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Thurston Moore and Bonner Kramer announce album They Came Like Swallows – Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza
By Paul Brannigan published
Alternative / experimental music legends share first single from collaborative album dedicated to the children of Gaza

Sonic Youth are teasing fans with the promise of something coming in 2026
By Stef Lach published
Band's official social media accounts make a Washing Machine-related post – which is shared by Kim Gordon

Watch the Nirvana gig which made Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and DinosaurJr's J. Mascis realise that Kurt Cobain's band were going to change alternative rock forever
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch a four-piece Nirvana play one of the most important gigs of their career in July 1989

Napalm Death, Thurston Moore, Wayne Kramer, and members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rammstein and more to appear on Ramones tribute albums
By Paul Brannigan published
Underground heroes pay tribute to Da Bruddahs, NYC's much-missed punk rock pioneers

Hollywood superstar Cate Blanchett names her favourite rock bands
By Paul Brannigan published
"I love their music, but I became addicted to it when I heard it live"

Napalm Death have recorded a cover of a Ramones song with a guest appearance from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore – and we cannot wait to hear it
By Stef Lach published
Napalm Death, Voivod, Ihsahn, Mondo Generator and more will cover The Ramones for a pair of upcoming tribute albums

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind... allow me to introduce the magnificent seven
By Niall Doherty published
Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

“He expressed being upset by my horrible remix, which made me even more proud of it!” Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore once mixed a quote from Oasis' Noel Gallagher into a Blur song purely to annoy bassist Alex James, a petty gesture we can all respect
By Paul Brannigan published
Blur + Oasis x Sonic Youth = one hell of a racket if Thurston Moore's remix of Essex Dogs is anything to go by

"Kim Gordon has no interest in making music for the faint-hearted": with The Collective, Sonic Youth's iconic former vocalist/bassist throws expectations out the window in thrilling fashion
By Vicky Greer published
Kim Gordon's second solo album is challenging, claustrophobic and an absolute triumph
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