Reuters - Jun 10, 2009
Switching labels and playing its 1988 masterpiece Daydream Nation in its entirety two years ago got Sonic Youth excited about making its just-released new album, The Eternal, according to guitarist Lee...
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Thirty years into their career, the members of the art-rock band Sonic Youth are consistent as ever in the studio, although they're changing their strategy outside of it. For The Eternal, their 16th...
More »Reuters - Sep 10, 2008
After a two-decade stint with Geffen Records, Sonic Youth has signed a new deal with indie label Matador Records. The veteran rock act's label debut is due next year. The one-album deal is worldwide...
More »USRN - Oct 1, 2001
(10/1/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- The All Tomorrow s Parties Festival, slated for October 19-21 at UCLA in Westwood, California, has been postponed. Sonic Youth, which is hosting the first U.S. version of the successful...
More »USRN - Apr 26, 2000
(4/27/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Supergrass and Sonic Youth are just two acts that have been confirmed as opening acts for Pearl Jam s forthcoming tour, which starts August 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. According...
More »USRN - Jul 6, 1999
(7/6/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - Sonic Youth awoke on July 4 to find that thieves had brought independence to a new Ryder Truck containing the band s equipment. The truck, which had been parked overnight at an...
More »USRN - Aug 31, 1998
(8/31/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - After many delays and much tinkering, Miramax is ready to unleash Velvet Goldmine--Todd Haynes s wild ride through the glam rock and gender-bending of 70s Britain--Nov. 20 in...
More »USRN - Sep 22, 1997
(5/21/97) - The Big Apple s Brooklyn Bridge will be the unconventional site of one of this year s most avant-garde music fests, Music In The Anchorage 97. The series of all-ages shows will take place...
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