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Sonic Youth

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon Split After 27 Years of Marriage ... Is Sonic Youth Next?

    Say it ain't so. ​Crossfade is extremely sad to report that Sonic Youth founders and indie rock's always-cool Mom and Dad, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, have announced a separation after 27 years of marriage. The obvious question in the wake of Kim and Thurston's shocking split ... Will Sonic Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Little Beard Talks Sonic Youth, Growing Facial Hair, and Taking Life Too Seriously

    Photo by Ian Witlen​For a band that's been hanging around the Miami scene since late 2008, it still comes as a shock that anyone cares. When Crossfade first reached out to Little Beard, the response was, "Um, well." Surely, this was a mark of surprise. And the gratitude that followed made it clea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Six Greatest Weirdo Pop Queens of All Time

    Last.fmRolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, "album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    No Wave Riche

    Last.fmRolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, "album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    Broken Water at Miami Chum Bucket April 9

    Last.fmRolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, "album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Shake Ass and Guzzle Jungle Juice With the TBD Crew at Bar Tonight

    Get your non-ironic '90s fix with Salt-N-Pepa and the TBD crew.​See the cut for a free download of A Totally Non-Ironic TBD Party Mix. When you shake ass to Salt-N-Pepa's superfun 1986 sex song "Push It" while guzzling a gallon's worth of rubyfruit jungle juice shots, you better really, really, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Found Footage

    Get your non-ironic '90s fix with Salt-N-Pepa and the TBD crew.​See the cut for a free download of A Totally Non-Ironic TBD Party Mix. When you shake ass to Salt-N-Pepa's superfun 1986 sex song "Push It" while guzzling a gallon's worth of rubyfruit jungle juice shots, you better really, really, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Hobo Art

    Get your non-ironic '90s fix with Salt-N-Pepa and the TBD crew.​See the cut for a free download of A Totally Non-Ironic TBD Party Mix. When you shake ass to Salt-N-Pepa's superfun 1986 sex song "Push It" while guzzling a gallon's worth of rubyfruit jungle juice shots, you better really, really, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Drive North

    Get your non-ironic '90s fix with Salt-N-Pepa and the TBD crew.​See the cut for a free download of A Totally Non-Ironic TBD Party Mix. When you shake ass to Salt-N-Pepa's superfun 1986 sex song "Push It" while guzzling a gallon's worth of rubyfruit jungle juice shots, you better really, really, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Nylon Magazine's Impromptu Show Proves Miami Music Kicks Ass, September 21

    Photo by Ian Witlen​Click here to view photos of the Nylon Show at Sweat Records.With Raffa Jo Harris, Animal Tropical, Lil Daggers, Afrobeta, ANR, Rachel Goodrich, and Deaf PoetsSweat Records, MiamiTuesday, September 21, 2010Better than: A professionally blended cocktail.The Review:Last night we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Iggy Pop to Cameo Star in Beastie Boy-Produced William S. Burroughs Documentary

    ​Most bibliophiles know about the lurid tales of William S. Burroughs. He shot and killed his second wife by accident while drunk, became openly gay, had an affinity for guns, a serious opiate addiction the last 50 years of his life -- and for all of you Floridians, he spent a small time living in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Moving Units: Radio-Active Records' Top 5 Releases for April 13-19

    Quoting Christopher R. Weingarten: Record Store Day AKA "eBay Eve"​In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale's Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Based upon the amount of this column devoted t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Garage Tapes: Thunderhole at Sweat Records

    Thanks to the Miami-Dade public bus system -- the bane of my carless existence, BTW -- I missed the 8 p.m. start time for the January 6 Roofless Records show at Sweat. Luckily though, thanks to random PA problems, the chronically tardy nature of Miami's hipster class, and a little factor that Roofle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Huma Rojo This Thursday at Transit

    ​Let's face it, girls that can truly shred onstage are one of those things that just kicks ass. Just take Joan Jett, Go-Go's and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth). Not for any chauvinistic reason--we are an equal opportunity rock fan. Just because, even today, you simply don't see it enough in the male-dom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

    Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Top Five Albums for the Week of November 16 - 22 Sweat Records, MiamiThe first release from rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, made up of members of Queens of the Stone Age ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    10 Music Stars Who Should Own a Piece of the Dolphins (Part 1)

    ​The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who's next? We've compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to Miami who would be great partial owners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

    Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.Best-sellers for the week of July 6-10:via journalstar.comMichael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Number Ones" albums topped the chart at Uncle Sam' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Get Your Red, White and Blue on With Huma Rojo

    Let's say tomorrow rolls around and you finally manage to tear yourself away from CNN's round-the-clock coverage of all things Michael Jackson to celebrate the birth of our nation and the day Will Smith freed us from alien annihilation. You find yourself on South Beach for some Fourth of July fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

    Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers.Top Sellers for the week of June 15-19Courtesy of Deathcabforcutie.comDeath Cab's "Open Door EP" made Sweat's top 5 this weekUncle Sam's Music, Sou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

    Sonic Youth's latest topped the lists at Sweat and Radio-Active.Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 8-12:Uncle Sam's Music, South Beach 1. Behind th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Random Album Review: Sonic Youth - The Eternal

    When you've spent a quarter century reinventing rock music, altering the landscape not only for yourself, but for pretty much every band to come after, releasing a new album can be a tricky affair. It's not just a matter of increased expectations -- of course everyone expects their musical gods to p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Best of 2009 Preview: Best Local Album

    Best Local AlbumTorche, Meanderthal Hydra Head Recordsmyspace.com/torcheThe underground metal cognoscenti revered the 2005 self-titled debut album by heavy hometown heroes Torche for its melodic take on sludgy sounds. But it was last year's followup, Meanderthal, that won the band a wider audien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Moving Units: Top Sellers at Sweat, Radioactive, and Backbone Music

    Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 classic was a top seller at BackboneMoving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Top Sellers for the Week of May 22-29:Sweat Records, Miami1. It's Blitz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs2. Entertainment, Fischersp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    All-Ages Warehouse Venue, Goo, Opens This Weekend With a Three-Day Fun Festival

    Kenneth Fee and company have set the date, time and place for the opening of the new all ages venue Goo. We blogged about this before and now it's starting to gel. The first night a bunch of scene-type kids are going to watch the Fugazi documentary and also a film about Nirvana/Sonic Youth ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    Torche

    Kenneth Fee and company have set the date, time and place for the opening of the new all ages venue Goo. We blogged about this before and now it's starting to gel. The first night a bunch of scene-type kids are going to watch the Fugazi documentary and also a film about Nirvana/Sonic Youth ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    His Satanic Majesty's Bequest

    Art meets rock at a raucous new MoCA exhibition.

  • Music

    April 24, 2008

    Silver Screen

    In a new documentary, Young@Heart proves there's no age limit on rock and roll.

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Rocking Without Vowels

    XBXRX brings the noise. So who needs AEIOU?

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Sic Alps

    Pleasures and Treasures (Animal Disguise)

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Yo La Tengo

    I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    Slayer

    Christ Illusion (American)

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    Palumbo

    Citizen X (Lifesong Records)

  • Music

    June 15, 2006

    Sonic Youth

    Rather Ripped (Geffen Records)

  • Music

    October 21, 2004

    Le Tigre

    This Island Strummer/Universal

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Sonic Youth

    Sonic Nurse (Geffen)

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Blonde Redhead

    Misery is a Butterfly (4AD)

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Various Artists

    SYR 5(SYR)

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Youthful Discretions

    Marginalia wears well on Sonic Youth

  • Music

    May 11, 2000
  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    Best Noise Band

    Laundry Room Squelchers

  • Shops and Wares

    May 11, 2000

    Best Record/CD Store

    Blue Note Records

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    Loren MazzaCane Connors and Jim O'Rourke

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    December 12, 1996

    A Sleighful of Yays and Nays

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    July 18, 1996

    Rotations

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    December 21, 1995

    Alas Poor Rock, We Knew It Well

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    October 26, 1995

    Rotations

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    October 19, 1995

    Rotations

    In Bern (Ecstatic Yod); Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9 (Hat Noir)

  • Music

    September 7, 1994

    Close to Her

    These rock acts chose well when they covered the Carpetners -- even Karen likes it

  • News

    June 1, 1994

    Program Notes

    These rock acts chose well when they covered the Carpetners -- even Karen likes it

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