Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin "Last night I saw Thurston Moore at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (amazing) and Thor (ugh, not so good - the trailer fooled me)." - James Dye Thurston Moore celebrated the release of his new... more info

The Music Fix — Sonic Youth front man returns with a quiet masterpiece. more info

Guardian Music — (Matador)A more relaxed attitude to experimentation than a young, guitar-abusing Sonic Youth would have countenanced has informed their recent records: 2006's Rather Ripped explored the taut parameters of the three-minute pop song and here Thurston M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Thurston Moore - Benediction (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Thurston Moore - Circulation (MP3) The above picture is an actual photo of Thurston Moore's new record 'demolished thoughts' on blue vinyl in front of one of the pressing machines. You can look..... more info

Guardian Music — This week there was only one question: were we born to love the new Lady Gaga album, or was it a big old pile of scheiße?Five things we learned this week about Lady Gaga's Born This WayIt's bloody good, actually Or is it? Critical opinion remains a ... more info

DrownedInSound — This week on Drowned in Sound in the form of a Spotify playlist. As bloody usual! This one features some legends of the game in Kate Bush, Let's Wrestle, Thurston Moore and Four Tet. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

KEXP Seattle — Just announced on KEXP, the partial lineup of the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party, held in the very unique neighborhood of South Capitol Hill on the weekend of July 22, 23 & 24. TV On The Radio, Explosions In The Sky, Ghostland Observatory, Thurston Mo... more info

DrownedInSound — Thirty years in arguably the most significant act to come out of the American alternative underground of the Eighties has clearly not dimmed Thurston Moore’s desire to explore new territory. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Thurston Moore album, Demolished Thoughts (out May 24th). Author Justin Cronin talks to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the sequel to The Passage. He didn't want to reveal too many details, but he did say... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth at Prospect Park (more by Lori Baily) We are truly thrilled to announce that Other Music will be hosting a record release party for Thurston Moore's fantastic new solo joint, Demolished Thoughts, produced by Beck Hansen for Matador... more info