Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher "So, um, yeah that was Kim Gordon who just walked by me and then got on stage to play one Kraftwerk song. This not happen again." - Joel Mellin Sonic Youth at Williamsburg Waterfront in 2011 (more... more info

Guardian Music — These mavens of motorik like to draw on rock history – and they certainly look the part, like members of a 1972 krautrock bandHometown: London.The lineup: Tom Dougall (vocals, guitar), Dominic O'Dair (guitars), Maxim Barron (bass, vocals), Alejandr... more info

Here Comes The Flood — London band The Fierce And The Dead goes for a tougher sound on their new EP On VHS. With four tracks that can be labeled as instrumental prog metal, Stevens, Feazy and Marshall grit their teeth to follow each others improvised chord progressions a... more info

Impose Magazine — How many generations ago were rRope a band? It's hard to track this kind of musical progression these days. We can mount something on a physical date (for instance, rRope performed their last show opening for Sonic Youth at the Fillmore in 1998) ... more info

Chicago Tribune — The drums, as Sonic Youth might say, pound an expressway through your skull. The bass forcefully walks the divide between rhythm and melody. Guitars throw a curtain of dirt over everything, and then smear it around. Beneath all the mayhem, melodies e... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Marr may have left the Cribs, but he didn't take the joyous pop hooks with him For a band that often get unfairly dismissed as lo-fi racket makers, the Cribs have worked with some pretty interesting and varied people. Their second and third al... more info

DrownedInSound — If Sonic Youth really is over, we’re still going to be okay. We have the old records, and the material each member will produce independently is going to be of a high standard, just like this is. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

Guardian Music — (Matador)Last October, the future of Sonic Youth was put in question when the band's central couple ended their marriage. Good thing guitarist Lee Ranaldo had his first "song-based solo record" in the works. He has made it with excellent musicians, i... more info

Core News — “King Kissy dusts off his record bag for a tearing Final Vinyl mixathon featuring LCD Soundsystem, Jammin, Sonic Youth, Goldie and many more. So that’s two full hours of pure vinyl mash up!” Kissy Sell Out 2012-03-16 Final Vinyl mixathon [Media... more info

Guardian Music — The runt of Blur's litter turns out to be a sturdy beast when you look more closely – Shed Seven could never have done itYou can see why Country House winds people up. Thanks to the 1995 chart battle with Oasis's lumpen Roll With It, it was release... more info