Sonic Youth

I hear a strong Sonic Youth influence even if it doesn’t actually sound like SY per se. But the elements are there: the guitar prowess, the feedback, the dissonance, the artsy factor, the presence of both male and female voices, ...

 OH - Sonic Youth Daydream Nation. Moore and his bassist girlfriend and now wife Kim Gordon, along with guitarist Lee Ranaldo, started Sonic Youth in 1981. ...

By Administrator What I may have been most impressed with was how, with Geffen Records, Sonic Youth almost served as more of a magnet band for others than a money making machine. Even the best selling SY records were still not considered a huge success ...

By Michael W Nice issue of our little online book review site. We have an interview with Michael Ian Black and received accolades from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth!

By hiba hied Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped. 13. Asobi Seksu – Citrus fruit (Shoegaze is back baby! This New York band will have you digging for your old My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive records so you can revisit how good they were, only not before ...

Upon first listen if I wasn't keenly aware that this was a seminal album by a seminal artist I wouldn't have liked it too much. Conversely, if I had heard this live instead of on CD, I'd have loved it immensely. ...

Sonic Youth, a long-running indie rock group from New York City, recently reissued its 1988 album, "Daydream Nation." Numerous critics consider it an indie rock classic and one of the best albums of the '80s. Sonic Youth occupies a ...

By Elise Thompson So it was fascinating to see Sonic Youth playing the entire Daydream Nation album from beginning to end. They really had to adapt their style in order to function within the constraints of an album. There was still a lot of guitar-shaking and bass-to-amp action, but it was somehow very const...