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Hooked: Blackwater Holylight on Dinosaur Jr 's "Feel the Pain"

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Guitarist Mikayla Mayhew explains how J Mascis' turbulent, slow-n-go riff still takes her back to the days of skate parks and first bonding with the instrument.

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