25 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Tries to Break Through With ‘Dirty,’ But Doesn’t25 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Tries to Break Through With ‘Dirty,’ But Doesn’t'Dirty' was supposed to be Sonic Youth‘s big break.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
30 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Perfect Their Sound on ‘Sister’30 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Perfect Their Sound on ‘Sister’Sonic Youth found the balance between experimentalism and pop structures that would serve them well over the next few years on 1987's 'Sister.'Vincent CarusoVincent Caruso
Sonic Youth Albums Ranked in Order of AwesomenessSonic Youth Albums Ranked in Order of AwesomenessThere are moments in Sonic Youth's catalog where fundamental song structures are nowhere to be found, no matter how hard you look. Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci
Thurston Moore Weighs In on Sonic Youth’s Future: ‘We’re Not Together’Thurston Moore Weighs In on Sonic Youth’s Future: ‘We’re Not Together’Thurston Moore is preferring to focus on his new solo album and band rather than getting Sonic Youth back together.Jeff GilesJeff Giles
20 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Adds Angst to Richard Linklater’s ‘subUrbia’20 Years Ago: Sonic Youth Adds Angst to Richard Linklater’s ‘subUrbia’Director Richard Linklater commissioned Sonic Youth to create original music for his fifth movie, the cult flick 'subUrbia,' released in February 1997.Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore to Take Part in Can 50th Anniversary ConcertSonic Youth’s Thurston Moore to Take Part in Can 50th Anniversary ConcertThurston Moore will be in a band featuring former and current members of Can at a special concert next year.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
Kim Gordon: Lana Del Rey ‘Doesn’t Even Know What Feminism Is’Kim Gordon: Lana Del Rey ‘Doesn’t Even Know What Feminism Is’In her memoir, Girl in a Book, Kim Gordon criticizes Lana Del Rey and her understanding of feminism.Chuck ArmstrongChuck Armstrong
The 19 Most Influential Grunge MusiciansThe 19 Most Influential Grunge MusiciansNobody ever set out to be a grunge icon — at least nobody who actually became one.Tim KaranTim Karan
Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to Release Memoir, ‘Girl In a Band,’ in FebruarySonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to Release Memoir, ‘Girl In a Band,’ in FebruaryBeing a female leader in a testosterone-laden scene has provided Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon with enough material to fill a book.Tim KaranTim Karan
Under Cover: Sonic Youth Pay Loving Tribute to the CarpentersUnder Cover: Sonic Youth Pay Loving Tribute to the CarpentersIn the first part of the '90s, tribute albums were all the rage.Dave SwansonDave Swanson