5 Freaky Takeaways From the New Dinosaur Jr. Documentary ‘Freakscene'
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- 06 Jul 2022
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Dinosaur Jr. is finally getting the documentary treatment in the recently released Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. The noisy trio of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph influenced Nirvana, among others. The fast-paced film moves quickly from their hardcore roots in the ’80s through their major label days to their current child-rearing, Whole Foods-shopping lives now. Here are five freaky takeaways from Freakscene.
Well, not the Gem State itself, but more specifically a hotel room in Mountain Home. Dinosaur Jr. was on tour supporting their second record, Bug, when their van broke down. Basically trapped in a hotel room for a week, the Massachusetts-based trio quickly turned on each other. Mascis picked on Barlow incessantly (who hasn’t taken issue with the way a friend eats KFC?) and Murph couldn’t take the constant bickering. Murph flipped a mattress in a rage. Barlow soon launched his solo career, where he could presumably eat chicken in peace.
Kurt Cobain Asked J. Mascis to Join Nirvana
A lil’ grunge outfit named Nirvana was starting to get noticed in the late '80s, particularly by veteran tastemakers such as Sonic Youth. Aware of Dinosaur Jr.’s personnel problems, Kurt Cobain suggested Mascis just join Nirvana instead. Mascis passed, saying in the documentary, “I think we were much bigger than them at the time.” Dinosaur Jr. eventually toured Europe with Nirvana right as Nevermind dominated the music scene. Still, Mascis wasn’t jealous: “Luckily we weren’t like Nirvana’s success.” Read More...
