<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Dinosaur-jr ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/dinosaur-jr Tue, 27 May 2025 11:39:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I hadn’t been playing guitar for that long. I’d just make up chords with the least amount of fingers possible”: In 1985, J. Mascis was a beginner guitarist stumbling upon a sound – yet Dinosaur Jr.’s debut would shape a generation of players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/j-mascis-on-dinosaur-jr-1985-debut-album oMeKMBXJLXd6EX2KCRYbcb Tue, 27 May 2025 11:39:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The hotshot guitar player at our gig said, ‘Your guitar sounds terrible. You should leave that thing on.’ So I turned on the Big Muff…” How a heckler helped J Mascis unlock his Dinosaur Jr. guitar tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-a-heckler-helped-j-mascis-unlock-his-dinosaur-jr-guitar-tone ymuEWScmgjR8Rr9mXXD2kQ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:32:41 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:33:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Warren Haynes lends his epic solo chops to Dinosaur Jr. as he jams Neil Young and the Cure with J Mascis ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/warren-haynes-jams-with-j-mascis-and-dinosaur-jr nURvYEinZNX2kkPUuAfraV Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've never heard a single person play Hendrix correctly. People always try to rip him off, which is one of the saddest things ever”: Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dinosaur-jr-j-mascis-10-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound UzkdT6AtTKcGZBtmE3stWW Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:15:23 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:10:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Electro-Harmonix and J Mascis team up for signature Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi – available exclusively via Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/electro-harmonix-j-mascis-signature-big-muff-reverb 5isqd5AYuiyiRWw22yxXw5 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:16:59 +0000 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:24:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 best guitar solos of 2021 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-10-best-guitar-solos-of-2021 SraBFgnAfhkgF7kX6oRvAm Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:47:13 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:55:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ J Mascis: “I still use the Marshall and Hiwatt stacks... I just like the feeling of the guitar kind of hitting you in the back” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dinosaur-jr-j-masics-sweep-it-into-space bbvzw29VeGANbzA6UNvPRf Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:51:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lou Barlow: "Every time we make a record, I hope to find some magic combination that approximates the growl of what we get live. I don’t know if I’ve done that yet" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dinosaur-jr-lou-barlow-sweep-it-into-space ar6MxVwMxBpuCDHPrtfura Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:16 +0000 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on being inspired by Thin Lizzy and working with Kurt Vile ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dinosaur-jrs-j-mascis-on-being-inspired-by-thin-lizzy-and-working-with-kurt-vile 2zmPdKwHPUQBzBvkgJHUC6 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:00:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Weezer fan the flames of rock 'n' roll in Australian Guitar #143, out today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezer-fan-the-flames-of-rock-n-roll-in-australian-guitar-143-out-today TtmPpy7uZMZEVWNhpGWNoC Sun, 30 May 2021 15:00:07 +0000 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 04:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch rare footage of J Mascis performing with Sonic Youth in 1987 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-rare-footage-of-j-mascis-performing-with-sonic-youth-in-1987 zjWLTkZvuVzgNJR5jsJZ85 Thu, 06 May 2021 10:18:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch J Mascis recreate Dinosaur Jr's Freak Scene using a Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-j-mascis-recreate-freak-scene-using-a-fender-acoustasonic-jazzmaster 6hR8sdDrgXZtnpjxhNqdSi Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:25:59 +0000 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:26:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ From monstrous tech-metal to intoxicating alt-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-monstrous-tech-metal-to-intoxicating-alt-rock-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks mcozmgqC8b6WmnCVBCgcHb Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:53:53 +0000 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:07:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dinosaur Jr. unveil new single I Ran Away, announce Kurt Vile-produced album Sweep It Into Space ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dinosaur-jr-unveil-new-single-i-ran-away-announce-kurt-vile-produced-album-sweep-it-into-space vpcZZY44CA6BpAEwavAaQG Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:05:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ J Mascis: “I buy guitars for an album hoping they’ll have songs in them” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/j-mascis-i-buy-guitars-for-an-album-hoping-theyll-have-songs-in-them PxMuR6oD4FNQVKcWWu8973 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 13:19:14 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis Releases New Song, "See You at the Movies," Announces New Solo Album, North American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dinosaur-jrs-j-mascis-releases-new-song-see-you-at-the-movies-announces-new-solo-album-north-american-tour zkfLmM9HkoDnAJg2uV2uDX Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:24:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar World Staff Picks: Damian Fanelli's Top 10 Albums of 2012 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitar-world-staff-picks-damian-fanellis-top-10-albums-2012 Qpo4DtMRFNFHcqgLVyK2qn Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:47:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Weezer Cruise Scheduled for January, Features 16 Bands ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezer-cruise-scheduled-january-features-16-bands xypSL48FfUmT65muMjHhN5 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:17:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-j-mascis-dinosaur-jr 5txRMhi26h4zVehVMx6HUn Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:40:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dinosaur Jr. 'Bug' Cassette Reissue Due June 21 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dinosaur-jr-bug-cassette-reissue-due-june-21 zZqkjyxpST5YZBeaxKTKic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:00:32 +0000