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  'It's hopeful and generous': Thurston Moore's experimental record shop

  'It's hopeful and generous': Thurston Moore's experimental record shop. The Sonic Youth co-founder has set up a store in London, a haven for fans of Stockhausen, Luc Ferrari – and Norwegian black metal

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  Kim Gordon: ‘You can’t really forgive someone if they don’t say they’re sorry’

  The Dalai Lama said you don’t have to forgive someone if you can have empathy for them. And if the Dalai Lama said it…” Kim Gordon, former bassist and frontwoman in the totemic alt-rock band Sonic Youth, is discussing the breakdown of her 29-year marriage to Thurston Moore.At the height of their powers, she and her former bandmate were the avant-garde scene’s equivalent of a Hollywood power couple, defying the rock’n’roll cliché of nihilism and infidelity, and raising a child, Coco, together. Th

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  Hoping For Palestine review, The Roundhouse, London: Patti Smith brings the love and The Libertines provide the chaos

  14 years later and the event - and importance of its cause - remains, perhaps stronger than ever, with this year's event hosting just as impressive a range of musicians - and poets - as it has in previous years: Patti Smith, The Libertines, Thurston Moore and... Eric Cantona? Smith, a long-standing supporter of the cause, gave moving poetry readings (even in her quietest moments she possesses a crackling energy): "We tore this place apart in 1976," she grins, to shrieks of approval. The poems

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  Roger Waters accuses Thom Yorke of 'whining' over Radiohead Israel controversy

  Roger Waters has accused Thom Yorke of "whining" over criticism of the band's upcoming gig in Tel Aviv, Israel. Radiohead are set to play the show on 19 July despite repeated requests for them to cancel by campaigners, as part of an ongoing cultural boycott of the country. An open letter issued by Artists For Palestine UK - which was signed by artists including Waters, Thurston Moore, Ken Loach and actress Maxine Peake - called on the band to reconsider the gig.

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  Thom Yorke responds to Ken Loach letter asking Radiohead to cancel Israel concert

  Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has responded directly to Ken Loach after the director criticsed the band for their upcoming show in Israel.

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  Radiohead urged to cancel Israel gig by leading art world figures

  Directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, comedian Alexei Sayle and musicians Roger Waters and Thurston Moore are among a group of leading figures from the arts world who have signed an open letter questioning Radiohead's decision to play a gig in Israel later this year. Also among the letter's 47 signatories are actors Julie Christie, Maxine Peake, Ricky Tomlinson, Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Stephenson,  writers Michael Rosen, China Miéville, Geoff Dyer and Alice Walker, and South African archbisho

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  Grime and classic rock share billing on Penderyn music book shortlist

  Not many music bills include classic rock alongside grime and avant-garde improvisation, but these are among the subjects of the eight books shortlisted for this year’s Penderyn music book prize. Chosen by a similarly diverse judging panel, which includes Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, singer Charlotte Church and comedian Stewart Lee, the titles will now contend for the £1,000 overall prize. Moore said of the list: “This seems to be a vanguard time for serious music journalism as printe

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  Kim Gordon hints at other woman in Thurston Moore split

  Cult rocker Kim Gordon has suggested another woman was to blame for her split from her husband and Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore.

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