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

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Finally! I have my own FM radio show! This is a very exciting week for me as though I’ve had various college radio shows over the past few years, they’ve all been internet streaming only. Now ... more info

Topix — In 1992, I witnessed an audience behaving badly. Neil Young had just come off a period of "Rockin' in the Free World" and touring with Sonic Youth. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M. Ward (mreo by Tracy Allison) In addition to his previously discussed appearances that include a sold-out Bowery Ballroom and supporting Sonic Youth at Williamsburg Waterfront, Kurt Vile & The Violators will open for the great M.Ward at a show... 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

Totally Fuzzy — Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's introspective new album Demolished Thoughts comes out May 24. When news surfaced last year that Thurston Moore had hired Beck to produce his new album, it was easy to imagine their collaboration taking one of two pat... more info

Guardian Music — The Sonic Youth frontman joins forces with Beck on this lovely acoustic lamentFor Thurston Moore's forthcoming third solo album, Demolished Thoughts, the Sonic Youth frontman has employed Beck as producer, continuing a working relationship that start... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Most of us know by now that anything that comes by way of Big Scary Monsters is guaranteed to please. For the longest time, the only Tangled Hair tracks to my name were the four I had downloaded sometime last year. And they were getting worn out â... more info

Guardian Music — Steve Reich is a major influence on today's musicians, artists and film-makers. As the Barbican pays tribute, we ask some of them why – and the man himself talks about his heroesDavid Lang Composer, Bang on a Can All-StarsI worked in a record store... more info

Impose Magazine — Nisennenmondai is a band that must be experienced live. Of course, that's easier said than done when they live half a world away. The amazing trio of girls from Japan who play rhythmically-focused noise pop have become the favorite of many of the... more info