My Life in Music: Sonic Youth – Tunic (Song for Karen)

I once heard the music of Sonic Youth described as the sound of a fax machine being sucked through a jet engine.  That’s probably about right.  I’ve always been of the opinion that guitars are for making noise, not making music, and Sonic Youth are very good at making noise with guitars.  They have a reflective [...]

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"An expresso and the sound of a fax machine being sucked through a jet engine please"

NME reports that rock luminaries such as Radiohead, Beck, and the Flaming Lips have chosen tracks for a new Sonic Youth compilation CD that’s going to be sold exclusively through Starbucks of all places.
The full track listing is:
‘Bull In The Heather’ (selected by Catherine Keener)‘Sugar Kane’ (selected by Beck)‘100%’ (selected by Mike D)‘Kool Thing’ (selected [...]

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Sonic Youth Perform Daydream Nation

There’s welcome news that Sonic Youth will be performing their seminal Daydream Nation album, live, in its entirety, at the Roundhouse, London, on the 31st August. For more information go to the Don’t Look Back website (part of the All Tomorrow’s Parties web pages). There’s not a lot there at the moment, apart from [...]

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