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

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