Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore performing with Sonic Youth at the 2005 Roskilde Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Thurston Joseph Moore
Also known as	Mirror
Born	July 25, 1958 (1958-07-25) (age 49) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Noise rock, No Wave, Art rock, Noise Music Experimental Music
Occupation(s)	Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Consultant, Record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Screwdriver, Drum stick, Piano
Years active	1980 - Present
Label(s)	Geffen SST Ecstatic Peace! Father Yod
Associated acts	Sonic Youth Ciccone Youth The Coachmen Mirror/Dash Even Worse Dream/Aktion Unit Bark Haze Dim Stars

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and tallest member of the band Sonic Youth. He has participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running a small record label. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 294 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (840 × 1709 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken by Stig Nygaard at flickr en : Sonic Youth at Roskilde Festival 2005 User:FlickreviewR/reviewed-pass-change File historyClick on a date/time to... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Ecstatic Peace! is an independent record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. ... Father Yod is a record label run by music critic Byron Coley. ... Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Ciccone Youth is an experimental band which was formed in 1986. ... The Coachmen were an early band that Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth was in. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Early years

Moore was born in Coral Gables, Florida, but was raised in Bethel, Connecticut. Although he enrolled at Western Connecticut State University, he opted to move to New York City instead to join the burgeoning post-punk/no wave music scenes.^[1] Coral Gables is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. ... Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Danbury Region Housatonic Valley Incorporated 1855 Government  - Government type Selectman-town meeting  - First selectman Robert E. Burke Area  - City 43. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... No Wave was a short-lived but influential music and art scene that thrived briefly in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk scene there. ...

Once there, Moore was briefly in the hardcore punk band Even Worse, featuring future The Big Takeover editor (and future Springhouse drummer) Jack Rabid. After exiting the band, Moore and Lee Ranaldo learned experimental guitar techniques in Glenn Branca's "guitar orchestras."^[2] He also spent much time at Umass and in the Amherst/Northampton area Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... The Big Takeover is a bi-annual magazine published out of New York City since 1980 by critic Jack Rabid. ... Lee Ranaldo at Ilosaarirock 2003 Lee Ranaldo (b. ... Glenn Branca (born October 6, 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an avant-garde composer and guitarist. ...

Sonic Youth

Main article: Sonic Youth

Moore and Ranaldo soon formed Sonic Youth, serving as the band's guitarists, with Moore on lead vocals. The band signed to Neutral Records, then to Homestead Records, and then to SST Records. Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Neutral Records is a independent record label. ... Homestead Records is a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ...

Live in the Netherlands (with Sonic Youth), 1991

In 1984, Moore married Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon; the pair have a daughter, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Gordon in 2005 Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953, in Rochester, New York), is a musician, vocalist, and artist. ... Coco Hayley Gordon Moore (born July 1, 1994) is the daughter of Sonic Youths husband-and-wife team of bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon and guitarist/vocalist Thurston Moore. ...

He and Ranaldo make extensive use of unusual guitar tunings, and often heavily modify their instruments to provide unusual timbres and drones, and they are known for bringing upwards of fifty guitars to every live gig.^[3] (They use some guitars for one song only.) In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him and Ranaldo the 33rd and 34th best guitarists in music history. This article is about the magazine. ...

Work outside of Sonic Youth

1995 solo album, Psychic Hearts

In addition to his work with Sonic Youth, Moore has also released albums as a solo artist (one under the moniker David Adelmen), including 1995's Psychic Hearts. He and Gordon released a few songs as Mirror/Dash, a reference to their respective nicknames. ("Mirror" being an alliterative pun on "Moore," and "Dash" being a pun on Flash Gordon.) Thurston Moore - Psychic Hearts album cover. ... Thurston Moore - Psychic Hearts album cover. ... Psychic Hearts is a solo album by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. ... Psychic Hearts is a solo album by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. ... For other uses, see Flash Gordon (disambiguation). ...

Moore has collaborated with scores of musicians, including Lydia Lunch, DJ Spooky, William Hooker, Christian Marclay, Mike Watt, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Nels Cline, Cock E.S.P., Chris Corsano and My Cat is an Alien. Most of his solo/duo collaborations have been instrumental, and are generally improvised and/or noise based. Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester, New York) is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress. ... DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul D. Miller, 1970), is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called illbient or trip hop. He is a turntablist and producer. ... William Hooker (born 1946) is a jazz drummer and composer. ... Christian Marclay (born 1955) is a visual artist and musical composer based in New York, who is exploring the pattern languages connecting sound, photography, video, and film. ... Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, best-known for co-founding the punk rock bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Iggy Pop & The Stooges. ... Loren MazzaCane Connors (b. ... Nels and his Jazzmaster. ... Cock E.S.P. is one of the most prolific noise music bands today, appearing on over 50 separate albums, some of them containing collaborations with artists like Costes, Merzbow, Thurston Moore, Weasel Walter, Panicsville, Harry Pussy and Misty Martinez. ... Chris Corsano is a drummer from New England, USA. He often performs in an improvisation duo with saxophonist Paul Flaherty. ... My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA) are an Italian musical duo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the early 1990s, Moore formed the side band Dim Stars, featuring punk legend Richard Hell of the Voidoids. Moore performed solo on the side stage of the 1993 Lollapalooza tour. Richard Hell (born October 2, 1949) is the stage name of Richard Meyers, an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...

In 1994, Moore teamed up with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, Don Fleming of Gumball, Mike Mills of R.E.M., and Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters, to form the Backbeat Band, which recorded the soundtrack album to the movie Backbeat. Additionally, Moore also contributed guitar work and backing vocals on "Crush With Eyeliner," which appeared on R.E.M.'s Monster LP. The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced rock band from Cincinnati. ... Don Fleming (born in Georgia) is an American musician known for being the frontman of bands such as Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., and Gumball. ... Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958 in Orange County, California) is the bass player of the band R.E.M. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Macon, Georgia in the early 60s. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... This article is about the band. ... Backbeat can mean one of two things: Backbeat or Back beat is a style of rock music percussion Backbeat is a 1994 bio-pic of the early career of The Beatles, starring Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, and Ian Hart Categories: Disambiguation ...

Since 2004, Moore has recorded and performed with the all-star noise collective To Live and Shave in L.A., the lineup of which also features Andrew W.K.. He recorded with the band at Sonic Youth's former studio in Manhattan, and later performed with them at the George W. Bush "anti-inaugural" Noise Against Fascism concert in Washington, D.C., named in reference to S.Y.'s 1992 song "Youth Against Fascism." Moore curated the "Nightmare Before Christmas" weekend of the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, in December 2006. Founded by Tom Smith, To Live and Shave in L.A. is a band that featured Ben Wolcott, Rat Bastard, Weasel Walter, and other noise luminaries. ... Andrew W.K. (born Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier on May 9, 1979 in Stanford, California) is a rock musician from the United States. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... All Tomorrows Parties logo projected at festival. ...

Moore directed the music video for Pavement's song "Here," from Slanted and Enchanted. Pavement was an influential American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... Slanted & Enchanted is Pavementss influential first studio album. ...

Moore is a member of director Jim Jarmusch's "secret club," The Sons Of Lee Marvin. Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Akron, Ohio) is a noted American independent film director. ... Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Akron, Ohio) is a noted American independent film director. ...

Moore also composed the score for the 2001 film Manic, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

On June 21, 2007, Moore revealed to Spin Magazine that he would be releasing a solo album titled Trees Outside The Academy. The album was recorded at J Mascis' studio in Amherst, Massachusetts. The album is made up of mostly acoustic material, it features Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and violinist Samara Lubelski. The album also features collaborations between Mascis and Charalambides' Christina Carter, who performs a duet with Moore on the track, "Honest James." The album was released on September 18, 2007, on Moore's label Ecstatic Peace. Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Trees Outside The Academy is an alternative rock album by American musician Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released on 18 September, 2007. ... J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10, 1965) is an American musician, best-known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr, though he also has been an occasional producer and film composer. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampshire County Settled 1703 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  27. ... Steve Shelley is a drummer born 23 June 1963 in Midland, Michigan. ... Charalambides are a musical group originally from Houston, Texas, USA and lately of Austin, Texas. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Record label and writings

Moore and other S.Y. members published the irreverent music zine Sonic Life. Moore runs the independent record label Ecstatic Peace!. Beginning in 1993, this label jointly released records with rock critic Byron Coley's label, Father Yod, as Ecstatic Yod Records. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Ecstatic Peace! is an independent record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. ... Byron Coley is an American music critic who wrote prominently for Forced Exposure magazine in the 1980s starting with their 5th issue until the magazine ceased publication in 1993. ... Father Yod is a record label run by music critic Byron Coley. ...

Moore reviewed new music in Arthur Magazine. He manages the website Protest Records, named for its protest against music piracy laws. Moore was the editor/overseer of the 2005 book Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture. Arthur Magazine, a bi-monthly 40,000-copy newsprint periodical, was founded in October, 2002 by publisher Laris Kreslins and editor Jay Babcock. ...

References

Arthur Maagazine is officially back, as of August 28, 2007.

External links

• Sonic Youth.com - Official website

• Official Myspace page for "Llik your idols", a documentary about the Cinema of Transgression featuring Thurston Moore
• Ecstatic Peace! Records.
• Spike magazine interview.
• Thurston Moore at the Notable Names Database.
• Writings by Thurston on 2003 NYC power blackout.