Thurston Moore is een Amerikaanse muzikant, algemeen erkend voor zijn cruciale rol als zanger, songwriter en gitarist van Sonic Youth. Naast zijn iconische band heeft Moore zich beziggehouden met een productieve reeks solo-ondernemingen en groepssamenwerkingen, naast het runnen van een onafhankelijk platenlabel. Zijn muzikale output buiten Sonic Youth toont een diverse en innovatieve geest, die de grensverleggende ethiek van zijn werk met de band weerspiegelt. Moore's solocarrière en uitgebreide samenwerkingen verlichten verder de diepte van zijn artistieke visie en zijn blijvende impact op het alternatieve muzieklandschap.
The memoir offers an intimate look at the author's journey from a music-obsessed teenager in small-town Connecticut to a key figure in the iconic band Sonic Youth. It explores his artistic evolution, highlighting three decades of creativity, experimentation, and the profound impact of music on his life. Through personal anecdotes, the author reflects on the formation of the band and the transformative power of art, providing insights into the music scene and his experiences within it.
A visual history of counterculture music T-shirts, spanning the defining era of indie music. Ripped is the first book to document the shirts of the post-punk and indie period, after the submission of 1960s rock ‘n’ roll to mass popularity and before the onset of ironic consumerism. Carefully selected from the archives of vintage fashion collector Cesar Padilla, the 200 T-shirts in this book are classic examples of rare and extremely limited shirts created by and for the very bands who embodied the true essence of the DIY and indie movements—from The Ramones to Sonic Youth, John Cale, Talking Heads, Madonna, X, Pil, The Germs, and many others. Each shirt has been photographed in all its gritty, sweat-stained glory just as it was found—on the street, in a thrift store, or inherited from a friend. Introduced by Lydia Lunch, the book includes recollections and ruminations from musicians, fashion designers, and pop culture personalities on the enigmatic and enduring appeal of the rock band T-shirt.
Presents an illustrated tell-all account of the life and death of the Grunge movement - which emerged in late - 1980s Seattle before taking over pop culture proper for the better half of the 1990s. This book covers the whole scene from a wide variety of angles.
"A memoir tracing the author's life and art, from his teen years, to the formation of his legendary rock group, to his years as a member of Sonic Youth"-- Provided by publisher