Stereogum — Back in 1994, Detroit alt-rock band Sponge released their debut album Rotting Piñata, which yielded the hits “Plowed” and “Molly (Sixteen Candles).” They’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of that breakthrough with 1994, a covers album... more info

Magnet Magazine — Fleeting as it was, Hugo Largo had its moment in the late 1980s. Fawned over by critics and fellow musicians alike, the New York City quartet was the product of a Lower East Side noise scene epitomized by bands like Sonic Youth. But Hugo Largo took i... 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 — “At the time, I was listening to a lot of bright, vintage rock for inspiration—like the Pixies, Sonic Youth, the Romantics, the Pretenders,” says Kit Major, offering some context for the rambunctious “Garbage Planet,” the latest single from... more info

Stereogum — Thurston Moore is set to release a new album, Flow Critical Lucidity, in September. We’ve already heard quite a few tracks from the Sonic Youth co-founder’s latest, including “Isadora,” “Hypnogram,” “Rewilding,” and “Sans Limites... more info

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