It seems Fred Armisen is leaving Saturday Night Live. In addition to two epic Kanye West performances, last night's episode featured a super-group of indie rock stars joining Armisen on stage for…   Read Story »

When Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announced they were separating, the response was a collective "Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!" It was hard to believe the First Couple Of Indie Rock had split after…   Read Story »

On Saturday night, Dinosaur Jr. played a big show at New York's Terminal 5 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album You're Living All Over Me. They started out the show by playing the album…   Read Story »

Sonic Youth's (recently separated) Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore collaborated with Yoko Ono for the charity single "Early In The Morning," a 14-minute long opus. It's out 6/18 on Chimera, where you…   Read Story »

Sad news from Sonic Youth camp. This statement comes via Matador Records: Musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, married in 1984, are announcing they have separated. Sonic Youth, with both Kim…   Read Story »

Thurston blogs(!): "kim and i will be recording a trio LP w/ yoko this year, with blindfolds." Fun news, especially on the back of this unforgettable radness.   Read Story »

A hefty price tag accompanied tickets to this very special one-off at Brooklyn Academy Of Music last night, a mix of simple supply-demand economics and, presumably, underwriting costs associated with…   Read Story »

If you're a fan of Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Noise Nomads, Failing Lights, Dude War or drippy acrylic paint, these canvasses might be up your alley. Each is ?4000 + shipping at Colette, and you can…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. Okay, I'll admit it: I fell for…   Read Story »