Daily entertainment news covering Dinosaur Jr. en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/22/have_you_heard_always_april Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:02:37 EST Entertainment News 119066@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a self professed cross between Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, The Pixies, Fugazi and Incubus, Arkansas' Always April certainly have a shroud of mystery around them.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/11/aj_lambert_to_release_debut_disc_ep_ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:30:00 EST Entertainment News 74098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer/songwriter/music supervisor and bassist of New York City band Looker, AJ Lambert is set to release her debut solo recording, simply entitled EP.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/28/cult_bands_perform_for_an_independent_ra Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:19:16 EST Entertainment News 49290@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cult acts Sonic Youth, Grizzly Bear and El-P are the latest musicians to play concerts in support of independent radio stations in America. Sonic Youth will play their Free Yr Radio tour date in a branch of retail store Urban Outfitters in Santa Monica, California on July 21st to raise funds for nearby radio station KXLU.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/13/little_known_but_influential_dinosaur_jr Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:57:51 EST Entertainment News 46795@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dinosaur Jr.'s first performances in the early 1980s were played in obscurity, the crowds numbering in the dozens, the spotlight so far away it cast no light in the tiny clubs and converted industrial spaces they rocked.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/05/lou_barlow_rejoined_dinosaur_jr_to_finis Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:13:07 EST Entertainment News 36883@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dinosaur Jr. rocker Lou Barlow is pleased the original line-up of the band has reunited after nearly 20 years, because they can now end things amicably. Barlow quit Dinosaur Jr. following the 1988 album Bug, leaving frontman J Mascis to continue without him until the group folded in 1997.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/04/matt_dillon_directs_dinosaur_jr_music_vi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:15:34 EST Entertainment News 36757@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood star Matt Dillon has directed the comeback video for rockers Dinosaur Jr. Dillon landed the job of shooting Been There All The Time after seeing the band play in New York, and wasn't quick to reject their ideas for the music promo. He recalls, "They said, 'We wanna do a video, are you interested in directing?'. So I said 'Yeah, what's the song about?' They said 'Uhhh ... chicks.'

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/06/original_dinosaur_jr_band_members_to_rel Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:23:57 EST Entertainment News 18045@http://www.starpulse.com/news The original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. is recording its first studio album in 18 years. The pioneering grunge trio - J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Emmett 'Patrick' Murphy - came together for a reunion tour last year. And, although it wasn't planned, the band are now taping a follow-up to their 1988 disc Bug and are eyeing a spring 2007 release.

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