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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/wavves-100-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/wavves-100-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:45:27 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=138719 When Wavves’ frontman Nathan Williams isn’t reading Aldous Huxley or Jeff Chang, he’s apparently getting stoned and watching The Price is Right while simultaneously recording an impromptu cover of Sonic Youth’s “100%.” Not bad for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/wavves-100-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/13/video-thurston-moores-take-away-show-in-his-nyc-apartment/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/13/video-thurston-moores-take-away-show-in-his-nyc-apartment/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:32:10 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=119738 La Blogotheque‘s cameras followed Thurston Moore to his downtown digs where he performed a few cuts from his Beck-produced solo LP “Demolished Thoughts” (out now via Matador Records). Moore, accompanied by violinist Samara Lubelski, ran … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/13/video-thurston-moores-take-away-show-in-his-nyc-apartment/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/stream-thurston-moores-beck-produced-album-demolished-thoughts/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/stream-thurston-moores-beck-produced-album-demolished-thoughts/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:30:16 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=113022 Noise rock guitar god Thurston Moore puts down the Jazzmaster and picks up the acoustic guitar for this Beck produced nine-song LP. The tracks—tranquil meditations on love and Orchard St. in Manhattan—feature swooning violins and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/stream-thurston-moores-beck-produced-album-demolished-thoughts/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/schnippers-slept-on-i-was-a-nordic-music-prize-judge/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/schnippers-slept-on-i-was-a-nordic-music-prize-judge/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:24:12 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=92558 Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Olaf Arnald’s Innundir Skinni, unofficial runner up for the Nordic Music Prize. Listen to the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/schnippers-slept-on-i-was-a-nordic-music-prize-judge/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/21/thurston-moores-back-to-blogging-stream-sonic-youths-french-film-soundtrack/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/21/thurston-moores-back-to-blogging-stream-sonic-youths-french-film-soundtrack/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:30:12 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=92274 We first fell in love Thurston Moore when a friend showed us a Sassy Magazine love advice column he’d done for teenage girls. Now, after a slight lull on his blog the Sonic Youth man … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/21/thurston-moores-back-to-blogging-stream-sonic-youths-french-film-soundtrack/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/sex-beet-dirty-boots-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/sex-beet-dirty-boots-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:00:11 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=85559 Ok so this song doesn’t necessarily contain the awesomely romantic 90′s vibe that Sonic Youth stirs up in this video, but it does have an extremely surfy guitar intro and some real woolly vocals. London’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/sex-beet-dirty-boots-sonic-youth-cover-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/09/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-1/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/09/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-1/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:53:41 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=73095 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/09/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-1/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/darcel-disappoints-is-an-illustrated-twitter/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/darcel-disappoints-is-an-illustrated-twitter/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:30:46 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=28415 Darcel Disappoints is like a more beautiful, googley-eyed version of Twitter. Our tweets are majorly boring (“Drinking Coconut Water”, “Going to bed now”), but Australian artist Craig Redman turns his daily musings into whole illustrated … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/darcel-disappoints-is-an-illustrated-twitter/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/kim-gordon-made-a-book-about-you-and-how-youre-kind-of-creepy/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/kim-gordon-made-a-book-about-you-and-how-youre-kind-of-creepy/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:14:47 +0000 Adam Daniels http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=33027 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/kim-gordon-made-a-book-about-you-and-how-youre-kind-of-creepy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/haiku-review-we-are-plastic-ono-band-bam/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/haiku-review-we-are-plastic-ono-band-bam/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:40:47 +0000 Konrad Perry http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32831 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/haiku-review-we-are-plastic-ono-band-bam/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/atp-ny-2010-to-resemble-the-best-jim-jarmusch-soundtrack-youve-never-heard/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/atp-ny-2010-to-resemble-the-best-jim-jarmusch-soundtrack-youve-never-heard/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:50:02 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32769 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/atp-ny-2010-to-resemble-the-best-jim-jarmusch-soundtrack-youve-never-heard/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/weeeeeeird-sonic-youth-to-record-another-full-length/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/weeeeeeird-sonic-youth-to-record-another-full-length/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:39:34 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32125 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/weeeeeeird-sonic-youth-to-record-another-full-length/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/sonic-youth-goes-upper-east-side-gossip-girl-threesome-and-single-to-come/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/sonic-youth-goes-upper-east-side-gossip-girl-threesome-and-single-to-come/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:41:28 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=30768 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/sonic-youth-goes-upper-east-side-gossip-girl-threesome-and-single-to-come/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/a-trip-through-indie-rock-fashion-circa-95/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/a-trip-through-indie-rock-fashion-circa-95/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:40:12 +0000 Michael McGregor http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=30366 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/a-trip-through-indie-rock-fashion-circa-95/feed/ 22 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/10/sonic-youth-tour-postponed/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/10/sonic-youth-tour-postponed/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:10:04 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=29534 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/10/sonic-youth-tour-postponed/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/26/video-frida-hyvonen-and-jenny-wilson-shadow-of-a-doubt-sonic-youth-cover/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/26/video-frida-hyvonen-and-jenny-wilson-shadow-of-a-doubt-sonic-youth-cover/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:11:50 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=13309 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/26/video-frida-hyvonen-and-jenny-wilson-shadow-of-a-doubt-sonic-youth-cover/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/14/sonic-youth-to-guest-on-gossip-girl/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/14/sonic-youth-to-guest-on-gossip-girl/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:17:12 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=28344 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/14/sonic-youth-to-guest-on-gossip-girl/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/17/going-steady-dinosaur-jr-shares-the-love/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/17/going-steady-dinosaur-jr-shares-the-love/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:25:42 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=26878 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/17/going-steady-dinosaur-jr-shares-the-love/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/08/sonic-youth-the-entrance-band-united-palace/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/08/sonic-youth-the-entrance-band-united-palace/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:21:08 +0000 Rez Avissar http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=26132 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/08/sonic-youth-the-entrance-band-united-palace/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/30/sonic-youth-will-host-limited-run-xm-and-sirius-radio-shows/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/30/sonic-youth-will-host-limited-run-xm-and-sirius-radio-shows/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:41:27 +0000 Nat Roe http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=25803 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/30/sonic-youth-will-host-limited-run-xm-and-sirius-radio-shows/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/all-tomorrows-parties-the-movie/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/all-tomorrows-parties-the-movie/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:33:38 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=25006 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/15/all-tomorrows-parties-the-movie/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/sonic-youth-are-getting-signature-fenders/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/sonic-youth-are-getting-signature-fenders/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:36:00 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=24934 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/sonic-youth-are-getting-signature-fenders/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/05/kim-gordon-not-buying-radiohead-business-model/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/05/kim-gordon-not-buying-radiohead-business-model/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:15:18 +0000 David Bevan 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22:59:10 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=23970 "Between The Bars" or "Waltz #2"? "Needle In The Hay"? read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/28/guitar-hero-5-to-include-sonic-youth-elliott-smith-among-others/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 06:42:44 +0000 Rez Avissar http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=23300 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/19/no-fun-fest-sonic-youth-bardo-pond-blank-dogs-yellow-tears-more-music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/15/exclusive-premiere-nisennenmondai-destination-tokyo/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/15/exclusive-premiere-nisennenmondai-destination-tokyo/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:47:18 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=23244 Nisennenmondai's upcoming long player (although only 5 songs, it's 44 minutes) Destination Tokyo. Well, my persistence payed dividends, because today we can share with you the title track. This is the best thing I've heard all week. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/15/exclusive-premiere-nisennenmondai-destination-tokyo/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/dmb-pearl-jam-beastie-boys-headlining-austin-city-limits/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/dmb-pearl-jam-beastie-boys-headlining-austin-city-limits/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:35:36 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21874 Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys have been announced as headliners for this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 2-4 in Zilker Park. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/28/dmb-pearl-jam-beastie-boys-headlining-austin-city-limits/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/22/the-singles-collection-record-store-day-with-sonic-youth-beck-obits-kim-phuc-jay-reatard/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/22/the-singles-collection-record-store-day-with-sonic-youth-beck-obits-kim-phuc-jay-reatard/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:45:50 +0000 Jason Jackowiak http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21568 Record Store Day. Now, some of you may be listening to these as you read this, others may have unfortunately been shut out, while other still may have no idea these singles, or Record Store Day for that matter, even existed. At any rate, we're only scratching the surface of the exclusive platters that were available on the 18th (for a full list, go here), and we hear some stores may even still have stock on some of these titles, so if anything strikes your fancy, best get a googlin'. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/22/the-singles-collection-record-store-day-with-sonic-youth-beck-obits-kim-phuc-jay-reatard/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/21/sonic-youth-join-john-paul-jones-in-giant-metal-globe-thing/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/21/sonic-youth-join-john-paul-jones-in-giant-metal-globe-thing/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:19:37 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21453 Sonic Youth has had lots of interesting adventures lately, but this one might just take the cake: being trapped inside a huge, metallic, futuristic-looking fish bowl (with John Paul Jones, no less) while playing music for a dance show at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Gilman Opera House. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/21/sonic-youth-join-john-paul-jones-in-giant-metal-globe-thing/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:25:30 +0000 Brianne Sullivan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21387 told you Sonic Youth would be releasing their 16th album, The Eternal, on June 9. Now, the first single for the album, which incidentally is the first track on the album, which incidentally is the band's first with Matador has been released. And what better way to celebrate our affinity for the world's preeminent major label indie band than to stream you the new single? read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/freeload-sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/freeload-sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:11:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/20/freeload-sonic-youth-sacred-trickster/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/15/my-bloody-valentine-to-curate-atp-nightmare-before-christmas-bunch-more-old-people-confirmed/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/15/my-bloody-valentine-to-curate-atp-nightmare-before-christmas-bunch-more-old-people-confirmed/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:26:36 +0000 Brianne Sullivan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21070 ATP have confirmed shoegaze forebearers (and seemingly ATP poster children as of late) My Bloody Valentine will be the curators of this year's Nightmare Before Christmas. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/15/my-bloody-valentine-to-curate-atp-nightmare-before-christmas-bunch-more-old-people-confirmed/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/31/amazon-ranks-indie-rock-in-top-100-albums-list/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/31/amazon-ranks-indie-rock-in-top-100-albums-list/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:03:21 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=20282 Rolling Stone has about a one-per-month quota. But this latest one comes from a slightly unlikely source -- Amazon.com. Apparently they don't just sell you music. They might actually know a little something about it, too. Maybe. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/31/amazon-ranks-indie-rock-in-top-100-albums-list/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/26/new-music-thursdays-the-splinters/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/26/new-music-thursdays-the-splinters/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:36:00 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=19888 The Splinters play, it all makes sense. They are Sonic Youth meets The Shangri-Las, The Breeders meet The Evens. They are Ashley, Caroline, Lauren and Courtney. They are from Berkeley. And they'd like to rock for you. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/26/new-music-thursdays-the-splinters/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/15/emeralds-thurston-moore-and-carlos-giffoni-eric-copeland-glasslands-brooklyn/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/15/emeralds-thurston-moore-and-carlos-giffoni-eric-copeland-glasslands-brooklyn/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:40:53 +0000 Rez Avissar http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=19133 No Fun presents a night of jagged and sometimes pretty noise at Brooklyn's Glasslands gallery. Witnessing Thurston Moore abuse the hell out of a guitar for thirty minutes alone was worth the price of admission. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/15/emeralds-thurston-moore-and-carlos-giffoni-eric-copeland-glasslands-brooklyn/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/12/sonic-youth-unveil-album-art-announce-release-date-for-16th-lp-the-eternal/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/12/sonic-youth-unveil-album-art-announce-release-date-for-16th-lp-the-eternal/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:40 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=17088 Sonic Youth -- June 9 will mark the release of the band's first LP with new label Matador, their sixteenth career album, The Eternal. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/12/sonic-youth-unveil-album-art-announce-release-date-for-16th-lp-the-eternal/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/10/kim-gordon-hooks-up-with-urban-outfitters-to-make-cool-mom-jeans/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/10/kim-gordon-hooks-up-with-urban-outfitters-to-make-cool-mom-jeans/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:19:25 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=16949 Sonic Youth bassist and singer Kim Gordon has gone into business with Urban Outfitters, making her Mirror/Dash line of clothing available for the masses at the clothing stores starting Monday. We understand if you want to leave now to camp out for your place in line. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/10/kim-gordon-hooks-up-with-urban-outfitters-to-make-cool-mom-jeans/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/01/nyc-thurston-moore-explains-fairly-straightforward-david-bowie-videos/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/01/nyc-thurston-moore-explains-fairly-straightforward-david-bowie-videos/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/01/nyc-thurston-moore-explains-fairly-straightforward-david-bowie-videos/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/05/schnipper-s-slept-on/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/05/schnipper-s-slept-on/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:27:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/05/schnipper-s-slept-on/feed/ 0