Topix — Alt rock icons Sonic Youth are set to release Smart Bar - Chicago 1985 on double LP, CD and digital media on November 14th. more info

Prefix — Ever wonder what it would be like to see Sonic Youth in 1985? Well, now the alt-rock pioneers want ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/sonic-youth-announce-album-of-1985-live-show/68888/ more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's 1985 performance at Chicago's Smart Bar captured in new archival release. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth promised us some "news" at noon today, and that news is...Sonic Youth - Smart Bar - Chicago 1985 2xlp/ CD / digital Release Date : November 14, 2012 In August 1985 Sonic Youth were touring across the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth are promising some kind of "news" at noon Monday. Meanwhile we can hope it's related to Steve Shelley leaving Disappears (but we'll keep our expectations low by listening to the Facebook commenter who wrote " Likely announcing... more info

Guardian Music — RR guru-of-the-week Fuel elects his top tracks from last week's White House nominationsThis week's playlist has been selected by Fuel.• This is how I prefer a playlist: I like it to start quiet and clear – it draws me in. Blaze Foley is perfect f... more info

Prefix — Last week, we started off a list of the twenty best albums of 1992. We hit the bottom ten on ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/beastie-boys-green-day-pete-rock-pete-rock-cl-smooth-pj-harvey-sebadoh-sonic-youth-the-jayhaw... more info

Guardian Music — Rita Ora, On tourAs anyone aware of that little-known recording artist Rihanna will already know, Jay-Z sets the bar quite high when it comes to choosing a protege. Their backgrounds are very different (Rita Ora comes from the former Yugoslavia and w... more info

Prefix — If you're a music fan with access to Netflix streaming, chances are you've already queued up a few rock documentaries ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/seattle-weekly-lists-10-grittiest-rock-docs-on-net/68318/ more info

Chorus.fm — "Now, here are some of your no-name bands. Sonic Youth? Nine Inch Nails? Hullabalooza?" - Homer Simpson. We love our no-name bands. We pick 100 (http://http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2845672) you should be familiar with every year. Watc... more info