"I think it really had a nice trajectory," he says of his former band Sonic Youth, "and it certainly doesn't feel unfinished ...

Alternative rock bands in the 1990s shunned the idea of being rock stars, but many became alt-rock guitar heroes nonetheless.

The new Fender Player II Modified Series features select electric guitar and bass models enhanced with performance-driven ...

Napalm Death, Voiviod, former Sonic Youth bandleader Thurston Moore and late MC5 guitar hero Wayne Kramer are among the artists paying their respects to the Ramones on two new tribute albums saluting ...

As a member of Sonic Youth, guitarist/vocalist Thurston Moore was an enfant terrible napalming the American underground of the ‘80s with detuned guitars, straight-up noise and abstract poetry.

It was a great line that brought the house down, and it also rang true. For all the top-tier talent it brings in and the high ...

Never one to mince his words, The Fall's frontman Mark E Smith rarely had a nice word to say about other bands. In fact, many of them were swear words.

Welcome back to Split Record Review! Last week’s record was more divisive than normal for James and me, so let’s see what happens with Sleigh Bells’ “Treats.” Sleigh Bells is a noise pop/rock duo ...

To put it simply, “I Can’t Tell” rips. It channels showy Chappell Roan vocal delivery and wiry Sonic Youth guitars, each blending seamlessly with the other to establish Pelkey as one of the ...

Russell Cuzner talks to Russell Smith about the weirdest album in the very weird career of Terminal Cheesecake ...

Interestingly, krautrock was born, at least in part, from a post-war cultural insecurity that lingered in Germany for decades ...