Topix — Sonic Youth icon's duo project joins artists like Keiji Haino and To Live and Shave in L.A. for the two-day event this summer. The annual No Response Festival is returning in June and once again will feature some big names and influential artists... more info

Consequence of Sound — Sonic Youth co-founder also reflects on 20th anniversary of A Thousand Leaves and 30th anniversary of Daydream Nation. more info

Stereogum — Sonic Youth still ain't getting back together anytime soon, folks. The band broke up, along with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore's marriage, way back in 2011, and they have now reached the "ex-members selling off old gear" stage of nonexistence. The si... more info

Stereogum — Thirty years ago, on March 1, 1988, Ciccone Youth's The Whitey Album was supposed to come out. It didn't, of course -- not until the following year, after all the dust had settled from the career-defining impact that Sonic Youth made with Daydream Na... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Rain Taxi interviewed author Jennifer Egan. Drowned in Sound reconsidered Sonic Youth's EVOL album. February's best eBook deals. Stream a new Alice Bag song that features Kathleen Hanna. eBook on sale for $2.99 today: Marlena by Julie Buntin eBook on... more info

DrownedInSound — A brilliantly brooding, darkly gorgeous fever dream more info

Stereogum — The former Sonic Youth co-leader Thurston Moore remains busy. Last year, Moore released the solo album Rock N Roll Consciousness and teamed up with This Heat's Charles Hayward for the experimental LP Improvisations . And in a couple of weeks, he'l... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Mark E. Smith, the grumpy singer-shouter for the long-standing and influential Manchester, England post-punk band the Fall, has died at his home in England. The artist, whose angular compositions and skewed melodies inspired generations of undergroun... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Mark E. Smith, the grumpy singer-shouter for the long-standing and influential Manchester, England post-punk band the Fall, has died at his home in England. The artist, whose angular compositions and skewed melodies inspired generations of undergroun... more info

Stereogum — "Stones," the new single from LA indie-rock up-and-comers Alyeska, reminds me of Sonic Youth circa Rather Ripped, which should be more than enough reason for you to click. But in case you're in need of further convincing, we've been vibing with Alyes... more info