From Loudersound.
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore is to have his autobiography published by Faber & Faber in 2023.
A synopsis of the book, titled Sonic Life, reads: “From his infatuation and engagement with the 1970s punk and ‘no wave’ scenes in New York City, to the 1981 formation of his legendary rock group, to 30 years of relentless recording, touring, and musical experimentation, birthing the Nirvana-era of alternative rock, and beyond, it is all told via the personal prism of the author’s intensive archives and research.”
Faber published Girl in A Band, a well-received memoir by Kim Gordon, Moore’s ex-wife and co-founder of Sonic Youth, in 2015.
Now resident in London, Moore flagged up his own memoir in an interview with Vulture last year.
“I’ve always wanted to get involved with a writing project I had in mind for many, many years,” he revealed. “It’s] essaying about music and talking about my own personal experience of being a teenager coming to New York in the ’70s, what the city was at that time, the underground music scene downtown, and the records coming out of this 1976, ’77 and ’78 cavalcade of punk rock, No Wave, New Wave, and post-punk. This downtime period allowed me to do this, so I have this manuscript called Sonic Life that I probably will publish at some point in 2021.”
Forthcoming music books from Faber & Faber in 2021 include You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone, a biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike (due on July 15), Nina Simone’s Gum, by Bad Seeds/Grinderman multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis (due on September 2) , and Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story by Classic Rock/Metal Hammer contributor Paul Brannigan (due on September 23).
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- Sonic Youth - Dirty - 1st - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $94.50, €90.00 (New Item) (arrived 14-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm
SONIC YOUTH Dirty (Classic 1992 UK/German-pressed first edition 16-track double LP, including the singles 100% & the amazing Sugar Kane. Comes housed in the original glossy picture sleeve complete with the illustrated inners. The cover has a vintage price sticker attached and displays just a little light general wear, and the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. An alternative 90s essential! GEF24485(2))
- Sonic Youth - Goo - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 06-Jun-2024 07:51)on November 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm
SONIC YOUTH Goo (2015 UK 11-track LP pressed on 180 gram vinyl, originally released in 1990, this was a big mainstream breakthrough for Sonic Youth, including Dirty Boots, Tunic (Song For Karen) and Kool Thing guest starring Chuck D. Housed in a picture sleeve with picture/credits insert. The sleeve is still housed in its orginal shrink wrap and shows light wear to the opening, whilst the vinyl is near as new GEF24297) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Sonic Youth - Walls Have Ears - Silver Vinyl - Sealed - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £44.99, $56.69, €53.99 (New Item) (arrived 09-Feb-2024 12:37)on November 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm
SONIC YOUTH Walls Have Ears (2024 limited edition 17-track double album 2-LP pressed on Silver Vinyl, the legendary live double album of Sonic Youth raging through the UK in 1985 remains one of the era's fiercest examples of the band blowing minds night after night! Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Sonic Youth - Goo - UK - CD album - £12.99, $16.37, €15.59 (New Item) (arrived 08-Mar-2024 13:43)on November 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm
SONIC YOUTH Goo (1990 UK 11-track CD including Dirty Boots, Scooter & Jinx & My Friend Goo, picture sleeve) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Sonic Youth - Battery Park NYC, July 4th 2008 + Poster - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Apr-2024 12:22)on November 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm
SONIC YOUTH Battery Park NYC, July 4th 2008 (2009 UK limited edition 10-track heavyweight vinyl LP which was available with pre-orders for their 'The Eternal' album and features a collection of live tracks recorded at the River to RiverFestival in Battery Park NYC on July 2008. The picture sleeve shows just a little wear with a crease on the bottom right edge but comes complete with the poster by the Belgian painter Dennis Tyfus and the vinyl looks barely played OLE872-1)
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