Apr 17th, 2008 · Ranging in age from 72 to 88, the Young@Heart chorus members don't let age interfere with their passion for performing youthful music. Young@Heart's repertoire is more like a set list of rock's greatest hits, including songs by Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and The Clash.
Sep 13th, 2007 · Fresh Air's music critic Milo Miles considers the work of the art-punk band Sonic Youth; the group's 1988 album Daydream Nation has just been reissued in a deluxe double-CD edition.
Dec 12th, 2006 · Sonic Youth, the avant-garde rock band from New York, has released a new album called Destroyed Room, a collection of previously unreleased tracks and B-sides from the band's last 12 years.
Jul 7th, 2006 · When Sonic Youth began in 1981, the critical and commercial success they would achieve was unimaginable. Though it began as an experiment in guitar noise and feedback, the group has cemented its legacy as one of the most important acts of its era.
Jun 15th, 2006 · A quarter century after the group first formed in New York, Sonic Youth remains one of rocks more inspired, creative bands. Now on tour for their 20th album, Rather Ripped, the trio visits Washington, D.C.s 9:30 Club for a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org tonight.
Jun 12th, 2006 · Avant-garde rock band Sonic Youth is celebrating 25 years of making music together. In that quarter-century, its members have stayed true to their roots in the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s.
Apr 11th, 2006 · The Library of Congress has selected 50 recordings to preserve in the National Recording Registry. It includes a Modesto, Calif., high school band playing Beethoven in 1930, a recording of the first official transatlantic telephone conversation, Calvin Coolidge's 1925 inauguration, and the radio broadcast of the Joe Louis, Max Schmeling fight in 1938. Plus, songs from Stevie Wonder, Sonic Youth, Mahalia Jackson, Jimi Hendrix and Martha and the Vandellas. We speak to Eugene DeAnna, head of the Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress.
Jul 28th, 2005 · Based out of Austin, Tex., Spoon originated in 1994, creating music that was a mix of indie and punk rock -- and drawing comparisons to the Pixies and Sonic Youth. Their new release, Gimme Fiction, is a stylish blend of rock.