J Mascis (Joseph Donald Mascis, Jr.; December 10, 1965) is an American musician, best known as the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.. He has also released several albums as a solo artist and played drums and guitar on other projects. He was ranked number 86 in a Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists", and number 5 in a similar list for Spin magazine in 2012.
Links To Peel[]
Peel was generally a fan of Dinosaur Jr. and followed J Mascis's music when he contributed a track to the Guitarrorists compilation album. During their first European tour in 2000, J Mascis and his Fog group participated in a John Peel session for BBC Radio 1, during which the band recorded a medley consisting of Teenage Fanclub's "Everything Flows", Pavement's "Range Life", and The Ruts' "In a Rut", that was broadcast on 19 December 2000, to celebrate 25 years of the Festive Fifty.
Sessions[]
J Mascis - John Peel Sessions -Full Album- 2003
All sessions are available on The John Peel Sessions (2003, CD, Strange Fruit)
1. Recorded: 2000-12-13. Broadcast: 10 January 2001. Repeated: 03 May 2001
- Same Day / Ammaring / Waistin / I'm Not Fine (& Everything Flows / Range Life / In A Rut, broadcast 19 December 2000 for F50 anniversary special)
2. Recorded: 2002-11-20. Broadcast: 28 November 2002. Repeated: 03 April 2003
- I Feel Like Going Home / Alone / Everybody Lets Me Down / Freakscene
Other Shows Played[]
J Mascis and the Fog - Where'd You Go
- 1992
- 25 January 1992: A Little Ethnic Song (compilation album - Guitarrorists) No. 6
- 2000
- 06 September 2000: Where'd You Go (CD - More Light) City Slang
- 14 September 2000 (Radio Eins): Where'd You Go (CD - More Light) City Slang
- 28 September 2000: Same Day (LP: More Light) City Slang
- 12 October 2000 (Radio Eins): Same Day (LP - More Light) City Slang
- 19 December 2000: Everything Flows / Range Life / In A Rut (medley)
- 2002
- 24 September 2002: Everybody Lets Me Down (CD Single) City Slang
- 24 October 2002: Someone Said (LP - Free So Free) City Slang
- 07 November 2002 (Radio Eins): Someone Said (album - Free So Free) City Slang
- 2003
- 26 August 2003: Freak Scene (CD - The John Peel Sessions) Sanctuary
- Post-Peel
- Pop Depresija (Pop Depression): Everything Flows / Range Life / In A Rut (Medley) (Peel Session)