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While I was at last weekend's Jemina Pearl show in Brooklyn, some enthusiastic stoner randomly tapped me on the shoulder. "Dude," he said, "I think that's Kim Gordon over there-- she's so hot!" Indeed, it was Kim Gordon. And yes, she looks great. (Thurston Moore, who also looks pretty incredible, was also at the gig.) These two do not grow old, except when they're doing so gracefully, like on 2006's Rather Ripped. It's impressive that Kim and Thurston had time to check the show out at all considering they're in the mixing stage of their Matador debut-- which is out this summer and may or may not be called The Eternal-- with veteran boardsman John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., the Hold Steady, Rather Ripped) right now. How do we know what Sonic Youth are doing right now, you ask? Because they have a Twitter account. Even the coolest band on earth needs to micro-overshare once in a while. So far, the feed is quite straightforward ("today's song is called sacred trickster"), but there are mini moments of levity ("john thinks he's teaching us a thing or two about feedback"). Last week, Thurston told Billboard that the album will feature more than a few "heavy ass weirdo hooks" and that "it's rock-centric, but still experimental...I still don't know how to play the guitar." So those hoping for Sonic Youth's dubstep treatise on the legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe will have to wait. Of course, Sonic Youth are diversifying their bonds elsewhere. There's that book of short stories based on their songs. That museum exhibition based on their "multidisciplinary output." The dance program collaboration with John Paul Jones. They're playing gigs in Austria, Germany and Brooklyn. We're tired.
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submitted by Nick Oct 18th 2011 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Two echoplexes, samplers, keyboards, John Stanier’s ultral hi-hat, and an army of pedals cluttered the Mayan Theater stage for a predominantly vocal free night as Battles brought their complex time signatures to life in support of Gloss Drop. Nisennenmondai hailing from Japan impressed with their Sonic Youth like instrumental set, and ...
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Sonic Youth: co-founders Moore, Gordon split up
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submitted by Nick Oct 15th 2011 06:00 pm (us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - Sonic Youth co-founders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon have separated after 27 years of marriage and the future of the noise-rock band is uncertain, its label's parent company said on Saturday.
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Sonic Youth: Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announce marriage split
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Band future in doubt as couple announce separation after 27 years
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Radiohead: Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys pick songs on Sonic Youth collection
submitted by Nick Sep 27th 2011 09:00 pm (www.nme.com)
'Hits Are For Squares' is out October 31
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Sonic Youth: to release seminal documentary featuring Nirvana on DVD - video
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'1991: The Year Punk Broke' has been remastered with 65 minutes of unseen footage
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