Thurston Moore
‘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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News2 weeks agoSt. Vincent, Iggy Pop And More Featured On Velvet Underground Tribute Album
The first single, ‘Run Run Run,’ from Kurt Vile & The Violators, is out now.
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News3 weeks ago
Thurston Moore Of Sonic Youth Announces Memoir, ‘Sonic Life’
The memoir is set to arrive in 2023.
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Features1 month ago
‘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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Features3 months ago
‘Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star’: A Sonic Youth Masterpiece
'Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star' captures how far Sonic Youth were willing to push against commercial forces with their noise-rock agenda.
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Features5 months ago
A Cultural Constant: The Inspiration Of Yoko Ono
The Japanese artist has been a touchstone of popular culture for more than half a century.
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News11 months ago
R.E.M. Contribute To ‘Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy’
The compilation will go live on Friday, September 4 on Bandcamp for 24 hours only.
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News1 year ago
Sonic Youth Share Rare Archival Live Album, ‘Blastic Scene’ From 1993
The album was taped in Lisbon in 1993 and briefly appeared as an unauthorised bootleg in 1995.
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News1 year ago
Sonic Youth Release Archive Recordings Of 12 Live Shows For Fans In Self-Isolation
The gigs document included a show at New York’s CBGB’s in 1988, San Francisco’s The Warfield in 1993, and a ‘Daydream Nation’ gig in Glasgow in 2007.
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Features2 years ago
Best Guitarists In Music: 50 Legendary Musicians You Need To Know
The guitar is the backbone of rock music, and the best guitarists include some blues and country guitarists that paved the way for rock’n’roll’s legends.
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News2 years ago
Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley Tribute To Feature Thurston Moore, The Damned Personnel
The evening marks the first time the Royal Albert Hall has hosted an evening of music featuring a three-band bill of some of the premier artists from the 1970’s punk and new...
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News3 years ago
Sonic Youth Announce ‘Daydream Nation’ Sale With Gear, Records, Memorabilia Up For Grabs
The alt-rock icons are offering over 200 pieces of gear used on tour and in the studio between 1988 and 2011 and loads more.
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News3 years ago
Sonic Youth Announce Special ’30 Years Of Daydream Nation’ Film Event
Dubbed ‘Sonic Youth: 30 Years of Daydream Nation’, the programme takes place on 20 October in Portland, Oregon, at the Hollywood Theatre.
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News3 years ago
PiL Documentary To Be Screened In Selected UK Cinemas This Summer
Directed by Tabbert Fiiller, the doc premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and then had its European premiere at London’s Raindance Festival.
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News3 years ago
PiL Documentary ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’ Set For UK Screenings This Summer
The new film, by director Tabbert Fiiller includes extensive interviews with John Lydon, former and current band members, and luminaries such as Thurston Moore and The Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock.
