howdy! good to see you again. it's january 18th, 2008. please see below for a list of 60+ new items, and 400+ new images. other than that, just look around. if you know something i don't, please drop me a line. thanks, come back soon!

NEW ITEMS

ALBUMS

  • Sonic Nurse
  • Rather Ripped
  • Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
  • Sonic Youth [reissue]
  • Daydream Nation [deluxe edition]
  • Goo [deluxe edition]
  • Dirty [deluxe edition]

    SINGLES/EPs

  • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
  • Unmade Bed
  • SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminumi
  • Rather Ripped Album Sampler
  • Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner
  • Purr (B-Side Mixes)
  • Incinerate
  • Prime Cuts
  • Beautiful Plateau

    COMPILATIONS

  • De Afrekening Volume 5
  • Insanity
  • The Atlantic Group 1995 Release No 1 January
  • Definitivt Beat NR 10 - 95
  • Rocks Off
  • De Mix Vol 1
  • Axion Two
  • De Afrekening 16
  • Zoo Magazine CD Sampler
  • Open Ends: Musical Exploration in New York 1960-2000
  • TT 35
  • The Visions #100 Anniversary
  • Under the Influence
  • The Wire 20 Years 1982-2002: Audio Issue
  • All Areas Volume 27
  • You Gotta Hear This Volume 3
  • Kick It All Stars
  • The Wire Tapper 9
  • Sonic Youth DJ Hour
  • Tenth Anniversary - Ongoing History of New Music
  • You Can Never Go Fast Enough
  • Live From Bonnaroo 2003
  • Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the 80s Underground
  • Mai 2004
  • Peace Not War: Volume Two
  • Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 04 Best of 2004
  • All Tomorrow's Parties 3.1
  • Like a Rug in a Lake
  • New York Noise Vol 2
  • Suddeutsche Zeitung Diskothek 1993
  • From the Kitchen Archives No 3
  • The Definitive Tom Dunne Vol 01: Pet Picks 2000-2006
  • La Route Du Rock - La Compilation 2007
  • Le New York D'Andy Warhol
  • Back To Mine: Guillemots
  • Like a Hurricane - a Tribute to Neil Young
  • This Is Next - Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1

    SOUNDTRACKS

  • Guitar Hero III
  • I'm Not There
  • Juno

    VIDEOS

  • Corporate Ghost
  • Blood on the Beach
  • Later...Louder with Jools Holland
  • 270 Miles From Graceland - Live From Bonnaroo 2003
  • Later...with Jools Holland - Even Louder
  • The Work of Director Mark Romanek
  • Director's Label Box Set Volume 2
  • The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
  • 25 Jahre Spex
  • Rockin on Paper - The VERA Club: a History in Posters
  • Individal music video entries for Hoarfrost, Nevermind (What Was It Anyway), The Empty Page, Disconnection Notice, Peace Attack, I Love You Golden Blue, Incinerate, Reena, Do You Believe in Rapture?, Jams Run Free, Swimsuit Issue, and Nic Fit.

    As you navigate the site, entries on the above list will be featured in this colour. In addition, a new section dedicated to SY's exclusive web-only downloads is now available in the header at the top of the screen.

    IMAGE UPDATES

    ALBUMS

  • SONIC YOUTH -- added scans of 2006 CD + 2xLP reissue
  • CONFUSION IS SEX -- added scans of neutral vinyl
  • SONIC DEATH -- added scans of SST cassette + CD longbox!
  • BAD MOON RISING -- added scans of cassette + vinyl sleeve
  • EVOL -- added scans of SST CD, blast first cassette, pink vinyl
  • SISTER -- added scans of SST CD, blast first CD, purple vinyl
  • DAYDREAM NATION -- added scans of deluxe edition 2xCD, enigma cassette, and CD longbox
  • WHITEY ALBUM -- added scans of promo pic + blast first cassette
  • GOO -- added scans of deluxe edition 2xCD & 4xLP, + CD longbox
  • DIRTY -- added scans of deluxe edition 2xCD & 4xLP
  • WASHING MACHINE -- added scans of vinyl
  • SYR4 -- added scans of vinyl
  • MURRAY STREET -- added scan of advance promo CD back + vinyl labels
  • SONIC NURSE -- added all scans
  • RATHER RIPPED -- added all scans
  • DESTROYED ROOM -- added all scans

    SINGLES/EPs

  • KILL YR IDOLS -- added better scans of original pressing
  • FLOWER -- added scans of 'anti-fuckword' 7" version
  • STARPOWER -- added scan of cassette
  • MASTER-DIK -- added better scan of back
  • TEENAGE RIOT -- added more scans of 'daydream nation' sampler CD
  • SONIC YOUTH INTERVIEW SOUNDSHEET -- added scan of sleeve
  • DISAPPEARER -- added scans of CD single art panels
  • SUGAR KANE -- added scan of cassette single
  • SUPERSTAR -- added scans of promo CD w/carpenters
  • THE DIAMOND SEA -- added scans of 2-song promo CD
  • SYR2 -- added scan of blue vinyl variation
  • SUNDAY -- added scans of 1-song promo CD + 4-song CD
  • NEVERMIND -- added scan of 'nevermind'/'renegade princess' 7"
  • MARIAH CAREY & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM -- added scans
  • UNMADE BED -- added scans
  • SYR6 -- added scans
  • RATHER RIPPED ALBUM SAMPLER -- added scans
  • HELEN LUNDEBERG/EYELINER -- added scans
  • PURR (B-SIDE MIXES) -- added scans
  • INCINERATE -- added scan
  • PRIME CUTS -- added scans
  • BEAUTIFUL PLATEAU -- added scans

    COMPILATIONS

  • NOISE FEST -- added scan
  • SPEED TRIALS -- added scan of cassette
  • MELTING PLOT -- added scan of cassette
  • FAST N BULBOUS -- added scan of CD back
  • INDEX -- added scan
  • THE ATLANTIC GROUP 1995 RELEASE NO 1 JANUARY -- added scans
  • DE MIX -- added scan
  • DE AFREKENING 16 -- added scan
  • ZOO MAGAZINE SAMPLER -- added scans
  • VISIONS #100 ANNIVERSARY -- added scans
  • UNDER THE INFLUENCE -- added scans
  • THE WIRE 20 YEARS -- added scan
  • KICK IT ALL STARS -- added scan
  • THE WIRE TAPPER 9 -- added scans
  • YOU CAN NEVER GO FAST ENOUGH -- added scan
  • LEFT OF THE DIAL -- added scans
  • MAI 2004 -- added scan
  • ROUGH TRADE SHOPS -- added scans
  • ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES 3.1 -- added scan
  • LIKE A RUG IN A LAKE -- added scan
  • NEW YORK NOISE VOL 2 -- added scan
  • SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG DISKOTHEK 1993 -- added scan
  • FROM THE KITCHEN ARCHIVES -- added scan
  • THE DEFINITIVE TOM DUNNE VOL 01 -- added scan
  • LA ROUTE DU ROCK -- added scans
  • LE NEW YORK D'ANDY WARHOL -- added scan
  • BACK TO MINE: GUILLEMOTS -- added scan
  • SONIC YOUTH DJ HOUR -- added scans
  • YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS -- added scan
  • LIVE FROM BONNAROO 2003 -- added scan
  • PEACE NOT WAR -- added scans
  • DE AFREKENING VOLUME 5 -- added scans

    SOUNDTRACKS

  • I'M NOT THERE -- added scan
  • JUNO -- added scan
  • GUITAR HERO III -- added scans

    MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER

  • SYR5 -- added scans of vinyl version
  • HIDROS 3 -- added scans
  • MELBOURNE DIRECT -- added scan
  • TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY -- added scans

    VIDEOS

  • SST OVER 35 VIDEOS NEVER RELEASED -- added scans
  • CORPORATE GHOST -- added scans
  • ROCKIN ON PAPER -- added scans
  • 270 MILES FROM GRACELAND -- added scan
  • LATER...LOUDER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND -- added scan
  • THE WORK OF DIRECTOR MARK ROMANEK -- added scan
  • 25 JAHRE SPEX -- added scan
  • THE SIMPSONS - THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON -- added scans
  • BLOOD ON THE BEACH -- added scans
  • LATER...WITH JOOLS HOLLAND - EVEN LOUDER -- added scan

    BOOTLEGS

  • GOO DEMOS -- added better scans
  • HOLD THAT TIGER -- added scan of sticker
  • BULL IN THE HEATHER -- added scans
  • HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN -- added scans of LP version
  • INHUMAN (live) -- added scan
  • LIVE IN GERMANY -- added better scan of cover
  • TEXAS 1986 -- added scans
  • 100% LIVE -- added better scans
  • PURR -- added scan
  • SAUCER-LIKE -- added scan
  • INHUMAN -- added scan
  • THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD -- added scan
  • ELECTRICITY -- added scan
  • CHAPEL HILL -- added scan

    FORTHCOMING RELEASES:

    HITS ARE FOR SQUARES -- the curious Sonic Youth/Starbucks release, w/ an exclusive new track ("Wolves Ruin Tool"... or something like that, maybe I'm a little scrambled) & songs chosen by celebrity folk and such. Title taken from the lyrics of exclusive Rather Ripped outtake "Eyeliner"!

    SYR7 etc? -- "J'Accuse Ted Hughes" & more...keep watchin' (probably best to watch the sonicyouth.com mainpage or forum, however!)

    ...OLD NEWS?