Sonic Youth

Facts:


Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s): Noise Rock, Post-punk, Indie Rock, No Wave, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock, Grunge
Years active: 1981-2011
Labels: Neutral, SST, Enigma, DGC, Geffen, Matador
Members: 

• Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar, guitar (1981-2011)
• Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar (1981-2011)
• Lee Ranaldo – guitar, vocals (1981-2011)
• Richard Edson – drums (1981-1982)
• Anne DeMarinis – keyboards(1981-1982)
• Bob Bert – drums (1982, 1983-1985)
• Jim Sclavunos – drums (1982-1983)
• Steve Shelley – drums (1985-2011)
• Jim O'Rourke - bass, guitars, synthesizer (1999-2005)
• Mark Ibold – bass guitar, guitar (2006-2011)

About:

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. Their most recent lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (guitar and vocals), Kim Gordon (bass guitar, vocals, and guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar and vocals), Steve Shelley (drums), and Mark Ibold (guitar and bass).
In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. Part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, the band carried out their interpretation of the hardcore punk ethos throughout the evolving American underground that focused more on the DIY ethic of the genre rather than its specific sound. As a result, some consider Sonic Youth as pivotal in the rise of the alternative rock and indie rock movements. The band experienced success and critical acclaim throughout their existence, continuing into the new millennium, including signing to major label DGC in 1990, and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival.
Sonic Youth expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage. The band was praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. In 2011, Ranaldo announced that the band was "ending for a while," following Moore and Gordon's separation.




Discography:

• Sonic Youth (1982)
• Confusion Is Sex (1983)
• Bad Moon Rising (1985)
• EVOL (1986)
• Sister (1987)
• Daydream Nation (1988)
• Goo (1990)
• Dirty (1992)
• Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (1994)
• Washing Machine (1995)
• A Thousand Leaves (1998)
• NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000)
• Murray Street (2002)
• Sonic Nurse (2004)
• Rather Ripped (2006)
• The Eternal (2009)

Crossed Out

Facts:


Origin: Encinitas, California, USA
Genre(s): Powerviolence, Hardcore, Punk, Thrashcore
Years active: 1990-1993
Labels: Slap-A-Ham Records


Members: 

• Drums - Tad Miller
• Guitar - Scot Golia
• Bass - Rich Hart ('90-'91) Eric Wood ('91-'93)
• Vocals - Dallas Van Kempen

About:

Crossed Out played sixteen shows and released a demo, 7", split 7" with Man Is the Bastard, split 5" with Dropdead, and two songs for the Son of Blleeaauurrggh compilation. 


In 1991, Spazz bassist and vocalist Chris Dodge, who also ran Slap-a-Ham Records, asked the band to send him a demo. Five months after that recording, in the fall of 1991, their seven song self-titled 7" was released, including a firing squad cover photo. In 1992, the band recorded a live radio show on KSPC, a split 5" with Dropdead, a contribution to Slap-a-ham's SON OF BLLLEEEAAAUUURRRRGGHHH! compilation 7", and a split 7" with Man is the Bastard. By 1993, Crossed Out, along with Man is the Bastard, No Comment and Capitalist Casualties, played924 Gilman Street's first power violence-only show, the Fiesta Grande.


After the departure of original bassist Rich Hart, Eric Wood - bassist and vocalist of Man is the Bastard - volunteered to play bass; he remained with the group until their break up. The summer that followed, Dropdead toured the U.S with the release of their split 5", playing two shows with Crossed Out. An August 1993 show with Spazz, Los Crudos, and Dropdead, titled "Grindcore Night", on a flyer at Gilman St., led to the vocalist's comment "Fuck grindcore". "Fuck Grindcore" later became a bootleg 10" of their self-titled record. The group broke up in late 1993.


Many bands, such as The Locust, Dropdead, Su19b, Slices, and Iron Lung, have covered songs originally performed by Crossed Out.


Discography:

• Demo ‘91 (1991, Self-released)
• Self-Titled 7” EP (1992, Slap-A-Ham)
• Crossed Out/Dropdead - split 5” (1992, Co-released by 5 Labels) 
• Crossed Out/Man Is The Bastard - split 7” (1993, Slap-A-Ham)
• Son of Bbleeeaaarrgghh 7” (1993, Slap-A-Ham)
• 1990-1993 Discography CD/LP (Slap-A-Ham)
• Fuck Grindcore 10" (Fan Club Release) - bootleg
• Live 10" (Fan Club Release on Noize For The Masses Records ) - bootleg