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Lee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo
American musician
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Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
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Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon
American musician and artist, most known as co-founding member of Sonic Youth
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Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
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Yuri Landman
Yuri Landman
Luthier, comics artist
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Steve Shelley
Steve Shelley
Alternative rock drummer
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Mats Gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
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Twilight
Twilight
US-american band
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Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke
American musician
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Don Fleming
Don Fleming
American musician and record producer
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Balázs Pándi
Balázs Pándi
Hungarian drummer
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Noise Addict
Noise Addict
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Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
American singer, author and actress
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Borbetomagus
Borbetomagus
American free jazz / noise group
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Free Kitten
Free Kitten
alternative rock band
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Be Your Own Pet
Be Your Own Pet
band
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Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
American composer
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Loren Mazzacane Connors
Loren Mazzacane Connors
American musician
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Magik Markers
Magik Markers
band
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Guv'ner
Guv'ner
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Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters
American rock band
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Samara Lubelski
Samara Lubelski
singer-songwriter
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Live Skull
Live Skull
American band
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Big Joanie
Big Joanie
British punk trio
Member of, past and present

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected list of the top 100 rock guitarists, and ranked Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together at number 1.

In 2012, Moore started a new band Chelsea Light Moving, with their first track, "Burroughs", released as a free download. Chelsea Light Moving eponymous debut was released on March 5, 2013. Since 2015, Chelsea Light Moving has been disbanded after 1 studio album release. Moore and the other members of the band continue to make music under his solo project and other bands.