A word on naming your songs: Generally speaking, a song title like "Off The Wall" (or "Thriller," for that matter) should be way off-limits for those releasing their first proper "singer-songwriter"…   Read Story »

Back in the day, when two artists didn't like each other, they'd deal with it in relatively low-profile ways: A snippy backstage comment, or a pointed interview comment. Maybe they'd toss in a…   Read Story »

In September we toasted the best new bands of 2011. Bright futures for those guys! But come this time of year it's also important to remember the musical groups who called it a day. Some of these…   Read Story »

Sad news from Sonic Youth camp. This statement comes via Matador Records: Musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, married in 1984, are announcing they have separated. Sonic Youth, with both Kim…   Read Story »

On his Twitter this afternoon, Wavves main man Nathan Williams posted an out-of-nowhere cover of Sonic Youth's classic Dirty opener "100%," claiming that he recorded his "quick acoustic" version of…   Read Story »

Last night, Sonic Youth figurehead brought "Benediction" to Letterman's stage. Check it: Demolished Thoughts is out now on Matador.   Read Story »

Rose Mackey directed this video for "Circulation," the third track on Thurston Moore's pretty, Beck-produced solo album Demolished Thoughts. Moore had this to say about the clip,…   Read Story »

Thurston Moore brought two Demolished Thoughts tracks to Jimmy Fallon last night: He played "Circulation" on-air and "Blood Never Lies" as a web exclusive with the help of members of Hushed Arbors…   Read Story »

It's ten years since Michael Azerrad first published his defining DIY '80s scene portrait Our Band Could Be Your Life, which covered an independent music culture that changed irrevocably a decade…   Read Story »

Thurston Moore's newest solo album, the Beck Hansen-produced Demolished Thoughts, is out in May via Matador. It was recorded in Los Angeles and Northampton, MA. The title comes from The Faith's "It's…   Read Story »