DrownedInSound — Following on from the near-simultaneous announcement that the Sonic Youth record Hits Are For Squares is going to get a full and proper re-release three years on from its initial release, there are some Thurston Moore shows just announced. They all h... more info

NME — 'Hits Are For Squares' is out October 31 more info

Altsounds — Sonic Youth's *_Hits Are For Squares_*, previously available only through limited outlets, will be released on October 31st 2011, through Universal Music Group. A collection of songs from Sonic Youth's career curated by a diverse group of artists, ... more info

The Quietus — Sonic Youth frontman to call at several UK and Ireland venues in November and December more info

Guardian Music — REM boasted a mix of commercial reach and off-the-wall creativity – few artists pull off such a delicate balancing actLongevity can be cruel. If REM had parted ways after Bill Berry left in 1997 – or even, as nearly happened, before the completio... more info

Guardian Music — This week's news in the artsLondon Fashion Week drew to a close yesterday, leaving us with only memories and a thousand photographs. But while fashion and photography have long been soul mates, the catwalk has also made a strong showing across film, ... more info

Guardian Music — Twenty years ago an album that wreaked havoc on the conventional music industry was released. Lauren Spencer, who was among the first to hear Nevermind, reminisces with the surviving band members, and returns to Seattle to hear how Kurt Cobain change... more info

Stereogum — On his Twitter this afternoon, Wavves main man Nathan Williams posted an out-of-nowhere cover of Sonic Youth’s classic Dirty opener “100%,” claiming that he recorded his “quick acoustic” version of the track while getting stoned and watchin... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Sonic Youth figurehead brought “Benediction” to Letterman’s stage. Check it: Demolished Thoughts is out now on Matador. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In the Hollywood office of Mr. Hansen's managers, decorated with Sonic Youth posters, "Ghost World" action figures and framed portraits of Donna Summer and Valerie Bertinelli, [Stephen and Beck] were longtime peers turned improbable elder statesmen. ... more info