern rock era’s most signature chops, has joined the ranks of the Throbblehead elite. This figure is limited to 1,000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin. J is accurately sculpted right down to the big ole glasses, rockin’ riff grip, and signature silver mane that features REAL DOLL HAIR – a first for Aggronautix! Pick up this highly influential (and potentially face melting) figure today!
Sub Pop has announced the release of a new 7″ single from J Mascis with his cover of Edie Brickell’s “Circle” on the a-side and “I’ve Been Thinking,” from the Several Shades of Why sessions on the b-side. J’s been playing “Circle” at shows during the past year or so and it’s become a big audience favorite and “I’ve Been Thinking” was included as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Several Shades of Why. Pre-order now at SubPop.com.
Release: November 22, 2011
J will tour Australia in December and January, with shows in New York, Boston and Toronto in November. Check out the Tour Dates page for details.
Squier honors alt-rock godfather and Dinosaur Jr. leader J Mascis with a striking new Jazzmaster guitar model that delivers as much massive sound and performance as its namesake. The pickups, hardware and finish are all specified by Mascis himself for tremendous tone and value.
The J Mascis Jazzmaster features a basswood body, C-shaped maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 9.5” radius and 21 jumbo frets, two single-coil Jazzmaster pickups with three-position switching and dual tone circuits, gold anodized aluminum pickguard, aged white plastic parts (knobs, switch tip, pickup covers), Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece, vintage-style tuners, chrome hardware, Vintage White finish and J Mascis signature on the back of the large ’60s-style headstock.
CLICK HERE for more information on the guitar and where to purchase it.
Dave Markey‘s documentary ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke‘ will be available on DVD for the first time on September 13, 2011. The film is a documentary following Sonic Youth on tour in the UK along with Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones.
New DVD Trailer
The DVD includes
• Over 60 minutes of additional material, a total of 160 minutes!
• 40 minute sister Bonus Movie entitled “(This Is Known As) The Blues Scale” with previously unseen mind-blowing Sonic Youth & Nirvana performances (including “Inhuman”, “White Kross”, “Orange Rolls, Angel’s Spit”, “Eric’s Trip”, “Chapel Hill”, and “In Bloom”) and plenty of revelatory and rockin’ (and hilarious) never before seen off-stage and on-stage material
• 2003 Panel Discussion (on the film) at the Arclight in Hollywood, with Thurston Moore, Dave Markey, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and J. Mascis
• Complete audio remaster directly from the original source tapes / Uncompressed PCM stereo
• Complete picture remaster
• Rough Edits “Mote”, the never before seen “Flower” & an alternate version of “Teenage Riot”
• Theatrical trailer
• Subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, & Brazilian Portuguese
You can pre-order it here.
