Sonic Youth

The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments

The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.

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Atypical Girls: The Female Punks Who Fought For Equality

One of punk’s biggest achievements was in balancing gender equality, allowing charismatic female punks to break through and speak with authority.

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Best Political Punk Songs: 20 Essential Anti-Establishment Tirades

The best political punk songs have stood the test of time, remaining wholly relevant in an era when politics thrives on lies and confusion.

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The Best Guitarists Ever: 75 Legendary Musicians You Need To Know

From hard rockers to virtuoso jazzers, the best guitarists of all time represent a variety of sounds.

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DIY Music: How Musicians Did It For Themselves

The notion of DIY music stretches back to 19th-century flutes made from bird bone, through punk anarchy and the digital revolution.

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Recording Studios: A History Of The Most Legendary Studios In Music

The histories of the most iconic recording studios – Sun, Motown, Abbey Road – have made them almost as famous as the musicians who have recorded there.

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‘Dirty’: How Sonic Youth Assaulted The Mainstream

With several albums and a decade’s worth of experimental music behind them, Sonic Youth hijacked the grunge mainstream with ‘Dirty.’

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Thurston Moore Of Sonic Youth Announces Memoir, ‘Sonic Life’

The memoir is set to arrive in 2023.

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‘Goo’: How Sonic Youth Crashed The Mainstream

‘Goo’ challenged the idea of what a mainstream rock album could be without sacrificing the experimentalism that earned Sonic Youth a devoted cult following.

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In-Depth5 months ago

What Is Art Rock? A History Of Music’s Most Progressive Minds

An evocative but nebulous term, this short history of art rock attempts to outline some of the key players and ideas from the genre.

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Taking Notes: How Musical Nostalgia Creates Future Sounds

From the 20-year rule to stylistic homage and outright appropriation, nostalgia has always played a part in musical evolution.

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With A Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’ In Cover Versions

The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’ inspired many cover versions, from artists as diverse as Jimi Hendrix and The Flaming Lips. uDiscover celebrates some of the best.