The NYC noise-rock pioneer looks back to 1987, a time when Sonic Youth were growing up in public and expanding their ...

Such is the consistency and variety of their extensive catalogue, it's almost impossible to make a definitive best Sonic ...

Yes, it’s technically considered an EP—but it never was by the band itself. The earliest iteration of Sonic Youth, with original drummer Richard Edson, went into the studio in late 1981 and ...

Sonic Youth have been dabbling voraciously with alternate tunings for decades, and now, Thurston Moore has recalled the exact moment the band began that journey, revealing that a New York art-rock ...

The band was an improbable success. Sonic Youth fused punk rock’s anarchic intensity with an avant-garde love of musical experiment. The band was an improbable success. Skip to Main Content.

"I think it really had a nice trajectory," he says of his former band Sonic Youth, "and it certainly doesn't feel unfinished to me." By Glenn Peoples Over his 45-year career, Thurston Moore has ...

Grunge was even bigger in '94 than it was in '92, and as Sonic Youth's own website says, the band became more interested in touring with more subdued indie rock bands such as Royal Trux, Sebadoh ...

He helped change the trajectory of rock music with Sonic Youth. But in his new memoir, “Sonic Life,” he’d rather talk about the musicians who enriched his world. By Mark Yarm When Thurston ...

This week I bring you Thurston Moore, the legendary guitarist, singer, writer, songwriter, and founding member of Sonic Youth. He’s also made nine solo albums and teaches writing at multiple ...

For the first time, the band members, their crew and their fans tell the story of a landmark moment they didn't realize was happening. Sonic Youth's new album, Live in Brooklyn 2011, is out this week.

Over his 45-year career, Thurston Moore has always comfortably had his feet in two worlds: the song-centric music of Sonic Youth, the pioneering noise rock band he co-founded in 1980, and the ...