New Jemina Pearl (Feat. Iggy Pop & Thurston Moore) Video - "I Hate People" (Stereogum Premiere)

We've been through this already, but it bears repeating because it keeps happening: In 2009 Iggy Pop somehow became the king of oddball duets (often with younger ladies). He's also the best part of this campy video for Jemina Pearl's... CONTINUE READING NEW JEMINA PEARL (FEAT. IGGY POP & THURSTON MOORE) VIDEO - "I HATE PEOPLE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on October 15, 2009 in Video (52 comments)
Tags: Iggy Pop | Jemina Pearl | Thurston Moore

Sonic Youth On Gossip Girl

Remember when Rufus' band opened for Sonic Youth? Well, SY returned the favor last night by playing an acoustic "Star Power" at his wedding to Lily ("Antenna" was heard earlier in the episode). Kim Gordon officiated the ceremony! Nate hates... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH ON GOSSIP GIRL»

Posted on October 13, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Gossip Girl | Kim Gordon | Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore Talks Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl returns 9/14, but you knew that because you love Gossip Girl and reading about Gossip Girl on blogs. (Season 3 spoilers here.) Thurston Moore also loves Gossip Girl. Last month we reported that an upcoming episode features Sonic... CONTINUE READING THURSTON MOORE TALKS GOSSIP GIRL»

Sonic Youth Performing On Gossip Girl

On Episode 5, GG vet Thurston Moore will bring in the rest of Sonic Youth to play "Starpower" during a party for Rufus and Lily. Spoiler: Things will get dramatic. More at EW. ... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH PERFORMING ON GOSSIP GIRL»

Posted on August 14, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Gossip Girl | Sonic Youth | The Soft Pack | Thurston Moore

Stereogum Q&A: Thurston Moore

Tomorrow night (4/7) at 11PM, we offer a new installment of our ongoing Tuesday series Sessions at Santa's with Spencer Sweeney. This one's curated by Thurston Moore, who'll hop on the stage with cellist Okkyung Lee and downtown legend/DNA drummer... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM Q&A: THURSTON MOORE»

Posted on April 6, 2009 in Interview (6 comments)
Tags: Lollapalooza | Neko Case | Sonic Youth | The Decemberists | Thurston Moore

Sonic Youth Go Black Metal On New Album

Not really, but Thurston Moore did tell Billboard that some of the lyrics on Sonic Youth's next album were inspired by the dark stuff -- name names, sir -- "although he promises he's not mimicking their delivery." Too bad. This... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH GO BLACK METAL ON NEW ALBUM»

Posted on January 16, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Conor Oberst | Explosions In The Sky | Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore And Jemina Pearl Cover The Ramones On Gossip Girl

On this week's Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey threw a guerrilla fashion show at a charity event honoring Lilly and Bart Bass. The soundtrack: Thurston Moore and Jemina Pearl (of now defunct Be Your Own Pet) covering "Sheena Is a Punk... CONTINUE READING THURSTON MOORE AND JEMINA PEARL COVER THE RAMONES ON GOSSIP GIRL»

Thurston Moore To Cover The Ramones With Jemina Pearl For Gossip Girl

Kevin Shields wasn't the only one doing interviews at ATP. After his Don't Look Back set, looking back on Psychic Hearts, Thurston Moore sat with a Rolling Stone film crew to offer his thoughts on the ATP Festival past and... CONTINUE READING THURSTON MOORE TO COVER THE RAMONES WITH JEMINA PEARL FOR GOSSIP GIRL »

Posted on September 24, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Be Your Own Pet | Jemina Pearl | Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

All Tomorrow's Parties NY: Kutsher's Scares, Doug Martsch Wails

By Scott Lapatine & Brandon Stosuy The hilarious setting for My Bloody Valentine's first US show in 16 years is a crusty Catskills resort that's already inspired more than enough The Shining jokes for one weekend. While the facility itself... CONTINUE READING ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES NY: KUTSHER'S SCARES, DOUG MARTSCH WAILS»

My Bloody Valentine Finally Coming Back To The States, Curating Quite A Party

16 years! It's been a long time to wait. For some of you it's probably been a lifetime. All that ends this fall, though, confirmed via tonight's news that's caused music bloggers countrywide to faint face first into their keyboards:... CONTINUE READING MY BLOODY VALENTINE FINALLY COMING BACK TO THE STATES, CURATING QUITE A PARTY»

SXSW: Thursday In Photos

Interested in filling a rock club to the rafters? Simple: Just have Nada Surf and Destroyer play back to back sometime. People were stuffed asses to elbows at Volume night club for the first day of the Stereogum/PASTE party, although... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Thurston Moore Video - "Fri/End"

When Thurston Moore released Trees Outside The Academy, we were plenty excited about "Fri/End," which we called "his swooniest track in ages," adding that "it chimes and lilts like lighter Rather Ripped SY," making sure that everyone knows once you... CONTINUE READING NEW THURSTON MOORE VIDEO - "FRI/END"»

Posted on January 3, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Thurston Moore

New Thurston Moore - "Fri/End"

Thurston Moore, of course, is plenty well known for guitar fireworks. But there's also his teen-riot-causing art-pop sensibility and a smoothly after-six voice that once made a college housemate admit all his Sonic Youth contributions made her weak in the... CONTINUE READING NEW THURSTON MOORE - "FRI/END"»

Posted on September 19, 2007 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Friday; 7/13] Rating: 8.7

There's a vague subtext of "Us and Them" at most concert festivals: like, you know more than half the folks you brush elbows with at Bonnaroo have never heard of the Hold Steady, and most definitely will not be dancing... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [FRIDAY; 7/13] RATING: 8.7»

You Have Permission To Call Thurston "Lurch"

Via NY Daily News:Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore didn't mind that classmates nicknamed him Lurch. After all, "Lurch was the coolest guy on ‘The Addams Family,'" the 6-foot-1 rocker told Webster Hall's Baird Jones at the KS Gallery exhibit of Moore's... CONTINUE READING YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO CALL THURSTON "LURCH"»

Posted on April 11, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

Ruby Isle Cover Sonic Youth

Whether intended or not, Ruby Isle (comprising vet Mark Mallman and Dan Geller) is the first band to capitalize on the awesome news that Sonic Youth will be performing Daydream Nation in its entirety during a select few, very special... CONTINUE READING RUBY ISLE COVER SONIC YOUTH»

Posted on March 27, 2007 in MP3, Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: Ruby Isle | Sesame Street | Sonic Youth | Thurston Moore

SXSW: Friday In Austin

Despite the excellent lineups all over town, our daylight hours on Friday had been spoken for well before we made the trek to SouthBy (and particularly after spending Thursday systematically missing a bunch of the acts we'd hoped to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY IN AUSTIN»