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Lee Ranaldo on Sonic Youth's Future: Nothing Final but We're Not Making Plans

Lee Ranaldo discusses his latest album, Between the Times and the Tides, and the future of Sonic Youth following Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's divorce. ... Read More »

Sonic Youth Hate Mail: 13 Year Old Says They're 'Worse Than Rebecca Black'

Some thirteen year old kid wrote to Sonic Youth to tell them their music was terrible. ... Read More »

Chrome Cranks: Scuzz-Rock Kings Return With 'Ain't No Lies in Blood'

Guitarist William Weber talks with Spinner about playing with G.G. Allin and reuniting with scuzz-rock greats the Chrome Cranks for their first new album since the late '90s. ... Read More »

Sonic Youth to Break Up After Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore's Split?

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Renaldo says the the band has played its "last shows for a while." The news comes after founders Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announced they were separating. ... Read More »

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon Split

WireImage Indie power couple Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, both lead vocalists of the iconic ... Read More »

Mike Watt Reflects on D. Boon's Death and How Thurston Moore Helped Him Cope

Mike Watt has been pounding the bass for more than 30 years as a founding member of the Minutemen and Firehose while collaborating with acts as varied as Sonic Youth and the Stooges. ... Read More »

Travis Bean, Legendary Guitar Maker, Dead at 64

While the name Travis Bean may not be all that familiar, if you're a guitar aficionado, then you're most certainly aware of the legendary luthier, who, sadly, passed away on July 10. He was 64. ... Read More »

Songs for Dad: 20 Tracks to Help Keep the Old Man Current

Look, we know that your Dad is pretty set in his ways ... Read More »

Thurston Moore's Beck-Produced Solo Album to Drop in May

After a few months of being in the studio, Thurston Moore will be releasing 'Demolished Thoughts,' the follow-up to 2007's 'Trees Outside the Academy,' on May 24, the Matador Records official site announced. ... Read More »

Win a 'William S. Burroughs: A Man Within' DVD Featuring Patti Smith and Sonic Youth

Oscilloscope He was the grandfather of the Beats, the reluctant godfather of punk, a ... Read More »

Sonic Youth Release 'Daydream Nation' Demos Via Streaming Mixtape

Sonic Youth are streaming a mixtape that features 'Daydream Nation' demos, unreleased tracks and snippets from their upcoming soundtrack to 'Lights Out(Simon Werner a Disparu).' ... Read More »

50 Greatest Guitar Riffs in Rock 'n' Roll

A "riff" is defined as a short, repeating musical theme that forms a song's framework. ... Read More »

Dead Confederate Not Satisfied Being a 'Mope-y Quasi Grunge Band'

Dead Confederate set their sights on 2011, and resolve to mix it up genre-wise from here on out. ... Read More »

J.P. Toulon, Singer of Pre-Teen Punk Band Old Skull, Dead at 30

The punk world is mourning the loss of Jean Paul Toulan, who got his start as the frontman for pre-teen punks Old Skull. ... Read More »

Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth Praise William S. Burroughs' Punk Spirit in Documentary

"I am not punk and don't know why anyone would consider me the godfather of punk," said William S. Burroughs. ... Read More »

Beck Asks Fans to Pick 'Record Club' Album Tracks

Picking tracks for an album is rarely an easy task for a musician, but Beck has come up with an easy solution -- go the crowdsourcing route and let someone else do it. ... Read More »