J. Mascis Has A Bobblehead Doll, Is Releasing A Dinosaur Jr. Live DVD, & Is On The Weezer Cruise

There are a ton of honors that can be bestowed on a heralded member of the rock community - induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, top rankings on Best Of lists, yadda yadda. But you know you've REALLY made your mark when someone makes a bobblehead doll version of you, which is exactly what happened to the White Wizard of Indie Rock, J. Mascis.

Aggronautix, the "Proprietors of Fine Throbbleheads" (whoa gross), have created a limited-edition bobblehead of the Dinosaur Jr. cofounder that will ship in April and is available for pre-order now, REAL DOLL HAIR and all. There will only be 1000 of these made, so show your love of all things Dino and pre-order one today.

While you've got your credit card out, head over to Amazon where according to Exclaim you can pre-order the new Dinosaur Jr. live DVD,  Bug Live At 9:30 Club: In The Hands Of The Fans. The concert film captures Dinosaur Jr.'s full live performance of their classic album Bug at Washington D.C.'s famed music club this past June, and will be available on February 21.

Finally, as we mentioned earlier, Mascis is spending the weekend rocking out on The Weezer Cruise and possibly road-testing some of that new Dino Jr. material off of the album that Lou Barlow said is on the way. We're in NYC stocking up on baked beans and shotgun shells due to this two-inch "snowstorm" we're having, but our awesome and hilarious friend The Backstage Rider is on board the Cruise and sharing some pretty classic behind-the-scenes news and photos - follow her on Twitter over here

Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh have new albums on the way, both about to play Weezer Cruise

Lou Barlow w/ Dinosaur Jr. @ Terminal 5 (more here)

What a fantastic time to be a fan of Lou Barlow's various musical endeavors. A mere ten years ago, few would have expected that you'd one day be able to catch both Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh live in 2011, yet we did just that multiple times throughout last year. And though we've already witnessed the release of two fine albums by the reformed Dinosaur Jr., word comes straight from Barlow that yet another new Dinosaur album is on the way in a new interview in Miami New Times. Lou told us that work on a new album was imminent last time we spoke with him, but now he confirms that the band will in fact be hitting the studio in February.

The more exciting news is that Barlow's other project Sebadoh will begin recording an album's worth of new material following the Dinosaur sessions, making it their first album in thirteen years! Head over to our friend The Backstage Rider for more exclusive details on the project, which is slated to be released late 2012 or early 2013. I speak for Sebadoh fans everywhere... this fucking rocks. More details as they unravel will be posted here, so definitely check back for updates on the record.

Want to see Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, J Mascis and Lou Barlow all in the same weekend? Then you should probably buy a ticket for the upcoming Weezer Cruise, which takes place January 19-23 starting in Miami. Can't make it? Well then you should also head to The Backstage Rider to enter a contest and win a shit ton of Weezer merchandise, including vinyl, posters, t-shirts and temporary tattoos. Go on, get to it.

Now that we've blown your mind with tons of exciting news and stuff, watch some very wacky Weezer videos below, along with some old school Dinosaur and Sebadoh videos thrown in for good measure below...

Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) To Release "The Pinkerton Diaries"

'90s indie-darlings-turned-widely-panned-for-turning-mainstreamy band Weezer are considered pretty divisive for the reason I just mentioned, but one thing is for sure: they're a perfect example of a nostalgic band, if only because a lot of people keep wishing they'd make albums as good as the original S/T Weezer (Blue) and Pinkerton again. And for THOSE people, Rivers Cuomo has a special announcement for you!

Frontman Rivers Cuomo has announced the imminent release of The Pinkerton Diaries, an extremely hardcore collector's edition of Pinkerton that he notes will include "a collection of my journals, emails, letters, photos, and school papers — so you get an inside look as to exactly what I was thinking [when I wrote Pinkerton]." These documents span the years 1994 to 1997, with the first diary entry written the day after the band released Blue.

All of that will come in a leatherbound book that will likely smell of rich mahogany, and will be accompanied by the long-awaited third CD in Cuomo's Alone series. This album will have a ton of demos from the Pinkerton-era, and you can see the full tracklisting and pre-order the whole diary + album package over at this website for delivery the week of December 12.

Perfect reading for that cruise Weezer is hosting early next year, eh?

Weezer, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Gene Ween & more will play the Weezer Cruise

In what appears to be some sort of weird surreal dream I might've had as a fifteen-year old high on NyQuil, Weezer, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, and Gene Ween will share the bill with many, many more, for the Weezer Cruise, which will take place from January 19-23 of 2012. The four day festival, which will also feature younger (and amazing) acts such as the Antlers, Yuck, Wavves, the Nervous Wreckords (featuring Brian Karscig of Louis XIV) and Boom Bip, will sail from Miami, FL to Cozumel, Mexico in one epic, unadulterated, wacky sea adventure in the name of indie rock. The website specifically states that bands will play multiple performances.

In addition to J Mascis and Lou Barlow performing in their respective bands, the two will perform solo sets throughout the cruise, meaning Lou Barlow will be pulling triple duty (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, and solo). I hope the guy packs his Dramamine. You can get the exact details of the pricing scheme over at the Weezer Cruise website, but the most basics I can find are that tickets will be sold individually at $799/person or at $599/person if you travel as a group of four. Pricey for sure, but not when you consider the fact that you will be on a cruise ship with some indisputable rock gods. If I get to share a beer with Lou Barlow, and high-five Gene Ween, then it's totally worth it.

Below is the confirmed lineup so far, with more to be announced as the date nears. Props to the Backstage Rider for providing us this info, and for forcing us to seriously contemplate dipping into our retirement funds* to make it down there...