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Sonic Youth Give Tracks To Netaid
May 18, 1999

Art-rockers Sonic Youth won't perform during NetAid, a 24-hour Internet radio show May 15, but they have sent several unreleased live recordings to organizers to play during the event, guitarist Lee Ranaldo said. The show (www.freeb92.net) is designed to demonstrate solidarity with Radio B92, an independent radio station banned by the Yugoslav government. Mike Watt and numerous DJs from throughout the world are slated to perform.

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Sonic Youth, initially comprising of guitarist / vocalists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, guitarist / bassist / vocalist Kim Gordon and drummer Richard Edson, were formed in New York City in 1981. A product of the No-Wave music scene of the late 1970s, the group had their roots in abrasive, experimental music, with Moore and Ranaldo having previously worked with the experimental composer Glenn Branca. The band were joined in 1985 by drummer Steve Shelley, and have now recorded 14 albums together, as well as many side and solo projects. Their work has been consistently challenging and innovative, and they are widely regarded as one of the most intriguing and influential bands of their time.