Stereogum — Back in the early-to-mid ’90s, college-rock four-piece Cell were making the rounds and impressing Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, who released a 7-inch on his Ecstatic Peace imprint. Cell only ever released two LPs and several EPs (via the DGC s... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 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 Birthday Butch Vig (Garbage, Nirvana, Sonic You... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Kim Gordon unveiled The Collective, which was our Album Of The Week. The Sonic Youth icon isn’t just talented at music, though; she has a knack for shading fellow cultural figures, and her most recent victim was Taylor Swift. more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, Minutemen released Double Nickels On The Dime. Do you want the truth? Read Delicate Steve in MAGNET about playing Minutemen covers with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo: The post Minutemen Released “Double Nickels On The Dime” 40 Y... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Kim Gordon, the former Sonic Youth co-leader and legendary underground-music trailblazer, released her genuinely stunning solo album The Collective . On that record, Gordon tried out her deadpan intonation over harsh, urgent tr... more info

Stereogum — Thurston Moore just announced a new solo album, and he’s already released quite a bit of it. Flow Critical Lucidity features three previously released Moore singles — “Isadora,” “Hypnogram,” and “Rewilding” — and today, along wit... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Sonic Youth released final album The Eternal. Goodbye 20th century. Read our SY Over/Under: The post Sonic Youth Released Final Album “The Eternal” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Sonic Youth released Sonic Nurse. Dripping dream. Read our SY Over/Under: The post Sonic Youth Released “Sonic Nurse” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Beyond their deft noise manipulations and how they stumbled into being expert songwriters, Sonic Youth distinguished themselves from their peers by loving Mariah Carey. On “Kim Gordon And The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream” bassist-guitarist Kim Gord... more info

Obscure Sound — NYC-based band Russian Baths craft a climactic rock intrigue on new single “Bind,” evolving seamlessly from eerie guitar creakiness and “I remember,” reflections into a riveting rise in guitar distortion and ghostly vocal adornments. Comprise... more info