Stereogum — In 1994, after the dissolutions of his band fIREHOSE and his marriage to Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler, Mike Watt was at a crossroads. The former Minutemen bassist assembled an impressive array of musicians including Henry Rollins, Flea, Thurston ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: other Sonic Youth related news. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — After the dissolution of her band Sonic Youth and the dissolution of her marriage to bandmate Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon formed an experimental drone/noise duo called Body/Head with guitarist Bill Nace. They released their stark and powerful debut Co... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thurston Moore's cassette single will be out on Cassette Store Day; Glacial play with 75 Dollar Bill and MV Carbon. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — To support the campaign to free the imprisoned US army soldier. more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Thurston Moore announced that he would be releasing a tape on Cassette Store Day featuring two new songs — “Chelsea’s Kiss” and “Sad Saturday” — with partial proceeds from the tape going to the Chelsea Manning Support Network... more info

NME — 'Chelsea's Kiss' set for Cassette Store Day more info

Stereogum — Chelsea Manning is a former soldier in the US Army and she was imprisoned after leaking classified information to WikiLeaks. She has been held at the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and she asserts that she’s been treated inhu... more info

The Quietus — Thurston Moore Group, Golden Dawn Arkestra and more join Deerhoof, Shackleton and lots more on the bill for the excellent Dutch festival more info

Brooklyn Vegan — More tributes to the great Alan Vega who died on Saturday. Continue reading… more info