WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The marathon is over. The station met its goal thanks to its listeners. Scott Williams played Scott McDowell and Faye singing Sonic Youth's "Death Valley '69" for the Hoof N' Mouth Sinfonia, where the WFMU DJs sing to close each... more info

Guardian Music — Somehow I found myself reading poems with some of my avant garde heroes. But was the Sonic Youth man really praising my back catalogue onstage? Does growing older reduce your relevance as an artist? And would I ever get my tax return done?I'm being a... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonNow that every MacBook is an Abbey Road studio you can destroy with one fumbled Frappuccino, it can seem as though 87% of Americans have become frazzled troubadours knocking out no-fi fuzz-folk albums in the hope of bagging the ultimate U... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Good Friday indeed! We were presented with news of some tunes of Between The Times & The Tides from Sonic Youth guitarist and sometime vocalist, Lee Ranaldo, (out March 20 via Matador Records. While Lee is very prolific,... more info

Chorus.fm — A twitter account (http://twitter.com/lollaleaks), apparently the same guy that did it last year, has leaked the Lollapalooza (http://lollapalooza.com) line-up: The 2012 headliners are reported to be Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, B... more info

Stereogum — Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo is prepping a solo LP called Between the Tides and the Times, and last month we talked about that release’s lead single, “Off The Wall.” The track now has a video which marries live performance footage (in this... more info

Guardian Music — Artist and proto-punk rocker, whose disturbing multimedia pieces were shown in leading galleries, is found dead in his LA homeThe American artist Mike Kelley has been found dead at his home in Los Angeles aged 57. Kelley received art world acclaim fo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Disappears at Cake Shop in 2011 (more by BBG) Disappears are releasing their third album (and first recorded with Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelly), Pre Language on March 1 via Kranky. We've mentioned that they're touring in support of the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — First taste from Lee Ranaldo’s upcoming solo full-length, Between The Times And Tides, out March 20th via Matador Records. More Ranaldo news/etc over on his the Sonic Youth page (keep an eye out for 2012 tour dates). MP3: Lee Ranaldo :: Off The Wal... more info

Stereogum — A word on naming your songs: Generally speaking, a song title like “Off The Wall” (or “Thriller,” for that matter) should be way off-limits for those releasing their first proper “singer-songwriter” album. And generally speaking, those re... more info