From undercover.com.au (cool picture as well….. )

J. Mascis and Lou Barlow Are At Least Talking

Lou Barlow was dumped from Dinosaur Jr way back in 1989 but the two founders of the band Lou and J. Mascis are at least on talking terms these days. In fact, they have even played together again.

"I got him to sing when we did some gigs playing Stooges songs with the Asheton Brothers and Mike Watt in England" J. tells Undercover News. "Lou sang a song "1969"or something. It was last December".

The Asheton brothers were original members of Iggy and the Stooges. Performing with them was a thrill for J. "It’s fun because you can play and listen at the same time. Getting to know those guys was pretty cool" he says. J. is glad Iggy and the Stooges recently got back together. "I’d like to see it" he says. "I guess if you really like the band you would like to see them get back together. Some bands anyway". So what about a Dinosaur Jr reunion? "I wouldn’t personally like to see that".

Dinosaur Jr are now logged as breaking up twice, once in 1989 and again in 1998. J. insists the first reported break-up was never really a break-up. "We never broke up before. ’98 was it. We just kicked out Lou" he says. "I guess that is kind of a break-up. It is always up to him. He has harboured a lot of rage over the years".

J. is currently touring in Australia without a band and without a tour manager. It’s just him and a guitar. He’s also playing a lot of Dinosaur Jr stuff. "About half and half with The Fog stuff" he says makes up the set-list.

So what is the Dinosaur Jr signature tune, his must-do song? "Most people want to hear "Freak Scene" the most. That gets the most requests".

His new album Free So Free is out through Universal.

By Paul Cashmere