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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
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
Underground heroes pay tribute to Da Bruddahs, NYC's much-missed punk rock pioneers
Hollywood superstar Cate Blanchett names her favourite rock bands
"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
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
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
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
Kim Gordon's second solo album is challenging, claustrophobic and an absolute triumph
"I still have very vivid images of him laughing, smiling, and goofing around": Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon remembers Nirvana's Kurt Cobain
Kim Gordon remembers her friend Kurt Cobain, as the 30th anniversary of his death nears
"Mascara, lip mask, eye mask, ear plugs, travel shampoo, conditioner": Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon to release new solo album The Collective, shares disorienting new track Bye Bye
Sonic Youth vocalist/guitarist Kim Gordon announces the arrival of her second solo album, The Collective, shares opener Bye Bye featuring some rather bizarre lyrics
"We had an A&R person at Geffen saying, 'You guys can be the Pink Floyd of the underground.' I was, like, No, we can’t." Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore remembers Nirvana and 'The Year That Punk Broke'
Thurston Moore: "When I was putting this book together my agent basically said, Give me your Kurt chapter"
