Guardian Music — Twenty years ago an album that wreaked havoc on the conventional music industry was released. Lauren Spencer, who was among the first to hear Nevermind, reminisces with the surviving band members, and returns to Seattle to hear how Kurt Cobain change... more info

Stereogum — On his Twitter this afternoon, Wavves main man Nathan Williams posted an out-of-nowhere cover of Sonic Youth’s classic Dirty opener “100%,” claiming that he recorded his “quick acoustic” version of the track while getting stoned and watchin... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Sonic Youth figurehead brought “Benediction” to Letterman’s stage. Check it: Demolished Thoughts is out now on Matador. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In the Hollywood office of Mr. Hansen's managers, decorated with Sonic Youth posters, "Ghost World" action figures and framed portraits of Donna Summer and Valerie Bertinelli, [Stephen and Beck] were longtime peers turned improbable elder statesmen. ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Last time we posted a Civil Civic track someone commented that it “ripped their head off”. The duo, who reside in different ends of the planet (Australia and Dalston), are proof that you don’t need to be face-to-face to concoct ear-shattering e... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wild Flag at Williamsburg Waterfront on Friday (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Wild Flag, who just played Williamsburg Waterfront with Sonic Youth, have a tour coming up this fall. When we first announced the tour, we mentioned that it would... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin, words by Andrew Sacher Kurt Vile and the Violators started the evening pretty early at Williamsburg Waterfront on Friday (8/12), taking the stage at a prompt 6:30 PM. The crowd hadn't filled in too much... more info

Guardian Music — A study of 1970, filtered through the music of the timeWe live in turbulent times, our distrust of institutions seemingly at a peak. Yet between January 1969 and the spring of 1970, according to the author of Fire and Rain, borrowing figures quoted ... more info

Guardian Music — (Smalltown Superjazz) The Thing is a Scandinavian trio built around the primal-energy bass and drums partnership of Norwegians Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love, plus the Peter Brötzmann-influenced Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. Th... more info

Stereogum — Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and Pavement are some of the bands name checked when describing Yuck’s sound, and indeed the London four piece are big fans of ’90s indie. But if you want to dig a bit deeper into what inspired their excellent debut, ch... more info