Stereogum — Radiohead are scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on 7/19, a decision that has drawn a lot of criticism from fellow artists. Back in April, figures including Roger Waters, Thurston Moore, and Tunde Adebimpe signed an open letter asking the band to recon... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Full Stop examined examples of the "great American pop star novel." Stream Hugs for Chelsea, a benefit album for Chelsea Manning featuring Thurston Moore, Tom Morello, Amanda Palmer, and others. The New York Jewish Week profiled author Idra Novey. Th... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the former Sonic Youth co-leader Thurston Moore released his solo album Rock N Roll Consciousness , easily the best thing he's done since his old band broke up. The album is full of long, tense, tangled guitar-jams, and he's now followed... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Dig. This Saturday night in Los Angeles, AD presents the Thurston Moore Group to the Teragram Ballroom with special guest Marisa Anderson.  Tickets available ahead on time, here…and we have a few pairs socked away for AD readers. To land them, h... more info

Core News — “Iggy Pop serves up another sonic cocktail to kick the weekend off. This week he has tracks by the likes of Jarvis Cocker & Chilly Gonzales, Hinds, Thurston Moore and Noveller. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s al... more info

New York Times — “Whatever glamour there was on that stage,” he writes, “many of the artists were basically subsisting at poverty level.” more info

Stereogum — It's been six years since the end of Sonic Youth and nearly three since Thurston Moore's last solo album, and now the band's former co-leader is returning with a new one called Rock N Roll Consciousness, recorded with Adele/U2/Coldplay producer Paul ... more info

DrownedInSound — If this were a Sonic Youth record, it’d be a raging mess, but here everything works in unison more info

Stereogum — Radiohead are scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv this summer, the band's fourth overall performance in Israel but first since 2000. It's a controversial choice due to the country's policies toward its Palestinian population, and today a number of Radio... more info

The Quietus — The likes of Thurston Moore, Ken Loach, Roger Walters and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have urged the band to cancel their planned Tel Aviv show. more info