J Mascis' Mega-Jam With Canadian Indie-Rock Elite

In the spirit of today's celebration of guitar gods and the people who love them, here's a clip of six-string wonder J Mascis -- who has already proven his skills at Guitar Hero -- joining up with a dozen-plus excited Canadian indie rockers for a joyous impromptu post-show jam session in Toronto. It's a "sixty-two beers" fueled rendition of "Backed Out On The ...," a track from Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew's upcoming Spirit If album.

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Song Stories

“Satisfied”

Tom Waits | 2011

Only the genius of Tom Waits could combine the subject of mortality, a reoccurring theme in his work, with wordplay that name checks both Mick and Keith, whom he calls "Mr. Jagger" and "Mr. Richards," and the title of their magnum opus, "Satisfaction." And to show just how cool Waits really is, he even got Mr. Richards to play along, one of nine guest appearances the guitarist has made on three Waits albums. "This growling roadhouse stomp is a late-breaking response to the Stones' greatest hit," Rolling Stone said of the track.

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