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

Magnet Magazine — Happy 55th birthday Dean Ween (Ween). You can do so many things with your own bare hands. Read Deaner get both mean and serene in MAGNET on the Beatles, Bowie, Black Flag, Butthole Surfers, Billy Joel and other non-B artists, including Grateful Dead,... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Paddy Considine (actor, director, writer, musician, Guided By Voices superfan). Renaissance man. Paddy, Steven Soderbergh, Sonic Youth, Spoon, the Black Keys, Strokes, Decemberists, Drive-By Truckers, Sean Lennon and more pick their fa... more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, the Carpenters released Close To You. Reason to believe. Read Thurston Moore in MAGNET on being dissed by Ellen Page in Juno for Sonic Youth covering the Carpenters: The post The Carpenters Released “Close To You” 55 Years Ago... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Pump Up The Volume soundtrack was released. Sonic Youth, Pixies, Bad Brains & Henry Rollins, Soundgarden, Cowboy Junkies, Peter Murphy, Concrete Blonde and more kick out the jams, motherfuckers. The post The “Pump Up The Vol... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 70th birthday Butch Vig (Garbage, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Against Me!). Get smart. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our Five Questions with Vig and Shirley Manson: The post Happy 70th Birthday Butch Vig (Garbage, Nirvana,... more info

Stereogum — The great off-kilter music auteur Jim O’Rourke moved to Japan after his time in Sonic Youth ended, and he’s been over there ever since. For many years, he’s been working with Eiko Ishibashi, the Japanese composer who scored Ryusuke Hamaguchi... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Sonic Youth released Goo. Time to rock the road. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Thurston Moore: The post Sonic Youth Released “Goo” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Among its three members, the brand new supergroup Orcutt Shelley Miller includes a whole lot of avant-rock experience and salt-and-pepper wizard-beard action. Of the three people in the band, chances are you’re most familiar with Steve Shelley, ... more info