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Sonic Youth going indie route with 2009 record
The veteran rockers of Sonic Youth recently told Rolling Stone that they're planning to sign with an indie record label to release their next album, which is penciled in for a Spring 2009 release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThurston Moore and Co. write the book on No Wave
Thurston Moore's work is never done. Co-founding and frontmanning Sonic Youth wasn't enough. Neither was composing for film, curating shows, directing music videos... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSonic Youth's Hits are for Squares coming this June
The mixtape to dwarf all mixtapes, Hits are for Squares, a compilation of Sonic Youth favorites, will be available in select Starbucks stores (and to listeners everywhere via HearMusic.com) on June 10. A cast of thousands (well, really, 15 or so) from the arts and entertainment world contributed their favorite choices from the Sonic Youth catalog. Radiohead, Beck and Portia de Rossi are among the diverse list of contributors.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth, Charlie Daniels, more play Arkansas festival
Did hell just freeze over? Or are Sonic Youth, Charlie Daniels and Shooter Jennings really sharing the stage at the upcoming Dickson St. Music Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.? After months of speculation among Fayetteville music fans, a press conference and an onslaught of brightly colored flyers finally confirmed that Sonic Youth will, indeed, be co-headlining the inaugural Dickson St. Music Festival April 25-26. The NYC legends may seem like a puzzling addition to the event’s lineup – a veritable who’s who of country music featuring Daniels, Jennings, Little Feat and 38 Special. Perhaps the festival organizers realized that “The Devil... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth plans album, art exhibition, more
Sonic Youth seems bent and determined to prove its superhero levels of endurance this year. With three staggeringly diverse projects in the works, Superman couldn’t keep this kind of schedule. Already one of rock’s hardest working bands with more than 20 albums to date, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley will reunite this spring to begin writing material for a new album after a four-month break, NME reports. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2006’s rather-good Rather Ripped is scheduled for release sometime next year. The band is also poised to enter the art world with an upcoming show,... read more
Found in: Music, NewsToyota and Urban Outfitters Free Yr Radio
Tyta & Urbn Outftrs wnt u 2 Free Yr Radio. Oh, sorry, we got a little carried away there. Free Yr Radio is the name of a campaign between Toyota and Urban Outfitters to support independent radio, and to make sure that you can turn on the radio and actually find a non-commercial station. To that end, Free Yr Radio is releasing a CD on Oct. 20, which will be available at Urban Outfitters stores and at the store’s website. The CD features live cuts, b-sides, and previously unreleased material from bands like Sonic Youth, The Rapture and Klaxons. All... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth, Meat Puppets invade Texas
[Above: Sonic Youth] The Meat Puppets are back. Sonic Youth never left. Together, the former SST Records labelmates are combining forces for two Texas gigs. On Oct. 5, the devastating duo hits Stubb's in Austin, and two nights later they assault the Dallas version of the House of Blues. Don't live in Texas? Hitchhike, sucka, because these performances mark the only time that SY and the Puppets will share a double bill. Available for the whole nation to enjoy, however, is the new solo record from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. Credited simply to "Thurston," Trees Outside the Academy is currently... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth: Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
After 19 years, Sonic Youth's masterpiece gets deluxe, remains fresh read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSonic Youth Reissues Daydream Nation
It’s been almost 20 years now since Sonic Youth released Daydream Nation, and it’s doing it again. Originally the band’s sixth album (and first double LP), Geffen Records' June 12 reissue features two CDs; the first contains the entirety of the original album plus one bonus track, a demo of “Eric’s Trip.” Live Daydream, the second disc, consists of 15 mostly unreleased live tracks from the band’s Daydream Nation tour, as well as four bonus studio covers of the Beatles, Neil Young, Captain Beefheart and Mudhoney. Speaking of live, the band will play the album in it’s entirety on North... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth To Release B-Sides Album Dec. 12
Any Sonic Youth news is great news, especially if they’re bringing out a compilation of B-Sides titled The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities, according to Filter.com. The tracks were selected by Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. Tracklisting: 1. Fire Engine Dream - Sonic Nurse outtake, previously unreleased 2. Fauxhemians - All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 3. Is It My Body? - Alice Cooper Tribute 4. Razor Blade - Bull in the Heather B-side 5. Blink - Pola X soundtrack 6. Campfire - At Home With the Groovebox 7. Loop Cat - You Can Never Go Fast Enough 8. Kim's Chords -... read more
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