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  WATCH: Beck, Sonic Youth's Moore Cover Yanni!

  July 2, 2010 – After covering albums by the likes of Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, and INXS, Beck's Record Club project is tackling a release from a slightly different artist... …
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  Pavement, Sonic Youth Set for Matador Records Bash

  June 29, 2010 – Like many a college student, NYC indie label Matador Records has chosen Las Vegas as the site of their 21st birthday, and their posse of revelers is packed with the biggest names from their expansive catalog. Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, and the classic Bee Thousand-era lineup of Guided by Voices will headline three nights of music, October 1-3, at the Palms Hotel & Casino. …
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• Teenage Fanclub, 'Shadows' (Merge)

  June 8, 2010 – Teenage Fanclub's musical principles are decidedly middle-aged by now, but the Scottish band is still perfectly named. The objective of their fandom (Big Star, Neil Young) is youthful enthusiasm, addressing grown-up concerns with forever-young pop-rock stylings. Bless their Glaswegian hearts, they never sound bitter, 15-plus years after their brief alt-rock moment. …
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  Beastie Boy to Release William S. Burroughs Doc

  June 3, 2010 – The Beastie Boys have been dormant since Adam "MCA" Yauch began his battle against cancer in summer 2009, but the musician has kept busy with his Oscilloscope Laboratories production company, which has acquired the rights to release a new documentary film about influential Beat poet-writer, junkie extraordinaire, and counter culture icon William S. Burroughs. According to Indie Wire, William S. …
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  Mark Hoppus' Pick of the Week: Sonic Youth

  February 24, 2010 – In our continuing series Hopp on Pop, Mark Hoppus, bassist for Blink-182 and renowned record producer, has been sharing his favorite acts, culled from his incessant pursuit of all that rocks. While previous entries have focused on newer acts like pop-punk upstarts We the Kings and British buzz bands like Two Door Cinema Club and Mumford & Sons, this week Hoppus looks into his own musical past and picks a classic album that influenc …
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  New Albums from Sonic Youth, Mos Def, and 13 More

  June 8, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Sonic Youth, The EternalPunk's crafty parental unit puts heads to bed. …
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  New Tours: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth

  April 28, 2009 – Get your dancing shoes on! Former SPIN cover stars Yeah Yeah Yeahs have unveiled a short U.S. tour in support of their third album, the disco- and electro-tinged It's Blitz! The outing kicks off May 23 at Washington State's Sasquatch! Festival and will hit select cities in the Midwest, including Chicago and Detroit, before closing out June 6 at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. …
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  Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys Headline Austin City Limits

  April 28, 2009 – The lineup for the eighth annual Austin City Limits music festival has been announced, and it's a doozy -- packed with 130 bands, including headliners Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and the Beastie Boys. …
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  Sonic Youth, Zeppelin Bassist Back Dance Company

  April 17, 2009 – Sonic Youth have always straddled the line between high culture and low, equally at home with John Cage as with GG Allin. …
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  Album Preview: Sonic Youth's 'The Eternal'

  March 3, 2009 – Kudos to Newsweek's Pop Vox blog for bringing us the first music from Sonic Youth's upcoming album, The Eternal, three months in advance of its June 9 release. At Newsweek's request, the band edited together a two-and-a-half-minut sonic "melange" of the record's songs -- check it out below! The Eternal is Sonic Youth's debut album for New York indie label Matador. …
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