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 - Hits Are For Squares - Gold Vinyl - RSD 2024 - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £49.99, $62.49, €58.49 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2024 13:56)on April 26, 2024 at 9:42 pm
SONIC YOUTH Hits Are For Squares (Record Store Day 2024 UK/EU limited edition RSD 16-track Double Album 2-LP set pressed on Gold Nugget Vinyl. A collection of songs from Sonic Youth’s career, curated by a diverse group of artists, actors, directors and musicians whose own progressive and unconventional style is akin to the freestyle expression of Sonic Youth’s music. The artisans handpicking Sonic Youth include Catherine Keener, Mike D, Radiohead, Portia de Rossi, Diablo Cody, Allison Anders, Dave Eggers, Mike Watt, Eddie Vedder, Michelle Williams, Flea, Gus Van Sant, David Cross, Chloe Sevigny and the Flaming Lips. Gatefold picture sleeve with embossed gold foil, sealed in the hype stickered shrink) rsd 2024
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - VG + Insert - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $93.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2024 15:46)on April 26, 2024 at 9:42 pm
SONIC YOUTH Daydream Nation (Scarce original 1988 UK Blast First 'silver' label 13-track double vinyl LP including Teen Age Riot, Silver Rocket and Eric's Trip, gatefold picture sleeve with fold-out insert. The sleeve shows some notable edgewear with some cat scratch marks towards on the top edge, but only a small amount, otherwise the sleeve only shows minor wear, however the vinyl grades Excellent to Near Mint with just one visable cosmetic hairline, not affecting play BFFP34) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 21-Nov-2023 15:23)on April 26, 2024 at 9:42 pm
SONIC YOUTH Little Trouble Girl (1996 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including My Arena plus an previously unreleased version of The Diamond Sea. The promo stickered top opening picture sleeve shows just some light wear from storage while the vinyl shows some very light inaudible cosmetic wear otherwise remaining in Excellent condition GFST22132)
- Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot - VG - US - 12" vinyl - Promo - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 23-Nov-2023 15:00)on April 26, 2024 at 9:42 pm
SONIC YOUTH Teenage Riot (1988 US promotional 3-track 12" vinyl single, includes and Edit of the title track alongside Silver Rocket and Kissability, housed in a Blast First die-cut company sleeve. The sleeve shows minor wear, and the vinyl has a few light hairlines/cosmetic scuffs and is graded Very Good BFUS34)
- Sonic Youth - Hold That Tiger - Shrink - US - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.00, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 08-Dec-2023 11:30)on April 26, 2024 at 9:42 pm
SONIC YOUTH Hold That Tiger (1991 US 18-track 'Sonic Sister Live' vinyl LP, recorded at Cabaret Metro in Chicago in October 1987, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve is within the open original shrink and retains a vintage price sticker. The shrink has torn a little at the top left but has preserved the sleeve remarkably well, showing minimal wear. The vinyl is Excellent with only the merest of hairlines, not affecting play G00-02)
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