Sonic Youth - In & Out

SONIC YOUTH was an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus (until now? -Ed). The last lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).

In their early career, SONIC YOUTH was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. Part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, the band carried out their interpretation of the hardcore punk ethos throughout the evolving American underground that focused more on the DIY ethic of the genre rather than its specific sound. As a result, Sonic Youth was pivotal in the rise of the alternative rock movement.

SONIC YOUTH have expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage. The band has been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and preparing guitars with objects like drumsticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre.

In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, SONIC YOUTH sold official face masks based on the artwork from the album "Sonic Nurse", with proceeds going to charities Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, Bed Stuy Strong, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's COVID-19 Relief Fund. The same year, an extensive archive of live recordings from throughout the band's history was released on Bandcamp.

"In/Out/In" reveals their last decade to be still heavy on the roll-tape and bug-out SONIC YOUTH. Not all recorded in one session but rather spread out over 2000-2010, the sequencing here is especially well thought out.

Today's tune “In & Out”, taken from the latest rarities album "In/Out/In", quietly resembles Can in a cave with dripping stalactites of Kim’s wordless tone rumble and was recorded at a soundcheck in Pomona California and their home Hoboken turf in 2010. In January 2022, a new single: "In & Out" was released ahead of the March release of the rarities album "In/Out/In". Enjoy!



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Joan As Police Woman - Sacred Trickster

Thursday, time for a cover.

"Sacred Trickster" is a tune by American alternative rock band SONIC YOUTH, it was released on the fifteenth and final studio album "The Eternal", released on June 9, 2009 by Matador Records, their first and only on that label. It was their first studio album in three years (since Rather Ripped), making it the band's longest delay between studio albums.

"The Eternal" was the band's highest charting album of their career in the United States, peaking at No. 18 on the Billboard 200.

"Sacred Trickster" could be a metaphore of a woman who wants to literally embody the music is used to symbolize how misogynistic the music culture is and how little impact most female artists have. With Kim screaming this opening, this is also an ironic song about how women's voices are rarely acknowledged no matter how loud they may be speaking. Words continue to be put in thier mouths. Hence the fake dialogue - "what's it like to be a girl in a band? i don't quite understand. That's so quaint to hear. I feel so faint my dear."

Today's version is made by Joan Wasser, an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer who releases music as JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN.

Here version was released on her album "Cover", released 2009, an album of cover versions by JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN. The limited edition physical CD version of the album was sold through Joan's official website and at her live shows. The cover picture makes reference to the cover of the 1973 album "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" by O'Donel Levy. Enjoy this Lydverket Spanderer version!



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Sonic Youth - Superstar

Thursday, time for a cover.

"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the best-known versions are by the CARPENTERS in 1971, and by Luther Vandross in 1983.

The band SONIC YOUTH, which had always found inspiration from the CARPENTERS, recorded a version of the selection for the 1994 tribute album "If I Were a Carpenter". This version was also later included on the soundtrack for the 2007 film "Juno". It was also featured in the film "The Frighteners" and in the theatrical trailer for "High Tension". It likewise appeared in professional skateboarder Jerry Hsu's part in "Bag Of Suck". On a November 28, 2009 transmission of the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air", Richard Carpenter expressed his distaste for this version.

SONIC YOUTH was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (bass, keyboards, guitar) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (guitar, bass) was a member from 2006 to 2011.

SONIC YOUTH emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do" using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings while preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternative and indie rock movements.

After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with SST Records in the late 1980s, the band experienced mainstream success throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label DGC in 1990 and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival. In 2011, following the separation and subsequent divorce of Gordon and Moore, the band played their final shows in Brazil.[2][3] Since the split, the members have said the band is finished and would not reunite.

Today's tune "Superstar" by SONIC YOUTH, enjoy!



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Sonic Youth - 100%

Sunday, time for a classic.

"100%" is the first single from SONIC YOUTH's 1992 album "Dirty". It was released in 1992 on DGC. The song was dedicated to the band's friend Joe Cole, who was killed by a gunman in 1991. The lyrics were written by Thurston Moore.

The music video for "100%" was directed by Tamra Davis and Spike Jonze, and shot in Los Angeles. Much of the video footage was shot by Jonze while riding on a skateboard, following others in the streets (including then-skateboarder, now-actor Jason Lee). The video also alluded to the shooting death of Cole, but is not specifically about him, and more about friendship between two skateboarders. SONIC YOUTH is shown playing a house party throughout the film. Kim Gordon plays a yellow Fender bass guitar, which she borrowed from actor Keanu Reeves.

SONIC YOUTH was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (bass, keyboards, guitar) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005.

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Mantar - 100%

Thursday, time for a cover.

"100%" is the first single from SONIC YOUTH's 1992 album "Dirty". It was released in 1992 on DGC. The song was dedicated to the band's friend Joe Cole, who was killed by a gunman in 1991. The lyrics were written by Thurston Moore.

Today's version is made by Germany's destructive duo MANTAR, SONIC YOUTH’s 100% with its skateboarding video and slacker cool vibes was about as commercial as that band got, the tune was release on thier "Grungetown Hooligans II" where the duo have decided to showcase their musical roots and record a DIY covers album of their biggest influences from the 90’s.

Their version of Sonic Youth’s “100%” transforms the original’s disaffected drawl into a significantly heavier, shamelessly headbangable, monster, enjoy today's cover.



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Mondo Drag - Black River

From deep in the cosmos of Iowa comes a force known as Mondo Drag! With a wall of sound, an arsenal of guitars, and a head full of clouds, with songs of life, death, love, revenge, and the unknown, they are flying head first into the future with an anchor of reference for the past.

Thier blendy bluesy landscapes with psychedelic rock grabs you in the neck and toss you back to the past, you can hear influences from bands like Pink Floyd, Pentagram, Blue Cheer, even Hendrix just to skip decades for hints of Sonic Youth, Dead Meadow, and Comets on Fire.

The band consists of:

John Gamino - Keyboards & Vocals
Nolan Girard - Guitar & Vocals
Jake Sheley - Guitar
Johnnie Cluney - Drums & Vocals
Dennis Hockaday - Bass

Todays tune "Black River" is taken from their debut album "New Rituals", released in early 2010.



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Bigbang - Epic Scrap Metal

When Eric Clapton was here his support band was This great band, BigBang!
I took some pics that I wanted to share ;) Here is on the sound check:

BigBang is a Norwegian rock band led by frontman Øystein Greni. BigBang has been described as ”Norway’s best live band”, with their Radio Radio TV Sleep holding the honor of being the best selling live album ever to be released in their home country.
Though the spelling of the band name is often inconsistent, it is usually written ”BigBang” or ”BIGBANG”.

They are:
Øystein Greni on guitar, bass, drums, percussion, vocals
Olaf Olsen on drums, percussion, backing vocals
Nikolai Eilertsen on bass/keyboards

BigBang have done 11 albums and 8 studio albums the last came 2011 called
"Epic Scrap Metal"



Epic Scrap Metal is both a term for old scrap metal, and a metaphor for battered souls. Maintenance and recycling is a picture of the band to defy adversity.

- This record would be wrecked if you tried to polish it and create a complete sound. Maybe we have gone too far, that at times this sounds bad – but I think it sounds absolutely fantastic, says Greni.

- The title track “Epic Scrap Metal” says fuck off to anyone who criticizes Bigbang because we do not fit into a specific genre. Why would you limit yourself, when you love so many types of music? Our mission in music is that formatting is the devil, he continues. 
 
The varied album includes the party track “Cigarette”, the delicate yet powerful single “Everybody And Their Broken Hearts”. Greni have also been joined by American singer Lissie on the dramatic duet “No One”. 
- The song is about daring to live with your heart on your sleeve, deal with things and move on with your life when things doesn’t work out. I’ve tried to steer clear of obscure and vague lyrics, it’s better to be specific, says lead singer and songwriter Greni.

References to bands such as Led Zeppelin, Al Green, Sonic Youth, Van Halen, White Stripes and Tom Petty appear when the band talks about the albums musical inspirations. In addiction to a bunch of neighbours from Grenis own neighborhood in LA that contribute on “Cigarette”, Thomas Seltzer aka Happy Tom from Turbonegro also contributes on the track “Kill My Buzz”.

Their sound was very communicating to me, it rocked a lot.
The Band was so thankful that we helped them to get in/out all their backline
so we got a cd and a t-shirt, cd was "Something Special – The Best of Bigbang"
Thanks a Lot !!!! :D

Here they are :)

Peace, Thetania





Wanna know more pls click here to come to their home site.

Not to be confused with the Korean group Big Bang.

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