Sonic youth, initially comprised of guitarist vocalists thurston moore and lee ranaldo, guitarist bassist vocalist kim gordon and drummer richard edson, were formed in new york city in 1981. Kim gordon, sonic youths antifrontwoman, on the band and. It was released in may 1986 by sst records, the bands first release on the label. A memoir is a 2015 autobiography written by former sonic youth bass guitarist. Sonic youth and kim gordon continue to age gracefully with a new lp, the eternal by jaime lees in their 28year career, indierock godfathers sonic youth have experienced unprecedented success and had unparalleled staying power. The book contains two, a blue one with a composition by lee titled rats demo and a kim composition titled song for reverse karaoke. In nme, leonie cooper noted, gossip about the breakdown of both her marriage and sonic youth will draw many to gordons book. The event was to music what tom hanks and rita wilson breaking up would be in the acting world or kate. Alongside longtime husband thurston moore and guitarist lee ranaldo, the now60yearold served as the bassist, guitarist, singer. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of. View all of kims bassesguitars amps below is the information i can confirm for sure where there are gaps in years and the same setup appears on either side of the gap, you can infer that it was continuously used thru that period. Its supposed to seem like an excerpt out of a novel. Kim gordon looks back on life in sonic youth, and beyond.
Evol is the third studio album by the american alternative rock band sonic youth. Stream tracks and playlists from sonicyouth on your desktop or mobile device. Sonic youths kim gordon to publish memoir 9 october 2014, 22. This artists book is best summed up in kim gordons own words. But kim gordon has remained an enigma until her new memoir finally lifted the lid. Buy sonic youth etc sensational fix by elein fleiss, kim gordon, roland groenenboom isbn. Kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim.
Join facebook to connect with kim gordon and others you may know. New york times bestseller kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. Kim gordon is an artist, musician, producer, fashion designer, writer, and actress. Dey street books, new york city 2015, isbn 9780062295897. Kim gordon discusses punk rock, nirvana, new york and. In an exclusive in elle s may issue, sonic youths kim gordon talks candidly about her next chapter, and what really happened between her. Gordon hoped to make it threedimensional in her book.
Kim gordon, cofounder of sonic youth, tells how as a teenager she found refuge in out of my mind, a song by neil young when he played with buffalo springfield. Basically what the book consists of is a loopy text of me having a conversation with someone named julia about dylans book chronicles, at a strokes gig. It was subsequently revealed that the frontman cheated on his wife with a woman he then moved to. Kim gordon on life after sonic youth rolling stone. The band for which shes best known, sonic youth, broke up in 2011 after a 30year run its final show is the starting point of the book. Kim gordon is a musician, vocalist, visual artist, record producer, video director, fashion designer, and actress. Sonic youths kim gordon explains breakup with thurston. Right now, im getting started with girl in a band, the new memoir released by kim gordon, the cofounder of the influential indie rock band, sonic youth. Kim gordon on divorce, art and life after sonic youth. The album is notable for being the first with a new drummer, steve shelley, replacing bob bert, and for showing signs of the bands transition from their no wave past toward a greater pop sensibility. Finally, she gives us a little peek behind the curtain with her memoir, girl in a band dey street books, due out february 24. Interview with kim gordon of sonic youth jaimeville. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids.
Well, you cant really forgive someone if they dont say theyre sorry. The most badass quotes from kim gordons memoir, girl in. Kim gordon, exsonic youth, never trained for this career. She is a founding member of the experimental postpunk band sonic youth.
Im going to take back what i said about that kim gordon interview i just remembered it was the wrong kim it was kim. When their marriage broke up in 2011, so did the band. See more ideas about rock music, riot grrrl, punk rock. A product of the nowave music scene of the late 1970s, the group had their roots in abrasive, experimental music, with moore and ranaldo having. Kim gordon was a vocalist, bassist, and founding member of the nowdefunct and highly influential experimental rock band sonic youth. It includes many interviews and articles about the band. Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, is out next month, and while i personally havent read the thing, what little ive read about it suggests its going to be totally fascinating. The most badass quotes from kim gordons memoir, girl in a band the sonic youth cofounder dishes on music, breakups, and kurt. Until the bandand their marriagebroke up in 2011, the author sang and played bass, made art, and raised a daughter. Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore. The title of kim gordon s strikingly confessional new memoir, girl in a band feb. Yes, the book covers her role as cofounder, singer and bassist. Kim gordon thurston moore lee ranaldo steve shelley.
Girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. Kim gordon, a member of sonic youth who has never considered herself a musician, has formed a duo with bill nace. Is this the woman who broke up kim gordon and thurston moore. In october 2011, gordon and her husband of many decades, thurston moore who cofounded and cofronted sonic youth with her and the guitarist lee ranaldo announced their divorce. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a. Sonic youths kim gordon on neil youngs out of my mind. Kim gordons eagerly anticipated memoir, girl in a band. Gordon looks back on the experience in a new memoir called girl in a band. The book begins in 2011, with gordon looking out at the audience in sao paulo during sonic youth s last ever concert. I came to gordons book with lots of respect for her place in the music world, and lots of curiosity.
Since then, gordon has prepared for a retrospective of her paintings, begun a memoir, made several recordings, and continued performing. Sonic youth, the seminal alternative rock, postpunk new york group she formed in 1981 with her thenboyfriend, later husband, thurston moore. More than a memoir, though one of the most riveting music biographies ever penned. The breakup of sonic youths kim gordon and thurston moore was pretty earthshattering. For three decades, kim gordon and sonic youth were synonymous. The second one, a red one with a composition by thurston titled aerosol and another composition by steve titled ivan. Discussion in bassists bg started by thunder76, dec 16, 2010. This week, kim gordon opened up for the first time about the breakup of her marriage to thurston moore, confirming to elle that, after 30 years together as punk rock royalty, it ended in a kind.
Kim gordons memoir detailing her life and sonic youths rise to prominence and eventual breakup finally has a release date, the first weve heard about the book since its announcement last year. For many, kim gordon, vocalist, bassist, and founding member of sonic youthone of the most influential and successful bands to emerge from the postpunk new york scenehas always represented the epitome of cool. Sonic youth split in 2011 after moore and kim gordon divorced. She started out as a visual artist and rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band sonic youth, which she formed in 1981 with thurston moore.
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