Undercover, Australia — Both Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo from Sonic Youth have released their own signature series Fender Jazzmasters this week. more info

Live Daily — With "Farm," Dinosaur Jr. [ tickets ]'s ninth studio album, the trio takes another substantial leap forward by simply improving upon its gritty sound and style. The evolution of Massachusetts punk alt-rock trio Dinosaur Jr. is an interesting case ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Sonic Youth owes Winnipeg an apology. Again. "I know," chuckles Lee Ranaldo, guitarist and vocalist for the influential New York noise-rock icons. more info

Totally Fuzzy — stytzer said...Songs recently posted:+ Empire of the Sun - We Are The People (The Golden Filter Remix)+ Troels Abrahamsen - End Scene+ Le Man Avec Les Lunettes – So Bored (Wavves cover)+ Sleep Party People - I’m Not Human At Allhttp://s... more info

Detroit Free Press — Sonic Youth, the '80s noise rock band that made a career of alternate guitar tunings and odd song structures, is back on the road in support of its 16th album. Critics have hailed the new effort, with one opining that the band is "still grinding... more info

Chicago Tribune — Art-punk band hits its stride by taking a cue from its '80s indie-rock past The members of Sonic Youth are not big on nostalgia, but a recent plunge into their... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said...Antonin Dvorak : The 9 Symphonies - Rafael Kubelik / Berliner Philharmoniker - BoxSet 6 CDs - 1966-1977.CD: 1-6 : A. Dvorak : Symphonies No.1 & 4 (mvts 1&2) - Rafael KubelIk - Berliner Philharmoniker - 1973.CD: 2-6 : A. Dvorak : Symphonies... more info

Mercury News, California — Here's a record in which Gordon sings all the best stuff. It begins with a short, hard and self-referential rock song, 'Sacred Trickster,' and ends with the psychedelic folk song 'Massage the History,' a stunner. more info

Pasta Primavera — Sonic Youth is one of the bands that I never want to change.  Please don’t dabble with techno beats.  No acoustic albums please.  Just keep pumping out your unique brand of experimental noise rock that I’ve held so dear for as long as I ... more info

Stereogum — Over the past year or so, Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks, Mark Ibold and his Sonic Youth, and Bob Nastanovich and his IKEA have been getting more column space, but Scott Kannberg, aka Pavement co-founder Spiral Stairs, is back and ready for some of hi... more info