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“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

Mascis first started playing guitar as a means to write and perform with Dinosaur Jr., but his tonal awakening came mid-gig thanks to a rather critical listener

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9 tips for new or returning vinyl fans that will help you on your record-collecting journey

The do's and don'ts of record collecting, and some things we wished we'd known when starting out.

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Eddie Vedder releases anguished version of Neil Young classic The Needle And The Damage Done

The Pearl Jam singer's version of Neil Young's song about heroin addiction comes from an upcoming Bridge School benefit compilation

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‘I never thought about Oscars’: Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg on the happiness and horror of his big win

The defiantly anti-commercial musician had walked away from mainstream success twice by his early 20s. Will his Academy Award convince him to embrace Hollywood, celebrity, the big bucks?

The Guardian - UK

“There are hardly any solos here… it has to feel like we have something new to say”: Why the Von Herzen Brothers dropped wizard-cloak synths but added sax to In Murmuration

Ninth album deals with two different concepts, as the Finnish group look forward to a future of total control over their catalogue

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Touche Amore team up with Ross Robinson to make post-hardcore perfection on Spiral In A Straight Line

The Los Angeles band's mix of angst and anthems prove to be as effective - and emotionally resonant - as ever

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“You can get lost in the kitten vortex for hours.” A wide-ranging interview with The Jesus Lizard's David Yow, taking in new album Rack, a try out for Nirvana, acting, a sadistic witch, and a cat riding a goat

The Jesus Lizard are back, and David Yow has things on his mind

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All hell breaks loose! Inside Thin Lizzy's first hit album and the campaign to break America - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Motörhead, Jerry Cantrell, Jon Anderson, The Cold Stares, Fleetwood Mac, Terrorvision, Michael Schenker, Idles, The Hot Damn!, Bad Religion, Paul Gilbert and more

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“There was so much unreleased cool stuff still to reveal.” Weezer announce 30th anniversary ‘Blue Album’ reissue featuring 36 previously unreleased recordings and a “12 sided die for all your Dungeon Mastering needs”

Listen to Weezer's “third practice” recording of Undone - The Sweater Song as a taster for their upcoming 'Blue Album' reissue

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“The main secret behind those classic grunge sounds is that they were loud. You need a high-volume amp…” Enumclaw are on a quest for alt-rock tone nirvana – using other people’s guitars and The Smashing Pumpkins’ fuzz pedal

Home In Another Life is another slice of gourmet tones and big noise therapy from one of the most exciting bands in the US alt-rock scene

Guitar World

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Dorothy, Jane's Addiction, Trucker Diablo and five other guardians of the rock'n'roll galaxy

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 14-20

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 14-20 include dancer-country singer Julianne Hough, singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and actor Sandra Oh

The Independent UK

"I'm just racked with self-loathing and criticism": Manic Street Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire once wanted to lacerate the world - now he's doing it to himself

Nicky Wire talks about the upcoming Manics tour, Richey Edwards, Rush and the band’s next album

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Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Turner, Elvis Costello, Tom Morello and more to cover Jesse Malin songs for forthcoming benefit/tribute album

Stars come together for Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin to raise funds for New York singer/songwriter's healthcare

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“It’s about finding sounds that enhance rather than distract. I like my guitar to sound big – I record through two amps at once”: New Zealand indie royalty Kane Strang on winning Dinosaur Jr.’s support and how he conveys Office Dog’s cinematic sound

From melodies to off-kilter riffs to the occasional wall of sound, New Zealand indie veteran Kane Strang delivers the six-string goods on his trio’s debut

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"We were a performance art troupe that played pop songs. There was this element of wanting to destroy rock": meet Bodega, the next NYC band who could be your life

"We definitely ruffled some feathers early on": Bodega, a band not afraid of being very annoying indeed

Louder

Hüsker Dü may have looked like a bunch of misfits, but they enjoyed an extraordinary musical chemistry: Why you should definitely own Zen Arcade

Zen Aracade was a hugely ambitious double-vinyl concept album with a personal rite-of-passage story, from youth to manhood

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Weezer to embark on space-themed tour to celebrate the Blue Album's 30th birthday with Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr

Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour will take place across North America this Autumn

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including Moon City Masters, the Pineapple Thief, Uuhai and more

Eight new songs for rockin' rockers

The Guardian - UK

J Mascis: What Do We Do Now review – a wonderfully agreeable record

Adding slide guitar and drums to his solo sideline mix, the guitar-shredding Dinosaur Jr frontman captivates with great hooks and tender if impenetrable vocals

Louder

Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more announced for Bourbon & Beyond

Bourbon & Beyond will take place in September at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for the Jesus and Mary Chain

The Reid brothers, now 40 years into their music career, are releasing new album Glasgow Eyes in March

Metal Hammer

The Clutch albums you should definitely own

Since emerging from the DC scenes of punk, funk and go-go, Clutch have united the rock nation under their groove

Guitar World

“We had no idea it was going to perform the way it did – or if it was even going to be shown to anyone”: How Cardboard Sessions’ Dave Lee convinced Billy Gibbons, J Mascis and Keanu Reeves to slam on his Fender-approved cardboard guitars

Built by a Master Builder at Fender HQ, you can work the cardboard Strat hard and even whammy it – but you can also see right through it. Could this fun experiment be the future of guitar manufacturing?

Guitar World

Warren Haynes lends his epic solo chops to Dinosaur Jr. as he jams Neil Young and the Cure with J Mascis

The Gov’t Mule frontman became the latest high-profile guest on Dinosaur Jr.’s tour celebrating 30 years of Where You Been, when he joined them at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York

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