Given what we now know about Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore's breakup, we shouldn't hold our collective breath for a Sonic Youth reunion anytime soon. Instead, we should probably settle in with…   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 »

A little while back, Thurston Moore jumped into the Brooklyn Vegan comments section to make grandiose claims about his new band Chelsea Light Moving and their live-show plans, writing that they would…   Read Story »

Well, Fun Fun Fun Fest ended all of four days ago, so Austin, TX really has to get moving on the next big music festival, and would ya look at that, they're on it. Next year's SXSW Music Festival…   Read Story »

The always-eclectic Øya collected dozens of big name international acts and local bands to Oslo's Medieval Park and neighboring clubs over four days last week. Among them: Björk, A$AP Rocky, the…   Read Story »

Last week, Matador treated us to another song from Thurston Moore's excellent new post-SY band Chelsea Light Moving called "Frank O'Hara Hit." Or so we thought. Turns out, the song posted was not…   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 »

A couple weeks back we got our first listen to Chelsea Light Moving, the new project from Thurston Moore, along with Keith Wood (of Hush Arbors), Samara Lubelski (of the Sonora Pine, Jackie-O…   Read Story »

Thurston Moore's having a busy early summer. Last week, we got to hear his cover of "It Didn't Work Out," recorded for the Michael Chapman tribute Oh Michael, Look What You’ve Done: Friends Play…   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 »