Kim Gordon: Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, and New York Kool
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Kim Gordon, the soft-spoken, hard-edged heroine of the 1980s New York City underground became a beloved icon of the 1990s alternative rock boom. Her marriage with her Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore was the ultimate #relationshipgoals for Generation X and beyond, before it all fell apart. Sources: Girl In A Band - Kim Gordon 1991: The Year Punk Broke (https://youtu.be/LeCYXexOZEg) https://www.vice.com/en/article/683avr/nirvana-saint-vitus-april-10-2014-review https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-inside-story-of-nirvanas-one-night-only-reunion-185105/  https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sonic-youth-and-the-business-of-keeping-a-dead-band-alive/  https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10326-daydream-nation-deluxe-edition/  https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/kim-gordon-interview-profile-sonic-youth/  https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/10/kim-gordon-solo-tour-sonic-youth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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