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Thurston Moore, pictured in 1990, lies on the stage and plays a Jazzmasters with Sonic Youth
Thurston Moore on the making of Sonic Youth’s Sister, and the transition from junk guitars to Fender

By Mark McStea Published

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

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Sonic Youth are now alternate tunings icons – but the band opted for them out of necessity

By Phil Weller Published

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

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Wizz Jones playing acoustic guitar against a red background
English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86

By Janelle Borg Published

Jones was an influential and consistent figure in the British folk scene for the past six decades

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Nina Garcia performs live with a G&L Tribute
Thurston Moore hailed Nina Garcia as noise guitar’s secret weapon – and an unusual pickup is key to her otherworldly explorations

By Will Ainsley Published

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

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“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

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

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

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Thurston Moore in conversation on the Fender Next stage during the Great Escape Festival at Old Market on May 11, 2019 in Brighton, England.
Thurston Moore: “I’ve always liked that purity of guitar/amp action. The more I can get to that, the better I feel”

By Tom Beaujour Published

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

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Thurston Moore announces Screen Time, a concept album of guitar instrumentals recorded during the 2020 lockdown

By Matt Parker Published

The Sonic Youth and experimental rock icon has a 10-track collection of instrumentals arriving this month – hear the first two tracks now

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Michael Chapman in the studio in 1978
UK guitar great Michael Chapman dies aged 80: Thurston Moore, Ryley Walker and Steve Gunn lead tributes

By Matt Parker Published

The storied British guitarist beloved by alt-rockers passed away at home

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Thurston Moore releases surprise new instrumental album, 'screen time'

By Matt Owen Published

The 10 new songs showcase an ambient approach for the Sonic Youth guitarist's latest outing

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Thurston Moore: “Writing music is about stepping away from the ego and creating something that's selfless”

By Matt Frost Published

The left-field guitar pioneer opens up on his stunning 2020 album By The Fire, the creative impact of lockdown, and experimenting with Sonic Youth and beyond

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