Latest about Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore on the making of Sonic Youth’s Sister, and the transition from junk guitars to Fender
The NYC noise-rock pioneer looks back to 1987, a time when Sonic Youth were growing up in public and expanding their vocabulary of alternate tunings
Sonic Youth are now alternate tunings icons – but the band opted for them out of necessity
The noise-rock icon is famous for his love of weird tunings, but that fixation only happened with a little help from one of the NY art-rock scene’s biggest innovators
English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86
Jones was an influential and consistent figure in the British folk scene for the past six decades
Thurston Moore hailed Nina Garcia as noise guitar’s secret weapon – and an unusual pickup is key to her otherworldly explorations
The French guitarist formerly known as Mariachi explains her dislike of new gear, her lack of songwriting process and how new album Bye Bye Bird began to take shape 10 years ago
“Big riff energy is in this kid’s blood – and he might even solo better than his dad…” June 2024 Guitar World editor’s picks
From all-star offspring to returning noise-rock icons, a punk trailblazer’s first album in 53 years and the future of blues, this month had it all
Thurston Moore: “I’ve always liked that purity of guitar/amp action. The more I can get to that, the better I feel”
The Sonic Youth trailblazer on learning to record at home for new album Screen Time, and why he's fed up of hearing guitarists' pedalboards more than guitarists themselves
Thurston Moore announces Screen Time, a concept album of guitar instrumentals recorded during the 2020 lockdown
The Sonic Youth and experimental rock icon has a 10-track collection of instrumentals arriving this month – hear the first two tracks now
UK guitar great Michael Chapman dies aged 80: Thurston Moore, Ryley Walker and Steve Gunn lead tributes
The storied British guitarist beloved by alt-rockers passed away at home
