News featuring Sonic Youth

The following news stories mention Sonic Youth. Stories are compiled from a hand-picked selection of popular music news sites based in Great Britain, Europe and the United States. Updated less than 6 hours ago.

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Monday 20th May

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Thursday 16th May

  • “Chelsea Light Moving – “Lip” Video”

    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 Moore’s new band Chelsea Light Moving, who have a new video for their skronky hardcore anthem “Lip.” The clip chops up band-performance footage [...]

    Read the complete article at stereogum.feedsportal.com

  • “Thurston Moore discusses Sonic Youth’s future, shares new Chelsea Light Moving video”

    Mr. Moore gets rather candid.

    Read the complete article at consequenceofsound.net

  • “LA's 1980s psychedelic explosion”

    Think of LA in the 1980s, and you think of hair metal. But elsewhere, the Bangles, the Dream Syndicate and a handful of others were reviving the 1960s and briefly becoming rock's hottest scene. Here's the story in the musicians' own words

    Some music scenes pass into legend – Memphis in 1955/56, San Francisco and London in 1966/67, New York in 1976/77. Many more, though, fade from memory – like the Paisley Underground. Back in the early 80s, Los Angeles saw a sudden spurt of young bands all influenced by the psychedelia of the late 60s, and all taking different elements of it. The result was bands that all sounded different, but all of a piece – from the intense, droning, tough Velvetsy rock of the Dream Syndicate, to the sunshiney Beatles pop of the Bangles, to the Byrds-indebted Long Ryders.

    Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

’13 May 15 Wed

Wednesday 15th May

  • “Hüsker Dü – a classic interview”

    With Bob Mould on tour and Grant Hart newly signed to Domino, what better time to revisit this 1985 Melody Maker encounter with Hüsker Dü, from Rock's Backpages, the home of classic music writing

    "What kind of strings do you use on your axe, man?"

    Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

’13 May 2 Thu

Thursday 2nd May

  • “Savages: Silence Yourself – review”

    (Matador)

    Thus far, this year's hotly tipped alt-rockers have sounded weirdly flaccid and aimless: listening to the albums behind the hype, you find yourself wondering how the bands could be bothered to make them. That is not a problem with the debut from London quartet Savages, which burns with a feverish sense of purpose: the sheer intensity with which She Will or City's Full are delivered is breathtaking. You can hear echoes of the music that inspired them: frequent comparisons to Siouxsie aren't, as the band have intimated, a reflection of a sexist media's inability to see beyond a singer's gender so much as a reflection of the fact that singer Jehnny Beth sounds not unlike Siouxsie; while Sonic Youth's ghost lurks around the whirlwinds of feedback on I Am Here and spooked, clangorous instrumental Dead Nature. But what's striking is how easily Savages slip the moorings of their influences…

    Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

’13 Apr 27 Sat

Saturday 27th April

  • “Boards of Canada's Ever-Growing Mystery, Grimes' Open Letter on Sexism and Stereotypes, and the Passing of George Jones in Our News Roundup”

    Once again, it was a busy week in Exclaim! news land. If you're looking to catch up on some of this week's top stories, here's our trusty news roundup to get you back up to speed.

    First up, Boards of Canada are seriously messing with our heads. First, a mysterious 12-inch popped up on Record Store Day (April 20), sparking some major speculation about a new album from the long-absent electronic duo. Then a second record was found before some more cryptic sound snippets emerged. Then it all led to some equally strange SoundCloud links and some hints that BoC may be releasing a new full-length with the title Cosecha. As of press time, we're still unsure what this is all going to amount to, but who doesn't love a good mystery?

    Read the complete article at exclaim.ca

’13 Apr 23 Tue

Tuesday 23rd April

  • “Kim Gordon on her split from Thurston”

    Singer blames Sonic Youth bandmate's 'midlife crisis' affair with 'starstruck woman' – and describes her own treatment for cancer

    For the first time, Kim Gordon has discussed publicly the circumstances of her split with husband Thurston Moore, as well as revealing that she received treatment for a non-invasive form of breast cancer.

    Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

  • “Kim Gordon tells why she and Thurston Moore are divorcing and stuff”

    Kim Gordon talked to Elle:

    "We have all these books, records, and art and are getting it all assessed; that's what is taking so long," she says after ordering a glass of rosé. But both have moved on. Among her suitors are a restaurateur, an architect, and an actor. "It's just weird," Gordon says of navigating new romance. "I can't tell what's normal." And Moore has regularly been seen with the same woman, fueling the rumor that his affair helped doom their marriage. "We seemed to have a normal relationship inside of a crazy world," Gordon says of her marriage. "And in fact, it ended in a kind of normal way--midlife crisis, starstruck woman."

    Read the complete article at www.brooklynvegan.com

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