No Wave and Sonic Youth

PUNKCAST#1382 David Browne & Thurston Moore indulge in some Q & A at McNally Robinson NYC on Jul 11 2008

David Browne, author of Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth (Da Capo Press)

Thurston Moore, author of No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980 (Hna Books)

A show by a reformed Teenage Jesus & The Jerks a few weeks back launched Thurston Moore and Byron Coley's new book 'No Wave:Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980' with a bang.This was a far more genteel affair at the McNally Robinson bookstore in Soho where Thurston was joined by David Browne who himself has a new biography of Sonic Youth out - 'Goodbye 20th Century'. Thurston genially fielded questions from David and the crowd on his experiences upon moving to NYC in the late 70s, his (at first reluctant) adoption of the No Wave scene, and the foundation of Sonic Youth.


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[pulpitred]

Everyone on here that is calling Thurston "pretentious" and "snobby" are completely wrong. I met him at the Teenage Jesus and the Jerks show in Brooklyn on Oct. 3, 2009 and he was very nice and friendly--a real "regular" guy. Why bad-mouth him? He is a very relaxed guy and real pleasant conversationalist.

[TeenageWildlife]

great stuff

[pollomex69]

hija de puta callate y dejalos tocar :/

[samuelmichaud]

fun stuff thx

[rorshakks]

@mazigazi I met Doc in Lansing way back in the late 80's. It was great. My band did a cover of one of their tunes and I made a copy for him. I didn't get a chance to find out his review of it though.

[mazigazi]

@mhofkp godfathers? what did they "godfather"? and don't say "noise rock". they got all their ideas from the avant garde and applied them to rock; which is not exactly a new idea. their live shows in the early to mid 80s were some of the best rock I've seen live ever. but, having seen them live in the 90s, they devolved to a pile of corporate sameness. besides, clinging to a band for over 20 years now is pretty boring, isn't it?

[mazigazi]

@ZackTaylor1992

east lansing to be exact but I think other lineups of the band may have been from detroit... not sure on that. I think doc dart is still in lansing though...

[ZackTaylor1992]

@suburbandrone Crucifucks is that hardcore punk band from Detroit right?

[watashiwanachodes]

well he is a great musician/composer/performer so i dont think someone is "pretentious" if he can really deliver... and he doesnt look pretentious at all hes funny in his own way.. but i dont think because he's famous he should be nice and humble around every dick that says "hey, your thurston from SY arent ya?"

[watashiwanachodes]

well he is a great musician/composer/performer so i dont think someone is "pretentious" if he can really deliver... and he doesnt look pretentious at all hes funny in his own way.. but i dont think because he's famous he should be nice and humble around every dick that says "hey, your thurston from SY arent ya?"

[suburbandrone]

i knew steve fairly well when he was in the crucifucks; anytime I run into him now,he's still laid back and cool.

thurston, on the other hand, is a schemer that just wants attention. he has schemed to gain access to people's personal archives so that he can make his book. giving little or no credit is most cases.

SY's now is proof of this, to me. since Bad Moon, they've steered away from being truly progressive in favor of that ol' rock an' roll formula and fame and fortune.