Guardian Music — The indie giants have made a five-disc covers compilation in honour of the Dead. Here their lead singer talks about their impact, how Sonic Youth were their natural successors and why they’re so much more than a ‘jam band’You woul... more info

Stereogum — KINO KIMINO, the project of Kim Talon with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, have signed with Wavves frontman Nathan Williams’ Ghost Ramp label for the US release of their new album Bait Is for Sissies. We’ve already shared “Passio... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Thurston Moore Group are currently in the US, having played Rough Trade NYC on Thursday (4/28). They would have played Austin festival Levitation this weekend, which was cancelled, but instead they'll play another NYC show on Sunday (5/1) at... more info

Uncut — The Spinhead Sessions is coming in June The Spinhead Sessions is coming in June The post Sonic Youth to release 1986 rarities album appeared first on Uncut. more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — LA psych-punks Death Valley Girls already have a few promising releases out, and they're now set to release their proper debut album Glow In The Dark on June 10 via Burger Records. We're premiering the title track, which starts out as an ee... more info

Stereogum — After releasing EVOL in 1986, Sonic Youth began working on the score for Ken Friedman’s 1987 film Made In U.S.A., which was eventually released as a soundtrack album in 1995. But before they had finalized the score, as BrooklynVegan reports, the ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Back in 1986, after recording EVOL, Sonic Youth recorded the score for Ken Friedman's 1987 film Made in U.S.A., which they eventually released as a soundtrack album in 1995. Before that soundtrack was completed though, the band tracked a rehears... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Collapsing Scenery, the new thing from Don De Vore (Sick Feeling, Lilys), will release a 7" this Friday (4/22). The A-side is "Deep State," a throbbing slab of fuzzed-out drone-funk that's in the same orbit as, say, early-'90s hip-hop-influ... more info

The Playlist — With Harmony Korine still figuring out what movie he's going to make next, he's got some time on his hands, but he's making sure he's keeping his skills honed. And he's doing so with one of the biggest pop starts on the planet. Today sees Rihanna la... more info