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NEWS ABOUT: Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth stories: 3 news summaries

 MoMa Shines Light on 
 NYC's Punk Revolution 

Materials by Patti Smith, Ramones showcase cultural shift

Aug 19, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s Museum of Modern Art is showcasing the gritty glamour of the city’s 1970s and early ’80s music scene, where punk, New Wave, DIY, and noise rock ruled, Rolling Stone reports. New Yorkers were feeling alienated—the city was bankrupt in 1975; President Ford told it... More »

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entertainment • music • New York City • rock and roll • Museum of Modern Art • Talking Heads • Patti Smith • Gerald Ford • punk music • Ramones • Sonic Youth • exhibition • Jay-ZTV

Sonic Youth's Album Art for Sale

Painting that graced classic Daydream Nation cover goes up for auction

Feb 21, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Music fans for whom Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation is an all-time classic will get a chance next week to bid on the painting that served as album-cover art, the Independent reports. Kerze (Candle), a 1983 work by German Gerhard Richter, is one in a series of still lifes based... More »

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art market • art • Sotheby's • painting • rock and roll • art collector • Sonic Youth • art auction • Gerhard Richter

Sonic Youth Frontman Flies High, Solo

New CD from hipster elder statesman Thurston Moore

Sep 19, 07 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bandleader to experimental music pioneer Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore dropped his first proper solo record in 12 years today; "Trees Outside the Academy "drew a strong if not excellent 7.9 rating from hipster bible Pitchfork. Depsite the "basement icon's"  recent patronage of difficult underground talent,... More »

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music • musician • Sonic Youth • Thurston Moore • Pitchfork • music review

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