Tag: Sonic Youth

Kim Gordon by Natalia Mantini Sonic Youth have dipped back into their the archives and released Hold That Tiger on their Bandcamp page. Related news: Baby Queen, CMAT, The Last Dinner Party, Sleaford Mods announced for BRITs Week ’24 News Round-Up: Sam Fender, Burial…

The Sonic Youth live album Battery Park, NYC: July 4, 2008, which was originally available as bonus item on the band’s 2009 final studio LP The Eternal, will get a standalone release on June 7th. Related news: Kim Gordon unveils new album The Collective, video for lead track ‘BYE BYE’…

In a recent interview with Shortlist, Paul Weller claimed that the constant amount of reformations is liable to “hurt new bands because nobody’s looking out for anything new.” And the main question you could ask is, just what are people looking out for? Black Sabbath are the latest band…

The Sonic Youth compilation ‘Hits Are For Squares‘, previously available only through limited outlets, is to receive a full release next month through Universal. The album, to be released on October 31st, contains tracks from throughout the grunge pioneers’ career, which have been selected by a diverse group of Sonic…

In the last ten years The Cribs have come a long way from their roots in the Merrie City. They developed as musicians and as people in the north of England, finding their feet in an old abandoned mill – an unofficial venue where they would also put on a…

An iconic 1991 tour documentary featuring Sonic Youth being supported throughout Europe by Nirvana is set to be re-released as a DVD, according to original director Dave Markey. Related news:…

Sweden’s presence on the world’s musical landscape is one that is criminally undervalued. The unofficial ambassadors of Swedish music are undoubtedly Abba, yet there is a wealth of talent that the country has pumped into the industry, a contribution which is still prevalent today. The Hives, Mando Diao, The Soundtrack…

In today’s Soundbites, our quick take on news, reviews and tabloid gossip, Axl Rose continues his one-man battle against Reading/Leeds, Amy Winehouse offers Pete Doherty her flat, there’s a track from Dead Confederate’s recently released album, Sex Pistols move into smellies, and Katy Perry could be in the money. Related…

After re-starting the Plastic Ono Band in New York earlier this year for a show that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and Bette Midler, Yoko Ono is now set to play two new dates in Los Angeles in October which will feature a new collection of special…

Vampire Weekend (photo © live4ever) For younger generations in the UK, there has long been an enviable awe surrounding all things New York – the centre of style and the bastion of ‘cool’. Whether it’s for the latest fashion, TV shows or the newest musical trends, it seems the UK…