And here it is. God bless you youtube. Sonic Youth & Steve Malkmus live at the Bonnaroo Festival

he fucked it up! not a real fan, obviously

i'm listening to anagrama for the first time in a long time. what a lovely thing it is

I saw SY play at Lollapalooza in San Francisco in 1995 and they played one song from just about every album they'd done at that point, including opening with Malkmus singing Expressway... first song!

I'm so excited I just found out that I'm doing a face to face interview with Sonic Youth when they're in the country. The only thing is the record co. said the interview is with Kim Deal. Is there something I should know?

What is their best album?

Kim Deal is in the Breeders/Pixies

Has she joined Sonic Youth Ben?

yeah, her name is Kim Gordon might be a really good start

Surely just a Freudian slip.

you evidently have a musical moron from the marketing departmnet informing you then bollocks

ask them about:

The recording they did out here last time at Corduroy, a live to acetate for Saucerlike records. It;'s a double LP.

Thurston programming ATP in England in Dec.

Their favorite Australian/Melbourne bands.. They're quite up to date with cool shit from here.

Jim leaving the band and how they're a 4 piece again.

they're excellent questions. do it!

Tell Thurston to bring his fucking brother with him next time as well.

Yeah thanks Ben - they are decent questions. I'll ask them if they've heard of Jihad against America and/or Baseball as well.

Who is Thurston's brother fastcanoe?

Gene.. has an album out through Ecstatic Peace (strangely enough).. its very good.

You could also ask them why the have never ever played Wish Fullfillment live.. (it's my favorite track and quite odd that they haven't)

Yeah Wish Fufillment is one of my faves too, strange they they don't peform it because it would seem to lend itself well to a live performance. Still so excited that I'll be interviewing Kim Gordon (or perhaps Kim Deal). Starting this thread must have given me good luck.

have they never played Wish Fullfillment?!!!

haha DJB.. actually.. I have it on good authority that Thurston knows Jihad..

I'm selling my copy of SY's Melbourne Direct LP on ebay if anyone is interested in bidding for it.

Just sold for $89!!!!
I almost feel sorry for the person who bought it. After NYC Ghosts & Flowers it's probably their worst album.

Surely not. That was recorded straight to acetate! It must be better. They hosted Damo Suzuki a few months after that, so it must be good.

Sonic Youth pool party!

that looks cool, shame it could be the last one.

also i just listened to sister today on the train coming to uni. good times

Currently reading the new SY bio Goodbye 20th Century.
A rollicking good read, and unlike the previous SY bio Confusion is Next it's packed full of new and interesting biographical details.

Sonic Youth W/ Mats Gustafson and Merzbow.

Anyone heard this? I want

did anyone happen to see this?

Whoa!
Please explain?

well, i emailed thurston a while back and asked him if he wanted to do one side of a split 7'', and he said yes. simple, really.

he's being paired up with castings, because he's a fan.

hey! i didn't know Castings were in this series!!

you learn something new every day, shaun my boy.

i've learnt a few things today, but that's the only interesting thing

i live to help my fellow man.

<3

Word is SY have signed to Matador for their next studio album due out sometime in 2009 (provisionally titled The Eternal).

it's true, they have signed to matador.

witness the rise of the indies!

Sonic Youth and Matador seem like a match made in indie-heaven.

innerestin. more innerestin than the record is likely to be.

Nurse was pretty great.