Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis Parquet Courts & Lee Ranaldo / Rainer Maria & Meredith Graves / Kurt Vile & Kim Gordon / Waxahatche & Mac McCaughan / Titus' Patrick Stickles None of the acts on any... more info

Stereogum — Half Japanese have been around for a long, long time. They helped shape the DIY and lo-fi movements from the last couple of decades, and influenced the likes of Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Kurt Cobain (who had asked the band to open on dates... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jody Stephens w/ End of Love, 2014 (photo via Conni Freestone) As mentioned, early '00s Americana/powerpop band End of Love are releasing a new album, Ghosts on the Radio, that features Big Star's Jody Stephens, Wilco's Nels Cline, Sonic Youth's... more info

Stereogum — Toronto shoegazers Beliefs are back with another dark-tinged track from their upcoming album Leaper. We already saw the lo-fi visuals for “1992,” and now the title track gets a video too. “Leaper” is the best kind of Sonic Youth worship, a pr... more info

Stereogum — Kim Gordon is the latest rock star to guest on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, and her conversation with Ellis touches on lots of people who tend to elicit strong reactions: Grimes, Lana Del Rey, Courtney Love, Caitlyn Jenner, Chrissie Hynde, Gordon�... more info

Stereogum — Around the time of 2010 career pinnacle Halcyon Digest, it became clear that Deerhunter were the greatest indie rock band of their generation. By “indie rock” I mean the fertile niche of guitar-driven noise-pop pioneered by the Velvet Underground... more info

Stereogum — All-female garage bands are pretty much the greatest things ever, which makes London newcomers the Big Moon one of the greatest things ever by default. The four-piece thrives at blending indie rock and grunge stylings in a way that screams Sonic Yout... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SoHo recording studio The Magic Shop opened in 1988 and has birthed many well known albums, such as Sonic Youth's Dirty, The Arcade Fire's The Suburbs and David Bowie's The Next Day. Unfortunately, the ever-skyrocketing NYC real estate market... more info

Stereogum — Toronto shoegaze duo Beliefs formed after meeting at a party and bonding over a mutual love of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, so it sounds about right that their newest song is called “1992.” We premiered “Tidal Wave,” the first track f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Lee Ranaldo in Chicago in 2012 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo has a few events coming up this year, including some acoustic shows. One of those is a duo with Raul Refree at this weekend's... more info