Thurston Moore

Big Joanie on DIY, determination and decolonising rock: ‘It’s incredibly hard to be an artist right now’

Formed after meeting at a Black feminist organisation, and quickly signed to Thurston Moore’s label, the British punk trio have created the culture they needed as young women

Stevie Chick

01, Nov, 2022 @8:13 AM

‘I was susceptible to being taken advantage of’: Be Your Own Pet on surviving sleazy indie

The Tennessee teen punks blazed a trail in the mid-2000s, but split under the pressures of the misogynistic media and music business. Fourteen years on, they’re back to play for a new generation of fans

Laura Snapes

18, Mar, 2022 @11:43 AM

Sonic Youth’s greatest songs – ranked!

As they release two live albums to benefit abortion support groups, we rate the best of the New York band who collided alt-rock with the avant garde in a thrilling noise

Alexis Petridis

11, Nov, 2021 @1:07 PM

'My coolness has disintegrated': how pop stars cope with fatherhood

Pop’s mothers have told of guilt, loneliness and record-label prejudice – so do men face the same problems? Wayne Coyne, Ghetts, Thurston Moore and others respond

Rachel Aroesti

02, Dec, 2020 @12:30 PM

Thurston Moore webchat – your questions answered on black metal, the Fall and the joy of disco

Ahead of new album, By the Fire, Moore talked about where he ate in New York, the power of Jimi Hendrix, and his newfound love of home recording during the pandemic

Guardian music

23, Sep, 2020 @12:42 PM

Sonic Youth: where to start in their back catalogue

In Listener’s digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the feedback-worshipping high priests of indie-rock who wedded art and pop

Grayson Haver Currin

25, May, 2020 @1:44 PM

'It's hopeful and generous': Thurston Moore's experimental record shop

The Sonic Youth co-founder has set up a store in London, a haven for fans of Stockhausen, Luc Ferrari – and Norwegian black metal

Suzanne Moore

04, Mar, 2020 @10:29 AM

Thurston Moore: ‘I was a nerd and a dork at school’

The musician, 61, talks about hanging out in record stores, meeting his heroes and why he wants to write a 24-hour song

Rich Pelley

02, Nov, 2019 @2:00 PM

Kim Gordon: 'There's a wall of faceless men I have to climb over'

She’s the art-rock legend who made Sonic Youth punk – and now, at 66, she has made her first solo record. She drives our writer through LA to talk Donald Trump, existential angst and her anthem called Air BnB

Jenn Pelly

04, Oct, 2019 @5:00 AM

Thurston Moore on Madonna: ‘She had credibility, she was really ahead of the game’

The musician, formerly guitarist and vocalist in Sonic Youth, on Madonna’s emergence from the New York underground scene

As told to Kate Hutchinson

15, Jul, 2018 @7:00 AM

10 years of Cafe Oto: how the east London venue became the heart of the underground

The experimental music venue celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. Two Guardian podcasts chart how a community of artists and volunteers turned an abandoned Dalston paint factory into a vibrant international hub

Noah Payne-Frank

01, May, 2018 @6:00 AM