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 - Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love - Japanese - CD album - Promo - £25.00, $27.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 01-Oct-2022 12:26)on October 3, 2022 at 8:41 am
SONIC YOUTH Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love (1994 Japanese 17-track promo sample CD album, as issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of release date and including Teen Age Riot and Kissability, with custom stamped inner rim on the disc and promo stickered back insert, picture sleeve booklet with poster designs and previous release details, Japanese lyric booklet plus obi strip MVCG-21019)
- Sonic Youth - Washing Machine - Japanese - CD album - Promo - £25.00, $27.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 01-Oct-2022 12:24)on October 3, 2022 at 8:41 am
SONIC YOUTH Washing Machine (1995 Japanese 11-track advance promo sample CD issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the album release date, includes the singles Little Trouble Girl and The Diamond Sea. With a custom promo marked disc,complete with picture sleeve, lyrics and matching picture obi-strip MVCG-182)
- Sonic Youth - Touch Me I'm Sick - 1st - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $22.20, €22.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Jul-2022 07:51)on October 3, 2022 at 8:41 am
SONIC YOUTH Touch Me I'm Sick (Scarce 1989 first UK issue split 12" release between two heavyweight grunge pioneers - the battle commences with New York's finest Sonic Youth covering Mudhoney's immortal Touch Me I'm Sick, whilst the Seattle bunch return the favour by destroying Halloween! Who wins, you decide. Silver & purple sleeve edition complete with tour date flyer BFFP46)
- Sonic Youth - Touch Me I'm Sick - 1st - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $22.20, €22.80 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jul-2022 09:23)on October 3, 2022 at 8:41 am
SONIC YOUTH Touch Me I'm Sick (Scarce 1989 first UK issue split 12" release between two heavyweight grunge pioneers - the battle commences with New York's finest Sonic Youth covering Mudhoney's immortal Touch Me I'm Sick, whilst the Seattle bunch return the favour by destroying Halloween! Who wins, you decide. Silver & purple sleeve edition complete with tour date flyer BFFP46)
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $83.25, €85.50 (New Item) (arrived 08-Jun-2022 13:58)on October 3, 2022 at 8:41 am
SONIC YOUTH Daydream Nation (Classic 1988 UK 13-track double LP of Sonic Youth at the height of their powers, including Teen Age Riot, Silver Rocket and Eric's Trip. The glossy gatefold picture sleeve displays just a little light age wear, whilst the vinyl is in near as new condition BFFP34)
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