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 11/13, Sonic Youth will release Sonic Youth – Smart Bar – Chicago 1985, recorded on 8/11/1985, during the band's tour behind Bad Moon Rising. The performance was recorded on 4-track tape, and…   Read Story »

In a perfect world, all albums would be self-contained universes. A good album can communicate complex emotions and ideas with the aid of just a little context; a great album can communicate…   Read Story »

It is difficult to imagine indie rock without Sonic Youth. Only the Velvet Underground can reasonably boast a more important alternative history to the grand narrative of rock and roll. Combining the…   Read Story »

Lately, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore has been recording and playing shows with a new band called Chelsea Light Moving. We've already heard the new tracks "Burroughs" and "Groovy & Linda," and today,…   Read Story »

My favorite moment from Sonic Youth's bazillion-year history comes just after the four-minute mark of "Sugar Kane," the third single from Dirty. The band has just launched into one of its trademark…   Read Story »

Thurston Moore has long admired the British avant-folk pioneer Michael Chapman, and now he's recorded his own tangled acoustic cover of Chapman's 1969 song "It Didn't Work Out" for the new Chapman…   Read Story »

Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo released his solo album Between The Times And The Tides last week, and we've already posted his video for "Off The Wall." Ranaldo's wife Leah Singer directed his new video…   Read Story »

For the time being, Lee Ranaldo is still a member of Sonic Youth, though god knows how long that'll last. Rumor has it that they'll play their last-ever show at this summer's Lollapalooza. We'll see.…   Read Story »

With the 500th episode of The Simpsons airing last Sunday, the last few weeks have been a celebration of everything Simpsons, where all your favorite pundits and prognosticators have combed through…   Read Story »