Stereogum — Right now, the former Sonic Youth member who’s in the public eye the most is Kim Gordon, and she’ll release her new solo album Play Me next month. But Gordon’s ex-husband and former bandmate Thurston Moore has a lot going on, too. Just a couple... more info

Stereogum — Right now, the former Sonic Youth co-leader Kim Gordon is in the midst of a ridiculously cool run of solo records, all of them recorded with the avant-pop producer Justin Raisen. We’re getting a new one called Play Me next month. On lead single “... more info

Magnet Magazine — Silversun Pickups’ first album in four years finds the quartet in a bit of a mid-life tizzy. Thankfully, it’s not enough to drag down the proceedings, especially with Grammy-winning producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Against Me!) at the he... more info

Stereogum — Six years ago, the former Sonic Youth co-leader Kim Gordon released No Home Record, her first-ever solo album. It was fucking awesome. Two years ago, she followed it with The Collective, and that was even better. Today, Gordon, one of the most intimi... more info

Stereogum — Dry Cleaning’s new song sounds like it’s about halfway between Sonic Youth and Stereolab. There. That oughta do it, right? If you’re sitting here and reading Stereogum, that was probably enough to make you click play already. My work is done he... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, Big Black released debut album Atomizer. Now what do we do? Read our classic feature on the history of Homestead Records, the infamous indie label that released Atomizer and LPs by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh and many more c... more info

Stereogum — Dating back to his Das Racist days, Heems has always maintained a presence in the indie rock world. Those connections come to fruition again today with the surprise release of A Hundred Alibis, a new EP that finds the rapper and Zohran Mamdani ins... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Richard Carpenter (Carpenters). Rainy days, birthdays and Sundays … Read Thurston Moore in MAGNET on being dissed by Ellen Page in Juno for Sonic Youth covering the Carpenters: The post Happy Birthday Richard Carpenter (Carpenters) a... more info

Stereogum — Sonic Youth broke up in 2011, seemingly irrevocably, amidst the divorce of formerly married bandleaders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. In the years since then, Gordon has not exactly given off the impression that she and Moore are still friends. A... more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, Sonic Youth released Washing Machine. Still waiting on the Matmos “Ultimate Care” remix. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Thurston Moore: The post Sonic Youth Released “Washing Machine” 30 Years Ago Today appeared ... more info