Thurston Moore

Violent Soho Are Back With A New Single

If you have missed Violent Soho’s unashamedly-influenced-by-the-90s guitar pop-rock, don’t fret! They’re back with an exciting new tune.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, Australian, grunge, rock, Thurston Moore, Violent Soho

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Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore Is Recording John Cage Music

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Composer John Cage (1912-1992) is one of the classical world’s best known experimental composers and theorists. Electronic Music for Piano is one of Cage’s least known pieces because the score is among his most enigmatic and, consequently, there are few commercial recordings of it. Written in Stockholm in 1964 on hotel letterhead, the notes ask

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, experimental, John Cage, rock, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, USA

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John Cale And Thurston Moore To Speak At Liverpool Sound City

by Music-News.com

John Cale and Thurston Moore will be two of the keynote speakers for Liverpool Sound City in the UK this year.

Tagged as: John Cale, Liverpool Sound City, Thurston Moore

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Yoko Ono. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Yoko Ono And Friends Urge New York To Frack Off

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon have been very active in trying to persuade New York governor Andrew Cuomo to not allow fracking in the state of New York.

Tagged as: B-52's, Beastie Boys, Bill Frisell, Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, David Crosby, David Geffen, Donald Fagan, Flea, Graham Nash, Greg Rolie, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Julian Lennon, Kim Gordon, Lee Renaldo, Mike Watt, Nancy Shevell, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney, Richard Page, Ringo Starr, Roberta Flack, Sean Lennon, Steve Lukather, Steven Tyler, The Flaming Lips, the Patti Smith Group, Thurston Moore, Todd Rundgren, Tom Waits, Warren Haynes, Yo La Tengo, Yoko Ono

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Thurston Moore Of Sonic Youth Announces Australian Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Frontman for legendary art-rock band Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, has booked more Australian shows.

Tagged as: art, indie, rock, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

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Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore And Kim Gordon To Collaborate On Album

by Andrew Tijs

Yoko Ono and Sonic Youth spearheads Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon announce a collaborative album.

Tagged as: album, art-rock, grunge, Kim Gordon, noise, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono

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Sonic Youth Founders Thurston Moore And Kim Gordon Split

by Paul Cashmere

Husband and wife rock couple Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth have split after 27 years of marriage.

Tagged as: 80s, Kim Gordon, rock, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, USA

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Lucinda Williams Replaces Jason Isbell For Paul Kelly Tour

Bad news for Jason Isbell fans. Jason is off the Paul Kelly Australian and New Zealand tour in August and September. The good news is Lucinda Williams has replaced him.

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Tommy Emmanuel and George Benson Are Making An Album Together

Grammy Award winning Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and Grammy Award winning American guitarist George Benson are making an album together.

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Bryan Adams Reveals What Happened In The Summer of 69 Happened in 1970

Bryan Adams has opened up about why lockdown was a ‘lifesaver’ for him and his family, as well as the experience of getting half his songs rejected for the musical Pretty Woman - in a new podcast from the charity where he’s an ambassador, Help Musicians, released today.

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Aussie Supergroup MONSTR Forms for The Best of MTV Unplugged

MONSTR is a new Australian supergroup featuring members of The Screaming Jets, The Superjesus, Drgan and Taxiride coming together to recreate The Best of MTV Unplugged.

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Chaka Khan To Release Album Recorded With Prince

In 1984 Chaka Khan had a hit with the Prince song ‘I Feel For You’. What you might not know is that in 1998 Chaka Khan recorded a complete album with Prince but it was never released … until now.

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