J Mascis

The latest edition of Mikey and His Uke’s quarantine punk cover series is here.

“We finished an album somehow during COVID times,” J Mascis told the crowd at Dinosaur Jr’s second socially-distanced drive-in show of the weekend. “I guess it won’t come out for a little while.”

Ciccone Youth was the Madonna-obsessed SY side project featuring Mike Watt and J. Mascis…

It’ll be the first time Buffalo Tom’s J Mascis-produced second album — a 1990 college radio smash — will be on vinyl since its initial release.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by The Beths, Kelley Stoltz, Dougie Poole, and Kestrels, plus a welcome reissue of Saint Etienne’s best album, and the latest project from ex-Pale Saints frontman Ian Masters.

Third Man Records is relaunching their “Third Man Public Access” web series that features “long-form broadcasts of exclusive content, intimate at-home performances, readings, music videos and more from Third Man artists.”…

plus Third Man Public Access, Courtney Marie Andrews, Diplo, Porches, guitar lessons with Laura Marling, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Today’s picks for amazing live videos to watch while there are no actual shows to attend include Fugazi at 924 Gilman in 1990, Dinosaur Jr with Donna Dresch in 1989, Tori Amos in 1996, Metronomy in 2012, and more.

”In solidarity to Bella Italia and all the docs, nurses and healthcare workers,” J. Mascis writes.

Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre), Carl Newman of The New Pornographers, Jennifer O’Connor, Craig Wedren, The Pastels, Mercury Rev and Modern Nature are among other musicians who have paid tribute to the late Mazzy Star co-founder.