
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 - Goo - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.24, €29.49 (New Item) (arrived 17-Mar-2022 09:12)on May 18, 2022 at 6:57 am
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 has a slight corner crease, whilst the vinyl is near as new)
- Sonic Youth - Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love - Sealed - US - CD album - Promo - £15.00, $18.75, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 16-Mar-2022 12:07)on May 18, 2022 at 6:57 am
SONIC YOUTH Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love (1994 US 17-track promotional CD including Teen Age Riot and Kissability, custom card picture sleeve - still sealed PRO-CD-4577)
- Sonic Youth - Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love - US - CD album - Promo - £10.00, $12.50, €11.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Mar-2022 13:32)on May 18, 2022 at 6:57 am
SONIC YOUTH Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love (1994 US 17-track promotional CD including Teen Age Riot and Kissability, custom card picture sleeve PRO-CD-4577)
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - US - 4-LP vinyl set - £95.00, $118.75, €112.10 (New Item) (arrived 05-Jan-2022 08:27)on May 18, 2022 at 6:57 am
SONIC YOUTH Daydream Nation (2007 US limited edition 33-track remastered 4-LP vinyl set, the classic album, originally released in 1988, now expanded to include a 2nd 2-LP set of live versions and studio covers, including 'Touch Me I'm Sick' [Mudhoney], 'Within YouWithout You' [Beatles] and 'Electricity' [Captain Beefheart], superbly presented in a deluxe box! The box shows very little wear, the contents and vinyl are Near Mint GOO013)
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £95.00, $118.75, €112.10 (New Item) (arrived 15-Dec-2021 09:53)on May 18, 2022 at 6:57 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, whilstthe vinyl is in near as new condition BFFP34)
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