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  1. Today in History

    Sun, 23 Jun 2013

    American Idol" ex-judge Randy Jackson is 57. Actress Frances McDormand is 56. Rock musician Steve Shelley ( Sonic Youth ) is 51. Actor Paul La Greca is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chico DeBarge is 43. Actress Selma Blair is 41. Rock

  2. Hear Me Now: Eduin Turcios

    Fri, 31 May 2013

    a laptop. More recently Eduin was part of the O, Miami Poetry Festival , rubbing elbows with notable speakers like Sonic Youth 's Thurston Moore. Eduin says his first love wasn't poetry but hip-hop, and counts Nas, Kendrick Lamar and Tupac

  3. The Year in Review: The 50 Best Albums of 2012

    Sat, 22 Dec 2012

    the Tides" Image credit: Matador Records This year, Sonic Youth 's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon announced their separation it is still hard to tell if we will ever get another Sonic Youth record. In the meantime, it is nice to know that at

  4. Cloud Nothings Interview: Future Looks Bright for Young Band

    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    recording engineer Steve Albini at his Chicago studio . The sound is heavy, raw, garage punk, reminiscent of Nirvana, Sonic Youth and the Wipers. Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings performing at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City on January

  5. Mike Kelley, Famed Visual Artist, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    art work with fellow artist Paul Mccarthy and the band Sonic Youth , was found dead Tuesday night at his California home piece appeared on the cover of New York post-punk band Sonic Youth 's seminal album "Dirty. A student of conceptual artist

  6. Opinion: The 50 Best Albums Of 2011

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    solo record, "Demolished Thoughts," and it finds the Sonic Youth co-leader exploring his softer side. In fact, this thus throwing his band's future into question. If Sonic Youth break up, it's good to know Moore will still continue

News

  1. All Tomorrow's Parties '10: Dirty Dancing and Rocking Out

    Wed, 8 Sep 2010

    curated the festival which featured rock legends like Sonic Youth , Iggy Pop and newcomers like “sad song” aficionados imagine what happened in the Stardust Ballroom before Sonic Youth was ever there. In the back of the resort, Kutshers has

  2. Review: Kate Nash’s “My Best Friend Is You”

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    developed since her last record, if you recall that album’s tedious opener, “Play.” But this track has a Sonic Youth -esque sense of urgency as it rocks and churns. “Do-Wah-Do” is like part two of “Kiss That Grrrl.” It’s also the album

  3. Dinowalrus on the Loose

    Tue, 24 Nov 2009

    influenced by any band in rock history that had an eccentric or futuristic mindset," he commented at one point; he lists Sonic Youth , My Bloody Valentine, and Devo as influences. I could tell where he was coming from in one of their tracks on the album

  4. Chinese Indie Rock Groups Tour the U.S.

    Mon, 16 Nov 2009

    starting less-than-aggressive mosh pits. The band itself was solid from beginning to end, sounding like a mix between Sonic Youth , The Ramones and Cheap Trick. "They're definitely some TV on the Radio sound to it, too," said Greg Strompolos

  5. Sonic Youth at the 9:30 Club

    Thu, 9 Jul 2009

    From the Sonic Youth show this Monday at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC comes the below pics from guest blogger Luke Entelis. Says Luke: it was

  6. Review: Dinosaur Jr.’s “Farm”

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    There’s No Here.” Again, there’s a driving moodiness at work here. Like the best and most accessible work of Sonic Youth , this is meant to be used at the center of something staggering. It’s darkly moving and propulsive. It gets brighter during

  7. Sonic Youth : Front Row at the "Secret Show"

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    I went to the Apple store in SoHo last night to see Sonic Youth play an unannounced show. They bashed out some songs from their new album, "The Eternal", which came out today. I somehow

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Videos

  1. Sonic Youth Performs

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    The legendary rock band play live in New York.

Photos

  1. VIDEO: The lead singer of Sonic Youth talks about their newest album.

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