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"The feeling that chaos was about to erupt was palpable": Thurston Moore's memoir Sonic Life is a fascinating insider account of life-changing outsider art, and one music geek's insatiable lust for the loud
By Paul Brannigan published
Sonic Youth's co-founder, vocalist and guitarist Thurston Moore shares an epic personal odyssey into life on the left-of-the-dial, featuring cameos from Madonna, William Burroughs, Nirvana and more

A beginner's guide to Sonic Youth in five essential albums
By Stephen Hill published
Where to start with New York's most influential 'underground' guitar band since The Velvet Underground

Dirty at 30: how Sonic Youth became the world's most reluctant rock stars
By Stephen Hill last updated
Released on July 21, 1992, Sonic Youth's brilliant seventh album Dirty saw the US underground rock icons briefly align with the mainstream

Sonic Youth’s pivotal role in the ’90’s alternative rock explosion to be detailed in new Thurston Moore memoir
By Louder last updated
Thurston Moore’s memoir Sonic Life will be published by Faber & Faber in 2023

Judgment Night OST: the story of the greatest rap-rock soundtrack album of the 90s
By Stephen Hill published
The Judgment Night movie may have flopped, but its soundtrack was a game-changer for rap and rock colliding
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