Tag Archives: sonic youth

New track: Cuff the Duke – “The Diamond Sea” (Sonic Youth cover)

Originally posted to Tympanogram on March 14, 2012) I’m beside myself with joy right now. Sheer joy. Cuff the Duke is an amazing band from Toronto, and as is the case with too many great Canadian bands, they are quite … Continue reading

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New track: Lee Ranaldo – “Off the Wall”

(Originally posted on Tympanogram.com on March 5, 2012) Lee Ranaldo Watching your favorite band break up is tough to do. It’s like being a kid and having to decide if you are going to live with your mom or your … Continue reading

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Album review: Yuck – “Yuck”

Finally, after all the hype of indie culture coming to the mainstream, with Arcade Fire winning the Album of the Year Grammy and every band everywhere looking for a unique sound, we get an album that gives us exactly what … Continue reading

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Album review: Sonic Youth – “SYR 9: Simon Werner a Disparu”

I should start this post with a full disclosure: I am just about the biggest fan of Sonic Youth that there can be. This is not to say that I instantly love everything that they do. Even I can admit … Continue reading

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Sonic Youth Exegesis 1: “Hey Joni”

I started doing this on twitter where periodically I would take a line from a Sonic Youth tune and expound upon it. The idea just came out of me being goofy and bored while listening to Daydream Nation one night. … Continue reading

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Coming up this weekend….

It is that time of year again! Time to bake in the Chicago sun for the annual Pitchfork Music Festival! I have been attending the festival since 2006. During that time I have seen several amazing bands, met many people … Continue reading

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Sonic Youth – The Eternal

Sonic Youth has been my favorite band since I first heard Dirty in the summer of 1993. I was immediately attracted to what I thought was a very much “anything goes” mentality. The music was (and remains, to a certain … Continue reading

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Monthly Muxtape Madness Vol. 1

So I decided that I am going to lend my time to yet another page on teh interwebs. Muxtape.com allows users to create a mix tape of up to 12 songs. Who doesn’t remember creating mixes for your friends and … Continue reading

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