11 Things: Couples in bands Aug 14, 2009
Michelle Broder Van Dyke. Thursday, August 13, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Woodstock: where are they now? Aug 10, 2009
In the 1990s, Young's dark lyrics and use of distortion were the inspiration behind a new generation of musicians that included Sonic Youth and Nirvana. He became known as the godfather of grunge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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Sonic Youth - "Incinerate". Spacehog - "In The Meantime". (IGN PS2)
Choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at 90 Aug 1, 2009
As he turned 90 in April 2009, he premiered a long piece called Nearly Ninety, set to new music from Led Zeppelins John Paul Jones, the rock band Sonic Youth, and Japanese composer Takehisa Kosugi. He also set up a new organization, the Merce Cunningham Trust, to maintain his legacy into the future. (MSNBC -- News)
Magic spell: a risky rest pays off Aug 1, 2009
The constituent ingredients on the first disc range from Sonic Youth s New York energy and simultaneous diffidence to Mogwai s towering peaks of guitar noise, to the airy, echo chamber prettiness of Felt. The album begins with a rhythmic pulse that is part autobahn and part English motorway, a low throb of energy that tools along rather than races, builds slowly but never escapes into straightforward motorik hypnotics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A Display Of Merce Jul 31, 2009
Cunningham has worked with Sonic Youth, Sigur R. s and other groups, but the music can get a lot tougher. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Still sonic but not so youthful Jul 29, 2009
The Church, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr ... Like Sonic Youth it's a reprise of all the familiar best bits of everything that they've done in the past dusted off and shined up by the guys who invented it in the first place for a new beginning all over again ... Sonic Youth I can't really get into any more - kudos for longevity and all that, but The Eternal just sounds to me like they're treading some rather stagnant water. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Choreographer Merce Cunningham made dance an 'adventure' Jul 28, 2009
In his last months, he was working on a piece, "Nearly Ninety," set to new music by Led Zeppelin's John , Sonic Youth and Japanese composer Takehisa Kosugi. He once said there was always something new to do in choreography, "if your eyes and ears are open and you have wit enough to see and hear and imagine.". (USA Today -- Life)
Dance great Cunningham dies Jul 28, 2009
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Aging noisily Jul 27, 2009
Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily. Article:Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily:/c/a/2009/07/24/PKKR18Q2ER.DTL Article:Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily:/c/a/2009/07/24/PKKR18Q2ER.DTL advertisement ... Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Today in History - July 26 Jul 26, 2009
Rock musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) is 51. Actress-singer Bobbie Eakes is 48. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Celebrity birthdays Jul 26, 2009
Guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is 51. Country singer Marty Brown is 44. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
25 New Guitar Hero 5 Songs Jul 17, 2009
Sonic Youth - "Incinerate". Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You". (IGN PS2)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! Jul 9, 2009
Sonic Youth, 'The Eternal ... Not that I ever stopped loving Sonic Youth (or Dinosaur Jr.), but honestly, I never expected them to start making new music on par with that from their glory days. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Jul 9, 2009
Expect to cruise down the Sonic Youth expressway before veering off into some weird, astral plane where Flipper, Merzbow and damaged space rock inhabit similar waters. With Hank IV and the Fresh and Onlys. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Albums come alive when bands now hit the stage Jul 5, 2009
Others getting in on the action represent alt-rock (Liz Phair, the Lemonheads, the Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth), hip-hop (Public Enemy and Jay-Z), and country (Lucinda Williams). Prog-rockers and art-damaged combos also love to play brand-new concept albums straight through, as the Decemberists and Mastodon recently did. (Boston Globe)
Bay Area radio music directors pick the hits Jul 1, 2009
A: Acts like John Zorn, Captain Beefheart or Sonic Youth will always get airplay simply because they're timeless. But we also play a lot of newer bands like Wooden Shjips, Wavves and the Oh Sees. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* [ART JOURNAL] The outsider Jul 1, 2009
Heres a good art-world quiz question, one that could stump many an astute insider: What do Sol LeWitt, Sonic Youth, Dean Martin, Mel Brooks, Merle Haggard, Hudson River School painting and mid-century New Jersey tract housing have in common ... Or for the part Graham played later in the formation of Sonic Youth X he helped Kim Gordon, one of the groups founders, land her first New York apartment in his Lower East Side building and cast her in an all-girl band for a 1980s performance... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Larry the Cable Guy to Release 4th of July Special Digitally Jul 1, 2009
With more than 30 million downloads to date, artists who have appeared on recordings distributed exclusively by Basecamp include: Pearl Jam, Linkin Park, Jay Z, Bono, Chris Cornell, Tori Amos, The Flaming Lips, Tracy Lawrence, Ben Harper, The Black Crowes, The Cult, Busta Rhymes, Sleater-Kinney, Kings of Leon, Mudhoney, My Morning Jacket, Sonic Youth, Jack's Mannequin, Wolfmother, Newsboys, Third Day and more. To learn more about Basecamp visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Starting Point: Teachers paid to wait and Jon & Kate separate Jun 24, 2009
Musician Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), 47. Actress Frances McDormand, 52. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Sound off: Heavy rotation Jun 21, 2009
Sonic Youth The Eternal (Matador Records) ... Sonic Youth has become a band that never gets old ... The best part about this album after spending 20 years on a major label Sonic Youth returns to their indie roots signing with Matador Records. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Jonas Brothers wander off track Jun 20, 2009
Sonic Youth, "The Eternal". From cover art courtesy of found-sound guitarist John Fahey to titles referencing Beat poets and hardcore giants, there's no mistaking this as anything but another record from America's arbiters of avant-everything, Sonic Youth. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. Begins At Billboard #1 Jun 18, 2009
Peas kick Dave Matthews Band to #2, as Mos Def and Pleasure P debut in top 10 (VHI.com -- Music News)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27 Jun 18, 2009
Drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth is 47. Singer Chico DeBarge is 39. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Thirty years of Sonic Youth. Jun 17, 2009
Thirty years of Sonic Youth ... Sonic Youth s Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley, Kim Gordon, Mark Ibold, and Lee Ranaldo ... Though Sonic Youth have always been a sober, hardworking bunch, they began their career as an arty, hardcore-influenced band, as partial to abrasive racket as some of their noise-rock peers. (New Yorker)
Newsweek: Sonic Youth embraces the fringe Jun 16, 2009
The only reason such a left-field happening was allowed, per the bylaws of corporate entertainment, was because someone, somewhere, believed that Moore's longtime band, Sonic Youth, might be the next big thing. After all, it was Sonic Youth who had encouraged Nirvana to sign a major-label contract with David Geffen ... Not a single album featuring Sonic Youth's odd guitar tunings, sinuous rhythms and neo-Beat lyrics has ever sold 500,000 copies. (MSNBC -- Music)
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD Jun 6, 2009
-Sonic Youth, "The Eternal". -The Clarks, "Restless Days". (Erie Times-News, PA)
JJ Gonson dusts off musical memories Jun 5, 2009
She also shot film of the out-of-town acts that rolled through town: Sonic Youth. Black Flag. (Boston Globe)
Read Indepth Article Jun 2, 2009
"SONIC YOUTH etc.: SENSATIONAL FIX" 2009-05-30 until 2009-09-20 Malmo, , SE Sweden ... SENSATIONAL FIX exhibition which combines art and music, has been curated by Roland Groenenboom in close collaboration with the band Sonic Youth ... The multimedia works of Sonic Youth and those of the artists exhibited in the show reveal a possible alternative history of contemporary culture, with a critical discussion of the division between high and popular art, with topics such as youth rebellion,... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Full Guitar Hero 5 Band ... Jun 2, 2009
IGN: Full Guitar Hero 5 Artist List Announced. SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN PS2)
Hot acts, hot tickets May 31, 2009
Tonight, this weekend, May 5th. Tonight, this weekend, May 5th. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Grunge's Long Shadow May 30, 2009
But its episode on U.S. alternative rock nonetheless presented groups like the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth as preparing the ground for Nirvana. That's not how it felt at the time: Sonic Youth and the rest seemed fully formed significances in their own right, creative forces of monstrous power, time-defining in their own way (albeit through their refusal of the mainstream) ... For instance, the groups were "underground," except that by 1988 most of themHusker Du, Throwing Muses,... (Slate)
20 memorable shows in 20 years at Star Lake May 28, 2009
Neil Young had a history of drafting young noise-makers to tour with him, going back to that volatile Arena show with Sonic Youth ... Sonic Youth's new singer (Sept. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What Bach and Beethoven have to say to Bjork May 18, 2009
"I had a show right before the punk rock show, and I was playing this very dissonant, complex music. The punk rock people would come on next, and I realised that bands like Sonic Youth and Pere Ubu also used dissonance - and a certain amount of anarchy, as some of my favourite composers were doing.". As for the digital age, Ross predicts that the MP3, iTunes and streaming music will be the way of the future for classical music. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Today's Best Bets May 5, 2009
Bambara is a local psychedelic rock band influenced by both Sonic Youth and Neutral Milk Hotel. Energetic and catchy, Sybris is a psychedelic indie pop band from Chicago. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Indie Rock: Post-punk vs. Post-rock May 1, 2009
Most people accredit Sonic Youth as being the first major Post-punk band, who were a noise band that gained popularity with an independent lable in the mid to late 80's ... Post-rock followed extremely close on the heels of Post-punk, and with the exception of Sonic Youth, many bands in these two genres popped into the scene around the same time. (Suite101.com)
Joan Acocella: Works by Merce Cunningham and Karole Armitage. Apr 28, 2009
By contrast, the music, by John Paul Jones, Takehisa Kosugi (the company s music director), and Sonic Youth, was exactly the kind of thing that Cunningham has always favored: the noise-is-music variety, spearheaded in the midcentury by John Cage (who was Cunningham s partner for fifty years) and soon drawing in many others. But this score had none of the virtues of that school: the wit of Cage, the vigor of David Tudor. (New Yorker)
CUNNINGHAM'S DREAMLIKE BIRTHDAY PARTY Apr 18, 2009
Company music director Takehisa Kosugi, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and alt-rockers Sonic Youth were stationed at the back of the stage on the different levels of the tower. Together they jammed, creating sounds from serene guitar chords to jangling noise. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Record Store Day: Come celebrate 'cool stuff' culture Apr 17, 2009
Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are among those who are putting out DVDs and recordings in unique packaging or limited editions, many with exclusive tracks, live performances and previously unreleased material. Lists of all products, participating stores and artist appearances can be found at. (USA Today -- Life)
Music stores spin their day Apr 17, 2009
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Sonic Youth, Beck, the Decemberists and Wilco are just some of the big names, along with Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams, who will issue a double 7-inch of live tracks from Atlanta and Edinburgh. And Melbourne musician Kevin Garrant has opened a new guitar shop at 555 Burwood Road Hawthorn. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Another milestone for avant-garde dance legend Apr 17, 2009
The new work, which premieres at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, includes new music from Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, the rock band Sonic Youth, and Japanese composer Takehisa Kosugi. The costumes are by fashion designer Romeo Gigli, and the set design, in the form of a massive multilevel sculpture, is by Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue. (Boston Globe)
Hilton Als: Sonic Youth and Merce Cunningham, at BAM. Apr 13, 2009
Might one say that Sonic Youth are the masters of poetic thrash ... Their sixteenth studio album, The Eternal, comes out this summer; over the years they have taken their justly famous improvisatory style to a new sprawl not heights, since Sonic Youth are aural artists who reach out, not up ... Like Cunningham, Sonic Youth don t consciously search for the new and the wonder in the everyday the eternal they wrote the book on it. (New Yorker)
Lo-Fi Rock Band, Women Apr 10, 2009
This summer Women will be packing up again and touring throughout Europe which they are very excited about because they ll have a chance to meet rock heroes Sonic Youth and The Jesus Lizard. At the Primavera Sound festival [in Barcelona, Spain] we will be setting up a point system. (Suite101.com)
'Dinosaur' rockers come back to college Apr 7, 2009
"Thurston Moore, of Sonic Youth, said he was blown away the first time he saw them and their music stuck with him and grew on him.". The band, which reunited in 2005 after an eight-year hiatus, has a unique sound that is notoriously hard to pinpoint because of its wide range of influences, as bass player Lou Barlow attests. (Daily Collegian, PA)
The 'endlessly entertaining' music of M. Ward Apr 6, 2009
"Rave On" is the '50s Buddy Holly song, but with a 1960s production and a dash of Sonic Youth. There are equal parts Williams and Wilson (Hank and Brian, respectively), sometimes within the same song. (CNN -- Showbiz)
After 15 years, Kurt Cobains light still shines Apr 1, 2009
But the emergence of Nirvana, and the stardom that came to singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain, happened in part via an assist from the New York-based post-punk band Sonic Youth. Danny Goldberg, along with partner John Silva, managed Sonic Youth. (MSNBC -- Music)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Mar 27, 2009
Tonight The Wall (o) hosts Chinese bands Snapline and Carsick Cars, who toured with Sonic Youth on their European tour in 2007 and are one of Chinas most popular indie-rock bands. Note: Last Fridays edition of the Taipei Times incorrectly listed this show as have being scheduled for yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Fire up the night Mar 26, 2009
Bands like Sonic Youth, Devo and Kraftwerk later inspired him to check out more adventurous music and the rest is history. For Pfunder, who is an indie rocker at heart, the days of singing REM and Velvet Underground numbers at coffee cafes are long gone. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
DECADES OF DANCE Mar 26, 2009
The 90-minute show will feature the music of Sonic Youth, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and multimedia composer Takehisa Kosugi, who has been the musical director for Cunningham's company for the last 15 years. The event promises to be an all-around spectacle, as the dancers take advantage of a multitiered set designed by architect Benedetta Tagliabue, lighting by Tony winner Brian MacDevitt and costumes by fashion designer Romeo Gigli. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Want to be a dude? Movies teach you how Mar 18, 2009
In Role Models it was KISS. Jason Bateman, in Juno, kept his Sonic Youth records in the one room of his suburban home that Jennifer Garner allowed to belong to him alone. In I Love You, Man Segel worships Rush so much that the band makes a cameo appearance. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Smiths rarities get vinyl release Mar 13, 2009
Grunge band Sonic Youth and solo artist Beck have each covered a track by the other and it will be sold as a double A-side. Independent label Domino Records, home to bands like Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, have also produced a compilation of unreleased material. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* Come on, feel the noise Mar 13, 2009
The late British DJ John Peel was a fan and hosted the band on his BBC radio program; Jim ORourke (producer and musician of Sonic Youth and Wilco fame) and recording engineer Steve Albini have helped produce past Melt-Banana albums; the band has toured with proto-grunge group The Melvins and Grammy-winning metal band Tool. But despite having cultivated a loyal fanbase through repeated and extensive tours of the US and Europe, Melt-Banana has a less obvious following in Japan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Mar 5, 2009
Critics initially cited Sonic Youth and The Who as reference points, but there was always an elusive, strangely haunting undercurrent to TOD's fury that defied comparison. It was clearly more than just a punk band, but was it post-punk. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Music critics identify the icons they don't like Mar 1, 2009
Sonic Youth Sonic Youth is Important, and a lot of other "I" words ... For a long time I chalked it up to some personal deficiency: I don't like Sonic Youth, ergo I must be missing a good-taste chip ... (So, increasingly, does Sonic Youth. (Boston Globe)
Thursday Break Down Walls -- Literally -- On Common Existence Feb 18, 2009
They also began to knock down sonic barriers, too, bashing out songs that drew inspiration from unlikely sources like Sonic Youth and Peter Gabriel and exploring darker, more atmospheric passages. Emboldened by new label Epitaph, they also began to focus more on the political, as evidenced by songs like "Friends in the Armed Forces," which dances neatly between "Pro-America" and "Anti-War.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Chris Brown's father says singer "remorseful" Feb 16, 2009
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In 1993, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, the Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement brought AIDS activism into the bedrooms of grunge-obsessed teens on the benefit album "No Alternative," marrying music to message in a way that registered strongly with Generation X. The project, organized by the Red Hot Organization -- an international production company dedicated to fighting AIDs through pop culture -- and released by Arista Records, sold 292,000 copies in the United States,... (Washington Post)
* A four-track guy in a digital world Feb 16, 2009
And hes more diverse than he lets on: He likes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Michael Jacksons Off the Wall and grew up, near Los Angeles, on KROQ, then home to British new wave and acts like Sonic Youth and Firehose from the punk label SST.. Listening to something thats brand-new, I get a little bit excited about it, he said, mentioning Fleet Foxes, a young harmonizing Seattle band, as a recent discovery, though he doesnt yet own their album. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
DJ OF THE KKK Feb 15, 2009
In addition, he's been lecturing on his new book-and-CD release, "Sound Unbound," which comprises 36 essays on media, and rare recordings by artists as diverse as Sonic Youth and Gertrude Stein. Next, Miller goes way beyond cool - all the way to freezing. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Melismatics perform at Industry tonight Feb 13, 2009
Each member of the Melismatics has a great number of musical influences, ranging from Sonic Youth to the Beatles and H. sker D. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Los Campesinos! sets it tragic tales to a giddy beat Feb 13, 2009
"We're not going to be the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, and sadly we're not even going to be Sonic Youth. We love being in Los Campesinos! but we know that it's not going to last forever. I think because we do know that it makes it a lot more enjoyable.". It also explains the band's rapid - and expansive - way of doing business. (Boston Globe)
* [CD REVIEWS] Feb 11, 2009
He does his version of John Cipollinas wide runs and fast vibrato; he likes crying slide guitar glissandi, looped clumps of distortion and amplifier hum, the clashing overtone sounds of Sonic Youth and the slow, deliberate, almost monastic music of traditional Japanese koto players. But he doesnt let anything rest in one place. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mike Mills: The Only Way Out Is Through Feb 9, 2009
His repertoire includes design and music classics for artists such as Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, Beck and Air, but also for fashion labels such as Supreme, Marc Jacobs or X-Girl. In his works, Mike Mills successfully creates a lifestyle without ever lapsing into banality or losing a sense of pretension. (AbsoluteArts.com)
