Mercury News, California — Remarkably, the band, which began in 1981 as avant-noisemakers, is now embarking on a fourth decade together. The musicians' lack of typical rock-band super egos and their ability to stay clear of hard drugs has helped the group survive while so many... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: jezebelmusic.com New York is the world capitol for noise. The Vandelles have tried to capture something of the grind of the Big Apple within the space of the five tracks of their self-titled EP. Taking cues from Sonic Youth and The Jesus and ... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — 166. It's the magic number. It's the number of posts from 2008. It's also the number of posts from 2009. Funny how these things work out.It's also been a great year for albums. And a great year for concerts. And a great year for music in general. Her... more info

Fantastic Weapon — I get really, really skeptical when bands who send me music to review list REALLY GOOD artists under their "Influences." So I was immediately expecting an aural atrocity when I visited Daddy Lion's myspace page and they had the following artists list... more info

Altsounds — From veterans Sonic Youth to newcomers The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, from Brooklyn’s White Rabbits to Britain’s Bat For Lashes to San Francisco’s Girls to three bands who had exceptional years in 2009, Animal Collect... more info

Guardian Music — (ATP)On their fifth album, these unsung Australian art-blues champs hit a terrific peak, where their typically scorching flurry of strangled chords and squalling solos was matched by an unimpeachably great set of songs. Frontman Gareth Liddiard drawl... more info

Chorus.fm — *Sonic Youth (http://www.nme.com/news/sonic-youth/48808)* are set to record (http://www.nme.com/news/sonic-youth/48808) a new album. Submitted by EvilZeppelin more info

411 Mania — ATP review, Courtney Love loses her kid, the new Titus Andronicus, what's up with Sonic Youth, Jandek and Thurston Moore to play together, A free Deerhunter album, Jay Reatard in trouble again, and more. more info

Undercover, Australia — Sonic Youth’s last album ‘The Eternal’ might still be getting spins from adoring fans worldwide, guitarist Lee Ronaldo has confirmed that they are already planning their next record. more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Sonic Youth, Beyoncé • Best of the Decade: The New Issue • Eminem, The Beatles: 2000s’ Best Sellers • Velvet Underground Chat With Fricke in NYC • Susan Boyle Breaks Chart Records • Bob Dylan’s “Little Drummer Boy”... more info